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◆ What is Kerrigan?

Kerrigan is a multi-algorithm proof-of-work cryptocurrency that combines hardware diversity, zero-knowledge privacy, and a novel seal-based consensus layer called the Hivemind Protocol.

Four mining algorithms run simultaneously from genesis. Sapling zk-SNARK shielded transactions give users the option of full transactional privacy. The Hivemind Protocol adds a second consensus dimension on top of PoW, where miners collectively seal blocks through BLS-signed attestations and verifiable random committee selection.

No ICO. No pre-mine. No token sale. No VC backing. The code is written by the team. The hardware runs out of pocket. This is a mined coin.

Built on a Dash fork, inheriting the deterministic masternode list (DIP3), quorum-based services (LLMQ), and the spork system for safe feature activation. The multi-algorithm PoW engine, the Sapling integration, and the Hivemind Protocol are all original to Kerrigan.

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◆ Specifications

Ticker	KRGN
Algorithm	Multi-Algo: X11, KawPoW, Equihash 200,9, Equihash 192,7
Block Time	120 seconds (480 seconds per algorithm)
Block Reward	25 KRGN
Max Supply	52,560,000 KRGN
Halving Interval	Every 1,051,200 blocks (~4 years)
Masternode Collateral	10,000 KRGN (Regular) / 40,000 KRGN (Evo)
Privacy	Sapling zk-SNARK shielded transactions
P2P Port	7120
RPC Port	7121
Address Prefix	K

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◆ Mining Algorithms

Four algorithms. Two for GPUs. Two for ASICs. Multiple entry points, one network.

X11  Eleven chained cryptographic hash functions. ASIC-mineable (Antminer D3/D5). Provides consistent, high-throughput hashing that stabilizes the base layer.

KawPoW  Ravencoin's ProgPoW variant. GPU-optimized, ASIC-resistant through random program generation. Wire-compatible with existing RVN miners. 4GB+ VRAM recommended.
Miners: T-Rex (NVIDIA), TeamRedMiner (AMD), kawpowminer

Equihash 200,9  Zcash's memory-hard algorithm (~700 MB working memory). ASIC-friendly (Bitmain Z9/Z11/Z15 series). GPU mining possible with miniZ or lolMiner.

Equihash 192,7  Different parameters with personalization string "kerrigan". No existing ASICs. GPU only.
Miners: miniZ, lolMiner

Each algorithm has its own independent difficulty adjustment derived from DigiByte's multi-algo approach (DigiShield v4). A sudden influx of miners on one algorithm does not affect the others. Each finds its own equilibrium independently.

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◆ Sapling Shielded Transactions

Kerrigan integrates Zcash's Sapling protocol for zero-knowledge shielded transactions. Users can move funds between transparent addresses (starting with 'K') and shielded addresses using Groth16 zk-SNARK proofs that reveal nothing about the sender, receiver, or amount.

• Send to and from shielded addresses (t→z, z→z, z→t)
• Groth16 proofs on the Jubjub curve embedded within BLS12-381
• Incremental Merkle tree tracking all note commitments
• Full wallet RPCs: z_getnewaddress, z_sendmany, z_getbalance, z_listunspent, z_exportkey, z_importkey, z_exportviewingkey, z_importviewingkey
• Reuses Zcash's Sapling trusted setup — no new ceremony required

Sapling activates at mainnet block 500. Not mixing. Zero-knowledge proofs. Your balance and transaction history stay yours.

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◆ Hivemind Protocol (HMP)

The Hivemind Protocol is a novel seal-based consensus layer that sits on top of proof-of-work. PoW determines who mines a block. HMP determines whether the network's active miners vouch for that block.

How it works:

Miners build reputation by solving blocks and participating in seals. They progress through privilege tiers: UNKNOWN → NEW → ELDER. When a new block arrives, eligible miners automatically sign it with BLS keys and broadcast seal shares. The daemon handles everything — no changes to mining software required. Pool operators use standard getblocktemplate and submitblock RPCs.

Seal shares are assembled into an aggregated BLS signature embedded in the coinbase of the block two blocks later. Chain selection adds a seal bonus to PoW work: a fully sealed block with signatures from all four algorithm domains reaches 1.95x its raw PoW weight. An unsealed block is worth 1.0x.

What this means for 51% attacks:

An attacker mining a secret fork cannot bring the colony's pheromone with them because honest miners never participated in the fork. The attack chain is missing ELDER signatures, gets a fractional seal bonus, and accumulates less total weight than the honest chain — even if the raw hash power is equivalent. The attacker would need to dominate multiple hardware ecosystems simultaneously, survive warmup periods, earn ELDER privilege on each algorithm, and still fail because the honest miners' signatures are absent from their fork.

HMP activates in stages: pubkey commitments at block 100, soft sealing at block 300, full HMP with negative proofs at block 500. A runtime kill switch (SPORK_25) allows emergency deactivation if issues arise.

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◆ Masternodes & Governance

Collateralized masternodes provide instant transactions, governance voting, and earn 20% of every block reward.

Two tiers:
• Regular: 10,000 KRGN collateral, 1x voting weight
• Evo (HPMN): 40,000 KRGN collateral, 4x voting weight

Registered on-chain using DIP3 deterministic registration. The masternode list is derived entirely from on-chain transactions — every node computes the same list from the same chain state.

