Qubic is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain that enables instant finality, feeless transfers, and the fastest smart contracts in the industry. It is built on Useful Proof of Work (UPoW) – a consensus mechanism that repurposes mining energy to train artificial intelligence. Qubic is the first blockchain to integrate artificial neural networks at the protocol level, with the goal of building Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) in a fully decentralised and open-source manner. Its mainnet launched in Q2 2022 and it was fair-launched with no pre-mine and no venture capital funding.

Qubic addresses three long-standing problems in blockchain. First, it eliminates transaction fees entirely – there are no gas costs on Qubic. Second, it solves the wasted-energy problem of traditional Proof of Work: instead of mining serving no purpose beyond network security, Qubic's UPoW directs that same computational effort toward training AI models. Third, it provides genuine scalability, having achieved 15.5 million transactions per second – verified on mainnet by CertiK – without sacrificing decentralisation or finality.

Qubic was founded by Sergey Ivancheglo, known in the crypto community as Come-from-Beyond (CfB). He is one of the most technically accomplished figures in crypto history: creator of NXT (the first fully Proof-of-Stake blockchain) and co-founder of IOTA (the first Directed Acyclic Graph architecture). The idea for Qubic originated in 2012 and was developed into a live mainnet by April 2022. Qubic is community-driven and is open-source.

Most Layer 1 blockchains choose between speed, decentralisation, and low fees – the so-called blockchain trilemma. Qubic resolves all three simultaneously. It achieves 15.5M TPS through a tick-based bare-metal execution model (no virtual machine overhead), charges zero transfer fees, and maintains decentralisation through a quorum of 676 Computors where 451 must agree for consensus. On top of that, Qubic is the only Layer 1 that channels mining computation toward real-world AI training rather than arbitrary puzzles.

Qubic is technically a Layer 1 network but it departs significantly from the traditional blockchain model. Rather than chaining blocks, Qubic uses a tick-based system where Computors process transactions in short, synchronised time intervals. It does not store full transaction history; instead it maintains a current-state ledger of address balances called Spectrum. The consensus model is quorum-based rather than longest-chain-based. So while 'blockchain' is a useful shorthand, Qubic is more precisely a quorum-based consensus network with smart contracts, oracles, and AI training built in.

Qubic runs directly on bare metal hardware, bypassing the operating systems and virtual machines that slow down other blockchains. Transactions are processed in ticks – short, predictable time intervals – rather than in batched blocks. The result is a network capable of 15.5 million transactions per second, a figure independently verified on mainnet by CertiK, making it the fastest blockchain ever to receive certification. Smart contracts on Qubic can achieve over 55 million transfers per second.

No. Qubic is feeless. There are no gas fees, and no network charges for sending QUBIC between wallets. This is one of Qubic's core design principles. The absence of fees is made possible by the quorum-based consensus model, which does not require miners to be compensated per transaction. QUBIC is only burned (permanently removed from supply) when it is used as energy to execute smart contracts – standard transfers remain completely free.

Instant finality means a transaction is permanently confirmed the moment it is included in a tick – there is no probabilistic waiting period, no block reorganisations, and no need to wait for multiple confirmations. Qubic achieves this through its quorum mechanism: 451 of 676 Computors must agree before a tick is finalised. Once agreement is reached, the state is locked and irreversible.

The Quorum is Qubic's governance and consensus mechanism. It consists of 676 specialised nodes called Computors. For any decision - whether a transaction, smart contract execution, or protocol change - 451 of these 676 Computors must reach agreement. This threshold (two-thirds majority plus one) draws on Leslie Lamport's Byzantine Fault Tolerance principles, ensuring the network remains secure and operational even if some nodes fail or act maliciously. The Quorum design prevents any single entity from controlling the network.

Yes, fully. Qubic has been open source from day one. All code, development work, and improvements are publicly accessible on GitHub (github.com/qubic). This commitment to transparency means any developer can inspect, fork, or contribute to the codebase. Qubic was also fair-launched with no pre-mine and no VC backing, which reinforces its community-driven, open nature.

