No ID — Development & Technical Discussion

[SNoID]

VISIBLE LEDGER
INVISIBLE PEOPLE
THE MANIFESTO FOR SOVEREIGN VALUE TRANSFER

📊 PROTOCOL SPECIFICATIONS

• Ticker: NID
• Total Supply: 21,000,000
• Premine: 0% (FAIR LAUNCH)
• Consensus: PoW (Argon2id)
• Block Time: 60 Seconds
• Difficulty: LWMA-60
• Privacy: Ring Sig (5) + Stealth
• Maturity: 10 Confirmations
• P2P Port: Gossip (Dynamic)
• Halving: Every 2.1M Blocks (~4 Years)

🔒 THE PROBLEM: IDENTITY AS A GATEKEEPER

In recent years, a global shift toward mandatory identification has begun to dominate everyday life. Access to wealth, essential services, and basic participation in society is increasingly gated by identity systems, invasive databases, and centralized points of failure.

When money requires identity, transactions become permissions. Access can be delayed, monitored, limited, or revoked at the whim of an intermediary. Once identity is attached to value, the loss of privacy is permanent and retroactive.

"History teaches us that systems built with good intentions are often repurposed. Records persist. Policies shift. What is considered acceptable today may be targeted tomorrow."

🛡️ THE SOLUTION: NO ID

No ID exists to remove this dependency.

The purpose of No ID is not to evade responsibility, but to ensure that the ability to hold and transfer value is a fundamental human right that does not depend on registration, approval, or disclosure.

• Free from Identity: No KYC, no accounts.
• Free from Control: Peer-to-peer by design.
• Free from Central Points of Failure: Distributed consensus.

The system does not ask who you are; it only verifies whether a transaction is mathematically valid.


💰 TOKENOMICS: MATHEMATICAL SCARCITY

No ID adheres to strict Austrian economic principles. The supply is capped by mathematics, not policy. There is no pre-mine, no ICO, and no developer tax. Every single coin in circulation must be created through the expenditure of energy (Proof-of-Work).

• Max Supply: 21,000,000 NID
• Premine: 0 NID (0%)
• Founder Allocation: 0 NID (0%)
• Initial Reward: 5 NID per Block
• Halving Interval: 2,100,000 Blocks (~4 Years)

⛏️ MINING ECONOMICS: RESTORING DECENTRALIZATION

Bitcoin mining has become centralized in massive industrial ASIC warehouses. No ID resists this centralization by using the Argon2id algorithm.

Why Argon2id?
Argon2id is "Memory-Hard." It requires significant RAM access to solve a block, making it incredibly expensive to build specialized ASIC chips for it.

• CPU Friendly: Accessible to anyone with a laptop or desktop.
• GPU Mineable: Efficient on consumer graphics cards.
• ASIC Resistant: Prevents industrial centralization of the hashrate.

This aligns with the original vision of cryptocurrency: "One CPU, One Vote." By keeping mining accessible to consumer hardware, we ensure the network remains distributed, robust, and owned by the people.

🚀 WHY JOIN? THE VALUE PROPOSITION

In an era of surveillance capitalism and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), No ID offers a digital sanctuary.

🛡️ Sovereignty
You hold the keys. No bank can freeze your account. No government can confiscate your wealth without your consent.

👁️ Auditable Privacy
Unlike other privacy coins that hide the supply (risking undetected inflation), No ID keeps amounts visible while obscuring the sender and receiver. This guarantees the 21M cap is never breached.


💾 TECHNICAL MECHANICS: HOW IT WORKS

The No ID protocol utilizes a specific implementation of Ring Signatures combined with Stealth Addressing to break the link between sender and receiver. Here is the exact lifecycle of a transaction:

1. Input Mixing (5-Ring Construction)
When a wallet initiates a transfer, it does not simply sign the input it wishes to spend. Instead, the protocol selects the Real Input and automatically pulls 4 Decoy Inputs (random past outputs) from the blockchain.

• The Anonymity Set: These 5 inputs form a "Ring." To any external observer, all 5 inputs appear equally likely to be the source of funds.
• The Signature: The wallet generates a cryptographic Ring Signature over this group. This proves mathematically that "one of these 5 inputs authorized this spend" without revealing which one.

