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Whitepaper
Architecture and design: consensus, post-quantum cryptography, custody, network, roadmap.
User guide
Running a node, qanumd and qanum-cli, wallets, threshold (P2MULTI) spending and everyday flows.
Configuration reference
qanum.conf keys, qanumd flags, networks and verifier selection.
RPC reference
JSON-RPC methods, wire formats, authentication and error codes.
Security policy
How to report a vulnerability, severities, fix deadlines, disclosure and release verification.
Roadmap status
Progress of every roadmap item and the mainnet launch criteria.
In the source repository
The source tree also contains the consensus specification
(docs/spec.md), the architecture overview and design
provenance, the threat model, the external audit package, the CVE and BIP
registers, the test suite inventory, the glossary, the governance and AIP
process, end-to-end walkthroughs, the integration guide of the embedded
node, and the release notes. They become available with the repository
when it opens to the public.
Quick reference
Signature suites
| Suite | ID | Public key | Signature | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ML-DSA-87 (FIPS 204, level 5) | 0x0104 | 2,592 B | 4,627 B | Signing suite (main path) |
| SLH-DSA-SHAKE-256s (FIPS 205, level 5) | 0x0203 | 64 B | 29,792 B | Cold / recovery path |
| ML-DSA-44 | 0x0101 | 1,312 B | 2,420 B | Level 1/2; not used on testnet |
| SLH-DSA-SHAKE-128s | 0x0201 | 32 B | 7,856 B | Level 1/2; not used on testnet |
Testnet is level 5 from its genesis. The level-1/2 suites stay in the code so that an output committing to them remains spendable.
Native spending templates
| ID | Name | Role |
|---|---|---|
0x01 | P2PQK | Single-key spend |
0x02 | P2RKPQ | Main path plus a delayed recovery path |
0x03 | P2MULTI | Threshold multisignature (up to 16 keys) |
0x04 | HTLC | Hash lock plus timeout |
0x05 | VAULT | Delayed hot spend, immediate cold recovery |
0x06 | VAULT_PENDING | Vault after initiation, before finalize or cancel |
0x07 | BURN | Value destroyed; never enters the UTXO set |
Consensus parameters
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Block header | 152 bytes, commits to the UTXO set (utxo_root) |
| Proof of work | SHA3-256 of the header, big-endian target |
| Target block time | 75 s |
| Difficulty adjustment | Anchored ASERT, half-life 172,800 s |
| Block limits | 1,000,000 base bytes · 3,000,000 authorization bytes · 200,000 verify units |
| Coinbase maturity | 1,152 blocks (about 24 hours) |
| Block subsidy | 8 QAN, −10 % per yearly epoch of 420,480 blocks, permanent tail of 0.2 QAN; all fees to the miner |
| Addresses | Bech32m — prefixes qn / tqn / rqn |
| Chain selection | Most cumulative work; no checkpoints |
The normative source of every value above is the code of the release
(src/constants.rs and related modules) and the tests that lock it.