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Radical transparency

State of the Network

The real status, including the unflattering parts. In post-quantum security, verifiable honesty is the whole point.

Last updated: 2026-07-09. We keep this current, even when the news is inconvenient.

TL;DR

  • •Testnet: live. Mainnet: not launched, and deliberately frozen (see the commitment below).
  • •Cryptography: real, post-quantum, standards-based, working today.
  • •Decentralization: not yet real, single operator, bootstrap validator set. This is our #1 gap and we will not pretend otherwise.
  • •Token / ICO: none. No sale, and none before mainnet.
Verifiable today
  • ✓Post-quantum signatures on every transaction, block, and vote (ML-DSA-65, FIPS 204).
  • ✓Post-quantum key exchange for peer and TLS sessions (ML-KEM-768, FIPS 203).
  • ✓Zero classical cryptography in the value path and a fixed 1,000,000,000 supply cap, both checkable yourself in ~60 seconds.
  • ✓Full stack live on public testnet: wallet, explorer, DeFi, governance, compliance.
curl -s https://cognitum.global/verify-chain.mjs | node -
In progress (funded roadmap)
  • ◦Independent third-party security audit, the funded next step, not yet done.
  • ◦Decentralization: 5 to 10 independent validators. Today the network runs under a single operator.
  • ◦Trustless block import (quorum certificates) and the hybrid dual-signature path, built and tested, activation is audit-gated.
  • ◦Mainnet, and any future token distribution, only under qualified securities counsel. Testnet COGN has no cash value today.

Our cryptography is production-grade; our network is not yet decentralized. We would rather under-claim and let you verify than ask you to trust us.

Live numbers

Network
Testnet
Chain status
…
Chain height
…
Validators (bootstrap)
…
Independent validators
~0
honest, bootstrap set today
Third-party audit
Not yet
commissioning is a priority
Mainnet
Frozen
gated on audit + validators
Token / ICO
None

Verify us yourself

Don’t trust us, check. Anyone can independently verify the live chain from a terminal:

  • circulating supply is at or below the 1,000,000,000 COGN hard cap
  • recent block history is an unbroken hash chain
  • real transaction ML-DSA65 (FIPS 204) signatures re-verify from scratch against the sender’s key
# instant, supply + chain linkage (no install)
curl -s https://cognitum.global/verify-chain.mjs | node -
# full, also re-verify post-quantum signatures
curl -sO https://cognitum.global/verify-chain.mjs
npm i @noble/post-quantum && node verify-chain.mjs --selftest

Found a flaw? We pay for it, email infocognitum@cognitum.global.

What is real and working today

  • Post-quantum cryptography at the base layer, by default, on every transaction: ML-DSA65 (FIPS 204) signatures, ML-KEM768 (FIPS 203) key encapsulation, SLH-DSA (FIPS 205) backup signatures, SHA3-256 (FIPS 202) hashing, and hybrid post-quantum TLS at the edge.
  • A live public testnet: wallet, block explorer, faucet, staking, chain-derived token-weighted governance (ML-DSA-signed votes), lending, smart contracts, and a real ERC-20 wCOGN bridge to Ethereum Sepolia (verified round-trip).
  • A durable ledger with an automated test suite and multiple internal security passes.

What is not yet real (the honest gaps)

  • Decentralization. Consensus today effectively runs under one operator; the active set is a bootstrap, not independent operators. Independent validators: ~0. Making this real is a hard gate before mainnet, not a footnote.
  • Some features are demonstrations (e.g., certain cross-chain swap flows), we label demos as demos.
  • Not production-hardened yet, full production mode, secret rotation, and stricter web CSP are tracked pre-mainnet items.
  • Bus factor. A small team / single operator today. Reducing this is a priority, not an afterthought.

What we do and don't claim

  • We do not claim to be the "only" or "first" quantum-resistant blockchain. Others, notably QRL, have been quantum-resistant for years.
  • Our specific, checkable claim: a live chain secured at the base layer by the finalized NIST FIPS 203/204/205 suite, by default, on every transaction, today.
  • We say "quantum-resistant," not "quantum-proof." No cryptography is unbreakable forever, which is exactly why the protocol is built to swap its cryptographic primitives without breaking history.

Our pre-mainnet commitment (public)

We are choosing to launch late and credible rather than early and hollow:

  1. No mainnet until a third-party security audit is published.
  2. No mainnet until real, independent validators are live across regions.
  3. No token or ICO before mainnet.

We would rather say this out loud and be held to it than ship a "decentralized network" that is one machine in a trench coat.

The road to a real network

  1. Now: publish this page + the public freeze; scope & fund the external audit; decide sovereign-L1 vs post-quantum-standard direction.
  2. Prove: external audit passes and is published; self-serve validator onboarding works; 3-5 independent validators live on the explorer.
  3. Only then: mainnet, and later, any token.

If a number here looks bad, it's because it's true, and that's the point.