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WHAT IS KVANTA5?
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KVANTA5 is a proof-of-work blockchain built from a blank page to be quantum-resistant from genesis. Not a fork. Not an upgrade path. Not a testnet. A live mainnet where every transaction ever confirmed — from block 1 — carries an ML-DSA-87 signature under NIST FIPS 204 (2024), the highest security level of the most recently finalized post-quantum signature standard.

No ECDSA key exists anywhere in the KV5 signing path. Not at broadcast, not historically, not retroactively. This is the property that distinguishes KV5 from Bitcoin + BIP-360 (which cannot address historically exposed keys), from QRL Zond (still migrating), and from QANX (no public mainnet).

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COIN SPECIFICATIONS
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Ticker	KV5
Algorithm	SHA-256d (Proof of Work)
Signature scheme	ML-DSA-87 — NIST FIPS 204, Level 5 (2024)
Max supply	231,000,000 KV5
Mineable emission	210,000,000 KV5
Dev fund	21,000,000 KV5 — consensus-enforced, time-locked
Block reward	50 KV5
Halving interval	2,100,000 blocks (~4 years)
Block target	60 seconds
Max block size	32 MB (V2_FRAGMENT propagation protocol)
Difficulty	DGW — 24-block rolling window, ±300% cap
P2P port	55555
RPC port	12345
Mainnet launch	June 1, 2026
Premine	None
ICO	None

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ADDRESS TYPES
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kvqr1... — Native P2QR address. ML-DSA-87 signature, quantum-resistant from day one.
3... — Wrapped P2SH address. Mining pool and legacy software compatibility.

P2QR (Pay-to-Quantum-Resistant) is KV5's native address format, designed for the post-quantum era. The committed program hash binds the public key to the output at creation time — the pubkey is only revealed at spend, and is verified directly against ML-DSA-87 by every full node.

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GENESIS BLOCK
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VERIFIED ON-CHAIN MILESTONES
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All milestones verifiable at https://kvanta5.org/explorer/block-analysis - https://kvanta5.live

Block #283 — First non-coinbase P2QR spend on any live PoW mainnet.
TXID: `62572d2127da3d42afb0b20757edb844b0820851f4d8340cbc7e26954ae6272c`

Block #3102 — 12-input P2QR vault consolidation. Multisig spend path validated.

Block #21797 — 1 → 4,001 P2QR output fanout. 179,323 bytes.
TXID `804b8e7bcea43dbaebe62078f5f28e2df26ceb77a828102c231d598f5634e255`

Block #21798 — 4,000 P2QR inputs → 1 output. ~29 MB block.
First live production proof of the KVANTA5_V2_FRAGMENT protocol.
TXID `9d24c8669da9bcccf05b3eee6cf80a210873ed4a8b5d408da29c64a13c02dbca`

Block #24521 — 715,001 P2QR outputs in a single transaction. ~29.34 MB block.
World's largest known post-quantum signed UTXO transaction on any live proof-of-work chain.
Construction time: ~1.15 hours. Each P2QR input: ~7,268 bytes vs ~108 bytes for P2WPKH.
TXID `abb67b2c05c965080cc19b6d4dcf23d501888e1d87bf4cf4122a50bcee2e6cf8`

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THE DEV FUND — WHAT IT'S FOR
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KV5's 21,000,000 KV5 dev fund is not a team enrichment vehicle. It is a protocol sustainability mechanism with a specific allocation:

• 40% (8,400,000 KV5) — Core protocol development
• 25% (5,250,000 KV5) — Third-party security audits
• 20% (4,200,000 KV5) — Infrastructure
• 15% (3,150,000 KV5) — Legal and compliance

The 21 tranches are hardcoded as P2QR program hashes in src/consensus/devfund.h and enforced by Kvanta5DevFundCoinbaseIsExpected() — called by every full node at block 1. Any miner producing a non-conforming block 1 is rejected by the network. The time-lock interval is 262,800 blocks (~6 months). Full vesting takes ~10 years.

This is not a promise. It is consensus code. The blockchain enforces it.

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TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE
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ML-DSA-87 implementation: Official pqcrystals CRYSTALS-Dilithium reference, compiled with DILITHIUM_MODE=5 hardcoded in CMake — not a runtime flag. DILITHIUM_RANDOMIZED_SIGNING enabled. Key generation uses GetStrongRandBytes() with a sign+verify self-test on every newly created key.

P2QR consensus: CheckSignatureAndProgram() verifies pubkey-to-program hash binding before MLDSA87Verify() is called. Prevents pubkey substitution attacks. Both single-sig and multisig spend formats supported. The newer signer-program multisig format reveals approving pubkeys only at spend time.

