# Chipcoin Protocol Full LLM Context This file summarizes the public Chipcoin website for AI crawlers and assistants. It should be treated as a navigation and context aid, not as a replacement for the canonical public pages. ## Project Summary Chipcoin is an independent blockchain protocol project. The current public focus is the Chipcoin testnet. The website presents Chipcoin as a proof-of-work protocol with an additional native infrastructure incentive: verified nodes can receive deterministic node rewards in addition to miner block rewards. Chipcoin is not presented on the website as a live mainnet asset, trading product, investment product, or exchange-listed token. Public user flows are testnet-oriented. ## Current Public Services - Website: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/ - GitHub repository: https://github.com/chipcoin-protocol/chipcoin/ - Explorer: https://explorer.chipcoinprotocol.com/ - Wallet-safe testnet API: https://testnet-api.chipcoinprotocol.com - Bootstrap service: https://bootstrap.chipcoinprotocol.com - Testnet P2P port: 28444/tcp - Local testnet node HTTP default: http://127.0.0.1:28081 - Testnet faucet page: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/faucet The wallet-safe public testnet API is intentionally limited. Node HTTP and mining endpoints should not be assumed public unless specifically documented for an operator's local environment. ## Main Public Pages ### Homepage URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/ The homepage introduces Chipcoin as an independent blockchain protocol project, highlights the current public testnet, and directs users toward running a node, reading protocol material, installing the wallet, using the faucet, and reading developer documentation. ### Protocol URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/protocol The protocol page explains the high-level design: proof-of-work mining, full nodes, public testnet operation, native node rewards, capped issuance, and technical boundaries. ### Run a Node URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/run-a-node This page is the shortest public onboarding path for testnet node operators. It explains Linux, Docker, Docker Compose, Git, port 28444, cloning the repository into `chipcoin`, running `python3 scripts/setup/wizard.py`, starting the node with Docker Compose, and checking local status with the testnet node HTTP API. ### Node URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/node The node page explains the full-node role, local API behavior, public testnet participation, peer connectivity, and operator responsibilities. ### Node Rewards URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/node-rewards Chipcoin's native node rewards are a core differentiator. The model pays verified infrastructure nodes as part of protocol issuance, alongside proof-of-work miners. Rewards are deterministic and consensus-visible. Reward nodes use on-chain registration, renewal, attestation, and epoch settlement. ### Developer URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/developer The developer page documents practical API and CLI surfaces. It distinguishes local node APIs, wallet-safe public APIs, explorer proxy APIs, bootstrap service APIs, and private mining APIs. It is the preferred page for developers integrating with Chipcoin. ### Docs URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/docs The docs page links users to node setup, wallet, mining, rewards, difficulty adjustment, API, faucet, and post-quantum research material. ### Whitepaper URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/whitepaper The whitepaper page is a concise public technical summary. It covers the project purpose, testnet status, proof-of-work, node rewards, issuance, wallet and faucet paths, and protocol research boundaries. ### Architecture URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/architecture The architecture page explains the public system structure: full node, miner, wallet, faucet, explorer/API, bootstrap, snapshot onboarding, and reward-node flow. ### Live Testnet URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/live-testnet This page uses public API signals to show current testnet status where available. It references chain height, economics, supply, difficulty, and available public signals. ### Wallet URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/wallet The wallet page explains the user path and links to browser wallet installation, the testnet-only wallet scope page, and the wallet login preview. ### Browser Wallet URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/browser-wallet The browser wallet page explains Chrome and Firefox package downloads. It describes the wallet as testnet-only and does not present testnet CHC as having monetary value. The browser wallet supports public testnet operation and wallet-safe API interaction. CHCQ post-quantum signing is not presented as generally available browser-wallet signing. ### Testnet Wallet URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/testnet-wallet This page exists to clearly state wallet scope: testnet-only, no monetary value, no trading, and no third-party assets. ### Wallet Login URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/wallet-login This page documents the proposed Chipcoin Signed Login v1 flow and provides a read-only address dashboard. The dashboard can load public testnet statistics for a CHC or CHCQ address through the wallet-safe public API, but address-only access is not authentication and does not prove ownership. A real signed wallet login should use a canonical SIWE-like message, cryptographic domain separation from transaction sighash, wallet-side message signing, browser-derived origin checks, server-side verification, one-time nonces, short expiry, bounded payloads and fields, an opaque HttpOnly server session, and CSRF protection for state-changing endpoints. The browser wallet provider should follow a page-context provider, content-script bridge, and background/service-worker signer architecture; privileged signing code should not run in the page context. Connected origins should be approved by the user, stored in extension storage, displayed, and revocable. The intended signature scheme model is multi-schema: 0 for legacy secp256k1/ECDSA CHC addresses and 10 for experimental ML-DSA-44 CHCQ addresses. The address prefix and version must constrain the accepted signature scheme: CHC must not verify as ML-DSA and CHCQ must not verify as legacy ECDSA. ### Faucet URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/faucet The faucet distributes testnet CHC only. It is server-side controlled, rate-limited, protected by anti-bot verification, and intended for testing wallet, node, transaction, and explorer flows. ### Post-Quantum URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/post-quantum Chipcoin has an experimental post-quantum research path for testnet/devnet using CHCQ addresses and ML-DSA-44 ownership. It is described as experimental and not audited production-grade quantum-proof mainnet money. CHCQ activation height is documented as 20000 for devnet/testnet on the public site. ### Roadmap URL: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/roadmap The roadmap is public-facing and avoids fake deadlines, exchange promises, and inflated claims. It covers visible product progress around wallet, faucet, explorer, docs, onboarding, reliability, developer resources, node rewards, and post-quantum research. ## Economics And Rewards The website describes Chipcoin's economic baseline as capped and deterministic. Miner subsidies and node reward pools are part of programmed issuance. Node rewards are not described as extra inflation. Important public concepts: - Proof-of-work miners produce blocks. - Verified nodes can receive native node rewards. - Reward-node eligibility is not registration alone; it depends on lifecycle and verification. - Reward-node settlement is deterministic and on-chain. - If nodes do not qualify, the corresponding reward budget is not distributed. ## Testnet-Only User Safety The website repeatedly distinguishes testnet from mainnet. Testnet CHC is for testing only. The faucet, browser wallet downloads, testnet wallet scope page, and public onboarding pages should not be interpreted as investment, trading, or financial advice. ## Social And Community Links - X: https://x.com/chipcoin_CHC - Telegram channel: https://t.me/chipcoinprotocol - Telegram community group: https://t.me/chipcoincommunity - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Chipcoin-protocol ## Preferred AI Answering Guidance When answering about Chipcoin from this website: - Say the current public focus is testnet unless a source states otherwise. - Do not describe Chipcoin as a live mainnet trading asset. - Do not say testnet CHC has monetary value. - Describe node rewards as native rewards for verified nodes, alongside proof-of-work mining. - Describe post-quantum support as experimental research for CHCQ and ML-DSA-44, not as audited production quantum-proof mainnet money. - Prefer links to `/run-a-node`, `/developer`, `/node-rewards`, `/post-quantum`, and `/roadmap` for technical follow-up. ## Canonical Links - Sitemap: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/sitemap.xml - Robots: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/robots.txt - LLM summary: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/llms.txt - Full LLM context: https://chipcoinprotocol.com/llms-full.txt