key features
The following table lists every major feature in QoreChain, organized by the version in which it was introduced.
PQC Hybrid Signatures
v1.1.0
Dual Ed25519 + ML-DSA-87 (Dilithium-5) signatures on every transaction. Three governance-controlled enforcement modes: disabled (classical only), optional (PQC verified if present, classical fallback), and required (both signatures mandatory). Seamless wallet onboarding via TX extension auto-registration.
SHAKE-256 Hash Foundation
v1.1.0
SHA-3 family extendable-output function (XOF) utility layer for future post-quantum Merkle tree replacement. Provides variable-length hashing, fixed 32-byte output, Merkle internal node concatenation, and domain-separated hashing -- all in pure Go with no FFI dependency.
TEE and FL Interfaces
v1.1.0
Production-grade interface specifications for Trusted Execution Environment attestation (SGX, TDX, SEV-SNP, ARM CCA) and Federated Learning coordination (FedAvg, FedProx, SCAFFOLD aggregation methods). Enables hardware-enclave AI inference and privacy-preserving distributed model training with cryptographic guarantees.
On-Chain RL Consensus
v1.0.0
A Go-native fixed-point MLP (73,733 parameters) runs PPO inference directly in the block lifecycle. Dynamically tunes block time, gas limits, and validator pool weights without external oracles. Deterministic Taylor series math ensures identical results across all validators. Four operating modes: shadow, conservative, autonomous, and paused. Circuit breaker protection for safety.
Triple-Pool CPoS
v1.0.0
Validators are classified into RPoS (reputation-weighted), DPoS (delegation-weighted), and PoS (standard) pools every 1,000 blocks. Pool-weighted sortition diversifies block production beyond pure stake dominance. Custom bonding curve factors in self-bonded stake, loyalty duration, reputation quality, and protocol phase.
QDRW Governance
v1.0.0
Quadratic Delegation with Reputation Weighting. Voting power uses a square-root function dampened by a sigmoid reputation multiplier, preventing whale capture while rewarding long-term honest participation. A 100x stake advantage yields approximately 10x voting power. xQORE holdings double voting weight.
Burn Engine
v1.0.0
Ten distinct burn channels: transaction fees, governance penalties, slashing, bridge fees, spam deterrence, epoch excess, manual burns, contract callbacks, cross-VM fees, and rollup creation burns. Collected fees are split 40% to validators, 30% permanently burned, 20% to treasury, and 10% to stakers.
xQORE Staking
v1.0.0
Lock QOR to mint xQORE at a 1:1 ratio for doubled governance weight in QDRW votes. Graduated exit penalties (50% under 30 days, 35% at 30-90 days, 15% at 90-180 days, 0% after 180 days) are redistributed to remaining holders via PvP rebase -- rewarding conviction and penalizing short-term capital.
Inflation Decay
v1.0.0
Epoch-based emission schedule: Year 1 at 17.5% (bootstrap), Year 2 at 11% (growth), Years 3-4 at 7% (stabilization), Year 5+ at 2% (long-term sustainable). Combined with the burn engine, QOR converges toward net-deflationary equilibrium as transaction volume increases.
EVM Runtime
v1.0.0
Full Ethereum compatibility with EIP-1559 gas pricing, JSON-RPC on port 8545 (eth_, web3_, net_, txpool_, qor_ namespaces), and standard tooling support (Hardhat, Foundry, Remix). Deploy and interact with Solidity contracts using existing Ethereum workflows.
CosmWasm Runtime
v1.0.0
WebAssembly smart contract engine for Rust-based contracts. Full lifecycle support: instantiate, execute, query, and migrate. Contracts run in a sandboxed Wasm environment with deterministic execution.
SVM Runtime
v1.0.0
BPF program deployment and execution via a Rust-backed executor. Solana-compatible JSON-RPC server on port 8899 supports getAccountInfo, getBalance, getSlot, and more. Existing Solana clients and tooling work without modification.
Cross-VM Bridge
v1.0.0
Seamless interoperability across all three VMs. EVM contracts call CosmWasm via precompile; CosmWasm contracts call EVM via custom messages; SVM programs participate through async event-based bridging. Synchronous EVM-CosmWasm calls and asynchronous SVM messaging within a single chain.
