Welcome to Beam
BEAM is a Confidential Cryptocurrency and DeFi Platform
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Key Features
- All transactions are confidential by default
- Allows creation of new Confidential Assets (part of the protocol, no contracts required)
- Supports privacy preserving Smart Contracts via bespoke Beam Virtual Machine spec based on WASM technology
- Beautiful and usable wallets for all platforms (Win, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Web)
- Bridges with Ethereum blockchain (supporting USDT, DAI, WBTC and ETH)
- Fully decentralized Atomic Swaps (with BTC, LTC, ETH, DASH, DOGE and QTUM) with an in-wallet marketplace
- Rich DeFi ecosystem including DEX, Confidential Stable Coin, Anonymous Name Service, NFT Gallery and more...
Fundamentals
- Launched on Jan 3rd 2019
- Based on LelantusMW protocol ( Mimblewimble paper, Lelantus paper )
- Capped emission with periodic halving every 4 years
- Governed by BeamX DAO via BEAMX governance token
- Proof of Work consensus using bespoke BeamHash III algorithm.
- Minable on GPUs.
- No premine. No ICO
JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES
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Community projects
Here is the list of Beam related projects created by our community members but NOT tested by Beam Team
- BeamAssets.com - Beam DeFi dashboard and Blockchain explorer
- Beam Pay - a payment processor that allows for easy integration with your online store
- Beam Wallet Java API - A Java library for the Beam cryptocurrency Wallet API.
CONTRIBUTE
Read the Contribution Guide
GET STARTED
Get Beam binaries here: http://beam.mw/downloads
Bootstrap nodes:
eu-nodes.mainnet.beam.mw:8100
us-nodes.mainnet.beam.mw:8100