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GENESIS LAUNCH
2 27 2027
Countdown to February 27, 2027, 00:00 UTC.
Receive Zeevcoin launch updates, testnet access, mining updates, and announcements.
Step-by-step mining guides, node setup, live TESTNET data, network statistics, protocol details, and launch tools will all be available before Genesis. Get ready for block one.
WHAT IS ZEEVCOIN?
Zeevcoin is an independent, quantum-protected, payments-oriented Proof-of-Work Layer 1 built for open participation, straightforward protocol rules, and fast settlement, with post-quantum transaction authorization from genesis.
Open mining and independent verification on a UTXO-based Layer 1.
Every base-layer transaction uses post-quantum Falcon signatures from block one.
A fast target cadence designed for payments while preserving Proof-of-Work settlement.
2 MB base size with an 8 MB block-weight envelope.
Theoretical throughput under modeled simple-payment assumptions.
Modified LWMA v3 using a 60-block window plus a 6-block burst view.
Header-first propagation with LZ4 compression for efficient block relay.
200 Planck per 1,000 serialized bytes, subject to node relay minimums.
Zeevcoin’s published block-digest design runs BLAKE2b-512 → SHA-3-256 → BLAKE2b-256 for a clear, independently verifiable Proof-of-Work chain.
ZeevSeed protects stored wallet-seed material with Argon2id and ChaCha20-Poly1305. Key derivation uses SHA-3-512 / SHAKE-256.
ZEEV is issued under programmatic mining rules with no pre-mine, ICO, SAFT, public token sale, insider genesis allocation, yield program, dividend, or holder distribution.
Zeevcoin’s TESTNET was already functional by February 23, 2024. By Genesis on February 27, 2027, the network will have more than three years of testnet history behind it.
ZEEVCOIN KNOWLEDGE BASE
Start here. These are the words you’ll see on the Zeevcoin website, in the wallet, while mining, and when setting up a node.
A blockchain is a shared record of transactions kept in order by many computers. Zeevcoin runs its own blockchain rather than existing as a token on another network.
A wallet is software that manages the keys used to receive and authorize ZEEV transactions. The coins remain recorded on the blockchain; the wallet controls access.
Mining is the Proof-of-Work process that helps secure Zeevcoin, orders new blocks, and gives miners a chance to earn newly issued ZEEV under protocol rules.
A node is a computer running Zeevcoin software that independently verifies blocks and transactions and helps relay network data.
TESTNET is Zeevcoin’s practice network. It lets developers, miners, node operators, and users test software without using live main-network coins.
Mainnet is the live production network. Genesis is its first block—the point where Zeevcoin’s live blockchain begins.
A transaction is an instruction recorded on the blockchain that moves ZEEV after valid authorization.
A block is a batch of verified transactions and network data linked to the block before it.
Proof of Work is the competition miners perform to propose valid blocks. The network verifies that work before accepting a block.
A public key can be shared and is used to verify a digital signature. It does not need to be kept secret.
A private key is the secret used to authorize spending. Whoever controls it can authorize transactions, so it must be protected.
A Layer 1 is the blockchain itself. Zeevcoin runs its own consensus, transactions, mining, and settlement.
A UTXO is a spendable output from a previous transaction. Zeevcoin uses a UTXO-based model to track what can be spent next.
Falcon is a lattice-based post-quantum digital-signature scheme selected by NIST for standardization. Zeevcoin uses Falcon signatures at the base layer from genesis.
Post-quantum cryptography is designed to resist known attacks from both conventional computers and sufficiently capable quantum computers.
Digital money needs protection built for a changing world. Zeevcoin is designed with quantum-resistant signatures from the very beginning.
WHY IT MATTERS
Quantum computing began in 1998 with a simple two-qubit experiment. By 2026, IBM’s Nighthawk r2 could process more than 100,000 quantum circuits per second—25 times the throughput of its Heron processor.
Progress is no longer coming from quantum hardware alone. Better processors, rapidly advancing AI, GPU-accelerated supercomputing, and quantum error correction are converging to help researchers build larger, more reliable systems.
A sufficiently capable quantum computer could turn an exposed public key into a path toward the private key behind it.
That matters directly to cryptocurrency. Many blockchains protect transactions with elliptic-curve digital signatures. Today, deriving a private key from its public key is effectively impossible with conventional computers. Shor’s algorithm could change that equation on a sufficiently large, fault-tolerant quantum computer—potentially allowing an attacker to recover a private key and authorize a transaction that appears legitimate to the network.
No public quantum computer can do this today, and there is no confirmed date for that capability. But cryptographic migrations take years. Quantum resistance is not something to begin after the threat arrives. That is why Zeevcoin is building it into the base layer from genesis—before a migration becomes an emergency.
Quantum computers solve some problems in a different way. As they grow more capable, some of today’s digital locks will need replacing.
A digital signature proves that you approved a payment. A powerful enough quantum computer could forge signatures used by many networks today.
Some transactions reveal a public key. If an attacker can later work out its secret key, funds still controlled by that key could be at risk.
Changing a network means updating software, wallets, and the people who use them. Planning early gives everyone more room to get it right.
Once launched, Zeevcoin is expected to be one of roughly seven truly post-quantum-native digital assets worldwide.*
NIST starts a public effort to find new ways to protect information against future quantum computers.
NIST project historyNIST selects Falcon as one of the digital-signature designs to move toward post-quantum standardization.
NIST selection announcementNIST publishes its first three post-quantum standards. Falcon follows a separate standardization path.
NIST standards announcementZeevcoin’s design uses Falcon signatures from its first block. Quantum-resistant payment signatures are part of the foundation.
Zeevcoin protocol overview