// Copyright (c) 2014-2016 The btcsuite developers // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package chaincfg import ( "errors" "math" "math/big" "strings" "time" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/wire" ) // These variables are the chain proof-of-work limit parameters for each default // network. var ( // bigOne is 1 represented as a big.Int. It is defined here to avoid // the overhead of creating it multiple times. bigOne = big.NewInt(1) // mainPowLimit is the highest proof of work value a Bitcoin block can // have for the main network. It is the value 2^224 - 1. mainPowLimit = new(big.Int).Sub(new(big.Int).Lsh(bigOne, 224), bigOne) // regressionPowLimit is the highest proof of work value a Bitcoin block // can have for the regression test network. It is the value 2^255 - 1. regressionPowLimit = new(big.Int).Sub(new(big.Int).Lsh(bigOne, 255), bigOne) // testNet3PowLimit is the highest proof of work value a Bitcoin block // can have for the test network (version 3). It is the value // 2^224 - 1. testNet3PowLimit = new(big.Int).Sub(new(big.Int).Lsh(bigOne, 224), bigOne) // simNetPowLimit is the highest proof of work value a Bitcoin block // can have for the simulation test network. It is the value 2^255 - 1. simNetPowLimit = new(big.Int).Sub(new(big.Int).Lsh(bigOne, 255), bigOne) ) // Checkpoint identifies a known good point in the block chain. Using // checkpoints allows a few optimizations for old blocks during initial download // and also prevents forks from old blocks. // // Each checkpoint is selected based upon several factors. See the // documentation for blockchain.IsCheckpointCandidate for details on the // selection criteria. type Checkpoint struct { Height int32 Hash *chainhash.Hash } // DNSSeed identifies a DNS seed. type DNSSeed struct { // Host defines the hostname of the seed. Host string // HasFiltering defines whether the seed supports filtering // by service flags (wire.ServiceFlag). HasFiltering bool } // ConsensusDeployment defines details related to a specific consensus rule // change that is voted in. This is part of BIP0009. type ConsensusDeployment struct { // BitNumber defines the specific bit number within the block version // this particular soft-fork deployment refers to. BitNumber uint8 // StartTime is the median block time after which voting on the // deployment starts. StartTime uint64 // ExpireTime is the median block time after which the attempted // deployment expires. ExpireTime uint64 } // Constants that define the deployment offset in the deployments field of the // parameters for each deployment. This is useful to be able to get the details // of a specific deployment by name. const ( // DeploymentTestDummy defines the rule change deployment ID for testing // purposes. DeploymentTestDummy = iota // DeploymentCSV defines the rule change deployment ID for the CSV // soft-fork package. The CSV package includes the depolyment of BIPS // 68, 112, and 113. DeploymentCSV // NOTE: DefinedDeployments must always come last since it is used to // determine how many defined deployments there currently are. // DefinedDeployments is the number of currently defined deployments. DefinedDeployments ) // Params defines a Bitcoin network by its parameters. These parameters may be // used by Bitcoin applications to differentiate networks as well as addresses // and keys for one network from those intended for use on another network. type Params struct { // Name defines a human-readable identifier for the network. Name string // Net defines the magic bytes used to identify the network. Net wire.BitcoinNet // DefaultPort defines the default peer-to-peer port for the network. DefaultPort string // DNSSeeds defines a list of DNS seeds for the network that are used // as one method to discover peers. DNSSeeds []DNSSeed // GenesisBlock defines the first block of the chain. GenesisBlock *wire.MsgBlock // GenesisHash is the starting block hash. GenesisHash *chainhash.Hash // PowLimit defines the highest allowed proof of work value for a block // as a uint256. PowLimit *big.Int // PowLimitBits defines the highest allowed proof of work value for a // block in compact form. PowLimitBits uint32 // These fields define the block heights at which the specified softfork // BIP became active. BIP0034Height int32 BIP0065Height int32 BIP0066Height int32 // CoinbaseMaturity is the number of blocks required before newly mined // coins (coinbase transactions) can be spent. CoinbaseMaturity uint16 // SubsidyReductionInterval is the interval of blocks before the subsidy // is reduced. SubsidyReductionInterval int32 // TargetTimespan is the desired amount of time that should elapse // before the block difficulty requirement is examined to determine how // it should be changed in order to maintain the desired block // generation rate. TargetTimespan time.Duration // TargetTimePerBlock is the desired amount of time to generate each // block. TargetTimePerBlock time.Duration // RetargetAdjustmentFactor is the adjustment factor used to limit // the minimum and maximum amount of adjustment that can occur between // difficulty retargets. RetargetAdjustmentFactor int64 // ReduceMinDifficulty defines whether the network should reduce the // minimum required difficulty after a long enough period of time has // passed without finding a block. This is really only useful for test // networks and should not be set on a main network. ReduceMinDifficulty bool // MinDiffReductionTime is the amount of time after which the minimum // required difficulty should be reduced when a block hasn't been found. // // NOTE: This only applies if ReduceMinDifficulty is true. MinDiffReductionTime time.Duration // GenerateSupported specifies whether or not CPU mining is allowed. GenerateSupported bool // Checkpoints ordered from oldest to newest. Checkpoints []Checkpoint // These fields are related to voting on consensus rule changes as // defined by BIP0009. // // RuleChangeActivationThreshold is the number of blocks in a threshold // state retarget window for which a positive vote for a rule change // must be cast in order to lock in a rule change. It should typically // be 95% for the main network and 75% for test networks. // // MinerConfirmationWindow is the number of blocks in each threshold // state retarget window. // // Deployments define the specific consensus rule changes to be voted // on. RuleChangeActivationThreshold uint32 MinerConfirmationWindow uint32 Deployments [DefinedDeployments]ConsensusDeployment // Mempool parameters RelayNonStdTxs bool // Human-readable part for Bech32 encoded segwit addresses, as defined // in BIP 173. Bech32HRPSegwit string // Address encoding magics PubKeyHashAddrID byte // First byte of a P2PKH address ScriptHashAddrID byte // First byte of a P2SH address PrivateKeyID byte // First byte of a WIF private key // BIP32 hierarchical deterministic extended key magics HDPrivateKeyID [4]byte HDPublicKeyID [4]byte // BIP44 coin type used in the hierarchical deterministic path for // address generation. HDCoinType uint32 } // MainNetParams defines the network parameters for the main Bitcoin network. var MainNetParams = Params{ Name: "mainnet", Net: wire.MainNet, DefaultPort: "8333", DNSSeeds: []DNSSeed{ {"seed.bitcoin.sipa.be", true}, {"dnsseed.bluematt.me", true}, {"dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr.org", false}, {"seed.bitcoinstats.com", true}, {"seed.bitnodes.io", false}, {"seed.bitcoin.jonasschnelli.ch", true}, }, // Chain parameters GenesisBlock: &genesisBlock, GenesisHash: &genesisHash, PowLimit: mainPowLimit, PowLimitBits: 0x1d00ffff, BIP0034Height: 227931, // 000000000000024b89b42a942fe0d9fea3bb44ab7bd1b19115dd6a759c0808b8 BIP0065Height: 388381, // 000000000000000004c2b624ed5d7756c508d90fd0da2c7c679febfa6c4735f0 BIP0066Height: 363725, // 00000000000000000379eaa19dce8c9b722d46ae6a57c2f1a988119488b50931 CoinbaseMaturity: 100, SubsidyReductionInterval: 210000, TargetTimespan: time.Hour * 24 * 14, // 14 days TargetTimePerBlock: time.Minute * 10, // 10 minutes RetargetAdjustmentFactor: 4, // 25% less, 400% more ReduceMinDifficulty: false, MinDiffReductionTime: 0, GenerateSupported: false, // Checkpoints ordered from oldest to newest. Checkpoints: []Checkpoint{ {11111, newHashFromStr("0000000069e244f73d78e8fd29ba2fd2ed618bd6fa2ee92559f542fdb26e7c1d")}, {33333, newHashFromStr("000000002dd5588a74784eaa7ab0507a18ad16a236e7b1ce69f00d7ddfb5d0a6")}, {74000, newHashFromStr("0000000000573993a3c9e41ce34471c079dcf5f52a0e824a81e7f953b8661a20")}, {105000, newHashFromStr("00000000000291ce28027faea320c8d2b054b2e0fe44a773f3eefb151d6bdc97")}, {134444, newHashFromStr("00000000000005b12ffd4cd315cd34ffd4a594f430ac814c91184a0d42d2b0fe")}, {168000, newHashFromStr("000000000000099e61ea72015e79632f216fe6cb33d7899acb35b75c8303b763")}, {193000, newHashFromStr("000000000000059f452a5f7340de6682a977387c17010ff6e6c3bd83ca8b1317")}, {210000, newHashFromStr("000000000000048b95347e83192f69cf0366076336c639f9b7228e9ba171342e")}, {216116, newHashFromStr("00000000000001b4f4b433e81ee46494af945cf96014816a4e2370f11b23df4e")}, {225430, newHashFromStr("00000000000001c108384350f74090433e7fcf79a606b8e797f065b130575932")}, {250000, newHashFromStr("000000000000003887df1f29024b06fc2200b55f8af8f35453d7be294df2d214")}, {267300, newHashFromStr("000000000000000a83fbd660e918f218bf37edd92b748ad940483c7c116179ac")}, {279000, newHashFromStr("0000000000000001ae8c72a0b0c301f67e3afca10e819efa9041e458e9bd7e40")}, {300255, newHashFromStr("0000000000000000162804527c6e9b9f0563a280525f9d08c12041def0a0f3b2")}, {319400, newHashFromStr("000000000000000021c6052e9becade189495d1c539aa37c58917305fd15f13b")}, {343185, newHashFromStr("0000000000000000072b8bf361d01a6ba7d445dd024203fafc78768ed4368554")}, {352940, newHashFromStr("000000000000000010755df42dba556bb72be6a32f3ce0b6941ce4430152c9ff")}, {382320, newHashFromStr("00000000000000000a8dc6ed5b133d0eb2fd6af56203e4159789b092defd8ab2")}, }, // Consensus rule change deployments. // // The miner confirmation window is defined as: // target proof of work timespan / target proof of work spacing RuleChangeActivationThreshold: 1916, // 95% of MinerConfirmationWindow MinerConfirmationWindow: 2016, // Deployments: [DefinedDeployments]ConsensusDeployment{ DeploymentTestDummy: { BitNumber: 28, StartTime: 1199145601, // January 1, 2008 UTC ExpireTime: 1230767999, // December 31, 2008 UTC }, DeploymentCSV: { BitNumber: 0, StartTime: 1462060800, // May 1st, 2016 ExpireTime: 1493596800, // May 1st, 2017 }, }, // Mempool parameters RelayNonStdTxs: false, // Human-readable part for Bech32 encoded segwit addresses, as defined in // BIP 173. Bech32HRPSegwit: "bc", // always bc for main net // Address encoding magics PubKeyHashAddrID: 0x00, // starts with 1 ScriptHashAddrID: 0x05, // starts with 3 PrivateKeyID: 0x80, // starts with 5 (uncompressed) or K (compressed) // BIP32 hierarchical deterministic extended key magics HDPrivateKeyID: [4]byte{0x04, 0x88, 0xad, 0xe4}, // starts with xprv HDPublicKeyID: [4]byte{0x04, 0x88, 0xb2, 0x1e}, // starts with xpub // BIP44 coin type used in the hierarchical deterministic path for // address generation. HDCoinType: 0, } // RegressionNetParams defines the network parameters for the regression test // Bitcoin network. Not to be confused with the test Bitcoin network (version // 3), this network is sometimes simply called "testnet". var RegressionNetParams = Params{ Name: "regtest", Net: wire.TestNet, DefaultPort: "18444", DNSSeeds: []DNSSeed{}, // Chain parameters GenesisBlock: ®TestGenesisBlock, GenesisHash: ®TestGenesisHash, PowLimit: regressionPowLimit, PowLimitBits: 0x207fffff, CoinbaseMaturity: 100, BIP0034Height: 100000000, // Not active - Permit ver 1 blocks BIP0065Height: 1351, // Used by regression tests BIP0066Height: 1251, // Used by regression tests SubsidyReductionInterval: 150, TargetTimespan: time.Hour * 24 * 14, // 14 days TargetTimePerBlock: time.Minute * 10, // 10 minutes RetargetAdjustmentFactor: 4, // 25% less, 400% more ReduceMinDifficulty: true, MinDiffReductionTime: time.Minute * 20, // TargetTimePerBlock * 2 GenerateSupported: true, // Checkpoints ordered from oldest to newest. Checkpoints: nil, // Consensus rule change deployments. // // The miner confirmation window is