Subject: [ANN] Keryx – A Decentralized PoW BlockDAG for Verifiable AI Inference

[Keryx_Labs123]

Welcome to Keryx.

Keryx is a live, mainnet proof‑of‑work BlockDAG (GHOSTDAG, 10 blocks/sec) that embeds AI inference directly into consensus. Miners do not just hash – they compute. Every block carries an Optimistic Proof of Inference (OPoI) commitment, turning otherwise idle GPU cycles into verifiable, economically secured intelligence.

No oracles. No trusted committees. No API keys. The chain is the oracle.

Why Mine Keryx?

Hybrid workload – PoW hashing (KeryxHash) + optional LLM inference (TinyLlama, DeepSeek‑R1, LLaMA‑3.3).


20% block reward escrow – Honest miners recover the full reward after the challenge window (~1 hour). Dishonest behavior is slashed to challengers.

No ASIC advantage – KeryxHash is GPU‑friendly (memory‑hard + ARX mixing). Consumer NVIDIA/AMD cards compete effectively.

Real demand – Users pay inference_reward (0.5‑4.0 KRX per request) + fees to miners who run models.

Burn‑driven scarcity – All transaction fees (min 0.3 KRX) are destroyed. Over 9% of mined KRX already burned.


Key Network Parameters
 

Parameter                                    Value

Block rate                           10 blocks/second

Block reward (now)           ~5.4 KRX (halves every 4 years)

OPoI escrow                        20% of block subsidy

Challenge window                36,000 blocks (~1 hour)

Max supply                         ~9.9 billion KRX + tail emission

Mainnet launch                   May 10, 2026

How Mining Works – Simple & Profitable
    1.Run the miner – keryx-miner (Rust, CUDA/OpenCL).

    2.Choose a model (optional) – Declare capabilities in coinbase to earn inference rewards.

    3.Mine blocks – Solve KeryxHash, include AI requests if you run the matching model.

    4.Earn KRX – 75% paid immediately, 20% locked in escrow, claimable after ~1 hour (minus 0.3 KRX burn).

    5.Stay honest – Automated challengers watch the chain; fraud leads to escrow slashing.

OPoI – Why Honest Mining Wins
    1.Every block carries a deterministic, fixed‑point MLP commitment.

    2.If a miner cheats, anyone can submit an AiChallenge – the node re‑executes the commitment and slashes the escrow to the challenger.

    3.Challengers are permissionless – you can run the lightweight keryx-challenger daemon on a CPU and earn slashed funds.

    4.Result: Expected value of fraud is negative as long as one honest challenger exists.

Supported Hardware & Models

Model                                      VRAM                               Use case TinyLlama-1.1B (optional)       ~2 GB                          Low‑resource / test DeepSeek-R1-8B (default)       ~8 GB                           General inference DeepSeek-R1-32B (--high)      ~22 GB                              Higher quality LLaMA-3.3-70B (--high)          ~48 GB                    Best‑in‑class (multiple GPUs)

Economic Snapshot
Current circulating supply:  0.090 B KRX
Mined so far:                     0.083 B KRX
Burned fees:                      6.62 M KRX (7.93% of mined)

Block reward now → ~5.4 KRX

75% (4.05 KRX) → miner immediately

20% (1.08 KRX) → escrow, claimable after ~1h (net 0.78 KRX after 0.3 KRX burn)

5% → protocol treasury

Transaction fee – 0.3 KRX minimum, 100% burned.

Inference reward – paid by users (0.5‑4.0 KRX + token surcharge) to miners who serve the request.

How to Start Mining Keryx
    1. Get the software
    Node: keryxd (Rust) – https://github.com/Keryx-Labs/keryx-node/releases

    Miner: keryx-miner (CUDA/OpenCL) – https://github.com/Keryx-Labs/keryx-miner/releases

    2. Configure your wallet
    Generate a Keryx address (prefix keryx:...).
    Set your escrow public key in the miner config (or let the miner generate one).

    3. Join a pool or solo mine
    Pools that register an escrow key earn the full 20% escrow.
    Non‑participating pools burn that 20% – a strong incentive to upgrade.

    4. Run the miner
    bash
    ./keryx-miner --mining-address your_keryx_address

    5. Monitor your earnings
    Explorer: https://keryx-labs.com/explorer

Roadmap – Already Live
Phase      Status              Features
1           ✅ Done           Rebrand, KeryxHash, OPoI tags, TinyLlama, explorer
2           ✅ Done           20% escrow, challenge tx, fraud proof, challenger daemon, fee burn
3           ✅ Done           Multi‑model (4 models), IPFS storage, capability announcement, CUDA inference
4           🔜 Next           Ethereum/Solana bridges, encrypted prompts, on‑chain agents

Community & Links
Website: https://keryx-labs.com/

Explorer: https://keryx-labs.com/explorer

GitHub: https://github.com/Keryx-Labs

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/U9eDmBUKTF

Twitter/X: @Keryx_Labs   https://x.com/Keryx_Labs
Telegram: https://t.me/keryx_labs

Why Mine Now?
    Early emission – Block reward is still near genesis level (5.4 KRX). Next halving in 2028.

    Low competition – Network hashrate is growing, but GPU miners can still get a good share.

    Dual income – PoW reward + inference fees from AI requests.

    Burn effect – Constant fee destruction makes KRX deflationary over time.

    Real utility – On‑chain agents, uncensored inference, cross‑chain oracles – not another meme coin.

Keryx is not a smart contract platform with an AI plugin.
The inference is the consensus. The miners are the models. The chain is the oracle.

Join us. Mine intelligence.

— Keryx Labs Team
Mainnet active since May 10, 2026

For technical questions, refer to the full whitepaper (1.1)https://keryx-labs.com/whitepaper or ask in our Discordhttps://discord.com/invite/U9eDmBUKTF. Happy mining!