The PHPCoin (PHP) cryptocurrency node.

For detailed information on installation, usage, and development, please see the PHPCoin Documentation.

Name: PHPCoin

Symbol: PHP

Block time: 60 sec

Consensus: EPOW (Elapsed proof of Work)

Address generation:

ECDSA public/private key

RIPEMD160 + 3xSHA256

Address prefix: P

Transaction fee: 0 (during mining and masternode phase)

Asymmetric messaging (live on mainnet, Jun 2026)

PHPCoin includes asymmetric message encryption in production node code, based on PHPCoin secp256k1 keys:

sender encrypts with recipient public key
payload is returned as a single base64 packet string
receiver decrypts with the matching wallet private key
works in Node, browser bundle, and PHP
available from phpcoin-crypto, api.php, cli/util.php, and utils/wallet.php

Mainnet

Genesis block: 2023-04-01 12:00:00

Genesis premine: 103200000 (PHPCoin token on Waves supply)

Total supply: 203199990

Chain-ID: 00

Masternode collateral: 10000

Mining:

Argon2 for POW, SHA256 for hashing

Staking:

Minimum coins: 100

Maturity: 600

Calculation: Balance * Maturity