Qubic's Dogecoin mining integration is a live feature of the Qubic network that allows Scrypt ASIC miners to contribute Dogecoin hashrate directly to the Qubic protocol. Launched on mainnet on April 1, 2026, it is the first real-world external use case built on Qubic's Oracle Machines. Rather than replacing Qubic's existing AI training workloads, DOGE mining runs in parallel alongside them: ASIC hardware handles Dogecoin while CPUs and GPUs continue training Aigarth, Qubic's AI initiative. Neither workload displaces the other because they run on fundamentally different hardware classes. All mined Dogecoin flows through Qubic's dispatcher infrastructure, which coordinates the share validation pipeline between miners, the Qubic network, and the Dogecoin pool.

Qubic's Dogecoin mining architecture consists of four main components. Miners connect via the Stratum protocol to a Pool Server, which distributes work assignments and validates incoming shares. The Pool Server communicates with a Dispatcher, a custom-built bridge between the Qubic network and the Dogecoin network. The Dispatcher sources work from an external Dogecoin Pool Server, translates it for Qubic miners, and routes completed shares back for submission. The critical differentiator is validation: rather than trusting a single pool operator to confirm shares, Qubic routes every valid share through Oracle Machines. Independent computors running Oracle nodes each query whether the submitted share is legitimate. Up to 13 oracle commits can be bundled into a single transaction, keeping the validation pipeline fast enough for high-throughput mining.

Dogecoin mining runs in parallel with Qubic's AI training rather than competing with it because the two workloads use entirely different hardware. Dogecoin uses the Scrypt algorithm, which requires ASIC hardware. Qubic's AI training runs on CPUs and GPUs. Since these are different hardware classes doing different jobs, they can operate simultaneously without any trade-off. This is a direct improvement over Qubic's previous Monero mining model, where CPU time had to alternate between AI work and XMR hashing. With Dogecoin, that trade-off is eliminated. The network's full CPU and GPU resources remain dedicated to AI training while a new class of ASIC hardware contributes Dogecoin hashrate on top. The ASIC layer is entirely additive.

Oracle Machines are the decentralised validation backbone of Qubic's Dogecoin mining operation. In traditional mining pools, share validation is handled off-chain by the pool operator — miners trust the pool. Qubic replaces this with on-chain verification. When a miner finds a valid Dogecoin share that clears the Qubic network's difficulty threshold, the network routes that share through Oracle Machines. Independent computors running Oracle nodes each respond to a query asking whether the share is valid. If the majority confirm it, the share is accepted. Up to 13 oracle commits can be bundled per transaction for throughput efficiency. This removes single points of failure from the validation process and ties Dogecoin mining directly into Qubic's on-chain infrastructure. Qubic's Oracle Machines went live on mainnet on February 11, 2026, and had processed over 27,800 successful queries with zero unresolvable requests before the DOGE integration launched.

Mining Dogecoin on Qubic requires Scrypt-compatible ASIC hardware, the same type used for standard Dogecoin and Litecoin mining. Any Scrypt ASIC can contribute hashrate to the Qubic network, including newer models like the Bitmain Antminer L7 and L9 and, importantly, older models like the Antminer L3+ that are no longer profitable on standard Dogecoin pools. Qubic's founder Come-from-Beyond (CFB) specifically highlighted that older ASICs get a second life through this integration: they can contribute hashrate to the Qubic network with all mined Dogecoin flowing through the dispatcher, generating new revenue that did not exist before. The ASIC layer does not interfere with existing CPU and GPU miner rewards on the Qubic network. For full hardware compatibility and setup instructions, see qubic.org/mining

Qubic's Dogecoin mining differs from a standard pool in three fundamental ways. First, validation is decentralised: rather than a single pool operator confirming shares, Qubic routes every valid share through Oracle Machines operated by independent computors across the network. Second, the revenue model is different: mined DOGE flows through Qubic's dispatcher and the proceeds integrate into Qubic's broader economic model, with the community designing how revenue is distributed across ASIC miners and the network. Third, the context is different: standard Dogecoin pools exist solely to mine DOGE. Qubic's infrastructure runs Dogecoin mining as one of several parallel workloads alongside AI training and Monero mining, making it part of a broader decentralised compute network rather than a standalone operation.

Yes. Before the Dogecoin integration, Qubic's network mined Monero (XMR) during idle CPU/GPU cycles, alternating between AI training tasks and XMR hashing. At its peak this gave Qubic over 51% of Monero's total network hashrate, demonstrating the scale of what Qubic's infrastructure can mobilise. The Dogecoin integration is a significant architectural upgrade on the Monero model. With Monero, CPU time had to alternate between AI training and XMR mining, creating a trade-off. Dogecoin eliminates this: because Scrypt requires ASICs and AI training runs on CPUs and GPUs, both workloads run simultaneously with no competition for resources. The Dogecoin integration also introduces Oracle Machine validation, a decentralised share verification layer that the Monero model did not have.

