PINCH-STAKE-1 — Miner upgrade
Node version: 1.13.0-pinch.3. Activation: mainnet block 20,000.

1. Close the running miner with Stop Pinch Miner. Keep your reward address, wallet files and chain data.
2. Download /downloads/pinch-miner.zip from the Pinch website. Extract to a new folder and follow README.txt.
3. On Mac open Start Pinch Miner.command; on Windows open Start Pinch Miner.bat. Use your existing mainnet reward address.
4. Open Pinch Miner Status to check the address, balance, tier and peers. Run one miner per machine.

Upgrade before block 20,000. From activation, the reward address must hold T(n) after transactions and before rewards. T(n) is 0.25% of scheduled supply through block n (uncles excluded), capped at 25,000 PINCH: 2,500 at activation, 12,500 at block 100,000 and 25,000 from block 200,000. The T/4T/8T/20T tiers receive 50%/60%/75%/100% of the scheduled reward. First-era base rewards: 25/30/37.5/50 PINCH. The reward halves every 2,100,000 blocks. No uncle rewards or inclusion bonus after activation. Multiple machines can use the same reward address.