Financial infrastructure described as neutral became discretionary the moment discretion became useful. BTX removes the discretionary layer at the point of final settlement. Whether submitted value reaches finality depends on protocol-valid spend conditions and accumulated work — not on administrative preference.
Block production requires matrix multiplication over a finite field, binding each proof to present chain state. The hardware securing the network is the same class used for AI training and numerical computation — security expenditure that remains productive outside mining.
Every spend path uses ML-DSA-44 (FIPS 204) for routine operations and SLH-DSA-128s (FIPS 205) for recovery — both post-quantum standards adopted from genesis. The migration problem other systems still face is absent by design.
SMILE v2 lattice-based confidential transactions conceal sender, receiver, and amount inside the shielded pool. Selective disclosure grants visibility to specific counterparties without exposing strategy to the entire network.
The chain continuously publishes a tamper-evident benchmark of computational cost through its difficulty process. Any participant can read it without account creation or token ownership — a public measure anchored to real work.
BTX is a settlement base, not a monolithic runtime. Banks, exchanges, bridges, and agent coordination services settle above the chain without sharing a global execution environment. Exit rights are protocol concerns, not operator favours.
Spend policies are committed at output creation. A principal can define financial scope before deployment; counterparties verify it at settlement. No discretionary approval in the middle of execution — the chain reveals what each participant is authorised to do.
The barrier to participation is minimal. A node, keys, and a reason to settle. The verification target is not a statement, a roadmap, or a marketing claim — it is the chain itself.
Build from Source
Clone btx-node, build with CMake. Compatible with Linux and macOS.
Connect to Mainnet
Start btxd, sync the chain. Every block header you verify proves you accept no one's word for the rules.
Settle or Mine
Generate post-quantum keys, create transactions, or contribute work. The same hardware used for AI workloads secures the network.
// Clone and build
$ git clone https://github.com/btxchain/btx-node
$ cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
// Start mainnet node
$ ./btxd -mainnet -rpcport=19334
// Check network status
$ btx-cli getdifficultyhealth
Status: SYNCED
Consensus: MatMul-v1
Block Time: 90s target
Signatures: ML-DSA-44
512×512 matrix multiplication
ASERT per-block adjustment
Fixed. Work-based issuance only.
ML-DSA + SLH-DSA from genesis
The financial layer for institutions and autonomous agents is not settled yet. Its access conditions are still being written. BTX is live while that hardening has not yet finished. Its properties are verifiable now. Its history begins now.