Protocol

This section is the canonical specification of the Tidecoin protocol. It mirrors the whitepaper chapter by chapter and is the reference for implementers, auditors, and researchers.

Sections

• Whitepaper — Full single-page whitepaper v2.0.
• Activation Status — Live/Built/Planned per feature.
• Network Upgrades — Historical upgrade record.
• Chain Parameters — Magic, ports, genesis, halving.
• Addresses — Base58 PQ addresses and witness v1 (q1…/tq1…).
• Transactions — Canonical transaction format.
• Signature Schemes — Falcon-512/1024, ML-DSA-44/65/87, scheme registry.
• PQHD Wallet — Post-quantum HD wallet derivation spec.
• Script System — OP_SHA512 and script extensions.
• Witness v1 / P2WSH-512 — 64-byte SHA-512 script hash program.
• Consensus Rules — Validation, activation flags, rollout.
• Proof-of-Work — YespowerTIDE and scrypt-via-AuxPoW.
• AuxPoW — Merged mining with Litecoin (chain ID 8).
• P2P Transport (V2) — ML-KEM-512 encrypted transport.
• Security Analysis — Threat model and quantitative arguments.
• Design Positioning — Trade-off analysis vs. alternatives.

Feature status legend

• Live — active on mainnet today.
• Built — implemented and tested; activates with AuxPoW consensus upgrade. Active on testnet.
• Planned — designed but not yet implemented.

Canonical per-feature status is maintained at Activation Status.