[ANN] Paqus – A Minimal Proof-of-Work Blockchain Built in Rust
Paqus is an independent, open-source proof-of-work blockchain focused on simplicity, deterministic consensus, and long-term maintainability.
The project is developed as a non-profit research effort with the goal of building a clean, understandable blockchain implementation without unnecessary protocol complexity.
Highlights• Proof-of-Work using Argon2
• ML-DSA-87 post-quantum transaction signatures
• SHA3-512 hashing
• Canonical Borsh serialization
• Deterministic account-based state
• Fixed transaction fee (2 units)
• Simple monetary policy
• Clean separation between consensus and node implementation
Unlike many modern blockchains, Paqus intentionally keeps the consensus layer minimal. Networking, storage, wallets, RPC, and other runtime services are implemented outside the core protocol, making the consensus engine easier to audit, test, and maintain.
Current StatusPaqus is under active development and should be considered experimental. Consensus rules and public APIs may change before the first stable network release.
Open Source
GitHub:
https://github.com/paqusprotocolContributions are welcome. Whether you're interested in Rust, protocol design, testing, documentation, performance optimization, or security review, we'd be happy to have your help.
CommunityMatrix:
https://matrix.to/#/#paqus:matrix.orgFeedback, questions, suggestions, and code contributions are always appreciated.
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DisclaimerPaqus is an independent, non-profit blockchain research and development project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or officially associated with any other project, company, foundation, token, protocol, or organization using a similar name.
