What this is
b3chain is an attempt at a minimal PoW chain that keeps Bitcoin's system model. No smart contracts, no new token economics — just the chain.
What we're not doing
- Token sale or fundraiser
- Airdrop
- Smart-contract platform
- Any promise on launch date or timeline
- Investment advice
Working hypothesis (non-consensus)
Below is where we're heading so far. Nothing is frozen; this isn't a spec.
PoW(header, prev_block_hash) = b3pow_scratch(header, init_scratchpad(prev_block_hash))
Memory-hardness raises the cost-of-entry for ASIC manufacturers without claiming permanent ASIC resistance. The full algorithm spec lives in contrib/miner/b3miner-rtl/SPEC.md; a plain-English summary, bench charts, and quick links live on the B3PoW-Scratch landing page.
Testing & verification
We publish test scripts, PoW reference verifiers, and a structured Phase 11 self-audit so anyone can independently reproduce our results. If it's not reproducible from our published tools, it isn't b3chain.
Open the testing & verification hub →
Public testnet
The B3Chain testnet is live. Anyone can run
b3chaind -chain=test, request free test coins from
the faucet, and watch the chain in the explorer. Test B3C has no
monetary value — this is the soak network before mainnet launch.
- explorer.b3chain.org — live block explorer
- faucet.b3chain.org — request free test B3C
- Open the testnet page — node setup, mining, full operator notes
Identity and impersonation
The name b3chain and ticker B3C mean this project. Anything else is either us elsewhere or someone else — treat it with caution.
Only what's linked from this domain is official. No other assets, tokens, or networks using b3chain/B3C are ours unless we say so here.