Services (spork-gated, activating once masternode count supports quorum formation):
• InstantSend — locks transaction inputs within seconds
• ChainLocks — finalizes blocks against reorgs via LLMQ quorum signatures

Governance:
Masternode operators submit and vote on proposals. Proposals pass if YES - NO >= max(10, weighted_masternode_count / 10). The governance system also controls the growth fund continuation vote — the 40% growth allocation must be actively renewed every superblock cycle (~23 days) or it burns automatically.

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◆ Block Reward Distribution

Every block's 25 KRGN reward is split five ways:

Recipient	Share	KRGN/Block	Purpose
Growth Fund	40%	10.00	Consensus-locked escrow for exchange listings, partnerships, ecosystem growth
Miners	20%	5.00	PoW block reward
Masternodes	20%	5.00	Network services
Treasury	15%	3.75	Operations (2-of-3 multisig)
Dev / Founders	5%	1.25	Ongoing development

Growth Fund: Locked Until Voted

The 40% growth allocation is consensus-locked. No multisig signer, no team member, no single entity can move these coins. Spending requires the masternode network to approve a specific proposal. Every spend is a public vote. Coins remaining at block 262,800 (~12 months) are burned via OP_RETURN. This is a consensus rule, not a governance decision.

V2 Transition: When the ecosystem is established, the 40% redirects from the growth fund to AI GPU inference participants, turning Kerrigan into a dual-purpose chain: mining secures the network while GPU compute serves AI workloads.

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◆ V2: AI GPU Inference Network

V2 extends Kerrigan from a pure mining chain into a GPU compute network for AI inference. Target: approximately 12 months post-launch.

• GPU operators register on-chain with staking, hardware attestation, and service endpoints
• Inference requests distributed via VRF-based selection weighted by stake and performance
• Verifiable compute with spot-checking and slashing for incorrect results
• 40% of block rewards redirected to AI GPU inference participants, on top of pay-per-inference earnings
• Private LLM access — pay with KRGN, no accounts, no data harvesting, no middlemen

Same GPUs that mine KRGN earn both block rewards and per-call payments for AI inference.

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◆ Exchange

KRGN is listed and trading on NestEx (KRGN/USDT pair).

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◆ Downloads

Ubuntu 24.04 / Debian 13+
Download tar.gz (35 MB)

Ubuntu 20.04 / Debian 11+
Download tar.gz (35 MB)

Windows 10+
Download .zip (46 MB)

All packages include: kerrigan-qt, kerrigand, kerrigan-cli

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◆ Links

Website
Whitepaper
GitHub
Block Explorer
Mining Pool
Discord
Trade on NestEx

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◆ Roadmap

V1 — Launch (Live)
✓ All four mining algorithms from genesis
✓ Per-algo Hivemind difficulty adjustment
✓ Masternodes (10,000 KRGN collateral)
✓ Sapling shielded transactions
✓ Hivemind Protocol (commitments, sealing, negative proofs)
✓ 5-way coinbase split
✓ Exchange listing on NestEx
○ InstantSend & ChainLocks (spork-gated, activating with masternode growth)

V2 — AI GPU Inference Network (~12 months post-launch)
○ On-chain inference provider registration
○ P2P job distribution with VRF-based selection
○ Verifiable compute with slashing
○ Block reward restructure: 40% to AI inference participants
○ Private LLM access via KRGN payments

Post-V2
○ Desktop GUI wallet, light CLI wallet, mobile wallet
○ Additional exchange listings (funded by growth escrow)
○ Cross-chain bridges (wrapped KRGN on EVM chains)

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Fair question, but the numbers don't add up the way you're presenting them.

The dev fund is 5%. The 40% Growth Fund is separate and can only be spent when masternode holders approve proposals through the Hivemind Protocol. The team doesn't have unilateral access to it, that's the whole point of on-chain governance.

Masternodes (20%) are open to anyone with 10,000 KRGN collateral. Miners (20%) are independent. Neither is team-controlled.

No premine. No ICO. Fair launch.

You're welcome to question the allocation model, but calling it a scam while counting community-governed funds and independent network participants as "team control" isn't accurate.

The project seems cool, the idea too, but about 40% for the team seems like a lot. Because they already have the advantage of not needing to buy, I see that it could be a sign of getting rid of the coin, but it could be an impression. If there are locks on the wallets of the founders or team members, it is safer for buyers because it doesn't flood the market with coins and destroy the asset's protection for interested buyers or users.

But the site is very nice, the structure is very cool, but as a crypto investor and trader, there are characteristics that increase the risk, it is more viable to mine initially than to buy, the less the founders have, the better to buy, safer against large sales volumes.

Hey everyone,

I've just published a First Look on Kerrigan Network (KRGN) over at crypto-lowcap.com, an independent media covering privacy coins and lowcap projects since 2016.

https://crypto-lowcap.com/kerrigan-network-krgn-first-look/

The article covers the full project snapshot, the Hivemind Protocol and what makes it technically interesting, the Sapling privacy implementation, tokenomics, mining decentralization, risk radar, and an analyst rating.

A quick note on transparency: after publication, the team reached out with corrections on several factual points (team structure, exchange listings, development progress). Those corrections have been applied directly in the article, and a clearly labeled Editor's Note at the end gives the team a right-of-reply in their own words.

The analytical conclusions are mine and remain unchanged, but the facts should always be right.

Feedback welcome, including from the team.

Rowenta01