From b4f1e4161cddfd5057f84dcbb12f9c864bcd35af Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: pacificao <nathan@pacificao.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 23:32:06 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] refactor

---
 src/chainparams.cpp |  9 ++++++++-
 src/kernel.cpp      | 19 -------------------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/chainparams.cpp b/src/chainparams.cpp
index 1e6cc1b5..a7850194 100644
--- a/src/chainparams.cpp
+++ b/src/chainparams.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,14 @@ public:
         nMaxMoneyOut = 999999999999 * COIN;
 
         /** Height or Time Based Activations **/
-        nLastPOWBlock = 100;
+        //
+        // Hybrid PoW/PoS schedule:
+        //   - PoW is permitted for ~50 years (based on target spacing)
+        //   - After that, the chain becomes PoS-only
+        //
+        // We use the Julian year (365.25 days) for a deterministic conversion.
+        static const int64_t JULIAN_YEAR_SECONDS = 31557600; // 365.25 * 24 * 60 * 60
+        nLastPOWBlock = (int)((50LL * JULIAN_YEAR_SECONDS) / nTargetSpacing);
 
         // Hybrid consensus: PoW mining and PoS staking are both permitted beginning at block 2.
         // PoW remains permitted until nLastPOWBlock.
diff --git a/src/kernel.cpp b/src/kernel.cpp
index a46d3682..234bee07 100644
--- a/src/kernel.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel.cpp
@@ -131,25 +131,6 @@ static bool SelectBlockFromCandidates(
         LogPrintf("SelectBlockFromCandidates: selection hash=%s\n", hashBest.ToString().c_str());
     return fSelected;
 }
-        // the selection hash is divided by 2**32 so that proof-of-stake block
-        // is always favored over proof-of-work block. this is to preserve
-        // the energy efficiency property
-        if (pindex->IsProofOfStake())
-            hashSelection >>= 32;
-
-        if (fSelected && hashSelection < hashBest) {
-            hashBest = hashSelection;
-            *pindexSelected = (const CBlockIndex*)pindex;
-        } else if (!fSelected) {
-            fSelected = true;
-            hashBest = hashSelection;
-            *pindexSelected = (const CBlockIndex*)pindex;
-        }
-    }
-    if (GetBoolArg("-printstakemodifier", false))
-        LogPrintf("SelectBlockFromCandidates: selection hash=%s\n", hashBest.ToString().c_str());
-    return fSelected;
-}
 
 // Stake Modifier (hash modifier of proof-of-stake):
 // The purpose of stake modifier is to prevent a txout (coin) owner from