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| ===== A Quick Overview of Qortal ===== | ===== A Quick Overview of Qortal ===== | ||
| - | The Qortal Project will provide a viable solution to the infringement of our digital lives. Our data and communications are being monitored, free speech censored, social media accounts sanctioned or permanently banned unfairly, and so much more. The blockchain space is riddled with problems such as: 1) Bitcoin | + | This section is being re-written, as Qortal has seen significant upgrades |
| - | Qortal | + | Qortal |
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| + | Qortal provides a censorship-free | ||
| *Local wallets that the individual has complete and sole control over | *Local wallets that the individual has complete and sole control over | ||
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| The Qortal DevTeam does not have any control over accounts, balances, censorship, etc. It is up to individuals to engage in the new system responsibly and admins to manage their sub-communities without oversight. Qortal does not have any intellectual property or centralized properties for legal responsibility. No government or powers that be can do anything about it other than shut down the entire Internet and ISP backbone. This is simply not realistic as virtually everything operates on the Internet and we would have much bigger problems at that point. We realize this is a debatable topic, but need to focus on the positive that Qortal aims to solve this vulnerability. We have plans to implement a mesh network and satellite bridge ISP alternative to remove the need for existing internet service providers (ISP) and the entire network can be run on devices as low powered as 5w5v (as much as a phone charger) so can easily be run on a solar panel. With this new sovereignty worldwide, we can grow together like never before and unify. This is the beauty of what can come from true decentralization utilizing blockchain technology. | The Qortal DevTeam does not have any control over accounts, balances, censorship, etc. It is up to individuals to engage in the new system responsibly and admins to manage their sub-communities without oversight. Qortal does not have any intellectual property or centralized properties for legal responsibility. No government or powers that be can do anything about it other than shut down the entire Internet and ISP backbone. This is simply not realistic as virtually everything operates on the Internet and we would have much bigger problems at that point. We realize this is a debatable topic, but need to focus on the positive that Qortal aims to solve this vulnerability. We have plans to implement a mesh network and satellite bridge ISP alternative to remove the need for existing internet service providers (ISP) and the entire network can be run on devices as low powered as 5w5v (as much as a phone charger) so can easily be run on a solar panel. With this new sovereignty worldwide, we can grow together like never before and unify. This is the beauty of what can come from true decentralization utilizing blockchain technology. | ||
| - | So who controls the codebase of this ambitious project and are there any vulnerabilities? | + | So who controls the codebase of this ambitious project and are there any vulnerabilities? |
| - | We launched the Genesis | + | Genesis |
| - | Qortal has its own coin called QORT which is both a service coin to power on-chain functionality, | ||
| - | Qortal will implement a voting system where the community will be able to vote on the project’s direction. The account levels and blocks minted will give members a weighted vote. This will allow the community to earn a heavier weighted vote based on time and contribution. Everyone reaches the same max level 10 account in time. This will keep the community involved and not force every decision to be left solely in the hands of the DevTeam. | ||
| ===== A Deeper Dive Into Qortal ===== | ===== A Deeper Dive Into Qortal ===== | ||
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| Qortal is not a clone of any other blockchain project. The codebase is written from scratch other than a few bits of code taken from QORA dealing with the transaction framework. | Qortal is not a clone of any other blockchain project. The codebase is written from scratch other than a few bits of code taken from QORA dealing with the transaction framework. | ||
| - | QORA is the original | + | QORA was a previous project that was taken over in 2016, after it was considered a ' |
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| + | The CIYAM Developers are the group that created the 'AT language', | ||
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| + | Qortal is a completely custom-written project, written from scratch due to there being nothing | ||
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| + | There is no other project that comes close to Qortal | ||
| - | CIYAM is a third-party group of developers who created the ‘AT’ SmartContract system which was the first of its kind to conduct a true peer-to-peer trade in the blockchain space. Qortal includes this CIYAM trade framework along with some customization known as the ‘TradeBot’ which allows automation of the multiple transactions involved in each cross-chain trade. The TradeBot of Qortal keeps track of each trade on behalf of the user who created them and can only be accessed by the user that created the trade. The custom TradeBot ultimately makes the Trade Portal more user-friendly with automation on the backend. | + | More updated information will be coming soon. The information below is kept only for historic purposes, |
| - | The point to make here is that the DevTeam did not find any existing codebase in the blockchain space suitable for what Qortal required and decided that what we aim for can be done, but will require the codebase to be written from scratch (other than the QORA and CIYAM framework implemented). Furthermore, | + | ===== Information below this point may be considered outdated as of 2025. Qortal |
| Funding Qortal has been extremely challenging as there is no intellectual property and was launched ethically with no ICO (initial coin offering), pre-mine, or airdrop. All of our developers currently have full-time jobs to support a base income and help with Qortal in their free time. Although it is extremely admirable of the devs to make themselves available for Qortal, it ultimately has caused a slower rate of production than would be possible if we could bring devs on full-time. With such an ambitious and revolutionary project, the rate of production has been a bit frustrating but we are proud to say development is moving forward nonetheless. | Funding Qortal has been extremely challenging as there is no intellectual property and was launched ethically with no ICO (initial coin offering), pre-mine, or airdrop. All of our developers currently have full-time jobs to support a base income and help with Qortal in their free time. Although it is extremely admirable of the devs to make themselves available for Qortal, it ultimately has caused a slower rate of production than would be possible if we could bring devs on full-time. With such an ambitious and revolutionary project, the rate of production has been a bit frustrating but we are proud to say development is moving forward nonetheless. | ||