defined as: // target proof of work timespan / target proof of work spacing RuleChangeActivationThreshold: 108, // 75% of MinerConfirmationWindow MinerConfirmationWindow: 144, Deployments: [DefinedDeployments]ConsensusDeployment{ DeploymentTestDummy: { BitNumber: 28, StartTime: 0, // Always available for vote ExpireTime: math.MaxInt64, // Never expires }, DeploymentCSV: { BitNumber: 0, StartTime: 0, // Always available for vote ExpireTime: math.MaxInt64, // Never expires }, }, // Mempool parameters RelayNonStdTxs: true, // Human-readable part for Bech32 encoded segwit addresses, as defined in // BIP 173. Bech32HRPSegwit: "tb", // always tb for test net // Address encoding magics PubKeyHashAddrID: 0x6f, // starts with m or n ScriptHashAddrID: 0xc4, // starts with 2 PrivateKeyID: 0xef, // starts with 9 (uncompressed) or c (compressed) // BIP32 hierarchical deterministic extended key magics HDPrivateKeyID: [4]byte{0x04, 0x35, 0x83, 0x94}, // starts with tprv HDPublicKeyID: [4]byte{0x04, 0x35, 0x87, 0xcf}, // starts with tpub // BIP44 coin type used in the hierarchical deterministic path for // address generation. HDCoinType: 1, } // TestNet3Params defines the network parameters for the test Bitcoin network // (version 3). Not to be confused with the regression test network, this // network is sometimes simply called "testnet". var TestNet3Params = Params{ Name: "testnet3", Net: wire.TestNet3, DefaultPort: "18333", DNSSeeds: []DNSSeed{ {"testnet-seed.bitcoin.jonasschnelli.ch", true}, {"testnet-seed.bitcoin.schildbach.de", false}, {"seed.tbtc.petertodd.org", true}, {"testnet-seed.bluematt.me", false}, }, // Chain parameters GenesisBlock: &testNet3GenesisBlock, GenesisHash: &testNet3GenesisHash, PowLimit: testNet3PowLimit, PowLimitBits: 0x1d00ffff, BIP0034Height: 21111, // 0000000023b3a96d3484e5abb3755c413e7d41500f8e2a5c3f0dd01299cd8ef8 BIP0065Height: 581885, // 00000000007f6655f22f98e72ed80d8b06dc761d5da09df0fa1dc4be4f861eb6 BIP0066Height: 330776, // 000000002104c8c45e99a8853285a3b592602a3ccde2b832481da85e9e4ba182 CoinbaseMaturity: 100, SubsidyReductionInterval: 210000, TargetTimespan: time.Hour * 24 * 14, // 14 days TargetTimePerBlock: time.Minute * 10, // 10 minutes RetargetAdjustmentFactor: 4, // 25% less, 400% more ReduceMinDifficulty: true, MinDiffReductionTime: time.Minute * 20, // TargetTimePerBlock * 2 GenerateSupported: false, // Checkpoints ordered from oldest to newest. Checkpoints: []Checkpoint{ {546, newHashFromStr("000000002a936ca763904c3c35fce2f3556c559c0214345d31b1bcebf76acb70")}, {100000, newHashFromStr("00000000009e2958c15ff9290d571bf9459e93b19765c6801ddeccadbb160a1e")}, {200000, newHashFromStr("0000000000287bffd321963ef05feab753ebe274e1d78b2fd4e2bfe9ad3aa6f2")}, {300001, newHashFromStr("0000000000004829474748f3d1bc8fcf893c88be255e6d7f571c548aff57abf4")}, {400002, newHashFromStr("0000000005e2c73b8ecb82ae2dbc2e8274614ebad7172b53528aba7501f5a089")}, {500011, newHashFromStr("00000000000929f63977fbac92ff570a9bd9e7715401ee96f2848f7b07750b02")}, {600002, newHashFromStr("000000000001f471389afd6ee94dcace5ccc44adc18e8bff402443f034b07240")}, {700000, newHashFromStr("000000000000406178b12a4dea3b27e13b3c4fe4510994fd667d7c1e6a3f4dc1")}, {800010, newHashFromStr("000000000017ed35296433190b6829db01e657d80631d43f5983fa403bfdb4c1")}, {900000, newHashFromStr("0000000000356f8d8924556e765b7a94aaebc6b5c8685dcfa2b1ee8b41acd89b")}, {1000007, newHashFromStr("00000000001ccb893d8a1f25b70ad173ce955e5f50124261bbbc50379a612ddf")}, }, // Consensus rule change deployments. // // The miner confirmation window is defined as: // target proof of work timespan / target proof of work spacing RuleChangeActivationThreshold: 1512, // 75% of MinerConfirmationWindow MinerConfirmationWindow: 2016, Deployments: [DefinedDeployments]ConsensusDeployment{ DeploymentTestDummy: { BitNumber: 28, StartTime: 1199145601, // January 1, 2008 UTC ExpireTime: 1230767999, // December 31, 2008 UTC }, DeploymentCSV: { BitNumber: 0, StartTime: 1456790400, // March 1st, 2016 ExpireTime: 1493596800, // May 1st, 2017 }, }, // Mempool parameters RelayNonStdTxs: