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The Ant Miner connects $ANT, a limited collection of 210 ANT MINER NFTs, and weekly ZEC mining epochs.

The basic loop is simple:

1. Hold $ANT.
2. Burn $10 worth of $ANT to mint an ANT MINER.
3. Burn $10 worth of $ANT to activate that miner for a 7-day epoch.
4. At the end of the epoch, the dev share of ZEC designated for the NFT system is allocated among the ANT MINERS activated for that epoch according to the protocol's rarity weighting.
5. Claim the epoch's ZEC allocation.
6. Activate again if you want the miner participating in the next epoch.

Ants mine. Miners earn ZEC. The colony grows.

These docs explain the system, collection, mining epochs, rewards, accounting and onchain infrastructure.

How It Works

1. $ANT

$ANT is the token used throughout The Ant Miner ecosystem and is live on Stonk.fun.

2. Mint a miner

The collection contains 210 ANT MINER NFTs. Minting requires burning $10 worth of $ANT. The tokens used for the mint are permanently removed from circulation.

3. Activate the miner

Owning a miner does not automatically activate it. To participate in a weekly mining epoch, the holder burns another $10 worth of $ANT for that NFT.

Activation lasts for one 7-day epoch.

4. The epoch runs

Each epoch lasts one week. Only miners activated for that epoch participate in that epoch's NFT ZEC allocation.

5. Epoch accounting

At the end of the epoch, the dev share of ZEC designated for the NFT system is allocated among activated ANT MINERS according to rarity weighting.

6. Claim

Once the epoch closes and accounting is complete, eligible holders can claim their miner's ZEC allocation.

7. Repeat

Activation does not automatically carry into the next epoch. A miner must be activated again with another $10 worth of $ANT if its holder wants it participating in the next epoch.

The ANT Flywheel

The system connects token use, NFT participation and ZEC mining:

$ANT → Burn → ANT MINER → Activate → 7-Day Epoch → ZEC Allocation → Claim → Next Epoch

Mint burns

Every ANT MINER requires $10 worth of $ANT to be burned when minted.

If all 210 NFTs mint, that represents $2,100 worth of $ANT burned through minting, measured at the value used for each mint.

Activation burns

Every activated NFT requires another $10 worth of $ANT to be burned for each epoch.

Participation is optional. An NFT that is not activated does not participate in that epoch's NFT ZEC distribution.

Burn value is not reward funding

Burned $ANT is destroyed, not converted into a ZEC reward pool. The $2,100 figure is the sum of dollar values at the burn transactions—not cash raised, future token value, guaranteed rewards, or profit. ZEC rewards require a separately funded, verified allocation.

$ANT

$ANT is live on Stonk.fun and acts as the participation token for The Ant Miner ecosystem.

What uses $ANT?

Two core actions require $ANT:

• Minting: burn $10 worth of $ANT to mint one ANT MINER NFT.
• Activation: burn $10 worth of $ANT to activate one ANT MINER for one weekly epoch.

The $ANT used for these actions is burned rather than collected as a fee by the NFT system.

Holding $ANT

Holding $ANT by itself does not automatically activate an ANT MINER. NFT ownership and weekly activation are separate actions.

Official addresses

The official $ANT mint appears in Technical & Contracts below. NFT production addresses will be published there once finalized.

ANT MINERS

ANT MINERS are a collection of 210 NFTs based on generations of Bitmain Equihash/Zcash mining hardware.

The collection uses the progression of real mining hardware as the basis for its model traits and rarity system.

Each miner carries hardware-related traits including its miner model, hashrate, power draw and efficiency.

Traits & Rarity

The collection contains seven miner models across four rarity tiers. These are hardware reference traits, not a promise of dedicated physical hardware or an NFT’s actual mining output.

Efficiency = power in watts ÷ hashrate in KSol/s, expressed in J/KSol and rounded to two decimals. Lower energy per solution is better. These calculations use nominal values; actual hardware varies by conditions and manufacturer tolerances. Bitmain’s rounded ratings may differ.

60 + 45 + 35 + 28 + 18 + 14 + 10 = 210 ANT MINERS. Rarity follows the collection’s hardware progression; exact NFT reward weights are not yet finalized.

Hardware references: Z9 Mini · Z9 · Z11 · Z15 series · Z15 Pro

Minting

There are 210 ANT MINERS in the collection.

Mint requirement

To mint one ANT MINER:

Burn $10 worth of $ANT.

The $ANT used for the mint is permanently removed from circulation.

The mint is not priced as a fixed amount of $ANT. The required token quantity corresponds to $10 worth of $ANT at the price determined by the mint system at the time of the transaction.

Maximum mint burn

If all 210 ANT MINERS are minted, the collection will have caused $2,100 worth of $ANT to be burned through the mint process, measured using the $10 requirement for each mint.

