Many bug fixes. VerusHash now works with PoS64 without special exemptions. Difficulty on new chains still behaves weridly, hoping resolves as chain ages. Also reduced CPU load on all staking. These changes should work better if you are not the only node staking.

src/komodo_bitcoind.h

@@ -1342,6 +1342,12 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_PoWtarget(int32_t *percPoSp,arith_uint256 target,int32_t he
     int32_t oldflag = 0,dispflag = 0;
     CBlockIndex *pindex; arith_uint256 easydiff,bnTarget,hashval,sum,ave; bool fNegative,fOverflow; int32_t i,n,m,ht,percPoS,diff,val;
     *percPoSp = percPoS = 0;
+    static bool new_rules, didinit;
+    if ( !didinit ) {
+        new_rules = is_STAKED(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) != 0 && is_STAKED(ASSETCHAINS_SYMBOL) != 3 ? true : false;
+        didinit = true;
+    }
+    
     if ( height <= 10 || (ASSETCHAINS_STAKED == 100 && height <= 100) ) 
         return(target);
         
@@ -1353,6 +1359,9 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_PoWtarget(int32_t *percPoSp,arith_uint256 target,int32_t he
         ht = height - 100 + i;
         if ( ht <= 1 )
             continue;
+        // never count the first 10 blocks, they are always PoW! Cant do this for old chains, so limit to LABS and LAB for now.
+        if ( new_rules && ht < 10 ) 
+            continue; 
         if ( (pindex= komodo_chainactive(ht)) != 0 )
         {
             if ( komodo_segid(0,ht) >= 0 )
@@ -1376,7 +1385,12 @@ arith_uint256 komodo_PoWtarget(int32_t *percPoSp,arith_uint256 target,int32_t he
     // We now do actual PoS % at the start. Requires coin distribution in first 10 blocks! 
     // This is not hard to do and stops the chain having its PoS/PoW in large chunks. 
     if ( m+n < 100 )
-        percPoS = (percPoS*100) / (m+n); 
+    {
+        if ( new_rules)
+            percPoS = (percPoS*100) / (m+n); 
+        else
+            percPoS = ((percPoS * n) + (goalperc * (100-n))) / 100;            
+    }
     if ( dispflag != 0 && ASSETCHAINS_STAKED < 100 )
         fprintf(stderr," -> %d%% percPoS vs goalperc.%d ht.%d\n",percPoS,goalperc,height);
     *percPoSp = percPoS;