QSDM

QSDM (Quantum-Secure Dynamic Mesh ledger) is a ledger with post-quantum (ML-DSA-87) wallet signatures and a two-tier node model — CPU-only validators are designed to run the PoE + BFT consensus, and miners run an additive, Mesh3D-tied Proof-of-Work that mints the native coin, Cell (CELL). Consumers use QSDM Hive (Windows/Linux) for wallets, signed tasks, NVIDIA mining, and Mother Hive edge pools. Operators use Core plus optional home gateway, tray monitor, and attestation sidecars.

Wallet transactions are signed with ML-DSA-87 (NIST FIPS 204, via Cloudflare CIRCL) — the standardised post-quantum signature scheme. It is designed so that signatures made today stay unforgeable even against a future cryptographically relevant quantum computer.

Latest tagged ledger release: v0.4.3. Public site: qsdm.tech.

Network status

QSDM is a public pilot network (pre-mainnet). Today:

• Blocks come from a single block producer during recovery; a backup node follows the chain. Live peer count and consensus flags are published at /api/v1/status and qsdm.tech/network.html.
• CELL wallet transactions (Hive, web wallet, qsdmcli) are signed with ML-DSA-87. The generic peer-to-peer transaction verifier still also accepts Ed25519 signatures.
• Signed consensus messages are supported in the node but not yet active (signed_consensus_active: false).
• Proof-of-Entanglement: every node checks each transfer's ML-DSA-87 signature under the sender's own key. The parent rules (each transfer names committed earlier transactions) are enforced on the public pilot from block 816,600 (11 October 2026; consensus_auth.poe_active in /api/v1/status). See PROOF_OF_ENTANGLEMENT.md.
• GPU mining (NVIDIA today) is open to enrolled QSDM Hive miners.
• Consensus signing, independent validators, a published migration manifest for mainnet and an independent external audit are on the roadmap. Until those gates close, treat the chain as a pilot, not a mainnet (see TREASURY_POLICY.md §9).
• Max supply is 90,000,000 CELL, all from mining. There is no genesis treasury and no premine of any kind. Transaction fees are burned (credited to no account) until independent validators produce blocks. See GENESIS_POLICY_v1.0.md (ratified by the owner, awaiting signature and counsel review).

What is running (October 2026)

• Core: release hardened-legacy-20261002-d7ffcd4-hl2, built from this repository's QSDM/source (d7ffcd4 plus the recovery patches and the HL1/HL2 hardened-legacy mining work listed in the changelog). The chain was stopped on 2026-09-22 and restarted on 2026-09-27; public mining reopened on 2026-10-02.
• Mining: NVIDIA GPU miners enrolled through QSDM Hive, in time-boxed public windows with per-owner limits. The node accepts owner-signed (ML-DSA-87 operator_sig) proofs, and each window's configuration decides whether the signature is required.
• Hive: 1.4.21 for Windows and Linux, from qsdm.tech/downloads/hive-v2/. Hive 1.4.21 signs mining proofs with the unlocked Hive wallet automatically. Moving from 1.4.20 (Windows) or 1.4.17 (Linux) is a one-time manual install from the download page.

Rebrand notice. Folder names such as apps/qsdm-landing/ and configuration identifiers (qsdm.* configs, QSDM_* env vars, X-QSDM-* headers) continue to work during the deprecation window. See QSDM/docs/docs/REBRAND_NOTES.md for the full migration table.

Repository layout

Path	What it is
QSDM/	Ledger node — Go implementation (consensus, storage, ML-DSA-87 signatures, wallet/token/mining/governance/bridge APIs). Native coin is Cell (CELL).
QSDM/docs/docs/	User-facing documentation: API reference, mining protocol, node-role split, quickstarts, tokenomics, roadmap.
QSDM/deploy/landing/	Production website served at qsdm.tech (marketing pages, docs SPA, wallet WASM, explorer, audit, trust).
apps/	Products and sidecars that use the node but are not required to run the core ledger.
apps/qsdm-hive/	QSDM Hive desktop client (CELL wallets, tasks, mining, edge).
apps/qsdm-edge-agent/	Edge Agent / Relay / Edge Control utilities for Mother Hive pools.
apps/qsdm-tray-monitor/	Windows tray health monitor for the local home stack.
apps/qsdm-nvidia-ngc/	Optional NVIDIA NGC GPU attestation sidecar — opt-in, per-operator API policy, not a consensus rule. See NVIDIA_LOCK_CONSENSUS_SCOPE.md.
apps/qsdm-landing/	Legacy marketing stub. Prefer QSDM/deploy/landing/ for the live site.

Start here

• Feature summary (current capabilities): QSDM/docs/docs/Feature Summary.md
• Operator wiki (end-to-end): QSDM/docs/docs/OPERATOR_GUIDE.md ⭐ start here if you are new
• Download Hive: qsdm.tech/download.html (Hive 1.4.21 and later: qsdm.tech/downloads/hive-v2/, signed with the v2 release key pinned in QSDM/deploy/release-trust/qsdm-hive-release-key-v2.json)
• Archived documents: QSDM/docs/archive/
• Live bootstrap peers: qsdm.tech/validators.html
• Run a validator (CPU-only): QSDM/docs/docs/VALIDATOR_QUICKSTART.md
• Run a miner (Hive or console; CUDA solver bundled): QSDM/docs/docs/MINER_QUICKSTART.md
• Home gateway (narrow public mining/status): QSDM/docs/docs/HOME_GATEWAY.md
• Edge pool / Mother Hive: QSDM/docs/docs/EDGE_POOL.md
• Run the NGC attestation sidecar: apps/qsdm-nvidia-ngc/QUICKSTART.md
• API reference: QSDM/docs/docs/API_REFERENCE.md and openapi.yaml
• Protocol specs: MINING_PROTOCOL_V2.md, NODE_ROLES.md, CELL_TOKENOMICS.md
• Release notes: CHANGELOG.md
• Code signing policy: CODE_SIGNING_POLICY.md
• Privacy policy: PRIVACY.md
• Security reporting: SECURITY.md

New? The operator wiki answers the three questions every new node operator asks: do I need an NVIDIA GPU, do I need a paid NGC plan, and do I have to sync to your VPS? Spoiler: no, no, and no — but NVIDIA is the first-class mining path today and api.qsdm.tech is the recommended bootstrap peer for Phase 4.

Trust surface (live reference node)

The reference deployment at https://api.qsdm.tech/ publishes endpoints that make coverage legible:

• GET /api/v1/trust/attestations/summary — aggregate attested / total_public ratio across the validator set.
• GET /api/v1/trust/attestations/recent — recent peer attestations with coarse region/GPU-arch metadata only (no PII).
• GET /api/v1/audit/summary and /api/v1/audit/items — public audit checklist.

Consumed by qsdm.tech (/trust.html, /audit.html) and the dashboard. See NVIDIA_LOCK_CONSENSUS_SCOPE.md for why NVIDIA-lock is a transparency signal, not a consensus rule.

License

MIT © 2024-2026 Joedel Lopez Dalioan (Blackbeard).

The ledger node and sidecars are permissively licensed. Vendored third-party dependencies under QSDM/source/wasmer-go-patched/ retain their own licences (see QSDM/source/wasmer-go-patched/LICENSE).

Windows signing

QSDM is preparing an application for free open-source signing through SignPath Foundation. The application is pending, and no artifact may be represented as SignPath-signed until it passes the repository's release gates. See the code signing policy for roles, provenance, approval, verification, and incident-response requirements.