The Dispatcher is a custom-built bridge that sits between the Qubic network and the Dogecoin network. It acts as a sorting facility in the mining pipeline: it sources work tasks from an external Dogecoin pool server, translates them into a format Qubic miners can process, routes completed work back to the Dogecoin mining pool for share submission, and forwards valid shares that meet the Qubic network's difficulty threshold into the Oracle Machine validation pipeline. The Dispatcher was developed by Qubic's core tech team led by Joetom and was running in a test environment by early March 2026. A software-based test miner produced the first Dogecoin share through the full Dispatcher pipeline (Doge pool to Dispatcher to miner and back) during testing, validating the complete flow architecture before mainnet launch.

Many Scrypt ASICs, particularly older models like the Bitmain Antminer L3+, are no longer profitable on standard Dogecoin pools due to rising network difficulty and the dominance of newer, more efficient hardware. These machines have been sitting idle for many operators. Qubic's Dogecoin integration creates a new revenue stream for this hardware. Because all mined Dogecoin flows through Qubic's Dispatcher regardless of the ASIC's age or efficiency, older hardware that cannot turn a profit on its own can still contribute meaningfully to the Qubic network and receive rewards proportional to the hashrate it contributes. Qubic's founder Come-from-Beyond (CFB) explicitly highlighted this as a design intention: the ASIC layer is entirely additive, generating new revenue that did not exist before without cutting into existing CPU and GPU miner rewards on the network.

Qubic's Dogecoin mining integration adds external ASIC hashrate to the Dogecoin network, which increases the total computational power securing the chain. It does not change Dogecoin's issuance, block reward, or protocol in any way. The DOGE that Qubic mines enters circulation exactly as it would from any other mining operation. The integration introduces a new class of participant to the DOGE mining ecosystem: a decentralised AI compute network contributing hashrate through a verifiable, on-chain validated pipeline rather than through a traditional pool. From a security standpoint, additional honest hashrate supporting the Dogecoin network increases the cost of a 51% attack. A public live dashboard shows Qubic's real-time hashrate contribution to the DOGE network, making the contribution independently verifiable.

Qubic's Dogecoin mining architecture was finalised in February 2026. Testing began in early March 2026, with a software-based test miner producing the first successful Dogecoin share through the full pipeline (Doge pool, to Dispatcher, to miner, and back) during that period. Computor documentation was published by mid-March 2026. The mainnet launch target was April 1, 2026, with full production by April 30, 2026. The April 1 date was chosen deliberately as part of the `Not a Joke` campaign, with the team noting that network stability takes priority over hitting dates and the timeline would be extended if testing revealed issues. Oracle Machines, the decentralised validation backbone for the integration, went live on Qubic mainnet on February 11, 2026, and had processed over 27,800 successful queries before the DOGE launch.

Qubic's Useful Proof of Work (UPoW) model is built on the principle that mining hardware should contribute to real-world computation rather than solving arbitrary puzzles. The Dogecoin integration extends this model horizontally. CPU and GPU hardware trains Aigarth, Qubic's AI initiative. ASIC hardware, which cannot run AI training workloads, now contributes Dogecoin hashrate instead. The result is a network where different hardware classes each perform useful work suited to their capabilities: no compute sits idle, no resource is wasted. Dogecoin mining is also the first application built on top of Qubic's Oracle Machines, which opened the door for the same validation framework to support price feeds, cross-chain data, and any external information that Qubic smart contracts need to act on. The DOGE integration is proof that the UPoW model can expand horizontally into entirely new hardware categories and workload types.

Qubic launched its Dogecoin mining integration on April 1, 2026, deliberately choosing April Fool's Day as a strategic marketing move. In the weeks before launch, Qubic ran a `Not a Joke` campaign explicitly addressing the obvious question that an April 1 crypto announcement would raise. The campaign included teaser content, press releases, and community messaging building toward the launch date. The reasoning was direct: by choosing April 1 and getting ahead of the joke, Qubic sent a message by creating a compelling narrative that made the announcement more memorable and shareable than a standard launch date would have. A live hashrate dashboard was made public from the moment of launch, providing immediate, independently verifiable proof that the integration was real and operational. The press embargo lifted at 4:00 AM EST on April 1, with all community and press activity coordinated around that time.

