⚡ Ultra-Fast Bitcoin Mining Proxy

Lightning-Fast Forwarding with Comprehensive Timing Forensics & Anti-Cheat Detection

A high-performance Bitcoin mining proxy designed for ultra-low latency forwarding combined with sophisticated timing analysis and fraud detection capabilities. This proxy provides transparent passthrough mining while monitoring for suspicious activities and timing anomalies.

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🚀 Key Features

Performance

• Ultra-Low Latency: Optimized forwarding with microsecond-level timing analysis
• Zero Mining Interference: Pure passthrough design - doesn't modify mining operations
• High Throughput: Handles multiple concurrent miners with minimal overhead
• TCP_NODELAY: Disables Nagle algorithm for immediate packet forwarding

Security & Monitoring

• NTP Time Synchronization: Accurate timing reference for anomaly detection
• Extranonce Forensics: Deep analysis of nonce space allocation patterns
• Share Difficulty Tracking: Monitors pool-assigned vs calculated difficulties
• Timing Attack Detection: Identifies suspicious timestamp manipulation
• Job Withholding Detection: Tracks job switching and submission patterns
• Real-time Fraud Alerts: Immediate notification of suspicious activities

Analytics

• Pool Stats Integration: Fetches real-time hashrate data from pool APIs
• Comprehensive Logging: Detailed technical logs for geek-mode analysis
• Performance Metrics: Real-time monitoring of forwarding performance
• Block Detection: Celebrates successful block discoveries
• Near-Miss Tracking: Identifies shares close to network difficulty

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🔧 How It Works

Architecture

[Miner] ↔ [Ultra-Fast Proxy] ↔ [Mining Pool]
              ↓
         [Monitoring & Analysis]
              ↓
    [Logs, Alerts, Statistics]

Core Components

1. Lightning Forwarder:

   • Receives messages from miners and forwards to pool
   • Processes pool responses back to miners
   • Maintains separate threads for each direction to minimize latency

2. Message Analyzer:

   • Parses JSON-RPC mining protocol messages
   • Extracts job notifications, share submissions, and pool responses
   • Performs real-time analysis without blocking forwarding

3. Timing Engine:

   • Synchronizes with NTP servers for accurate time reference
   • Analyzes job timestamps for manipulation attempts
   • Tracks share submission intervals and patterns

4. Security Monitor:

   • Detects extranonce anomalies and nonce space manipulation
   • Identifies timing attacks and stale job submissions
   • Monitors for share skimming and job withholding

5. Pool Integration:

   • Connects to pool APIs for real-time statistics
   • Correlates proxy data with official pool metrics
   • Provides accurate hashrate reporting

Detection Methods

Timing Analysis

• Job Age Verification: Compares job timestamps with NTP-synchronized time
• Submission Interval Analysis: Identifies unnaturally rapid or delayed shares
• Clock Drift Detection: Monitors for timestamp manipulation attempts

Extranonce Forensics

• Nonce Space Allocation: Analyzes miner-controlled vs pool-controlled nonce space
• ExtraNonce1 Monitoring: Detects suspicious changes in pool-assigned values
• Search Space Quality: Evaluates adequacy of allocated mining space

Share Analysis

• Difficulty Correlation: Compares calculated vs pool-assigned share difficulties
• Pattern Recognition: Identifies unusual submission patterns
• Response Tracking: Monitors pool acceptance/rejection rates

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📋 Requirements

System Requirements

• Python 3.7+
• Network connectivity to target mining pool
• Optional: Internet access for NTP synchronization and pool stats

Python Dependencies

pip install ntplib requests

Pool Compatibility

• Stratum V1 mining protocol
• Tested with major pools (solo.ckpool.org, etc.)
• JSON-RPC message format support

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🛠️ Installation & Setup

1. Download and Install

git clone <repository-url>
cd ultra-fast-mining-proxy
pip install ntplib requests

2. Configuration

Edit the configuration section in the script:

# Basic Configuration
LISTEN_HOST = '0.0.0.0'        # Listen on all interfaces
LISTEN_PORT = 3334             # Proxy listening port
POOL_HOST = 'solo.ckpool.org'  # Target mining pool
POOL_PORT = 3333               # Pool port

# Optional: Your mining address for pool stats
MINING_ADDRESS = "1YourBitcoinAddressHere"

# Feature Toggles
GEEK_MODE = True               # Detailed technical logging
SHARE_DIFFICULTY_TRACKING = True
EXTRANONCE_FORENSICS = True
TIMING_ANALYSIS = True
NTP_VERIFICATION = True

3. Launch the Proxy

python ultra_mining_proxy.py

The proxy will:

• Synchronize with NTP servers
• Start listening on the configured port
• Display real-time status and statistics

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🔌 Connecting Your Miners

Point Miners to Proxy

Configure your mining software to connect to the proxy instead of directly to the pool:

Instead of:

stratum+tcp://solo.ckpool.org:3333

Use:

stratum+tcp://YOUR_PROXY_IP:3334

Miner Configuration Examples

CGMiner

cgminer --url stratum+tcp://192.168.1.100:3334 --user YOUR_ADDRESS --pass x

BFGMiner

bfgminer -o stratum+tcp://192.168.1.100:3334 -u YOUR_ADDRESS -p x

NiceHash Miner

Algorithm: SHA256
Stratum: 192.168.1.100:3334
Username: YOUR_ADDRESS
Password: x

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📊 Monitoring & Analysis

Real-Time Display

The proxy provides continuous monitoring output:

