The Commodore 64 of Crypto
Privacy-first, CPU-mineable, fair launch. Built on Monero/CryptoNote technology.
No premine, no ICO — anyone can mine from home.
Download. Launch. Mine.
Built-in miner — start earning C64 in seconds, no setup required.
⚠️ "App is damaged" warning — macOS Gatekeeper blocks unsigned apps. This is normal for open-source software. To fix it, open Terminal and run:
xattr -cr /Applications/C64\ Chain\ Wallet.appThen launch the app normally.
🛠 Installing Required Dependencies
If the wallet won't open or the daemon stops immediately, some required libraries are likely missing. Follow these steps:
1. Install Homebrew — the essential Mac package manager:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"2. Install required libraries (Boost, ZeroMQ, HIDAPI, Unbound):
brew install boost zeromq hidapi unbound3. Relaunch the C64 Chain Wallet. The daemon should now start correctly.
🔍 Troubleshooting — if it still won't start, check the logs:
tail -n 50 ~/Library/Application\ Support/c64chain-wallet/logs/daemon.logLook for dyld[xxxx]: Library not loaded: — the name after .../lib/ tells you which package to install (e.g. libhidapi.0.dylib → brew install hidapi).
📝 Apple Silicon users (M1/M2/M3/M4): Make sure Homebrew is installed in /opt/homebrew (default) so the wallet can find the required files.
⚠️ Windows Security warning — The miner may trigger Windows Defender. This is a false positive common to all RandomX miners. Add an exception in Windows Security Center for best performance.
💡 Run as Administrator recommended for best mining performance (allows MSR register optimization).
📦 AppImage requires FUSE2. Install it first if not already present:
sudo apt install libfuse2💡 Launch with --no-sandbox flag if needed:
./C64\ Chain\ Wallet-1.1.1-ubuntu24.AppImage --no-sandboxrx/c64 algorithm (RandomX variant) ensures fair mining. No GPUs, no ASICs — anyone can mine from home with just a processor.
Built on Monero's CryptoNote technology with ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RingCT. All transactions are private.
Block rewards unlock over 90 days in 4 equal portions. This prevents early miners from crashing the price at listing.
No premine, no ICO, no VC funding, no insider allocation. Every coin is mined by the community.
Full code audit completed with all critical fixes applied. Consensus-enforced dev fund and vesting validation.
A love letter to the Commodore 64. Retro TUI, Datasette loading animation, PETSCII fonts, and BASIC-style display.
The emission follows Monero's smooth curve formula: reward = (supply_cap - already_mined) >> ESF. Block rewards decrease gradually with every block, unlike Bitcoin's sudden halvings.
Every block reward is split into 4 equal outputs with staggered unlock times, preventing miners from dumping all rewards at once.
| Feature | C64 Chain | Monero | Wownero |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algorithm | rx/c64 | RandomX | RandomWOW |
| Max Supply | 19.64M | 18.4M + tail | Unlimited |
| Block Time | 5 min | 2 min | 5 min |
| Dev Fund | 2% consensus | Community | None |
| Vesting | 90-day 4-tier | None | None |
| Privacy | Full CryptoNote | Full CryptoNote | Full CryptoNote |
| Difficulty | LWMA-1 | LWMA-1 | LWMA-1 |
💡 Most users should use the ready-made wallets above — they include a built-in miner and work out of the box. The instructions below are for developers or advanced users who want to compile the node and miner manually.
# Install dependencies (Ubuntu 22.04/24.04)
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake pkg-config \
libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libsodium-dev \
libunwind-dev liblzma-dev libreadline-dev libexpat1-dev \
libpgm-dev libhidapi-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev libprotobuf-dev \
protobuf-compiler libudev-dev libncurses5-dev \
libncursesw5-dev libunbound-dev liblmdb-dev \
libminiupnpc-dev libuv1-dev git screen
git clone https://github.com/oxynaz/c64chain-mainnet.git
cd c64chain-mainnet && mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. && make -j$(nproc)./bin/c64chaind-mainnet --non-interactive --log-level=1./bin/c64wallet-mainnet --generate-new-wallet=~/.c64chain_mainnet/mywalletgit clone https://github.com/oxynaz/c64miner.git
cd c64miner && mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DWITH_OPENCL=OFF -DWITH_CUDA=OFF && make -j$(nproc)
sudo ./c64miner -c config.json -t $(nproc)Pool mining available on rplant.xyz and suprnova.cc. See the full guide on GitHub for detailed instructions.