From e215e2f7134f7bb1dcedd75d7c947c6417411544 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aere Network Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:51:36 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] README facts as of 2026-08-19: consensus (classical ECDSA per block + post-quantum anchor checkpoint, >=3 of 9 since 2026-08-14), nine validators, EVM parity stated precisely, public source links that resolve --- README.md | 25 +++++++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 67909b4..5701672 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ account-abstraction and post-quantum contract surface, the seedless hybrid PQC wallet, and AERE's native NIST post-quantum precompiles. **SDK version:** 0.16.12 -**Last updated:** 2026-07-16 +**Last updated:** 2026-08-19 (consensus and network facts; the rest is as of 2026-07-16) **Network state at this release:** 35+ typed contract clients over a canonical address book of 130+ live contracts on chain 2800. @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ address book of 130+ live contracts on chain 2800. | Block period | 0.5 s (500 ms) target, sub-second deterministic finality | | Native token | AERE (18 decimals) | | Max supply | 2,800,000,000 AERE (capped at genesis-v2, 2026-05-07) | -| EVM ruleset | Pectra + Fusaka, full functional parity with Ethereum mainnet | +| EVM ruleset | Pectra + Fusaka opcode and precompile set (Besu), plus five AERE post-quantum precompiles; not full parity with Ethereum mainnet (the beacon-chain system contracts, e.g. EIP-4788 beacon roots, have no code on chain 2800) | | HTTP RPC | `https://rpc.aere.network` | | WebSocket RPC | `wss://wss.aere.network` | | Explorer (Blockscout) | `https://explorer.aere.network` | @@ -35,10 +35,15 @@ address book of 130+ live contracts on chain 2800. AERE draws a hard line between consensus and the application layer, and this SDK keeps it: -- **Consensus is classical.** Blocks are proposed and sealed under Besu QBFT with - secp256k1 ECDSA signatures. Consensus is **not** post-quantum. Any Falcon - quorum-certificate or second-client work is isolated-testnet R&D and has never - run on chain 2800. +- **Consensus is classical ECDSA on every block, with a post-quantum checkpoint + every 32 blocks.** Blocks are proposed and sealed under Besu QBFT with secp256k1 + ECDSA signatures (nine Foundation validators, quorum 6 of 9, f=2). Since block + 13,014,000 anchor blocks also carry, under the block hash, a certificate of + validator Falcon-512 seals, and since 2026-08-14 a node rejects an anchor block + with fewer than three valid seals (f+1 of nine, not a quorum). That is the whole + post-quantum part of consensus: not a per-block quorum (the claim published on + 2026-08-15 was withdrawn on 2026-08-19). A second client (Nethermind) validates + and follows the public chain at client2.aere.network; it does not produce blocks. - **PQC lives at the application layer.** Five NIST post-quantum verification precompiles are live on mainnet (see below). Contracts and this SDK use them for application-layer signatures, attestations, key registries, agent DIDs, t-of-n @@ -147,12 +152,12 @@ single flow. Three ready-made entry points: npm run build && node examples/pqc-identity-e2e.mjs ``` -- **Reference wallet dApp** — `blocky-chain-forge/pqc-wallet/`. A single +- **Reference wallet dApp** — `pqc-wallet/` in the (not yet published) website source tree. A single self-contained HTML page (no external CDN, all crypto bundled inline) that walks the same flow in the browser against the live read-only RPC. Build it with `node pqc-wallet/build.mjs`; the output is served at `/pqc-wallet.html`. -- **Project scaffolder** — `create-aere-pqc` (`aerenew/tools/create-aere-pqc`). +- **Project scaffolder** — `create-aere-pqc` (in the private working tree; not yet published). Generates a wired-up wallet or agent project: ```bash @@ -343,8 +348,8 @@ Each contract's exact status is documented inline in `src/addresses.ts`. ## Source - SDK source: -- Contract source: -- Website source: +- Contract source: (published Solidity sources and tests; the full working tree is private) +- Website source: not published yet ## License