⛏️  ULTRA-FAST MINING PROXY - COMPREHENSIVE MONITOR
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📊 PERFORMANCE: 2h 15m 30s | Active: 3 | Msg/s: 12.5 | Shares/min: 8.2
📈 SHARES: 1,247 submitted | Accept: 1,189 (95.3%) | Reject: 58 (4.7%) | Blocks: 0
💎 DIFFICULTY: Total submitted: 15,623,441
🕐 TIMING: Avg job age: 2.1s | Future jobs: 0 | Stale jobs: 0 | Anomalies: 0
🌐 NTP: Last sync 15m ago | Offset: 12.3ms
⛏️  MINERS: 3 active
🌊 POOL STATS: Total hashrate: 487GH/s | Workers: 3 | Best share: 125,034
   192.168.1.101: 423 shares | 187.5/hr | 96.2% accept | Best: 89,234 | Rate: 201.3GH/s
   192.168.1.102: 301 shares | 133.8/hr | 94.8% accept | Best: 125,034 | Rate: 156.7GH/s
   192.168.1.103: 523 shares | 232.4/hr | 95.9% accept | Best: 67,891 | Rate: 128.9GH/s
✅ SECURITY: All systems normal - no suspicious activity

Log Files Generated

ultra_proxy.log

General operational logs

suspicious_activity.txt

Detailed fraud detection alerts:

[2024-01-15T14:23:45.123Z] HIGH: timing_attacks
Description: Extreme timestamp anomaly: Job timestamp off by 2.3 hours
Data: {
  "job_id": "6a4d2f1e",
  "timestamp_difference": 8280.5,
  "miner": "192.168.1.101"
}

geek_mode_analysis.txt

Technical deep-dive logs for advanced users

share_analysis.txt

CSV format share tracking:

timestamp,miner_addr,worker,job_id,nonce,share_difficulty,job_age_seconds,is_block,msg_id
2024-01-15T14:23:45.123Z,192.168.1.101,worker1,6a4d2f1e,a1b2c3d4,1024.5,2.1,false,12

timing_analysis.txt

Detailed timing forensics data

Pool Stats Integration

When configured with your mining address, the proxy fetches:

• Real-time hashrate from pool
• Worker-specific statistics
• Historical performance data
• Best share achievements

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⚙️ Advanced Configuration

NTP Servers

Customize time synchronization sources:

NTP_SERVERS = ['pool.ntp.org', 'time.google.com', 'time.cloudflare.com']

Performance Tuning

BUFFER_SIZE = 16384        # Network buffer size
SOCKET_TIMEOUT = 0.1       # Socket timeout for responsiveness

Detection Sensitivity

# Timing thresholds
MAX_TIMESTAMP_DRIFT = 7200    # 2 hours
STALE_JOB_THRESHOLD = 300     # 5 minutes
RAPID_SHARE_THRESHOLD = 0.005 # 5 milliseconds

# Extranonce analysis
MIN_EXTRANONCE2_SIZE = 4      # Minimum adequate nonce space

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🚨 Alert Types & Responses

High Severity Alerts

• Extranonce Manipulation: Pool-assigned nonce changes
• Extreme Timing Anomalies: Jobs with timestamps hours off
• Rapid Share Submission: Shares submitted within milliseconds

Medium Severity Alerts

• Future Timestamps: Jobs timestamped in the future
• Stale Jobs: Very old job submissions
• Limited Nonce Space: Inadequate search space allocation

Low Severity Alerts

• Common Rejections: Normal pool rejection reasons
• Minor Timing Drift: Small timestamp discrepancies

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🔒 Security Features

Fraud Detection

The proxy monitors for:

• Share Skimming: Redirecting successful shares
• Job Withholding: Hiding profitable work
• Timing Attacks: Manipulating timestamps
• Nonce Space Abuse: Exploiting search space allocation

Protection Methods

• Passive Monitoring: No interference with legitimate mining
• NTP Synchronization: Accurate timing reference
• Pattern Analysis: Statistical anomaly detection
• Forensic Logging: Detailed evidence collection

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🤝 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

"ntplib not installed"

pip install ntplib

"Connection refused"

• Check pool host and port configuration
• Verify network connectivity to pool
• Ensure firewall allows outbound connections

"No pool stats available"

• Verify MINING_ADDRESS is correct
• Check pool API accessibility
• Some pools may not provide public APIs

High reject rate

• Check timing synchronization
• Verify job age in logs
• Review network latency to pool

Performance Issues

High latency forwarding

• Check NTP synchronization
• Review network conditions
• Monitor CPU usage during peak mining

Memory usage growth

• Restart proxy periodically for long-term operation
• Monitor log file sizes
• Clear old analysis data if needed

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📝 License & Disclaimer

This software is for educational and monitoring purposes. Users are responsible for:

• Complying with pool terms of service
• Ensuring legal mining operations
• Protecting their mining infrastructure

The proxy does not modify mining operations or interfere with legitimate mining activities.

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🔧 Support

For technical support:

1. Check log files for detailed error information
2. Review configuration settings
3. Verify network connectivity
4. Monitor system resources

Advanced users can enable GEEK_MODE for detailed technical analysis and debugging information.