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| Phase 1 of our plan was to launch a stable base network, with an immutable ledger, account leveling, sponsorship system, and local wallets. This was quite a hurdle to overcome but we can proudly say that we have succeeded in this objective. Although with that said, as we build this infrastructure from scratch and new features are released, we still have our hoops and hurdles. We have identified areas of improvement, | Phase 1 of our plan was to launch a stable base network, with an immutable ledger, account leveling, sponsorship system, and local wallets. This was quite a hurdle to overcome but we can proudly say that we have succeeded in this objective. Although with that said, as we build this infrastructure from scratch and new features are released, we still have our hoops and hurdles. We have identified areas of improvement, | ||
| - | During Phase 2, we launched the Trade Portal for peer-to-peer (P2P) trading. BTC was the first coin we had supported in the Trade Portal but was realized to be too slow and costly for the time being, so BTC trading is not live at this time (but will be in the near future). Local wallets currently support QORT, BTC, LTC, and DOGE. The Trade Portal currently supports trading of LTC and DOGE. The idea is to provide a gateway of obtaining QORT, and eventually we can circle back to adding more coins. We prioritized Phase 3 for building the new Internet, which we will cover shortly. If there’s anywhere folks should be safely storing their precious coin, it’s within Qortal as only the account holder has control over their keys and their coin cannot be compromised within the system. Q-Chat is also live: a blockchain-based messaging system that still needs a lot of work but currently provides true P2P encrypted messaging. Group messaging is live within Q-Chat but currently does not provide encryption (coming soon). The Voting System has been postponed to focus on other critical areas, but is expected to be implemented during Phase 3. Thereafter, the community will help decide which coins to add to the Trade Portal and local wallets. | + | During Phase 2, we launched the Trade Portal for peer-to-peer (P2P) trading. BTC was the first coin we had supported in the Trade Portal but was realized to be too slow and costly for the time being, so BTC trading is not live at this time (but will be in the near future). Local wallets currently support QORT, BTC, LTC, DOGE, DGB, and RVN. The Trade Portal currently supports trading of LTC, DOGE, DGB, and RVN. The idea is to provide a gateway of obtaining QORT, and eventually we can circle back to adding more coins. We prioritized Phase 3 for building the new Internet, which we will cover shortly. If there’s anywhere folks should be safely storing their precious coin, it’s within Qortal as only the account holder has control over their keys and their coin cannot be compromised within the system. Q-Chat is also live: a blockchain-based messaging system that still needs a lot of work but currently provides true P2P encrypted messaging. Group messaging is live within Q-Chat but currently does not provide encryption (coming soon). The Voting System has been postponed to focus on other critical areas, but is expected to be implemented during Phase 3. Thereafter, the community will help decide which coins to add to the Trade Portal and local wallets. |
| - | Phase 3 has begun! Core version 3.0+ includes the data hosting which creates the opportunity for a new Internet with free web hosting and public data storage. Websites and data can be found within the Qortal UI as with all of the other plugins. Data hosting will allow eventually allow Q-Chat to have messages that stay on-chain longer than the 24 hour period they do now, including the ability to send pictures, videos and GIFs. Phase 3 will create the stepping stone we seek towards a new Internet where e-commerce and job markets can thrive as well as unhindered freedom of speech and trade of information. | + | Phase 3 has begun! Core version 3.0+ includes the data hosting which creates the opportunity for a new Internet with free web hosting and public data storage. Websites and data can be found within the Qortal UI as with all of the other plugins. Data hosting will eventually allow Q-Chat to have messages that stay on-chain longer than the 24 hour period they do now, including the ability to send pictures, videos and GIFs. Phase 3 will create the stepping stone we seek towards a new Internet where e-commerce and job markets can thrive as well as unhindered freedom of speech and trade of information. |
| Once we have these key elements in place and mass adoption begins to take place, we can begin to pursue the next sovereign solution: the ISP alternative referred to as Mesh Networking. We’ll have more focus on this area when we have more nodes on the network, although some of our devs are looking into it now. Mesh networking will be possible on the QORTector devices as well as any device with an added antenna solution! Satellite bridging will also be possible and we already have a satellite prototype in development. All of this is certainly possible. When it is ready, we will begin to remove the need for an existing ISP backbone and work towards becoming completely independent. | Once we have these key elements in place and mass adoption begins to take place, we can begin to pursue the next sovereign solution: the ISP alternative referred to as Mesh Networking. We’ll have more focus on this area when we have more nodes on the network, although some of our devs are looking into it now. Mesh networking will be possible on the QORTector devices as well as any device with an added antenna solution! Satellite bridging will also be possible and we already have a satellite prototype in development. All of this is certainly possible. When it is ready, we will begin to remove the need for an existing ISP backbone and work towards becoming completely independent. | ||
| The last key component to cover with building on Qortal’s infrastructure, | The last key component to cover with building on Qortal’s infrastructure, | ||
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