2. The Nullifier (Double-Spend Protection)
Since the network cannot see which input was spent, how do we prevent it from being spent twice?

• Every transaction publishes a unique Key Image (often called a Nullifier).
• This Key Image is derived deterministically from the user's private key and the real input being spent.
• If a user attempts to mix the same input into a new ring later, the math produces the exact same Key Image. The network checks its persistent database of "Spent Key Images" and rejects the duplicate immediately.

3. Stealth Delivery (Receiver Privacy)
Funds are never sent to a static public address (e.g. nid1...).

• Commitment Derivation: The sender uses ECDH (performECDH) to generate a shared secret from the recipient's public key and a random ephemeral key. This shared secret allows the derivation of a unique One-Time Commitment (createStealthCommitment) on the curve that only the recipient can unlock.
• View Tags: To allow the recipient to find this payment efficiently (without trying to decrypt every single transaction on the chain), a 1-byte View Tag hint is attached. The recipient's wallet scans these tags to identify and claim their funds.

🖥️ ARCHITECTURE & STACK

The No ID node software is built on a modern, modular stack designed for performance and auditability:

Consensus Engine: Argon2id
We use the Argon2id hybrid mode. It combines Argon2d (maximal resistance to GPU/ASIC cracking) and Argon2i (resistance to side-channel timing attacks), ensuring fair CPU-friendly mining.

Ledger Storage: ClassicLevel (LevelDB)
A high-performance key-value store used by Google and Bitcoin Core for rapid block retrieval and efficient UTXO management. Includes persistent indexes for O(1) lookups.

P2P Networking: WebSockets + Jitter
Enables real-time, low-latency block propagation. Includes a specific Anti-Timing-Analysis feature (Traffic Jitter). The node injects random delays when relaying transactions to mask the origin IP of the sender.

Cryptography: Secp256k1 & AES-256-GCM
Industry-standard Elliptic Curve used for signing. Local wallet files are secured using AES-256-GCM authenticated encryption (encryptData/decryptData), ensuring keys are never stored in plaintext.


⚖️ PHILOSOPHY: AUDITABILITY OVER OBSCURITY

No ID follows a unique design path. While systems like Mimblewimble or Confidential Transactions (CT) focus on concealing transaction amounts, they introduce the risk of "hidden inflation" via cryptographic exploits.

We reject this trade-off.

No ID keeps amounts transparent (plaintext) to ensure the 21M supply remains 100% auditable by anyone at all times. Privacy is achieved by breaking the Transaction Graph (via Ring Signatures) and the Identity Link (via Stealth Addresses).

Code:

Security = Graph Obfuscation + Identity Decoupling + Supply Certainty

🌍 PROJECT ROADMAP

01 | GENESIS [COMPLETED]
Core Blockchain, Proof-of-Work Mining, P2P Networking, Basic Wallet functionality.

02 | STEALTH PROTOCOL [COMPLETED]
Implementation of Ring Signatures and Stealth Commitments. Local encrypted key storage.

03 | EFFICIENT DISCOVERY [COMPLETED]
Headers-First Sync & Pagination. Wallets fetch lightweight headers before blocks to minimize bandwidth. Client-Side Bloom Filtering enables efficient stealth scanning.

04 | PROTOCOL EFFICIENCY [COMPLETED]
Storage & Mining Optimization. Migration to LevelDB for scalable ledger storage. Implementation of Argon2id (Memory-Hard) mining for ASIC resistance.

05 | USER SOVEREIGNTY [COMPLETED]
Advanced Wallet Tools. Offline "Cold" Storage Generator, Watch-Only Wallets for monitoring without risk, and Encrypted Backup Import/Export.

06 | CONSENSUS HARDENING [COMPLETED]
LWMA-60 Difficulty Algorithm. Replaced static epochs with a Linearly Weighted Moving Average (N=60).
Median Time Past (MTP-11). Consensus rule preventing time-warp attacks.

07 | STATE SCALABILITY [COMPLETED]
O(1) State Transitions. Refactored validation logic to update Nullifier Sets and Difficulty Targets incrementally.
Mainnet Simulation. Aligned network heartbeat to 60-second block targets.

08 | NETWORK HARDENING [COMPLETED]
Traffic Jitter. Implementation of randomized transmission delays (await new Promise...) to mitigate timing analysis attacks.
Encryption at Rest. Full integration of AES-256-GCM to secure all local wallet artifacts.

