# Core Protocol **URL:** https://forums.minaprotocol.com/c/core-protocol/23.md [Latest](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/categories.md) --- ## [About the Core Protocol category](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/about-the-core-protocol-category/4469)
**Author:** [@minacommunity](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/minacommunity)\ **Replies:** 0
This category is for keeping up to date with any updates or changes being made to the core protocol and for posting any ideas you may have to improve the Core protocol. --- ## [Ocaml/ Rust node](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/ocaml-rust-node/7040)
**Author:** [@Pete](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/Pete)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/ocaml-rust-node/7040 "2026-02-04T17:21:02Z")
Going from the weekly o1 updates it seems there is still a lot of with being poured into the ocaml node. Considering the Rust node is an infinitely better option (so I’m told) do you think the main focus should be on th… --- ## [Fall 2025 Hard Fork Plans](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/fall-2025-hard-fork-plans/6836)
**Author:** [@mrmr1993](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/mrmr1993)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/fall-2025-hard-fork-plans/6836 "2025-04-22T16:20:15Z")
The past nine months since the Berkeley upgrade have brought significant developments across the Mina ecosystem. After careful consideration and extensive testing, we at o1Labs believe now is the time to outline our com… --- ## [ VRF balancing, backfilling mechanism](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/vrf-balancing-backfilling-mechanism/6755)
**Author:** [@jq-rs](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/jq-rs)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/vrf-balancing-backfilling-mechanism/6755 "2025-04-09T13:08:26Z")
Current block chain (as of 12/17/2024) has many slots without a single block producer (BP). Then again, many slots have more than a BP allocated. This slows down the chain’s throughput as blocks are not produced determin… --- ## [Automated Protocol Upgrade Mechanism](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/automated-protocol-upgrade-mechanism/6662)
**Author:** [@Philipp](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/Philipp)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/automated-protocol-upgrade-mechanism/6662 "2024-12-19T17:17:25Z")
Automated Protocol Upgrade Mechanism Since the last hard fork, there have been lots of thoughts about how to improve the process and achieve automated backwards incompatible upgrades of the protocol. I’ve started this t… --- ## [Discuss interests of block producers / snark workers and outcomes including 0-MINA and 400-MINA snarks](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/discuss-interests-of-block-producers-snark-workers-and-outcomes-including-0-mina-and-400-mina-snarks/5838)
**Author:** [@jrwashburn](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/jrwashburn)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2023, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/discuss-interests-of-block-producers-snark-workers-and-outcomes-including-0-mina-and-400-mina-snarks/5838 "2023-06-24T03:51:14Z")
We continue to see really expensive snarks sneak through a few times per month. I think this is assumed to be just luck. Continuing that assumption, if there is an (un)lucky race condition that allows these snarks to get… --- ## [Ouroboros Chronos in Mina?](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/ouroboros-chronos-in-mina/6048)
**Author:** [@L-as](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/L-as)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/ouroboros-chronos-in-mina/6048 "2023-04-28T09:31:23Z")
Link to paper: Ouroboros Chronos: Permissionless Clock Synchronization via Proof-of-Stake On Staking & Snarking | Mina Documentation it says you need to have a synchronised clock. Chronos fixes this issue. I assume Chro… --- ## [TaiJi Consensus: Best of both BFT & Nakamoto?](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/taiji-consensus-best-of-both-bft-nakamoto/5775)
**Author:** [@Brett](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/Brett)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/taiji-consensus-best-of-both-bft-nakamoto/5775 "2022-06-02T20:16:50Z")
Mina uses a Nakamoto-style, “longest fork” consensus which is great since this approach to consensus allows for maximum decentralization. At a high level, the tradeoff compared to alternative BFT consensus protocols is s… --- ## [Discussion: Implement the Distribution of the Block Rewards in Daemon](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/discussion-implement-the-distribution-of-the-block-rewards-in-daemon/5684)
**Author:** [@Makalfo](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/Makalfo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/discussion-implement-the-distribution-of-the-block-rewards-in-daemon/5684 "2022-04-16T04:13:40Z")
As it currently stands, when a block producer produces a block, the rewards are currently sent to the “coinbase receiver” (if set) or to the block producer key. The rewards have to be manually distributed by the block pr… --- ## [Enshrined Rollups in core protocol](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/enshrined-rollups-in-core-protocol/5676)
**Author:** [@hgedia](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/hgedia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/enshrined-rollups-in-core-protocol/5676 "2022-04-07T11:09:00Z")
Polynya has a great post of classifying rollups in his tweet here : https://twitter.com/poIynya/status/1511623759786307586 Copying here for ease. Regular rollups (I have called them discrete rollups or secured rollu… --- ## [Discussions on the Snarketplace design](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/discussions-on-the-snarketplace-design/5394)
**Author:** [@lamps](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/lamps)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/discussions-on-the-snarketplace-design/5394 "2022-03-25T03:41:12Z")
stumbled upon a discussion on twitter about snarketplace: https://twitter.com/valardragon/status/1480740355419029506?s=20 , and thought there are various points that are worth debating, especially some criticisms which I… --- ## [L1 discussions on Solana, Avalanche and Near](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/l1-discussions-on-solana-avalanche-and-near/5451)
**Author:** [@lamps](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/lamps)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/l1-discussions-on-solana-avalanche-and-near/5451 "2022-02-09T13:20:17Z")
There was a twitter space hosted by Naval and Hasheeb (Dragonfly Cap) - btw both are early investors of Mina - and participated by Antoly of Solana, Gun of Avalanche and Illia of Near. There are some notes taken by CMSIn… --- ## [Accidental overpayment of Gas fees](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/accidental-overpayment-of-gas-fees/4670)
**Author:** [@Pete](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/Pete)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/accidental-overpayment-of-gas-fees/4670 "2021-12-16T19:55:37Z")
I think @garethtdavies spotted this a while ago and I saw another today where people have accidentally put the transfer amount into the gas fee. Is there a way to make this impossible to do? Would be great to get a tech… --- ## [ETH/EVM verifier on Mina](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/eth-evm-verifier-on-mina/4594)
**Author:** [@lamps](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/u/lamps)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.minaprotocol.com/t/eth-evm-verifier-on-mina/4594 "2021-12-13T08:24:10Z")
The team has recognised the interoperability between Mina and EVM chains as a key for the prosperity of Mina ecosystem, which is great. So far the work has been focussed on Nil foundations uni-directional bridge from Min…