v2.3 Protocol Specification
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Protocol Specification

Complete technical reference for Soqucoin's consensus parameters, staged activation schedule, and cryptographic components.

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Key Parameters

Block Time
1 min
DigiShield v3
Initial Reward
500K
SOQ per block
Halving
100K
blocks (~69 days)
Terminal
10K
perpetual emission
Premine
0
100% mined
Chain ID
0x5351
AuxPoW "SQ"

Performance vs Traditional Blockchains

Soqucoin trades minimal verification overhead for NIST-standardized quantum resistance. With LatticeFold+ activation, performance rivals or exceeds classical chains.

Blockchain Algorithm Sig Size Verify Time Quantum Safe
Bitcoin ECDSA/secp256k1 71 B ~50 µs ❌ No
Litecoin ECDSA/secp256k1 71 B ~50 µs ❌ No
Dogecoin ECDSA/secp256k1 71 B ~50 µs ❌ No
Soqucoin Dilithium ML-DSA-44 2,420 B 175 µs ✅ Yes
Soqucoin (LatticeFold+) Recursive SNARK ~1.4 KB 0.68-0.75 ms (512-sig batch) ✅ Yes
Current Overhead
3.5×
Dilithium vs ECDSA
Post-LatticeFold
>100×
faster block verification
Light Client Sync
O(1)
recursive proof verification

Academic Foundation

Based on peer-reviewed research: CRYSTALS-Dilithium (NIST FIPS 204, Ducas et al. 2018), Bulletproofs++ (Chung et al. 2022), LatticeFold (Boneh, Chen 2024), and Nova/HyperNova (Kothapalli et al. 2022/2023).

Privacy Technology Comparison

Stage 3 Lattice-BP Hybrid is projected to match or exceed leading privacy chains while providing quantum resistance.

Blockchain Privacy Tech Proof Size Verify (64 TX) Quantum Safe
Monero Bulletproofs+ (RingCT) ~0.5 KB ~96 ms ❌ No
Zcash Groth16 zk-SNARK ~0.2 KB ~128 ms ❌ No
Soqucoin v1.0 BP++ (current) ~0.6 KB ~260 ms ⚠️ Partial*
Soqucoin Stage 3 Lattice-BP Hybrid ~0.3 KB ~8-15 ms (proj.) ✅ Yes

*Current BP++ uses secp256k1 (classical) for range proofs. Signature layer (Dilithium) is PQ-secure. Full quantum resistance requires Stage 3 (v0.22 softfork).

Throughput Comparison (TPS)

Soqucoin's TPS is comparable to other PoW chains. LatticeFold+ reduces validator workload 100×, not raw TPS (which is limited by block size and time).

Blockchain Consensus TPS Privacy Quantum Safe
Bitcoin PoW (SHA-256) ~7 ❌ ❌
Litecoin PoW (Scrypt) ~56 ✅ MWEB (Opt-In) ❌
Dogecoin PoW (Scrypt) ~40 ❌ ❌
Monero PoW (RandomX) ~7-30 ✅ Mandatory ❌
Zcash PoW (Equihash) ~27 ✅ Opt-In ❌
Algorand Pure PoS ~1,000-10,000 ❌ ⚠️ Partial*
Solana PoH + PoS ~3,000-65,000 ❌ ❌
Soqucoin (Genesis) PoW (Scrypt) ~19 ⚠️ Opt-In (Partial) ✅ Dilithium
Soqucoin (All Stages) PoW (Scrypt) ~40-70* ✅ Opt-In (Full PQ) ✅ Full Stack

*Algorand uses FALCON for state proofs (quantum-safe) but Ed25519 for consensus (classical). Soqucoin Stage 3+ TPS is projected based on smaller proof sizes.

What LatticeFold+ Actually Does

LatticeFold+ doesn't increase raw TPS—it dramatically reduces node verification workload:

682,000
sigs verified/sec
<2ms
block verification
100×
faster node sync
O(1)
light client proofs

Staged Activation Schedule

Novel cryptographic features activate at predetermined block heights. Privacy features are opt-in for regulatory compliance.

Genesis Block 0 • Q1 2026
Dilithium ML-DSA-44 signatures, PAT aggregation, AuxPoW merged mining, PQ Wallet — Post-quantum foundation
Stage 1: Bulletproofs++ (Opt-In) Height 50,000 • +~35 days
Optional privacy range proofs (secp256k1-zkp) — users choose to enable confidential transactions
Stage 2: LatticeFold+ Height 100,000 • +~69 days
Batch verification (~150x speedup) — 512 signatures in 0.68ms
Stage 3: Lattice-BP Hybrid (Opt-In) Future Softfork • v0.22
Full PQ confidential transactions — user-optional via MWEB-style extension blocks with view key disclosure
Stage 4: Solana Bridge Future • Q4 2026
Cross-chain SOQ ↔ pSOQ integration

Tokenomics

100% Fair Launch

No premine. No ICO. No founder allocation. No treasury. All SOQ is distributed through proof-of-work mining.

Block Range Reward per Block Cumulative Supply
0 - 100,000 500,000 SOQ 50 billion SOQ
100,001 - 200,000 250,000 SOQ 75 billion SOQ
200,001 - 300,000 125,000 SOQ 87.5 billion SOQ
300,001 - 400,000 62,500 SOQ 93.75 billion SOQ
400,001 - 500,000 31,250 SOQ 96.875 billion SOQ
500,001 - 600,000 15,625 SOQ 98.4375 billion SOQ
600,001+ 10,000 SOQ (perpetual) ~5.26B SOQ/year

Cryptographic Components

Dilithium (ML-DSA-44) NIST FIPS 204

Standard NIST Level 2
Signature Size 2,420 bytes
Public Key 1,312 bytes
Verification ~0.175ms

Bulletproofs++ Elements/Blockstream

Library secp256k1-zkp
Proof Size ~675 bytes
Verification ~4.6ms
Security 128-bit classical
⚠️ v1.0 Privacy Status: Amounts remain plaintext. Full CT in Stage 3.

LatticeFold+ ePrint 2025/247

Batch Size 512 signatures
Proof Size ~1.38 KB
Verification ~0.75ms (VPS verified)
Speedup ~150x

PAT Aggregation

Proof Structure 100 bytes
Batch (1024 sigs) ~0.67ms
Space Savings 25,600×
Security SHA-256 binding

Consensus Limits

Parameter Limit Type Source
Block Weight 4,000,000 Consensus Inherited
Block Sigops 80,000 Consensus Inherited
Block Verify Cost 80,000 Consensus Novel
LatticeFold per Block 10 Consensus Novel
Proof Bytes per Block 256 KB Consensus Novel
Min Relay Fee 0.001 SOQ/kB Policy Modified
Dust Limit 0.01 SOQ Policy Modified
Coinbase Maturity 240 blocks Consensus Inherited

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Last updated: January 5, 2026 • Specification Tag: Mainnet Candidate v1.0