IronDAG is an industrial-strength Layer 1 blockchain built for the post-quantum era — combining GhostDAG parallel consensus with BraidCore dual-stream mining and full EVM compatibility.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Ticker | $IDAG |
| Max Supply | 10,000,000,000 IDAG (10B); 70% mining, 30% genesis (vested) |
| Chain ID | 11567 |
| Consensus | GhostDAG (BlockDAG — parallel block production) |
| Mining | BraidCore: Stream A (Blake3, ~10s, 50 IDAG) + Stream B (B3MemHash, ~5s, 25 IDAG) |
| Smart Contracts | Full EVM compatibility via SputnikVM |
| Security | NIST FIPS 203 ML-KEM-768 · FIPS 204 ML-DSA-65 · FIPS 205 SLH-DSA |
| Fee Model | 50% of transaction fees burned per block |
BraidCore is IronDAG's dual-stream parallel mining architecture. Two independent PoW streams cross-reference each other at the parent level, braiding into a single GhostDAG consensus layer:
| Stream | Algorithm | Target Block Time | Reward | Hardware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stream A | Blake3 | ~10 seconds | 50 IDAG | CPU / GPU |
| Stream B | B3MemHash (SIMD, 256KB memory-hard) | ~5 seconds | 25 IDAG | CPU (memory-bound) |
Both streams are actively mining on testnet. Full GPU / ASIC differentiation is planned for mainnet.
- GhostDAG Consensus — DAG-based consensus allowing parallel block production with blue-score finality
- EVM Compatible — Deploy Solidity contracts, use MetaMask, ethers.js, Foundry
- SIMD-Accelerated Mining — AVX2/SSE2 optimized B3MemHash for Stream B
- Post-Quantum Ready — Full NIST PQC stack: ML-KEM-768 (FIPS 203) key exchange, ML-DSA-65 (FIPS 204) signatures, SLH-DSA (FIPS 205) hash-based signatures
- Verkle State Proofs — Wide 256-way branching tree with KZG polynomial commitments for O(1) stateless verification
- Account Abstraction (ERC-4337) — Smart contract wallets with flexible signature schemes and gas sponsorship
- Privacy Layer — Feature-gated confidential transactions with zk-SNARK dual commitments
- Parallel EVM Execution — Multi-threaded transaction execution with conflict detection and automatic retry
- Horizontal Sharding — Phase 1–6 complete; cross-shard transaction routing and unified stream sources
- Gossip Protocol — Seen-set deduplication, random fanout relay, compact blocks, latency-aware routing
- Desktop Wallet — Tauri-based native wallet for Windows, macOS, and Linux
- Rust 1.75+ (Install)
- protoc (Protocol Buffers compiler): Install on Windows
- Node.js 18+ (for the explorer and tooling)
- Foundry (optional, for Solidity tests): Install Forge on Windows
After cloning, run the setup script to enable git hooks (prevents accidental IP leaks in docs):
# Linux/macOS
bash scripts/setup-dev.sh
# Windows (PowerShell)
.\scripts\setup-dev.ps1git clone https://github.com/RunTimeAdmin/IronDAG.git
cd IronDAG/irondag-blockchain
cargo build --release
cargo run --release --bin node -- --port 9090To stop all IronDAG processes and free ports for rebuilds:
.\scripts\stop_local_nodes.ps1| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Network Name | IronDAG Testnet |
| RPC URL | http://localhost:8546 |
| Chain ID | 11567 |
| Currency Symbol | IDAG |
Network & Discovery:
--port <PORT>— P2P port (default: 8080)--rpc-port <PORT>— JSON-RPC port (default: 8546)--bootstrap-peer <ADDR>— Initial peer (IP:PORT)--advertise <ADDR>— Public address for P2P handshake--max-peers <N>— Peer limit (default: 50)
Mining:
--miner-address <HEX>— Reward address (40 hex chars, optional 0x prefix)--disable-mining— Start without mining--single-stream— Mine Stream A only--enable-stream-c— Enable ZK proving stream (experimental)
Security & TLS:
--tls-cert <PATH>— TLS certificate for HTTPS RPC--tls-key <PATH>— TLS private key--data-dir <PATH>— Blockchain data directory
Chain Configuration:
--chain-id <ID>— EIP-155 chain ID (default: 11567)--genesis-file <PATH>— Custom genesis allocations (JSON)
Run irondag-node --help for the full reference.
