FAQ

Common questions about DAIT-chain. Answers are short on purpose; deep dives are linked from each one.

Why a sovereign L1 instead of an L2?

AI compute auctions need their own block space and their own reward weighting. Sharing a chain that prices DEX trades by gas works against you. TEE attestation verification also fits cleanly into a custom Cosmos module but is a fight inside an EVM precompile. See overview.

When mainnet?

2027. Phase 1 devnet alpha targets Q3 2026. Phase 2 public testnet targets Q4 2026. Phase 3 is mainnet, fair launch, with state channels and the CLOB live.

Why fork cosmos/evm and not Sei v2 or Berachain Polaris?

Sei is actively deleting Cosmos SDK + CosmWasm via SIP-3 (Apr 2026); the vendored monorepo breaks standard Cosmos tooling and ABCI++ vote extensions are only partial. Polaris is archived. cosmos/evm is the ICF-funded official successor to Evmos / Ethermint, native ABCI++, native Block-STM, and Cronos has proven 30k TPS on the same stack.

Where is the block explorer?

It goes live with Phase 1 alpha at Q3 2026. It will be a Ping.pub fork with DAIT custom module support: PoUW receipts, attestation status, marketplace orders, channel state, agent lineage. Bookmark explorer.daitchain.io.

Do I need a GPU to validate?

No. Validators do not run inference. They sign blocks and forward TEE attestation results via vote extensions. Hosts run inference. See the three roles for the split.

Do I need a TEE-capable GPU to host?

Yes, if you want full PoUW credit. Hopper-or-newer NVIDIA cards with CC enabled, or Intel TDX, or AMD SEV-SNP. The whitepaper is honest about this: TEE-capable hosts cost $22k-$44k entry. A two-tier host class is on the Phase 2 roadmap (TEE-attested = full credit, non-TEE = reduced credit + lower trust tier).

Why no presale, no team allocation?

Fair launch principle. The protocol charges 10% of block rewards to a treasury controlled by x/gov; that's the only continuous funding source. There is no founders' bag.

What about quantum resistance?

v1 ships ed25519 (CometBFT default) with optional Dilithium-3 (FIPS 204) alongside it for high-value accounts. v2 is a governance-vote migration to mandatory Dilithium once tooling matures. Not blocking v1.

Is there native messaging?

Yes, Day-1 native via Waku transport + libsignal (1:1) + OpenMLS (groups) + the x/messaging module. We did NOT fork Status (research showed a 4-6 month tarpit, deepening Ethereum coupling). See x/messaging.

How does Babylon BTC restaking fit in?

Deferred to Phase 2. Phase 1 ships self-secured (own validator stake). The wasmd module is added in Phase 1 day 1 so Babylon's CosmWasm contracts can land in Phase 2 without a hard fork. Babylon testnet integration runs as a parallel workstream months 4-6.

What does it cost to run a tx?

Standard cosmos/evm fee market (EIP-1559-flavored). Base fee + priority tip. uDAIT-denominated. Once the chain is live, expect single-digit-uDAIT minimums for simple transfers. Compute marketplace transactions cost more because they carry larger payloads (SDL manifests, attestation hashes, etc.).

How do I report a bug or contribute?

Open an issue or PR at github.com/dait-chain. For private security disclosure: [email protected].