The economic framework for Qubic's Dogecoin mining was being designed by a community-driven business consolidation group at the time of launch, running as a parallel workstream alongside technical implementation. The core principle is that the ASIC layer is entirely additive: revenue from Dogecoin mining does not reduce existing CPU and GPU miner rewards on the Qubic network. All mined DOGE flows through the Dispatcher and the community group is defining how that revenue is distributed, including what percentage flows to ASIC miners versus the broader network and how the model scales as more hardware comes online. This reflects Qubic's governance philosophy: the Governance and Funding Framework was approved by computor vote at Epoch 200 on February 14, 2026, with 614 yes votes and zero no votes. Revenue decisions are made through community participation. For current reward details, see qubic.org/mining.

When a miner finds a valid Dogecoin share that meets the Qubic network's difficulty threshold, the Pool Server forwards it through the Dispatcher into the Qubic network. At this point, instead of a single pool operator accepting it, the network sends an Oracle Machine query: is this Dogecoin share valid? Independent computors across the network, each running Oracle nodes, respond with yes or no. If the majority confirm validity, the share is accepted. Up to 13 oracle commits can be bundled into a single transaction to keep the validation pipeline fast enough for continuous high-throughput mining. This is analogous to a room full of independent auditors each checking the same receipt: no single auditor can rubber-stamp a fake. The result is a decentralised verification layer that removes the trust assumption from share validation entirely and generates real on-chain transaction volume from every mining cycle.

Yes. Qubic's architecture is designed to run multiple mining workloads simultaneously across different hardware classes. ASIC hardware mines Dogecoin via the Scrypt algorithm. CPU and GPU hardware runs Monero mining (RandomX) and AI training for Aigarth. Because each workload targets different hardware, there is no resource competition between them. This is explicitly different from Qubic's earlier model, which alternated CPU time between AI training and Monero hashing. The February 2026 All-Hands AMA confirmed that the Dogecoin integration replaces the alternating CPU model with a truly simultaneous architecture: CPU and GPU resources stay fully dedicated to their workloads while ASICs handle DOGE independently. All three workloads, Dogecoin mining, Monero mining, and AI training, run in parallel.

Neuraxon is Qubic's bioinspired AI system, developed as the output of the network's Useful Proof of Work compute. Neuraxon 2.0, published in February 2026 and authored by David Vivancos and Dr. Jose Sanchez, is a computational model that behaves closer to a biological neuron than conventional neural networks. It processes information at different speeds simultaneously, uses small-world connection patterns found in actual brain tissue, and evolves through selection pressure rather than gradient descent. The Dogecoin integration is related to Neuraxon in that it expands the hardware contributing to the network without reducing the CPU and GPU resources dedicated to AI training. ASIC hardware adds a new revenue stream through DOGE mining while the CPU and GPU workloads that train Neuraxon continue undisturbed. The integration funds and sustains the AI work rather than competing with it.

Qubic's economic model routes profits from external mining activities through a buy-and-burn mechanism: proceeds from mining operations are converted to buy. QUBIC tokens on the open market, which are then permanently burned. The Dogecoin integration incentivises Computor operators to mine DOGE through Qubic's network, creating a deflationary loop: more Computors participating means more DOGE mined, more QUBIC bought, and more QUBIC permanently removed from supply. Each block of DOGE mined generates revenue that feeds into this buy-and-burn cycl,, increasing buy pressure while reducing circulating supply. Oracle Machine usage associated with validating Dogecoin shares also creates on-chain transaction volume and contributes to burn pressure. Starting in late March 2026, Oracle Machine participation began directly affecting computor revenue calculations, making Oracle node operation a contributor to earning potential.