IronDAG/
├── irondag-blockchain/ # Rust blockchain node
│ └── src/
│ ├── blockchain/ # Core blockchain logic
│ ├── consensus/ # GhostDAG consensus
│ ├── evm/ # EVM integration (SputnikVM)
│ ├── mining/ # BraidCore mining (Stream A + B)
│ ├── network/ # P2P networking (QUIC + Noise)
│ ├── sharding/ # Horizontal sharding
│ ├── security/ # Rule-based fraud detection
│ └── rpc/ # JSON-RPC API
├── irondag-explorer/ # React+Vite block explorer
├── irondag-desktop/ # Tauri desktop wallet
├── contracts/ # Solidity smart contracts
├── brand-assets/ # Logos, banners, icons
└── docs/ # Documentation
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Whitepaper | Technical vision and architecture |
| Tokenomics | $IDAG economics: 10B supply, 70/30 split, BraidCore emission, fee burn |
| API Reference | JSON-RPC API (30+ methods, irondag_ namespace) |
| Node Setup | Running a node |
| MetaMask Guide | Wallet connection |
| Wiki | Full documentation |
Two-node public testnet with both BraidCore streams active:
| Component | Details |
|---|---|
| Nodes | Primary miner + sync node |
| Explorer | https://explorer.irondag.io |
| Faucet | 10 IDAG per request (enabled) |
| P2P Transport | QUIC with ML-KEM-768 (FIPS 203) post-quantum key exchange |
| Component | Status |
|---|---|
| Core Blockchain (GhostDAG + BraidCore) | ✅ Operational |
| Stream A Mining (Blake3) | ✅ Active on testnet |
| Stream B Mining (B3MemHash) | ✅ Active on testnet |
| EVM (SputnikVM) | ✅ Full Ethereum compatibility |
| Parallel EVM Execution | ✅ Multi-threaded with conflict detection |
| Verkle State Proofs | ✅ KZG commitments, O(1) stateless verification |
| P2P (Noise Protocol XX) | ✅ Encrypted, all 6 hardening items complete |
| JSON-RPC API | ✅ 30+ methods, irondag_ namespace, TLS |
| gRPC API | ✅ v1 + v2 (3.3x faster binary-optimized) |
| MetaMask / Web3 | ✅ Native compatibility |
| Horizontal Sharding | ✅ Phase 1–6 complete |
| Account Abstraction (ERC-4337) | ✅ Complete |
| Privacy Layer | ✅ Feature-flagged (--privacy-* flags) |
| ZK Proving (Stream C) | |
| Block Explorer | ✅ Live at explorer.irondag.io |
| Desktop Wallet | ✅ v0.2.0 — encrypted keystore, auto-updater |
| External Security Audit | Pending |
Note: This is alpha/testnet software. Not production-ready.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Max Supply | 10,000,000,000 IDAG |
| Mining Emission | 70% (~30-year smooth decay) |
| Genesis (vested) | 30% — Ecosystem 8%, IKO 7%, Team 5%, Dev 4%, Liquidity 3%, Marketing 2%, Treasury 1% |
| TGE Circulating | ~1.4% of supply |
| Fee Burn | 50% of transaction fees per block |
See TOKENOMICS.md for full allocations, vesting schedule, and IKO details.
Contributions are welcome. Please see CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, and SECURITY.md.
- Website: irondag.io
- Twitter/X: @DevIronDAG
- Explorer: explorer.irondag.io
- GitHub: RunTimeAdmin/IronDAG
Business Source License 1.1 — see LICENSE.
Converts to Apache License 2.0 on April 1, 2030.
Copyright © 2024–2026 IronDAG
Built with Rust | EVM Compatible | Post-Quantum Ready
Created by David Cooper — CCIE #11567