09 | PUBLIC MAINNET [PLANNED]
Genesis Block Ceremony. DNS Seed deployment for decentralized bootstrapping. Release of binaries for Windows, Linux, and MacOS.

"Privacy is the final layer of decentralization."

This thread is for technical discussion, review, and suggestions related to the No ID cryptocurrency.

The original announcement (OP) is posted in the Altcoin Announcements section and describes the project goals and architecture.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5569562.0

At this stage, No ID is in final testnet development. The blockchain, wallet, miner, and privacy model are implemented and running, and this is the appropriate moment to gather technical feedback before mainnet release.

Use this thread to:

Suggest protocol improvements

Point out potential weaknesses or edge cases

Discuss privacy, mining, or economic parameters

Review design decisions critically

[coin-investor]

This thread is for technical discussion, review, and suggestions related to the No ID cryptocurrency.

Why create a separate thread for technical discussion, review, and suggestions? It should be included in the announcement thread if there is ever a new topic for this project; it should not come from the creator or be part of the team, you'll just want to shill your project.
Just continue updating your announcement thread. If your project has real potential, investors will notice it and support it.

[SNoID]

This thread is for technical discussion, review, and suggestions related to the No ID cryptocurrency.

Why create a separate thread for technical discussion, review, and suggestions? It should be included in the announcement thread if there is ever a new topic for this project; it should not come from the creator or be part of the team, you'll just want to shill your project.
Just continue updating your announcement thread. If your project has real potential, investors will notice it and support it.

Thank you for the feedback.

The separation is intentional and follows a common engineering practice rather than a marketing one.

The announcement thread exists to describe the project scope, design goals, and current status in a stable, readable way. The development & technical discussion thread is meant to stay focused on protocol review, implementation details, and constructive criticism without diluting the announcement with long technical debates or iterative changes.

This approach helps:

Keep the announcement thread clear and factual

Avoid noise and off-topic discussion in the OP

Give reviewers a dedicated place to challenge design decisions, suggest improvements, or point out weaknesses

There is no pre-mine, no ICO, and no developer tax. The project is not seeking investment or promotion. It is approaching final testnet development, with a public testnet scheduled to be released soon for a limited testing period prior to mainnet launch, and is intentionally open to technical scrutiny during this phase.

Anyone is free to ignore the development thread or participate as they see fit. If the design stands on its own merit, it will do so regardless of where discussion takes place.

Constructive technical criticism is welcome in either thread, but the separation exists to keep discussion organized and transparent, not to “shill” the project.

[coin-investor]

The separation is intentional and follows a common engineering practice rather than a marketing one.

I don't know how you connect the definition of engineering practice to your topic

Engineering practice is defined as the situated commitments and actions of engineers that encompass both technical work and social participation, challenging traditional views that separate technical advancements from social responsibilities.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/engineering-practice

But based on what I see and my interpretation of the rule, you are violating the forum rules because you copied and pasted the entire content from your announcement.

12. No duplicate posting in multiple boards (except for re-posting topics in the local language boards if they're translated and re-posting marketplace topics in the altcoin boards if altcoins are accepted).

[SNoID]

The separation is intentional and follows a common engineering practice rather than a marketing one.

I don't know how you connect the definition of engineering practice to your topic

Engineering practice is defined as the situated commitments and actions of engineers that encompass both technical work and social participation, challenging traditional views that separate technical advancements from social responsibilities.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/social-sciences/engineering-practice

But based on what I see and my interpretation of the rule, you are violating the forum rules because you copied and pasted the entire content from your announcement.

12. No duplicate posting in multiple boards (except for re-posting topics in the local language boards if they're translated and re-posting marketplace topics in the altcoin boards if altcoins are accepted).

Hi coin-investor,

I understand your concern regarding forum rules. I want to clarify that the segmentation of the content was purely for clarity and technical organization, not marketing, and it remains fully within the same thread. My intent is to gather as much constructive feedback as possible before our testnet release, which is approaching soon. Input from the community at this stage is invaluable to refine the project and gauge public opinion.

If this structure is considered an issue, we are fully prepared to adjust or remove one of the posts at the discretion of the admins. The goal is to engage the community constructively, not to violate rules.