Qubic chose Dogecoin as its next mining integration after Monero for three strategic reasons. First, Dogecoin is one of the most liquid, widely held, and actively mined proof-of-work cryptocurrencies in existence, with a global community and real transaction volume, making the integration high-visibility and commercially meaningful. Second, the technical architecture is a natural fit: Dogecoin uses Scrypt, which requires ASICs, and Qubic's existing infrastructure is CPU and GPU-based. Adding ASIC hardware for Dogecoin does not compete with existing workloads, making it a clean horizontal expansion. Third, Dogecoin allows Qubic to prove that its infrastructure is a general-purpose coordination layer for external proof-of-work systems rather than a one-off experiment. As Joetom, Qubic's core tech contributor, stated: the infrastructure was built as a general-purpose coordination layer, and Dogecoin is the next step in demonstrating how that architecture scales.

Qubic uses Quorum-Based Consensus. A fixed set of 676 nodes - called Computors - validate all transactions and execute smart contracts. Each Computor independently processes incoming transactions and arrives at a result. When 451 of the 676 Computors agree on the same result, consensus is achieved and the state is finalised. This happens in tick intervals, making finality near-instantaneous. The mechanism is inspired by Byzantine Fault Tolerance, ensuring the network can withstand up to one-third of nodes being faulty or adversarial.

Computors are the 676 validators that form the backbone of the Qubic network. Each Computor is responsible for validating transactions, executing smart contracts, interacting with Oracle Machines, and securing the network. To become a Computor, a miner must contribute to AI training tasks for Aigarth and rank in the top 676 by mining performance each epoch. Computors earn a portion of the reward pool in QUBIC per epoch (one epoch = seven days), with average earnings between 90 - 98% of the maximum depending on efficiency.

The Qubic network has exactly 676 Computors at any given time. This number is fixed by protocol design. The top 676 miners by AI training performance in each epoch qualify as Computors for the following epoch. For consensus, 451 of these 676 must agree – this is the quorum threshold. The set of Computors is dynamically reassembled each epoch, meaning the validator set can change as new miners outperform existing ones, preventing long-term centralisation.

Bare metal execution means Qubic's code runs directly on physical hardware without an operating system, virtual machine, or abstraction layer in between. Most blockchains run smart contracts in a sandboxed virtual machine (like the EVM on Ethereum) which adds latency and limits throughput. By running directly on hardware, Qubic eliminates these bottlenecks entirely. The result is dramatically faster execution times and the ability to process millions of transactions per second. This approach also improves security by removing attack surfaces introduced by virtualisation layers.

A tick is Qubic's equivalent of a block – it is the fundamental unit of time in which transactions are processed and finalised. Unlike traditional blockchain blocks which vary in time and can include reorganisations, ticks are short, synchronised intervals during which all Computors process the same set of transactions and arrive at a shared state. Once 451 Computors agree on the result of a tick, it is permanently finalised. Ticks are what enable Qubic's instant finality – there is no waiting for block confirmations.

Qubic achieves 15.5 million TPS through three compounding factors: bare metal execution (no VM overhead), a tick-based system (no block propagation delays), and quorum consensus (fast, synchronised agreement rather than competitive mining). Smart contracts can achieve over 55 million transfers per second. This performance was verified on Qubic's mainnet by CertiK, making it the highest independently verified TPS of any blockchain. The architecture was purpose-built for throughput from day one rather than retrofitted.

Oracle Machines are Qubic's mechanism for connecting real-world data to smart contracts and AI models. They allow the network to query external information – such as asset prices, sports results, sensor readings, or the validity of off-chain events – and bring that data on-chain in a trustless way. All 676 Computors independently query the same data source and the quorum mechanism ensures agreement before any result is accepted. Oracle Machines went live on Qubic's mainnet on February 11, 2026, enabling trustless external data feeds for smart contracts and AI applications.

Smart contracts on Qubic are written in C++ and execute directly on bare metal hardware, which makes them significantly faster than EVM-based contracts. Before a smart contract can be deployed, it must pass a Quorum proposal vote - 451 of 676 Computors must approve it. Once approved, the contract is launched via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) model with 676 shares. QUBIC raised during the IPO is permanently burned. Shareholders receive passive income from contract fees, and contracts are initially self-funded from the QUBIC locked during the IPO - once depleted, ongoing execution is covered by shareholder.

A smart contract IPO is Qubic's unique launch mechanism for new smart contracts. Every approved contract is offered to the community through a Dutch auction with 676 shares available. Participants bid QUBIC to acquire shares. All QUBIC raised in the auction is permanently burned, which directly reduces the circulating supply. Shareholders then earn passive income from the fees generated by the contract. This model aligns incentives – only contracts with genuine community demand attract investment, and every IPO contributes to the deflationary token mechanics.

