pow all notes

consts.ts

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+/**
+ * Minimum required Proof of Work (PoW) difficulty for note acceptance.
+ *
+ * Notes with PoW below this threshold will be rejected without decryption attempts.
+ * This threshold serves as a DoS protection mechanism for the CCN in case of
+ * public key compromise.
+ */
+export const MIN_POW = 8;
+
+/**
+ * Target Proof of Work (PoW) difficulty for relay-generated notes.
+ *
+ * Defines the PoW difficulty level that the relay will compute when generating
+ * and encrypting its own notes before broadcasting them to the network.
+ *
+ * Expected Performance on modern hardware (2025):
+ * - Difficulty 8: ~1ms
+ * - Difficulty 21: ~5-6 seconds
+ */
+export const POW_TO_MINE = 10;