true, // Human-readable part for Bech32 encoded segwit addresses, as defined in // BIP 173. Bech32HRPSegwit: "tb", // always tb for test net // Address encoding magics PubKeyHashAddrID: 0x6f, // starts with m or n ScriptHashAddrID: 0xc4, // starts with 2 PrivateKeyID: 0xef, // starts with 9 (uncompressed) or c (compressed) // BIP32 hierarchical deterministic extended key magics HDPrivateKeyID: [4]byte{0x04, 0x35, 0x83, 0x94}, // starts with tprv HDPublicKeyID: [4]byte{0x04, 0x35, 0x87, 0xcf}, // starts with tpub // BIP44 coin type used in the hierarchical deterministic path for // address generation. HDCoinType: 1, } // SimNetParams defines the network parameters for the simulation test Bitcoin // network. This network is similar to the normal test network except it is // intended for private use within a group of individuals doing simulation // testing. The functionality is intended to differ in that the only nodes // which are specifically specified are used to create the network rather than // following normal discovery rules. This is important as otherwise it would // just turn into another public testnet. var SimNetParams = Params{ Name: "simnet", Net: wire.SimNet, DefaultPort: "18555", DNSSeeds: []DNSSeed{}, // NOTE: There must NOT be any seeds. // Chain parameters GenesisBlock: &simNetGenesisBlock, GenesisHash: &simNetGenesisHash, PowLimit: simNetPowLimit, PowLimitBits: 0x207fffff, BIP0034Height: 0, // Always active on simnet BIP0065Height: 0, // Always active on simnet BIP0066Height: 0, // Always active on simnet CoinbaseMaturity: 100, SubsidyReductionInterval: 210000, TargetTimespan: time.Hour * 24 * 14, // 14 days TargetTimePerBlock: time.Minute * 10, // 10 minutes RetargetAdjustmentFactor: 4, // 25% less, 400% more ReduceMinDifficulty: true, MinDiffReductionTime: time.Minute * 20, // TargetTimePerBlock * 2 GenerateSupported: true, // Checkpoints ordered from oldest to newest. Checkpoints: nil, // Consensus rule change deployments. // // The miner confirmation window is defined as: // target proof of work timespan / target proof of work spacing RuleChangeActivationThreshold: 75, // 75% of MinerConfirmationWindow MinerConfirmationWindow: 100, Deployments: [DefinedDeployments]ConsensusDeployment{ DeploymentTestDummy: { BitNumber: 28, StartTime: 0, // Always available for vote ExpireTime: math.MaxInt64, // Never expires }, DeploymentCSV: { BitNumber: 0, StartTime: 0, // Always available for vote ExpireTime: math.MaxInt64, // Never expires }, }, // Mempool parameters RelayNonStdTxs: true, // Human-readable part for Bech32 encoded segwit addresses, as defined in // BIP 173. Bech32HRPSegwit: "sb", // always sb for sim net // Address encoding magics PubKeyHashAddrID: 0x3f, // starts with S ScriptHashAddrID: 0x7b, // starts with s PrivateKeyID: 0x64, // starts with 4 (uncompressed) or F (compressed) // BIP32 hierarchical deterministic extended key magics HDPrivateKeyID: [4]byte{0x04, 0x20, 0xb9, 0x00}, // starts with sprv HDPublicKeyID: [4]byte{0x04, 0x20, 0xbd, 0x3a}, // starts with spub // BIP44 coin type used in the hierarchical deterministic path for // address generation. HDCoinType: 115, // ASCII for s } var ( // ErrDuplicateNet describes an error where the parameters for a Bitcoin // network could not be set due to the network already being a standard // network or previously-registered into this package. ErrDuplicateNet = errors.New("duplicate Bitcoin network") // ErrUnknownHDKeyID describes an error where the provided id which // is intended to identify the network for a hierarchical deterministic // private extended key is not registered. ErrUnknownHDKeyID = errors.New("unknown hd private extended key bytes") ) var ( registeredNets = make(map[wire.BitcoinNet]struct{}) pubKeyHashAddrIDs = make(map[byte]struct{}) scriptHashAddrIDs = make(map[byte]struct{}) bech32SegwitPrefixes = make(map[string]struct{}) hdPrivToPubKeyIDs = make(map[[4]byte][]byte) ) // String returns the hostname of the DNS seed in human-readable form. func (d DNSSeed) String() string { return d.Host } // Register registers the network parameters for