Computation verification on Qubic is handled through the quorum mechanism. When Computors execute smart contracts or process transactions, each node independently computes the result. If 451 of 676 arrive at the same output, that result is accepted as correct. No single node can produce a fraudulent result without being overruled by the majority. For external computations involving real-world data, Oracle Machines provide an additional verification layer where independent oracles each query the same source and the quorum confirms the agreed result.

Quorum-Based Computation (QBC) is the foundational design philosophy of Qubic – it is what the name 'Qubic' stands for. Rather than relying on longest-chain consensus (as in Bitcoin) or stake-weighted voting (as in Ethereum), Qubic requires a defined supermajority of 451 out of 676 specialised nodes to agree on every computation. This produces deterministic, instant finality without energy-wasting competition. The model combines the speed of centralised systems with the trustlessness of decentralised networks.

Qubic uses several overlapping mechanisms to prevent centralisation. First, the Computor set of 676 nodes is dynamically reassembled every epoch based on mining performance, so no permanent validator class can entrench itself. Second, consensus requires 451 of 676 to agree – meaning any coalition attempting to capture the network would need to control more than two-thirds of all Computors simultaneously. Third, the Byzantine Fault Tolerance principles that underpin the Quorum ensure the network remains secure even if up to one-third of nodes act maliciously. Finally, the protocol is fully open source and community governed.

Useful Proof of Work (UPoW) is Qubic's consensus mechanism and the concept that defines its core identity. In traditional Proof of Work (as used by Bitcoin), miners expend enormous energy solving arbitrary mathematical puzzles that serve no purpose beyond securing the ledger. Qubic's UPoW redirects that same computational effort toward training artificial neural networks (ANNs) for Aigarth, Qubic's AI initiative. Miners do real, productive work – contributing to the development of AI - and are rewarded with QUBIC for it. Security is maintained as a by-product of useful computation.

Traditional PoW produces computation that is deliberately meaningless - the puzzle is hard to solve but the solution itself has no value beyond proving work was done. UPoW produces computation that advances AI training. Miners are solving real machine learning tasks rather than SHA-256 or Scrypt hashes. The security properties are similar but the network is protected by the cost of replicating the computational work - but the output has real-world value. Additionally, Qubic's UPoW is processed by CPUs and GPUs, making it accessible to a broader hardware base than ASIC-dominated PoW chains.

UPoW and Proof of Stake serve different purposes and reflect different values. PoS selects validators based on token holdings, which critics argue rewards existing wealth. UPoW selects validators based on computational contribution to AI training, which means anyone with hardware can participate without needing to hold large amounts of QUBIC first. UPoW is also more energy-productive than either PoS or traditional PoW, since the computation generates AI training value rather than nothing. The trade-off is that UPoW requires active hardware participation, whereas PoS can be done passively.

Qubic miners compute AI training datasets for Aigarth - Qubic's decentralised artificial intelligence initiative. Specifically, miners generate and evaluate artificial neural networks (ANNs), contributing to the billions of neural network iterations that Aigarth processes. The miner finds a solution (a dataset) that meets the network's difficulty threshold and submits it. These solutions advance Aigarth's training. The top 676 miners by solution count each epoch become Computors - the network's validators. This directly links mining performance to governance participation.

Qubic supports both CPU and GPU mining, which sets it apart from many PoW chains that have been captured by ASICs. CPUs are explicitly supported and Qubic has been described as a CPU-friendly network, which democratises mining access. GPUs provide greater throughput and are commonly used by serious miners. Most miners join a pool for consistent rewards; solo mining is possible but increasingly competitive as the network grows.

Yes. CPU mining is explicitly supported and encouraged on Qubic. This is a deliberate design choice to keep mining accessible and decentralised. While GPU miners generally achieve higher output, CPUs can meaningfully contribute, particularly when pooled. Qubic's mining page describes miners as 'AI miners' using 'CPU & GPU' resources. This accessibility is part of what enables hundreds of thousands of participants to contribute to the Aigarth AI training network.

Yes. GPU mining is the most common and effective hardware for Qubic's AI training tasks. GPUs excel at the parallel computation required for neural network training, which is what Qubic's UPoW directs miners to perform. Both CPU and GPU miners miners contribute to the same workstream – finding solutions (datasets) for Aigarth - with GPUs typically generating significantly more solutions per epoch. Most active Qubic mining pools support GPU rigs and pay out at the end of each epoch based on solutions contributed.

