Interaction Guide: A Detailed Look at BIGCOIN, the Mining-Based Chain Game That Surpassed $10 Million Market Cap in Two Days
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Interaction Guide: A Detailed Look at BIGCOIN, the Mining-Based Chain Game That Surpassed $10 Million Market Cap in Two Days
The earlier you mine, the earlier you earn—promoting "mine, sell, and withdraw."
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insightsAuthor: Ethan, Odaily Planet Daily
On April 9, Abstract consecutively republished articles about Bigcoin's mining-based blockchain game, drawing significant attention from both domestic and international communities. Mining officially commenced that day. According to data from the project’s official website, as of April 11, approximately 960,000 BIG tokens (4.57% of the total supply of 21 million) have been mined network-wide, with computing power reaching 61.1 million GH/s. The project is currently experiencing an early mining boom, with its first halving event expected between May 18–20, 2025.
According to the latest data from Dexscreener, the market capitalization of the BIG token has already exceeded $11.6 million, maintaining strong momentum and offering substantial mining profits.
Project Overview
Bigcoin is a blockchain mining game project built on the Abstract chain. According to its whitepaper, it draws inspiration from Bitcoin’s iconic mechanisms. Bigcoin combines Bitcoin’s fixed supply cap, halving schedule, and decentralized mining model with gamified on-chain design, aiming to provide a user-friendly, community-driven, and high-potential interactive platform for a new generation of users—players, creators, and investors alike. By enabling accessible on-chain mining and viral incentive structures, it seeks to replicate Bitcoin’s success while addressing issues such as high costs, slow transactions, and hardware barriers associated with Bitcoin. (Editor’s note: It remains unclear how building a game on the Abstract chain and issuing an ERC-style token actually solves Bitcoin’s limitations.)
Key Highlights (Based on Project Whitepaper):
1. Modern Revival of Bitcoin’s Classic Mechanisms
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Fixed Supply: The total supply of Bigcoin (BIG) is capped at 21 million, mirroring Bitcoin’s scarcity model to ensure long-term value potential.
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Halving Mechanism: The initial block reward is set at 2.3 BIG, halving every 4.2 million blocks (approximately every 53.5 days, assuming an average block time of 1.1 seconds), emulating Bitcoin’s deflationary issuance schedule.
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On-Chain Mining: No expensive physical hardware is required. Players participate by purchasing virtual "miners" and "facilities," significantly lowering entry barriers and allowing anyone to earn BIG through on-chain interactions.
2. Gamified Mining System
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Miners and Facilities: Players purchase miners to generate hashpower and use facilities to manage their operations. Miners have three attributes: hashpower, energy consumption, and purchase cost; facilities are limited by the number of miners they can host, power output, and upgrade cost. Players must balance hashpower and energy usage to maximize profitability.
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Reward Distribution: Each block’s BIG reward is distributed proportionally based on a player’s share of the network’s total hashpower, calculated using the following formula:
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Dynamic Strategy: Facility upgrades come with a 24-hour cooldown period, requiring players to strategically decide when to buy miners, upgrade facilities, and optimize energy efficiency.
3. Deflationary and Incentive Mechanisms
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Burn Mechanism: 75% of the fees paid for purchasing miners and upgrading facilities are permanently burned, continuously reducing the circulating supply of BIG and driving deflation.
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Referral Rewards: 2.5% of mining rewards are allocated to referrers, incentivizing community growth and viral adoption.
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Low-Cost Entry: Players only need a small amount of ETH to purchase an initial facility (which may include a free optional miner). All subsequent upgrades are paid in BIG tokens, further lowering the barrier to entry for new users.
4. Technology and Transparency
Deployed on the Abstract Chain: The high throughput and low transaction costs of the Abstract chain make it an ideal platform for gamified blockchain applications. Bigcoin fully leverages these advantages to enable fast and cost-efficient on-chain interactions.
Contract Addresses:
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Bigcoin Token: 0xDf70075737E9F96B078ab4461EeE3e055E061223
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Main Contract: 0x09Ee83D8fA0f3F03f2aefad6a82353c1e5DE5705
Interaction Tutorial
STEP 1. Visit the interaction site (official website) and connect your Abstract wallet:
STEP 2. Click “BUY FACILITY” on the right side of the page to purchase a room for 0.01 ETH.
STEP 3. Click any grid within the room and then click “BUY MINER” on the left panel to start mining.
Two Participation Methods:
Method 1: Choose the free miner “POTATO MINER.” After minting, you can immediately begin mining and selling (the “budget version”).
Method 2: Choose advanced miners (various combinations available). You may need to upgrade your room to meet the condition where room power ≥ total miner power. This method offers faster mining speeds (the “pay-to-win version”).
Tips and Observations:
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Early participation brings greater rewards. Joining late increases the risk of collapse.
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Newcomers are advised against directly purchasing advanced miners due to two main reasons: 1) Limited space—without upgrading, a room can hold no more than three advanced miners; 2) High upgrade costs. With elevated BIG prices, payback periods are short but risks are high.
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There is currently no account limit, enabling multi-account mining. An optimal paid setup appears to be: 1 advanced miner + 1 free miner.
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The “mine, sell, and withdraw” strategy is recommended to mitigate collapse risks.
Below are screenshots showing estimated earnings under different configurations (historical data from April 9, for reference only)
1 Free Miner
1 Free Miner + 1 Advanced Miner (20 BIG)
2 Advanced Miners (20 BIG each)
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