KVANTA5_V2_FRAGMENT: Custom P2P fragmentation layer splitting blocks up to 32 MB into 8 MB chunks for reassembly before validation. 5-fragment maximum enforced by compile-time static_assert. Proven in production at block #21798 (29 MB) and block #24521 (29.34 MB).

DGW difficulty: 24-block rolling window, ±300% per-block cap. Validated on Testnet5 against a 125× hashrate cliff (1 PH/s to 8 TH/s). Full organic recovery in ~24 hours with zero developer intervention.

Network layer: BIP324 encrypted P2P transport throughout.

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MINING
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KV5 uses SHA-256d — compatible with any standard SHA-256d miner.


Pool: CKPool

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DOWNLOADS
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GitHub: https://github.com/Kvanta-Organization/Kvanta5-Core


Platform                              Download
Windows Qt Wallet                Kvanta5-1.0.0-Windows-Qt-x86_64.zip
Windows CLI                        Kvanta5-1.0.0-Windows-x86_64.zip
Linux Qt Wallet                     Kvanta5-1.0.0-Linux-Qt-x86_64.tar.gz
Linux CLI                             Kvanta5-1.0.0-Linux-x86_64.tar.gz


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QUICK START (LINUX)
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ROADMAP
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Phase 1 — Foundation ✅ Complete
Genesis block, live mainnet, Qt wallet, P2QR addresses, explorer (kvanta5.live), website (kvanta5.org), Technical Thesis published, competitive audit of all live PQ chains completed.

Phase 2 — Trust Infrastructure (Active)
Third-party security audit contract, PQCA membership application, legal entity formation, NonKYC listing, CoinGecko/CMC listing.

Phase 3 — Market Presence
MEXC self-listing, Chainalysis integration, ElectrumX, web wallet, Umbrel pool app, mid-tier CEX listings.

Phase 4 — Institutional
Ledger hardware wallet integration, Galaxy Digital research outreach, Fireblocks/Anchorage integration conversations, Tier 1 exchange listings.

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COMMUNITY
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Website:  https://www.kvanta5.org/
Explorer: https://kvanta5.org/explorer
              https://kvanta5.live/
GitHub:   https://github.com/Kvanta-Organization/Kvanta5-Core
Discord:  https://discord.gg/qmVwkcU5ju
Reddit:    https://www.reddit.com/r/Kvanta5/
Twitter:   https://x.com/Kvanta5_QR
Mining:   https://1miner.net
              https://www.badgersden.tech
              https://www.blkshirtpool.com
              https://nitropool.net
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What is Kvanta5's long-term vision? Is the goal to become:
a secure long-term store of value,
a payment-focused network,
a post-quantum successor to Bitcoin,
infrastructure for institutions and governments,
or something else entirely?
Also, what milestones would you consider necessary for Kvanta5 to reach that vision?

Don't get me wrong, I like what I'm seeing here, it's just that I'm trying to figure out where this belongs.

Edit: Setting up was a breeze!

Glad setup was straightforward.

The honest answer: KV5 is a quantum-resistant reserve asset — closer in philosophy to store of value and institutional settlement infrastructure than to a payment network.

The reasoning is straightforward. Bitcoin is the world's most trusted store of value. Its one structural vulnerability is that ECDSA and Schnorr signatures break completely under Shor's algorithm on a sufficiently capable quantum computer. Every address that has ever published its public key on-chain — which is most of them — is retroactively vulnerable once that threshold is crossed. BIP-360 addresses this partially for new transactions but cannot fix the historical exposure.

KV5 was built specifically to be the chain where that problem doesn't exist — not as a future upgrade, but from block 1. Every transaction ever confirmed on KV5 uses ML-DSA-87 under NIST FIPS 204 (2024), the highest security level of the most recently ratified post-quantum signature standard. No ECDSA key exists anywhere in the signing path. Not historically, not retroactively.

So where does it belong?

Near term: A sound money alternative for holders who want quantum-resistant PoW security today — miners, early adopters, and technically literate holders who understand what the NIST 2024 standard means and don't want to wait for Bitcoin's migration timeline.

Medium term: The settlement layer that institutions reach for when their compliance teams start asking whether digital asset holdings are quantum-resistant. Canada's April 2026 PQC mandate, NIST NSM-10, and the EU quantum readiness framework create a compliance deadline that is already moving. KV5 is the only live PoW chain that answers that question cleanly.

Long term: If the quantum threat materialises on the timelines that Google, IBM, and the BIS Project Leap researchers are projecting (2029–2035), KV5 is positioned as the chain that was ready — not the chain that migrated. That distinction has permanent value.

Just started mining it about an hour ago and set up the node this morning.
Nice to start on a new coin with small miners. They might actually have a chance to hit some blocks.

