CarbonSphere

CARBONSPHERE

SHA-256 outside · Quantum-safe inside

Dual-layer BlockDAG protocol. Mine with any Bitcoin ASIC from day one. Transactions secured by NIST post-quantum cryptography. GhostDAG-Q consensus at 10 blocks per second.

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Architecture

Two layers. One protocol.

Miners solve SHA-256d puzzles on 80-byte headers — identical to Bitcoin. Inside, the protocol secures everything with post-quantum cryptography that no quantum computer can break.

External
SHA-256d Proof-of-Work
80-byte header. Bitcoin ASICs, all pools, NiceHash. Zero firmware changes.
Bridge
SHA-256(SHA3-512(merkle_root))
Forging requires breaking both hash families simultaneously. Computationally infeasible.
Internal
SHA3-512 + ML-DSA-87 Signatures
256-bit post-quantum security. NIST FIPS 204. Immune to Shor's algorithm.
Consensus
GhostDAG-Q
DAG topology. 10 BPS. Zero orphans. 100% hashrate utilization. ~10s finality.
L2 EVM
MetaMask · Solidity · CSRC-20 · DeFi
EVM-compatible Layer 2 rollup anchored on L1. Canonical bridge. Full Ethereum toolchain.

Post-Quantum Security

Built for the next century

Quantum computers threaten signatures, not mining. Shor's algorithm breaks ECDSA completely. CarbonSphere uses NIST-finalized standards published August 2024.

FIPS 204

ML-DSA-87

Transaction and block signatures. Category 5 security (AES-256 equivalent). Lattice-based, immune to Shor.

FIPS 203

ML-KEM-1024

Key encapsulation for P2P handshake. Replaces ECDH in all node communication. Category 5 security.

FIPS 205

SLH-DSA

Hash-based backup signatures. Non-lattice fallback. Activated via on-chain governance if lattices are compromised.

Tokenomics

No ICO. No pre-sale. Just mining.

95% of all CSPH is earned through Proof-of-Work. The 5% founder allocation vests linearly over 5 years, fully auditable on-chain.

Max Supply
21B CSPH
PoW Mining
95%
Founder
5% 5yr vest
PoW Algorithm
SHA-256d
Halving
Annual
Block Rate
10 BPS
YearCSPH / BlockDaily Emission
1500432,000,000 CSPH
2250216,000,000 CSPH
3125108,000,000 CSPH
462.554,000,000 CSPH
531.2527,000,000 CSPH

Roadmap

From code to mainnet

Forge
Months 1-6

Rust Core Implementation

Fork rusty-kaspa. Swap PoW to SHA-256d. Integrate liboqs for ML-DSA-87. Dual-layer bridge. Wallet CLI.

Testnet
Months 6-9

Public Testing

Public testnet. 10 BPS stress test. Bug bounty program. SHA-256 mining validation with real ASICs.

Genesis
Month 10

Mainnet Launch

Genesis block. Open mining. Founder vesting starts. Block explorer live. Pool integration kit published.

Growth
Months 11-12

Ecosystem Bootstrap

Bisq + TradeOgre listings. HeroMiners, 2Miners, WoolyPooly pool integration. Mobile wallet.

L2 EVM
Months 13-36

Smart Contract Layer

EVM testnet to mainnet. MetaMask. Solidity contracts. CSRC-20 tokens. DEX. DeFi ecosystem.

Manifesto

The Dawn of a New Era

We do not ask permission to transact. We do not require a sovereign to validate our exchange. We build the instrument. We run the code. We mine the truth.
This is not rebellion. This is the next evolution of the social contract itself.

— CarbonGhost, 2026

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Run the Proof of Concept

Clone the repo. Run the demo. See it mine.

git clone https://github.com/CarbonGhost8/carbonsphere.git

cd carbonsphere

python3 src/demo.py