Run a Finalis Mainnet Node

Deterministic finality. No forks. Mainnet is live. Join the genesis era.

🚀 Start Your Node → 💬 Join Discord Download Finalis Core

Language: C++

License: MIT

Finality: BFT (⌊2N/3⌋+1)

Supply Cap: 7,000,000 FLS

🏆 Why Run a Mainnet Node?

Earn block rewards in FLS
Help secure deterministic-finality consensus
Be an early validator
Participate in BFT consensus from day one

⚡ Deterministic Finality

No fork choice. The node processes only height = finalized_height + 1. Every block is final.

🔄 Adaptive Committee

Committee size, minimum bond, and eligibility thresholds adjust deterministically based on qualified operator depth.

📦 UTXO Ledger

Simple, auditable UTXO model with P2PKH addresses. Ed25519 signatures. Deterministic reward settlement.

📡 Light Client Support

JSON-RPC lightserver exposes finalized-state queries. REST explorer and desktop wallet included.

🔐 Address Format

Ed25519 keys → HASH160(pubkey) → Bech32 encoding. HRP: sc (mainnet) / tsc (testnet).

🕶️ Confidential UTXO (Mainnet, bounded subset)

Finalis Core includes a confidential UTXO extension that hides amounts and recipients while preserving finalized-state validity. Mainnet supports a bounded subset of confidential transactions, and the full privacy protocol is still in progress.

            
                
                    Feature
                    Bitcoin
                    Monero
                    Ethereum
                    Solana
                    Finalis (mainnet)
                    Finalis (confidential branch)
                

                
                    BFT finality
                    no
                    no
                    yes
                    yes
                    yes
                    yes
                

                    No live fork choice runtime
                    no
                    no
                    no
                    no
                    yes
                    yes
                

                    UTXO model
                    yes
                    yes
                    no
                    no
                    yes
                    yes
                

                    Confidential-capable txs
                    no
                    yes
                    no
                    no
                    yes (bounded subset)
                    yes (bounded subset)
                

                    Transparent → Confidential
                    no
                    n/a
                    no
                    no
                    yes
                    yes
                

                    Confidential → Transparent
                    no
                    n/a
                    no
                    no
                    yes
                    yes
                

                    Full privacy protocol
                    no
                    yes
                    no
                    no
                    no
                    not yet
                

                    No trusted setup
                    yes
                    yes
                    no
                    n/a
                    yes
                    yes
                

            
        

Feature	Bitcoin	Monero	Ethereum	Solana	Finalis (mainnet)	Finalis (confidential branch)
BFT finality	no	no	yes	yes	yes	yes
No live fork choice runtime	no	no	no	no	yes	yes
UTXO model	yes	yes	no	no	yes	yes
Confidential-capable txs	no	yes	no	no	yes (bounded subset)	yes (bounded subset)
Transparent → Confidential	no	n/a	no	no	yes	yes
Confidential → Transparent	no	n/a	no	no	yes	yes
Full privacy protocol	no	yes	no	no	no	not yet
No trusted setup	yes	yes	no	n/a	yes	yes

Read the confidential UTXO spec

🚀 Quick Start (Linux)

            # Clone and build

            git clone https://github.com/finalis-core/finalis-core

            cd finalis-core

            cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja && cmake --build build -j

            # Run your mainnet node

            ./scripts/start.sh

Default ports: P2P 19440 · Lightserver 19444

🚀 Quick Start (Windows)

Download the latest installer from GitHub Releases, install it, launch the node and lightserver, then verify identity with get_status.

📊 Economic Model

12-year emission schedule with 20% annual decay. 10% reserve accrual during emission era. Zero new issuance after 7M cap. Post-cap fee pooling with reserve subsidy support.

📁 Repository Components

finalis-node · finalis-lightserver · finalis-explorer · finalis-wallet · Formal TLA+ models · Attack simulations

💬 Get Involved

Questions? Bugs? Reach out – we're building in public on mainnet.

📚 Key Documentation

Consensus Overview · Live Protocol Spec · Checkpoint Derivation · Exchange Integration · Address Format

🔗 Resources

GitHub Repository · RPC Methods · Build Guide

Community Help Wanted

If you produce a clear, step-by-step installation and launch video (Linux and/or Windows), publish it and post the link here. I will sponsor the best tutorials with sufficient FLS to cover validator registration requirements.

Bug reports / contributions

Meaningful bugs and contributions will be funded in FLS. This is not a free distribution. Coins are not received in advance; they are earned only through validation rewards on mainnet. Funding comes from those earned coins and follows the live emission schedule.

If you contribute, provide reproducible evidence (steps, patch, or video). I will review publicly and settle transparently. Any coin holder can also use their own FLS as they wish. Finalis Core is not created for the personal enrichment of the creator. It is created for finalized state.

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