Token amount and additional costs

At a verified price P dollars per ANT, the target burn amount is 10 ÷ P ANT, before smallest-unit rounding. The final price source, rounding policy, slippage limits and treatment of token transfer fees must be published before launch. Network fees, swap fees and any applicable taxes are additional; $10 is the burn target, not a guaranteed all-in cost.

Activation & Epochs

Minting creates the miner. Activation puts it to work for an epoch.

Activation

To activate one ANT MINER, burn:

$10 worth of $ANT

Activation applies to one epoch only.

Epoch length

Each epoch lasts 7 days.

An activated miner participates in the NFT ZEC allocation for that epoch. An inactive miner does not.

Next epoch

Activation does not automatically renew. If the holder wants the miner participating in the next epoch, the miner must be activated again by burning another $10 worth of $ANT.

This makes activation a voluntary, epoch-by-epoch decision.

Transfers and epoch boundaries

The planned rule is that transferring a miner voids its activation while rewards already earned remain attached to that NFT. Before launch, the program must define transfer accounting, eligibility snapshots, activation cutoffs and treatment of mid-epoch activation. A seven-day epoch is a shared accounting period, not automatically seven days from each activation.

ZEC Rewards

The ANT MINER reward system operates in weekly epochs.

Source of the NFT allocation

At the end of each weekly epoch, the dev share of ZEC designated for the NFT system is used for that epoch's ANT MINER distribution.

Who participates?

Only ANT MINERS activated for that specific epoch participate in the NFT ZEC allocation.

Rarity

Activated miners receive relative shares according to the protocol's rarity weighting.

The exact numerical reward weights should be published here once finalized. They are intentionally not guessed or implied in these docs.

Claiming

After the epoch closes and accounting is complete, eligible holders can claim the ZEC allocated to their activated miner.

A claim for one epoch does not activate the miner for the next epoch.

Allocation math

For a finalized proportional weighting system, a miner’s allocation would be R × w ÷ W: R is the verified NFT reward pool for the epoch, w is that eligible miner’s weight, and W is the sum of all eligible miner weights. A wallet sums its eligible miners’ allocations. No numeric payout can be calculated until the pool, weights and eligibility rules are finalized.

If W is zero, there is no per-miner allocation to divide; rollover or other handling must be defined before launch. Claims must use integer token units with a published rounding and remainder policy so total claims never exceed the funded pool.

Separate from token-holder rewards

StonkFun token-holder distributions and the planned NFT epoch allocation are separate systems. NFT rewards cannot be derived from trading volume alone. The precise dev-share funding percentage, custody, fees and payout asset/network still need to be published. Do not assume a Solana token labeled ZEC is native Zcash.

Transparency

The Ant Miner is designed so participants can understand where ecosystem activity comes from and how weekly accounting works.

This section will surface verifiable information as the production contracts and mining infrastructure are finalized.

Intended public records

• Epoch start and end times
• Number of activated miners per epoch
• $ANT burned through minting
• $ANT burned through activation
• ZEC allocated to the NFT system
• Distribution calculations
• Claims
• Historical epoch data
• Relevant mining and onchain addresses

Where possible, the website should link directly to the underlying onchain transaction or public record rather than asking users to trust a displayed number.

Technical & Contracts

This section is the canonical location for the project's production contract addresses and technical infrastructure.

NFT standard

The ANT MINER collection is being designed around Metaplex Core assets on Solana.

Before interacting

Do not rely on addresses copied from unofficial posts, replies or direct messages. Verify production addresses against the official ANT website and this documentation.

Production addresses

Official $ANT mint on Solana: 7ypCq2CJ4fnbtS3z2B1W1UT2he5E3u7Md6Gy1ri7uGrQ. NFT collection, activation, claim and treasury identifiers are not yet published here.

• ANT MINER collection address
• Activation program / contract
• Claim program / contract
• Relevant treasury or mining accounting addresses

Unfinalized addresses are deliberately not published as production infrastructure.

FAQ & Risks

How many ANT MINERS exist?

The planned collection supply is 210. This is not a claim that all 210 NFTs have already been minted.

How much does minting cost?

Minting requires burning $10 worth of $ANT.

Does owning an NFT automatically earn ZEC every week?

No. The NFT must be activated for that epoch to participate in that epoch's NFT ZEC allocation.

How much does activation cost?

Activation requires burning $10 worth of $ANT per NFT per epoch.

How long is an epoch?

7 days.

Does activation automatically renew?

No. Activation is performed separately for each epoch.

Is the ZEC payout fixed?

No fixed ZEC amount is promised in these docs. The amount available to the NFT system depends on the ZEC allocated from the dev mining share for that epoch, the activated set, and the protocol's rarity weighting.

Risks

$ANT, NFTs, cryptocurrency markets and mining economics can be volatile. Mining output can change, token prices can change, software and smart contracts can contain risks, and participation can result in losses. Burning $ANT is irreversible once the applicable transaction is successfully executed.

These docs explain how the system is intended to operate; they are not a guarantee of token price, mining output or financial return.