In this Developer AMA, the Quai Network core team shares major updates on mining infrastructure, SOAP economics, and the roadmap ahead.

Highlights include the upcoming launch of solo mining for SHA-256 and Scrypt ASICs, allowing miners to connect directly to their own nodes or dedicated solo mining endpoints. The team also discusses new mining pools, latency recommendations, Docker image updates, and improvements to the Pelagus wallet.

Jonathan provides an in-depth explanation of Quai's workshare system, showing how it dramatically reduces mining variance compared to traditional Proof-of-Work networks, making solo mining practical even for smaller operators.

The conversation also explores SOAP's growing impact, with more than $1.5 billion in transaction volume processed through merged mining and over $10 ...