ANN - Dilithion — Post-Quantum CPU-Mineable Cryptocurrency (RandomX + VDF)

What is Dilithion?

Dilithion is a Layer 1 cryptocurrency built from the ground up with NIST-standardized post-quantum cryptography. Every transaction uses CRYSTALS-Dilithium (ML-DSA-65, FIPS 204) — the signature algorithm designed to resist quantum computer attacks. Unlike projects that bolt quantum resistance onto legacy chains, Dilithion was quantum-safe from block zero. No ECDSA keys to harvest. No migration needed. No exposure window.

Mainnet launched January 28, 2026 with zero premine, zero ICO, zero VC allocation. Every coin in circulation was mined by the community.

Why This Matters Now

Google research estimated RSA-2048 could be broken with under 1 million qubits — a dramatic reduction from prior estimates
IBM's roadmap targets fault-tolerant quantum systems by 2029
NIST and the NSA warn Q-Day could arrive as early as 2030
Every BTC, ETH, and major crypto transaction ever made uses ECDSA signatures that a quantum computer could forge

This isn't a future problem — it's a ticking clock. Dilithion is built for what comes next.

Two Chains, One Ecosystem

DIL — Digital Gold (RandomX Proof-of-Work)

Max Supply	21,000,000 DIL
Block Reward	50 DIL
Block Time	~4 minutes
Mining Algorithm	RandomX (CPU only — no ASICs, no GPUs)
Halving	Bitcoin-style halving schedule
Current Height	30,000+ blocks

DilV — Digital Cash (Verifiable Delay Function)

Max Supply	210,000,000 DilV
Block Reward	100 DilV
Block Time	~45 seconds
Mining Algorithm	VDF — any CPU can participate
Ratio to DIL	10:1 natural supply ratio
Current Height	13,000+ blocks

Both chains share Dilithium post-quantum signatures, the Digital DNA Sybil resistance system, and native HTLC atomic swaps for trustless cross-chain exchange.

Fair Launch — No Exceptions

No premine — zero coins existed before the community started mining
No ICO / IDO / IEO — no token sale of any kind
No VC allocation — no insider tokens, no seed rounds
2% mining tax — 1% dev fund + 1% dev reward, transparent on-chain

Technology

CRYSTALS-Dilithium3 (ML-DSA-65) — NIST FIPS 204 standardized signatures on every transaction
RandomX — Monero's battle-tested CPU mining algorithm, ASIC-resistant by design
Digital DNA — 8-dimensional hardware fingerprinting for Sybil resistance (latency, timing, memory, thermal, clock drift, bandwidth, behavioral, perspective)
MIK (Miner Identity Key) — Every miner registers a unique hardware identity, preventing one entity from masquerading as many
HTLC Atomic Swaps — Trustless DIL↔DilV exchange without intermediaries
x402 Integration (in progress) — Micropayment protocol for AI agent-to-agent commerce

Already Trading

Wrapped tokens (wDIL and wDilV) are live on Base mainnet and tradeable on Aerodrome, one of Base's largest decentralized exchanges.

wDIL: 0x30629128d1d3524F1A01B9c385FbE84fDCbD36C2
wDilV: 0xF162F6B432FeeD73458D4653ef8E74Ba014403E8

Bridge relayer handles deposits/withdrawals with full replay protection and daily mint caps.

Network Health

Four geographically distributed seed nodes (New York, London, Singapore, Sydney) anchor both chains.

Metric	DIL	DilV
Block Height	30,000+	13,000+
Seed Node Peers	150+	140+
Active Miners (MIK)	41	115
Residential Nodes	~80%	~80%
DEX	Aerodrome (Base)	Aerodrome (Base)

How to Start Mining

Anyone with a modern CPU can mine Dilithion today:

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Download the latest release from dilithion.org
Available for Linux, macOS, and Windows
Run dilithion-node --mine — that's it

No special hardware. No pool fees. No permission needed.

Links

Dilithion is experimental software. Mining and holding cryptocurrency carries risk. This is not financial advice. Do your own research.

wget https://github.com/dilithion/dilithion/releases/latest/download/dilithion-v3.7.7-mainnet-linux-x64.tar.gz
tar xzf dilithion-v3.7.7-mainnet-linux-x64.tar.gz
cd dilithion-v3.7.7-mainnet-linux-x64
./setup-and-start.sh
./start-mining.sh

# Check sync status
curl -s --user rpc:rpc -H 'X-Dilithion-RPC: 1' -H 'content-type:application/json' \
--data-binary '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"getblockchaininfo","params":[]}' \
http://127.0.0.1:8332/

# Check wallet balance
./check-wallet-balance

# View connected peers
curl -s --user rpc:rpc -H 'X-Dilithion-RPC: 1' -H 'content-type:application/json' \
--data-binary '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"getconnectioncount","params":[]}' \
http://127.0.0.1:8332/