I've worked with the dev on a couple other projects/coins and to a noob like me it's been a pleasure and an awesome learning experience.  The culmination of that has been to build a chkpool style pool where for as long as I can maintain the costs for me I plan to run Kv5 and others with a 0% fee for solo mining. No PPLNS yet but when it becomes an absolute necessity I plan to add it but there will be a dev fee on PPLNS in the hopes to incentive miners to stay solo minded and diversification.

Check out https://blkshirtpool.com and let me know if you have any issues mining.  Best to find me on the Kv5 discord where I am not far from seeing.  Known issues right now I'm working on is the ability to a whatsminer asic to actually connect.  Other than that so far user experiences seem to be very positive.

NETWORK UPDATE — July 4, 2026

Something important happened while we were mining.

On June 22, 2026 — three weeks after KV5's genesis block — the Trump administration signed two binding executive orders:

• All US federal agencies must migrate to ML-DSA by 2030
• Every federal agency must designate a named PQC migration lead and maintain a full cryptographic inventory
• High-value assets begin migrating immediately
• Federal contractors and vendors selling into the US government market face the same requirement

ML-DSA is the signature scheme securing every transaction on this chain — from block 1, June 1, 2026.

The United States federal government and the KV5 blockchain made the same cryptographic decision. One made it by executive order with a 2030 deadline. The other made it at genesis.

KV5 is the only live PoW chain running the algorithm the US government just mandated for all federal systems — with a known team, a consensus-enforced audit fund, and on-chain proof of production-scale ML-DSA-87 transactions.

The thesis just got a government co-signer.

Full technical thesis: https://www.kvanta5.org

Kvanta5’s blockchain growth is driven primarily by the size of its native ML-DSA-87 transaction signatures.
A typical P2QR input occupies approximately 7,260 bytes, compared with roughly 69 bytes for a P2WPKH signature—approximately 105 times larger.
This storage requirement is an explicit and expected consequence of providing Level 5 post-quantum transaction security directly at the settlement layer.



Live Chain Data — Measured, Not Estimated
After 43 days of operation, with minimal ordinary user activity, the Kvanta5 mainnet recorded the following:

-Average block size: approximately 3.09 KB
-Chain data stored after 43 days: approximately 235 MB
-Average growth: approximately 5.47 MB per day
-Projected baseline storage at current activity: approximately 2.0 GB after one year and 10 GB after five years

Current activity consists primarily of Coinbase transactions, mining-pool payouts, and deliberate mainnet demonstration transactions. The network remains otherwise largely unused, making these figures representative of Kvanta5’s baseline storage growth.

Projected Growth at an Average of 100 P2QR Transactions per Block

| Timeframe         |  Raw Chain Data              |     Estimated Storage With RocksDB Overhead |
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| 1 Year                  Approximately 317 GB           Approximately 412 GB
| 5 Years                Approximately 1.59 TB           Approximately 2.06 TB

These projections represent sustained transaction activity and are intentionally presented separately from the near-empty-chain baseline.

Verified Mainnet Block-Capacity Demonstration — Block 24,521

Block 24,521 was mined on June 20, 2026, as a deliberate demonstration of Kvanta5’s settlement capacity. The block contained three transactions, including one demonstration transaction with 715,001 outputs.
-Block size: 30.77 MB
-Maximum block size: 32 MB
-Capacity utilized: 91.7%
-Outputs in the demonstration transaction: 715,001

The transaction demonstrated both Kvanta5’s block capacity and P2QR’s ability to distribute funds securely to an exceptionally large number of recipients in a single settlement operation.
This capability supports Kvanta5’s intended role as an institutional-grade settlement Layer 1 for large-scale government payroll, corporate payroll, business-to-business payments, treasury distributions, grants, benefits, and other high-volume financial disbursements protected by post-quantum cryptography.

At Kvanta5’s one-minute block interval, processing one transaction of this scale in every block would provide a theoretical capacity of approximately 1,029,600,000 recipient outputs per day.


Pruning operates on Kvanta5 in substantially the same manner as it does on Bitcoin. A pruned node fully downloads and validates the blockchain, maintains the current UTXO set and required chainstate data, and then deletes older block files once they are no longer required for local validation. This substantially reduces long-term storage requirements while allowing the node to independently validate new blocks and transactions. The primary tradeoff is that a pruned node cannot provide the complete historical blockchain to new peers, explorers, or other services that require archival data.

For users who primarily need to validate the network, maintain a wallet, and transact independently, a pruned Kvanta5 node remains viable on modest hardware. Multi-terabyte storage requirements primarily apply to archival infrastructure, including mining pools, exchanges, block explorers, wallet-service operators, seed infrastructure, and organizations that require permanent access to the complete transaction history.

oh you know this dev with 13 posts from other projects? okay

the scheme relies on repeatedly launching fake currencies and rapidly fast-tracking the process to collect funds before the victims discover the truth.