a Bitcoin network. This may // error with ErrDuplicateNet if the network is already registered (either // due to a previous Register call, or the network being one of the default // networks). // // Network parameters should be registered into this package by a main package // as early as possible. Then, library packages may lookup networks or network // parameters based on inputs and work regardless of the network being standard // or not. func Register(params *Params) error { if _, ok := registeredNets[params.Net]; ok { return ErrDuplicateNet } registeredNets[params.Net] = struct{}{} pubKeyHashAddrIDs[params.PubKeyHashAddrID] = struct{}{} scriptHashAddrIDs[params.ScriptHashAddrID] = struct{}{} hdPrivToPubKeyIDs[params.HDPrivateKeyID] = params.HDPublicKeyID[:] // A valid Bech32 encoded segwit address always has as prefix the // human-readable part for the given net followed by '1'. bech32SegwitPrefixes[params.Bech32HRPSegwit+"1"] = struct{}{} return nil } // mustRegister performs the same function as Register except it panics if there // is an error. This should only be called from package init functions. func mustRegister(params *Params) { if err := Register(params); err != nil { panic("failed to register network: " + err.Error()) } } // IsPubKeyHashAddrID returns whether the id is an identifier known to prefix a // pay-to-pubkey-hash address on any default or registered network. This is // used when decoding an address string into a specific address type. It is up // to the caller to check both this and IsScriptHashAddrID and decide whether an // address is a pubkey hash address, script hash address, neither, or // undeterminable (if both return true). func IsPubKeyHashAddrID(id byte) bool { _, ok := pubKeyHashAddrIDs[id] return ok } // IsScriptHashAddrID returns whether the id is an identifier known to prefix a // pay-to-script-hash address on any default or registered network. This is // used when decoding an address string into a specific address type. It is up // to the caller to check both this and IsPubKeyHashAddrID and decide whether an // address is a pubkey hash address, script hash address, neither, or // undeterminable (if both return true). func IsScriptHashAddrID(id byte) bool { _, ok := scriptHashAddrIDs[id] return ok } // IsBech32SegwitPrefix returns whether the prefix is a known prefix for segwit // addresses on any default or registered network. This is used when decoding // an address string into a specific address type. func IsBech32SegwitPrefix(prefix string) bool { prefix = strings.ToLower(prefix) _, ok := bech32SegwitPrefixes[prefix] return ok } // HDPrivateKeyToPublicKeyID accepts a private hierarchical deterministic // extended key id and returns the associated public key id. When the provided // id is not registered, the ErrUnknownHDKeyID error will be returned. func HDPrivateKeyToPublicKeyID(id []byte) ([]byte, error) { if len(id) != 4 { return nil, ErrUnknownHDKeyID } var key [4]byte copy(key[:], id) pubBytes, ok := hdPrivToPubKeyIDs[key] if !ok { return nil, ErrUnknownHDKeyID } return pubBytes, nil } // newHashFromStr converts the passed big-endian hex string into a // chainhash.Hash. It only differs from the one available in chainhash in that // it panics on an error since it will only (and must only) be called with // hard-coded, and therefore known good, hashes. func newHashFromStr(hexStr string) *chainhash.Hash { hash, err := chainhash.NewHashFromStr(hexStr) if err != nil { // Ordinarily I don't like panics in library code since it // can take applications down without them having a chance to // recover which is extremely annoying, however an exception is // being made in this case because the only way this can panic // is if there is an error in the hard-coded hashes. Thus it // will only ever potentially panic on init and therefore is // 100% predictable. panic(err) } return hash } func init() { // Register all default networks when the package is initialized. mustRegister(&MainNetParams) mustRegister(&TestNet3Params) mustRegister(&RegressionNetParams) mustRegister(&SimNetParams) }