# LUX-Core/lux

LUX - Hybrid PoW/PoS & Unique PHI2 Algorithm | Masternode | Parallel masternode | Segwit | Smartcontract | Luxgate | Proof of file storage (Decentralised distributed file storage)

Repository: https://github.com/LUX-Core/lux
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/lux-core-lux
Homepage: https://luxcore.io
Language: C++
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2021-07-14T18:17:57+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2959, "days_push": 1876, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3739, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:15.918513+00:00)

## What it is
LUX Core is the full-node client for the LUX cryptocurrency, a 2017 fork of the Bitcoin codebase written in C++ that implements a hybrid PoW/PoS consensus with masternodes, the PHI2 algorithm, SegWit, and smart contract support. It also ships ecosystem features such as Luxgate (a trustless decentralized exchange) and proof-of-file-storage for decentralized distributed file storage.

## Use cases
- run a LUX full node and sync the blockchain
- stake LUX coins for proof-of-stake rewards
- set up and operate a masternode
- mine LUX with the PHI2 PoW algorithm
- store and send LUX with SegWit and bech32 addresses
- execute smart contracts on the LUX blockchain
- trade via the Luxgate decentralized exchange

## When to choose
- you want to run, mine, stake, or develop against the LUX blockchain
- you need a reference implementation of a hybrid PoW/PoS masternode coin
- you want to study a Bitcoin fork with smart contract and file-storage extensions

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained blockchain client - the last release was in 2021
- you want a general-purpose blockchain framework rather than the LUX coin specifically
- you need production smart contract tooling comparable to Ethereum ecosystems

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: blockchain, cryptography, p2p, networking, cli, gui
- domain: blockchain, fintech, privacy, microservices
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: cryptocurrency, proof-of-stake, proof-of-work, masternode, smart-contracts, decentralized-exchange, wallet, bitcoin-fork, phi2-algorithm, file-storage, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- LUX-Core/lux (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.918513+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:29:08.186288+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/LUX-Core/lux (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:15.918513+00:00, sha 1cd9d49764e5)
  - homepage: https://luxcore.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:23:28.983280+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.