mini-bitcoin.rs

A minimal Bitcoin-like blockchain implementation in Rust, built for learning and as the first boss in my Full-Stack Cryptographer project.

Features (v0.1)

• Block struct with index, timestamp, data, previous_hash, hash, nonce
• Calculate SHA-256 hash of block
• Proof-of-Work mining: find hash with N leading zeros (difficulty adjustable)
• Genesis block creation
• Adding new blocks with data
• Blockchain validation (check hashes and links)
• Simple CLI to interact with the chain

Stack

• Rust (no external crates for crypto at first, only std and basic sha2 if needed later)
• Learning goals: understand block linking, PoW, and basic Rust ownership/error handling

Milestones

1. Day 1-2: project setup, Block struct, hash function.
2. Day 3-5: PoW mining, genesis block, adding blocks.
3. Day 6-7: validation, CLI, final polish.