All Features

Decentralized mining pool built into every node. No central pool operator — each node constructs its own block templates and distributes rewards to connected miners.

Standard mining protocol support. Any ASIC or mining software that speaks Stratum can connect immediately — no custom firmware or software required.

Ghost controls block template construction. The node builds the complete coinbase transaction including miner payouts, node rewards, and treasury allocation.

Payout distributions are agreed upon by 67% supermajority of active nodes before inclusion in the block template. No single node can manipulate reward distribution.

Blocks-only relay. Your node stops broadcasting unconfirmed transactions to peers, preventing origin address leakage from mempool analysis.

Random relay delays (0-5 seconds) applied to outgoing transaction broadcasts. Defeats timing correlation attacks that try to identify the originating node.

CoinJoin mixing protocol with blind signing. Multiple participants combine inputs and outputs in a single transaction, breaking the on-chain link between sender and recipient.

Stripped block storage. Witness data is removed from historical blocks before writing to disk, reducing storage requirements while maintaining consensus validity.

Stealth addresses for Bitcoin. Recipients publish a single static address. Senders derive unique one-time addresses from it — no address reuse, no interactive key exchange.

Embedded Tor subprocess management. Your node can route all P2P traffic through Tor automatically, hiding your IP address from the network.

Instant payment layer with ~10 second settlement. Transactions are processed off-chain using shielded notes and ZK proofs, then batched into L1 settlement transactions.

Timelocked P2TR outputs with fixed denominations. Lock Bitcoin into the L2 layer with built-in key rotation (jump) and L1 settlement (reconcile) capabilities.

Silent Payment identity for L2. A pair of public keys (scan + spend) that lets anyone send you L2 payments without you being online to receive them.

Transfer fees (10 sats per transaction) are accumulated per epoch and distributed to qualified nodes based on their capability shares and uptime.

Bitcoin Unified Data Standard. Every transaction is classified into tiers: T0 (core financial), T1 (extended financial), T2 (data-anchoring), T3 (heavy data like inscriptions). Nodes filter by tier.

Pre-built policies for block construction. Bitcoin Pure (T0+T1 only, no data), Permissive (T0+T1+T2, Lightning-compatible), or Full Open (all tiers). Custom profiles supported.

Config-driven mempool filtering. Choose from Standard, Strict, Clean, Structured, App-Friendly, or Ghost profiles to control which transactions your node accepts and relays.

Spam transaction filtering engine. Identifies and filters low-value data-heavy transactions based on configurable rules, keeping your mempool focused on genuine financial activity.

The first 101 nodes to register become Elders. They participate in the MPC ceremony that generates proving keys for the ZK circuits and earn a permanent +1 share bonus.

Every 5 minutes, each node randomly selects 3 peers and issues capability-specific challenges. Results are shared across the mesh. A capability is only qualified after 10+ challenges with a 95% pass rate.

Dedicated ZMQ channels for share propagation, block announcements, consensus voting, health monitoring, discovery, elder management, and payout coordination.

Hardcoded 21 BTC cap with 5-year decay to zero. The treasury funds node rewards during the bootstrap phase. 1% fee on block subsidy only — 100% of transaction fees go to the winning node.

Full-featured desktop wallet that works as either a Full Node wallet (connecting directly to ghostd) or a Light wallet (via GSP). Includes merchant terminal, coin control, PSBT, and L2 management.

Ghost Service Provider. A WebSocket-based protocol that lets light wallets sync balances, watch addresses, and send transactions without running a full node.

On-chain visual identifiers. Small pixel art images stored as OP_RETURN data that serve as unique identity markers for wallets and merchants.

Web-based operator dashboard for monitoring your node. Real-time metrics for mining, payments, peers, rewards, system health, and all Ghost protocol features.

Terminal-based operator dashboard for headless servers. Full node management over SSH with interactive wizards for setup, configuration, and L2 operations.

Standard 12 or 24 word mnemonic seed phrases for wallet backup and recovery. BIP44 key derivation with coin type 531 for Ghost-specific paths.