Q combines the benefits of a public, open and decentralized ledger
with the transparency of enforceable private contracts. Whether you
want to interact with other businesses, build decentralized
applications or simply send and receive tokens:
Q is for you.
The Q White Paper explains the basics of Q. Learn about Q’s What, How and Why.
Read the white paperThe Q Constitution defines Q’s governance. Read the rules that make Q unique.
Read the rulesThe Q Repo documents how Q works ”under the hood”. Go here to start building on Q.
Start building on QWith Q, you can easily create smart contracts and applications.
Q combines the benefits of public, decentralized ledgers with governance frameworks that have been tried and tested in established legal systems.
Q’s economics enable instant scalability and long-term sustainability, independent of speculation and inflation subsidies.
Q runs on state-of-the-art base layer technology that integrates seamlessly into the evolving crypto ecosystem.
Q mainnet and testnet are live and operational. We suggest
to start playing around on
testnet. Please check our testnet
documentation and tutorials.
For serious business, head over to our
mainnet
right away. You will find the mainnet documentation
here.
On Q testnet, this is easy: use the faucet. We are currently preparing the public listing of the Q mainnet token. Stay tuned!
Of course! There are three different types of nodes within
Q protocol:
Validator nodes play a vital part in Q’s consensus
mechanism. They validate transactions. In return they
receive rewards. Find detailed instructions on how to set
up a validator node
here.
Root nodes are the guardians of the Q constitution. They
are an integral part of Q’s governance framework.
Interested in becoming a root node? Start
here.
Full nodes
monitor the network but they don't sign blocks. Thus, they
don't actively contribute to the Q consensus, but
nevertheless help to stabilise the network.
Q enables developers to program smart contracts and build decentralized applications. Since Q is fully EVM compatible, you can use the Solidity programming language. To start developing with Q, go here.
As a Q token holder, you are an active participant in the system. You can propose changes and vote on proposals submitted by others. To learn how to participate in Q’s governance, go here.
Q experts support Q by setting system parameters. Do you have relevant knowledge and skills? If so, volunteering as a Q expert might be a great role for you. Join the discussion or learn more here.
Q is a decentralized protocol. The development of Q is a cooperative effort, managed and executed in a fully decentralized way via governance proposals and community decisions.
There are multiple entities, individuals and DAOs within the Q community that are working on expanding Q’s feature set, improving the protocol’s robustness and providing tooling and user interfaces. The following roadmap shows a summary of what has already been achieved and provides an outlook on what the teams are currently working on.