Miners are rewarded in QUBIC tokens. Each epoch (seven days), the network produces 1 trillion QUBIC in total emissions - a figure that reflects gross output, with a significant portion now burned (~55%) since the halving at Epoch 175. A portion of this is allocated to Computors (the top 676 miners) per epoch, with typical earnings at 90-98% of maximum depending on efficiency. Miners who do not rank in the top 676 earn through mining pools, which pay out based on the proportion of solutions each miner contributed. Pools typically pay at the end of each epoch, including from the very first epoch of participation.

An epoch is Qubic's seven-day operating cycle, running from Wednesday 12:00 UTC to the following Wednesday 12:00 UTC. During each epoch, 1 trillion QUBIC is emitted and distributed among Computors, the CCF, QEarn, and burns. Effective net emissions have been reduced by ~50% since the first halving at Epoch 175 (August 2025). At the end of each epoch, mining rankings are evaluated: the top 676 miners qualify as Computors for the following epoch. This regular turnover of the Computor set is a key mechanism for maintaining decentralisation - no miner is permanently guaranteed Computor status.

Mining difficulty in Qubic functions as a relative ranking system rather than an absolute threshold (as in Bitcoin). Miners compete to produce the most solutions (datasets) for Aigarth within each epoch. The top 676 by solution count become Computors. This means difficulty is dynamic and determined by how many miners are participating and how productive they are. More miners on the network means higher competition for the top 676 spots. The network's difficulty effectively self-adjusts based on participation levels each epoch.

Every solution a miner submits is a training dataset for Aigarth - Qubic's decentralised AI initiative. The UPoW protocol directs the computational power of hundreds of thousands of AI miners toward creating billions of artificial neural networks. This is not a simulation or analogy: the mining work IS the AI training. As more miners participate, Aigarth receives more training data, accelerating its development toward Artificial General Intelligence. Qubic is the first and only blockchain where the act of mining is equivalent to advancing the state of AI.

Aigarth is Qubic's artificial intelligence initiative - the AI that is powered by the computational work of Qubic's global network of miners. Rather than designing a specific AI model, Aigarth creates the environment and components for Artificial General Intelligence to emerge organically through evolution, competition, and selection. It draws intelligence from hundreds of thousands of miners to create billions of artificial neural networks (ANNs) and is the primary purpose of Qubic's Useful Proof of Work system.

Aigarth's goal is to achieve Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) by 2027 in a fully decentralised and open-source manner. Unlike centralised AI projects (OpenAI, DeepMind, Anthropic), Aigarth is not controlled by any single company or government. Its development is powered by a global network of miners who contribute computational resources. The resulting AI will be publicly available for everyone. Qubic's scientific team has published the Qubic AGI Journey paper outlining the theoretical framework and roadmap for this goal.

Aigarth is architecturally different from large language models like ChatGPT. LLMs are designed AI systems trained on text data with billions of parameters, centralised on corporate infrastructure. Aigarth is a self-evolving system built on a distributed network, using ternary logic (three states: yes/no/maybe) instead of binary, and evolutionary dynamics where the best-performing neural network components survive and improve without human-directed design. It is not a chatbot – it is a research platform for developing general intelligence through decentralised computation.

Aigarth Intelligent Tissue (AIT) is the foundational mathematical substrate of Aigarth – analogous to the 'soil' in Qubic's garden metaphor. It is a programmable material made up of Intelligent Tissue Units (ITUs): tiny computational organisms that self-modify, compete, and are selected for doing useful work. Each ITU is a ring of simple neurons that exchange ternary signals, make predictions, and update themselves. AIT's first open-source code was released by the Aigarth team in August 2025, marking a pivotal milestone in Qubic's AGI development.

ANNA was the informal name given to the first test task assigned to Aigarth's Intelligent Tissue - eight-bit integer addition, where two small signed integers are fed to the tissue, which 'reflects' on them until it converges on a result. The purpose was not to replace a calculator, but to provide a measurable benchmark to evaluate whether mutations were genuinely improving the tissue's performance. The name ANNA has since been dropped as Aigarth's scope has expanded.

