First Transaction

This guide walks through sending QOR tokens, querying transactions, and interacting with QoreChain across its native, EVM, and SVM interfaces.

note

The commands below use the qorechain-diana testnet (EVM chain ID 9800). Mainnet (qorechain-vladi, EVM chain ID 9801) has been live since 7 June 2026 — substitute the mainnet chain ID and endpoints from the Connecting to Mainnet page when transacting on mainnet.

Check Your Balance

Before sending tokens, verify your account balance:

qorechaind query bank balances qor1youraddress... --output json

The response includes all token denominations held by the account. QOR balances are displayed in uqor (micro-QOR), where 1 QOR = 1,000,000 uqor.

Send QOR

Transfer tokens from your key to another address:

qorechaind tx bank send mykey qor1recipient... 1000000uqor \
  --chain-id qorechain-diana \
  --fees 500uqor

This sends 1 QOR (1,000,000 uqor) to the recipient address, paying a fee of 500 uqor.

Cosmos transfers require a hybrid PQC signature

On the cosmos path, the network default is hybrid_signature_mode = required (current chain version v3.1.77). A plain classical tx bank send is rejected — every cosmos-path transaction must carry an ML-DSA-87 (Dilithium-5) signature alongside the secp256k1 signature. Generate a Dilithium-5 key with qorechaind tx pqc gen-key, then attach the hybrid cosignature with qorechaind tx pqc cosign (or build the transaction with the QoreChain SDK's buildHybridTx, using includePqcPublicKey so the key auto-registers on first use). To produce the hybrid signature outside the CLI, the open-source qorechain-pqc library (hybridSignBytes) and the QoreChain SDK do the equivalent in code. See Wallet Setup for the full hybrid flow.

You will be prompted to confirm the transaction before it is broadcast. Once confirmed, the CLI returns a transaction hash.

Query Transaction

Look up a completed transaction by its hash:

qorechaind query tx <txhash>

The output includes the transaction status, gas used, block height, and all events emitted during execution.

For JSON output:

qorechaind query tx <txhash> --output json

Using JSON-RPC (EVM)

QoreChain's EVM execution environment exposes a standard Ethereum JSON-RPC interface on port 8545.

note

EVM transactions are unaffected by the cosmos-path hybrid PQC requirement. They use a separate eth_secp256k1 ante path, so standard Ethereum signing (MetaMask, ethers.js, etc.) works without a PQC extension.

Get the Latest Block Number

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8545 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_blockNumber",
    "params": [],
    "id": 1
  }' | jq '.result'

Get an Account Balance

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8545 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "eth_getBalance",
    "params": ["0xYourEVMAddress", "latest"],
    "id": 1
  }' | jq '.result'

The balance is returned as a hex-encoded value in the smallest denomination.

Using SVM RPC

QoreChain's SVM execution environment exposes a Solana-compatible RPC interface on port 8899.

Get the Current Slot

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8899 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getSlot",
    "id": 1
  }' | jq '.result'

Get an Account Balance

curl -s -X POST http://localhost:8899 \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "jsonrpc": "2.0",
    "method": "getBalance",
    "params": ["YourSVMPublicKey"],
    "id": 1
  }' | jq '.result'

Common CLI Patterns

When working with the qorechaind CLI, these flags are used frequently:

Flag	Description	Example
--chain-id	Specifies the target chain	--chain-id qorechain-diana
--fees	Transaction fee in uqor	--fees 500uqor
--from	Signing key name or address	--from mykey
--output	Response format	--output json
--node	RPC endpoint to connect to	--node tcp://localhost:26657
--gas	Gas limit for the transaction	--gas auto
--gas-adjustment	Multiplier for estimated gas	--gas-adjustment 1.3
-y	Skip confirmation prompt	-y

Example: Full Command with All Common Flags

qorechaind tx bank send mykey qor1recipient... 500000uqor \
  --chain-id qorechain-diana \
  --fees 500uqor \
  --node tcp://localhost:26657 \
  --output json \
  -y

Next Steps

Now that you have sent your first transaction, explore more of what QoreChain offers:

• Staking and Delegation — Stake QOR and earn rewards
• Bridging Assets — Move assets across chains
• EVM Development — Deploy Solidity smart contracts on QoreChain