25 Cross-Chain Connections
v1.2.0
Eight IBC channels (Cosmos Hub, Osmosis, Noble, Celestia, Stride, Akash, Babylon, loopback) plus 17 QCB bridge endpoints (Ethereum, BSC, Solana, Avalanche, Polygon, Arbitrum, TON, Sui, Optimism, Base, Aptos, Bitcoin, NEAR, Cardano, Polkadot, Tezos, TRON). PQC-signed validator attestations, per-chain confirmation depths, and circuit breaker volume caps.
BTC Restaking
v1.2.0
Babylon Protocol integration for Bitcoin finality guarantees. Validators register BTC staking positions (minimum 100,000 satoshis). QoreChain epoch state roots are periodically checkpointed to Bitcoin via IBC-relayed Babylon epochs, providing a secondary finality layer backed by BTC hashrate.
Account Abstraction
v1.2.0
Programmable smart accounts at the protocol layer (similar to ERC-4337). Three account types: multisig, social recovery, and session-based. Session keys with granular permissions and expiry, per-account daily and per-transaction spending rules, scoped denom allowlists, and automatic rule enforcement at consensus.
MEV Protection
v1.2.0
FairBlock threshold identity-based encryption (tIBE) framework for encrypted mempools. Transactions are cryptographically opaque to block proposers until after inclusion, eliminating front-running and sandwich attacks. The FairBlockDecorator ante handler is wired and ready; tIBE threshold decryption activates after key ceremony deployment.
Gas Abstraction
v1.2.0
Multi-token gas payment removes the requirement to hold native QOR for transaction fees. Users can pay in accepted IBC-transferred tokens: ibc/USDC at a 1:1 rate and ibc/ATOM at a 10:1 rate. The GasAbstractionDecorator validates and converts non-native fee denoms before the standard fee deduction.
5-Lane Prioritization
v1.2.0
Block space is statically partitioned into five priority lanes: PQC (priority 100, 15% space), MEV (90, 20%), AI (80, 15%), Default (50, 40%), and Free (10, 10%). Security-critical transactions can never be crowded out by high-volume standard traffic.
RDK Rollups
v1.3.0
Rollup Development Kit with four settlement paradigms (optimistic, ZK, based, sovereign), four preset profiles (DeFi, Gaming, NFT, Enterprise), native DA router with SHA-256 blob storage and automatic pruning, bank escrow lifecycle with configurable creation burn rate, EndBlocker auto-finalization, and AI-assisted configuration via the RL consensus module.
Version History
v1.0.0 — Genesis release
Established the core protocol with post-quantum cryptography (Dilithium-5, ML-KEM-1024), on-chain reinforcement learning consensus, triple-VM runtime (EVM, CosmWasm, SVM) with cross-VM messaging, deflationary tokenomics engine (burn, xQORE, inflation decay), triple-pool CPoS validator selection, QDRW quadratic governance, and the AI transaction processing pipeline.
v1.1.0 — Security hardening release
Introduced hybrid Ed25519 + ML-DSA-87 signature architecture with three governance-controlled enforcement modes, SHAKE-256 post-quantum hash foundation for future Merkle tree replacement, and production-grade interface specifications for TEE attestation (SGX, TDX, SEV-SNP, ARM CCA) and federated learning coordination (FedAvg, FedProx, SCAFFOLD).
v1.2.0 — Interoperability and UX release
Added 25 cross-chain connections (8 IBC + 17 QCB bridge endpoints), BTC restaking via Babylon Protocol, smart account abstraction with session keys and social recovery, FairBlock MEV protection framework, multi-token gas abstraction, and 5-lane block space prioritization.
v1.3.0 — Rollup ecosystem release
Shipped the Rollup Development Kit with four settlement paradigms, four preset deployment profiles, a native DA router, bank escrow lifecycle management, EndBlocker-driven auto-finalization, and AI-assisted rollup configuration. Deep integration with the multilayer architecture module for automatic sidechain registration and state anchoring.