diff --git a/src/hush_globals.h b/src/hush_globals.h
index e663d3be9..9dc68449f 100644
--- a/src/hush_globals.h
+++ b/src/hush_globals.h
@@ -79,9 +79,14 @@ uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_ENDSUBSIDY[ASSETCHAINS_MAX_ERAS+1],ASSETCHAINS_REWARD[ASSET
 uint8_t ASSETCHAINS_CCDISABLES[256];
 std::vector<std::string> ASSETCHAINS_PRICES,ASSETCHAINS_STOCKS;
 
+
+// this is the offset in the ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS array
 #define _ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH 0
-uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_NUMALGOS = 4;
+#define _ASSETCHAINS_RANDOMX 1
+
+uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_NUMALGOS = 4; // there are different variants of equihash with different (N,K)
 uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH = _ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH;
+uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_RANDOMX  = _ASSETCHAINS_RANDOMX;
 const char *ASSETCHAINS_ALGORITHMS[] = {"equihash", "randomx"};
 uint64_t ASSETCHAINS_NONCEMASK[] = {0xffff};
 uint32_t ASSETCHAINS_NONCESHIFT[] = {32};
diff --git a/src/miner.cpp b/src/miner.cpp
index 02d52abcd..79f791159 100644
--- a/src/miner.cpp
+++ b/src/miner.cpp
@@ -1528,11 +1528,17 @@ void static BitcoinMiner()
 
         for (int i = 0; i < nThreads; i++) {
 #ifdef ENABLE_WALLET
-            if ( ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH )
+            if ( ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH ) {
                 minerThreads->create_thread(boost::bind(&BitcoinMiner, pwallet));
+            } else if (ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_RANDOMX ) {
+                minerThreads->create_thread(boost::bind(&RandomXMiner, pwallet));
+            }
 #else
-            if (ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH )
+            if (ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_EQUIHASH ) {
                 minerThreads->create_thread(&BitcoinMiner);
+            } else if (ASSETCHAINS_ALGO == ASSETCHAINS_RANDOMX) {
+                minerThreads->create_thread(&RandomXMiner);
+            }
 #endif
         }
     }