Stagenet & L1 auditcomplete
Full node, wallet, and consensus on stagenet. Halborn assessment complete: 30 findings, all remediated. Genesis block with native ML-DSA-44 signatures.
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Post-quantum from the genesis block.
Most chains will need to migrate their signature scheme when quantum computers arrive. Soqucoin was built with NIST FIPS 204 (ML-DSA-44) from day one. No migration, no emergency fork, no exposed keys. That architectural decision is the thesis.
- Signature
- ML-DSA-44 (FIPS 204, Dilithium)
- Consensus
- Scrypt PoW + AuxPoW merge-mining
- Patent applications filed
- 20 provisionals
- Audit
- Halborn, 30 findings, all remediated
- Entity
- Soqucoin Labs Inc. (New York)
- Stagenet height
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§ 01 — The thesis
The cryptographic foundation of every major blockchain (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana) is ECDSA or Ed25519. Both are broken by Shor's algorithm on a sufficiently large quantum computer. The industry consensus is to migrate when the threat materializes, but migration means coordinating billions of dollars in key material, wallet software, and exchange infrastructure under pressure.
Soqucoin takes the opposite position: build the post-quantum signature into the genesis block, so there is nothing to migrate. Every address, every transaction, every UTXO is quantum-safe from the start. The protocol uses ML-DSA-44 (NIST FIPS 204, formerly Dilithium), the same standard the U.S. federal government mandates for post-quantum digital signatures.
The mining layer is deliberately conventional. It runs Scrypt proof-of-work, the same algorithm as Litecoin and Dogecoin, so SOQ can merge-mine with the existing LTC/DOGE hashrate at zero additional cost. The innovation is in the transaction layer, not the mining algorithm.
§ 02 — Security posture
- Digital signature
- ● ML-DSA-44 (NIST FIPS 204): 1,312-byte public key, 2,420-byte signature
- Witness format
- Witness v1: [sig₂₄₂₀ ‖ 0x01, 0x00 ‖ pubkey₁₃₁₂]
- Address scheme
- Bech32m (ssq1p…), hash of the lattice public key
- Security audit
- Halborn, 30 findings, all remediated
- Patent applications
- 20 provisionals (post-quantum wallet, bridge, compliance tooling)
- Codebase
- Based on Dogecoin Core, with its own genesis block and network
Honest framing: Halborn’s assessment reviewed 16,000+ lines of post-quantum code (the Dilithium integration, the PAT batch-verification primitive, wallet cryptography, and AuxPoW merge-mining) and even surfaced a heap-overflow in the upstream NIST PQC reference implementation. All 30 findings were remediated, and the team gated mainnet launch on the assessment (read the Halborn case study). Stagenet is the current operational network, not yet production-grade for high-value custody.
§ 03 — Supply & tokenomics
- Emission model
- Fixed issuance over 4 epochs (3 halvings), then perpetual tail
- Initial block reward
- 100,000 SOQ / block
- Halving interval
- ~174 days (250,000 blocks)
- Perpetual tail
- 2,500 SOQ / block from block 1,000,000 (about 23 months in)
- Block time
- 60 seconds (1,440 blocks/day)
- Daily emission (initial)
- ~144 million SOQ
- Daily emission (tail)
- ~3.6 million SOQ
- Head supply
- ~46.875 billion SOQ mined before the tail begins
- No hard cap
- Perpetual tail emission, incentivizes mining security indefinitely
SOQ's issuance is fixed in the consensus rules: a decreasing schedule with a perpetual tail and no hard cap. There is no pre-mine and no team allocation; all SOQ is distributed through proof-of-work mining.
§ 04 — Roadmap
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Developer platformlive
TypeScript SDK, in-browser ML-DSA-44 signing, public gateway (gateway.soqu.org), and one-click playground. Build, sign, and broadcast without installing anything.
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Mining infrastructurelive
SOQUPOOL production mining pool, Active/Active/Active across 3 continents (Hillsboro, Nuremberg, Singapore). PPLNS payouts, 1.69% fee.
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Mainnet genesisQ3 2026
Production mainnet launch. Exchange listings and merge-mining activation with LTC/DOGE pools. The path from pSOQ to SOQ is in legal review and details will be published when it is complete.
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USDSOQ stablecoinpreview
Stablecoin issuance technology built into the Soqucoin protocol for licensed issuers: witness-v5 mint and burn with authority-signed issuance. Soqucoin Labs is not an issuer and holds no reserves. USDSOQ is not active on mainnet.
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Lightning Layer 2preview
eLTOO payment channels with ML-DSA-44 for instant, low-fee settlement. Watchtower and self-custody canary proven on stagenet; SDK and Builders League templates live.
§ 05 — Team & ecosystem
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Soqucoin Labs Inc.New York
The commercial arm building enterprise infrastructure, Layer 2 solutions, and developer tooling. 228 Park Ave S, PMB 85451, New York, NY 10003.
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Soqucoin FoundationWyoming nonprofit
The independent governance body responsible for protocol stewardship, community grants, and long-term network sustainability. Registered in Wyoming.
HalbornSecurity audit
Tier-1 blockchain security firm. Reviewed 16,000+ lines of post-quantum code (consensus, wallet cryptography, the Dilithium integration, and AuxPoW); 30 findings, all remediated.
PQCAT.IOPost-quantum compliance
Post-quantum cryptographic assessment tool, an enterprise on-ramp for organizations migrating to NIST-standard quantum-safe algorithms. Scanner, scoring engine, and compliance reporting.
SOQUPOOLMining infrastructure
Production mining pool running a three-node Active/Active/Active architecture across Hillsboro (US), Nuremberg (EU), and Singapore (APAC).
§ 06 — Buy SOQ
SOQ is the native coin of the Soqucoin network, mined through Scrypt proof-of-work. Post-mainnet, SOQ will be available on centralized exchanges.
pSOQ is a token on Solana. The path from pSOQ to SOQ is in legal review and details will be published when it is complete.
- Native coin
- SOQ — mined via Scrypt PoW, available on centralized exchanges post-mainnet
- pSOQ
- A token on Solana. The path from pSOQ to SOQ is in legal review and details will be published when it is complete.