Quinvarium technical documentation
This documentation separates the current V2 design from open protocol work, private engineering evidence and products that are not publicly released.
Current design
Quinvarium is an independent UTXO Proof-of-Work Layer 1 in development. The current design uses four equal target-share PoW lanes and requires two signatures for every standard QNV spend. The public network and public software are not live.
Quinvarium technical documentation
| Parameter | Current value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Network model | Independent UTXO Proof-of-Work Layer 1 | CURRENT DESIGN |
| Proof of Work | Four equal target-share lanes | CURRENT BASELINE |
| Standard QNV spend | Schnorr BIP340 AND ML-DSA-44 | SEMANTIC RULE |
| Public network | No public testnet or mainnet | NOT LIVE |
| Public software | No signed wallet or miner release | NOT RELEASED |
Technical documentation
How to use these documents
Start with network architecture for the ledger and lane model, mining architecture for Proof-of-Work boundaries, transaction signing for the two-signature rule, and network status for what is and is not publicly available.
Approved facts and open work
A current design statement describes an approved direction or semantic rule. An open item still requires protocol bytes, implementation work or a release gate. Private laboratory evidence is not proof of a public network.
Canonical source
Quinvarium.org is the canonical source for network documentation. Quinvarium.app and Quinvarium.net describe wallet and Explorer status and link back here instead of duplicating the specification.
Related documentation
Questions and answers
Is this a mainnet specification?
No. It documents the current V2 design and its explicit open boundaries. A public testnet and mainnet are not live.
Can I download a QNV miner or wallet here?
No. This is documentation, not a download surface. Signed public builds have not been released.