Nodes

What is a Node?

In Astatine’s design, a Node is a self-contained Proof-of-Work window running on a specific smart-contract address (Injective). Each node defines a block height, a mining window with start/expiry, a random seed, the previous block’s prev_hash, difficulty target, and the block reward. Miners build the preimage and search for a hash ≤ target, trying to beat the network best before the window expires.

• Independent races
  Each node acts like a mini PoW chain competing per window.
• Best-hash rule
  A valid hash must also beat the current network best if one exists.
• Finalize
  When time hits 00:00, anyone can finalize to seal the winner and roll to the next height.

This page lists all configured nodes, updates their work and contest every second, and shows a live countdown so you know exactly when to submit or finalize.