Aigarth uses ternary (three-state) logic because it more closely mirrors how biological intelligence actually works. Binary logic is limited to yes/no (0/1). Ternary adds a third state - 'unknown' or 'maybe' - which is critical for handling uncertainty and incomplete information. Neurons in the human brain can be excited (+1), at rest (0), or inhibited (–1), which maps naturally to balanced ternary. Research also shows that three-level signals can reduce memory and energy requirements while preserving precision. Aigarth's ITUs operate in trits (−1, 0, +1) rather than bits.

Neuraxon is a component of Qubic's AI development infrastructure, referenced in the context of Aigarth's roadmap. Neuraxon 2.0 was listed as an upcoming milestone in Qubic's March 2026 development calendar. While detailed public documentation is limited, Neuraxon relates to the neural architecture layer of Aigarth – the structures through which artificial neurons connect and communicate. Updates on Neuraxon are released through Qubic's All-Hands AMA sessions and the official blog at qubic.org.

Aigarth is trained by Qubic's global network of miners through the UPoW protocol. Miners generate and submit solutions (training datasets) that feed into Aigarth's neural networks. These solutions are evaluated by the network: ITUs that perform useful work survive and are selected, while underperforming ones are discarded – an evolutionary process analogous to natural selection. The more miners participate, the more diverse and numerous the training inputs become. The open-source AIT codebase allows researchers and developers worldwide to examine and contribute to the training framework.

Centralised AI development concentrates enormous power in a small number of corporations and governments. The companies that build and own AI systems control who can access them, what they can do, and how they evolve. Decentralised AGI, as Aigarth aims to build, removes that concentration of power: the AI is trained by millions of global participants, its code is open source, its outputs are public, and no single entity controls it. This also makes it harder to censor, weaponise, or restrict. Qubic's anti-military licence explicitly prohibits military use of the technology.

Qubic's stated goal is to achieve AGI by 2027. This is an ambitious target that the scientific team has outlined in the Qubic AGI Journey paper (Sanchez & Vivancos, 2024), which provides the theoretical framework and development roadmap. The August 2025 release of the Aigarth Intelligent Tissue 1.0 open-source code marked the first major milestone toward this goal. As with all AGI timelines, the actual date depends on the pace of scientific breakthroughs and the scale of community participation in mining and development.

QUBIC is the native token of the Qubic network. It serves as an 'energy unit' rather than a simple currency - it is burned (permanently removed from circulation) when used to execute smart contracts, pay oracle fees, and fund smart contract IPOs. Standard wallet-to-wallet transfers are completely free and do not consume QUBIC. The token also incentivises miners and Computors, funds the ecosystem through the Computor Controlled Fund (CCF), and powers QEarn, the yield-generating locking mechanism. QUBIC is deflationary by design.

QUBIC has a maximum supply of 200 trillion tokens, reduced from the original 1,000 trillion after a community vote during Project X in 2024. The network emits 1 trillion QUBIC per epoch (7 days), but a portion of these emissions is burned through protocol mechanisms and increasing burn rates introduced by halvings. As a result, the effective new supply is lower than the raw emission. Circulating supply has been around 120+ trillion tokens in recent reports. The protocol dynamically manages supply through burns, halvings, and the Supply Watcher smart contract to balance miner incentives with long-term scarcity.

Qubic's halving reduces net emissions by approximately 50% at set intervals of 52-epochs, determined and approved by the Quorum. Unlike Bitcoin's halving which reduces the block reward, Qubic's halving works by increasing the proportion of weekly emissions that are burned. The first halving occurred at Epoch 175 on August 20, 2025, reducing net emissions from approximately 850 billion to 450 billion QUBIC per epoch. Future halvings are subject to Quorum vote before each event. The Supply Watcher Smart Contract monitors real-time supply data and dynamically adjusts burn rates to maintain stability.

QUBIC has a hybrid model that is designed to be net-deflationary over time. New QUBIC is emitted each epoch (1 trillion per week), but multiple burn mechanisms continuously reduce supply: smart contract execution burns QUBIC, every IPO permanently destroys the QUBIC spent on shares, QEarn's early-exit penalties burn tokens, and the Supply Watcher burns a percentage of weekly emissions. The total supply is capped at 200 trillion. The halving schedule further reduces net emissions over time, making the overall trajectory deflationary.

QUBIC has several burn mechanisms that permanently remove tokens from circulation. Smart contract execution: QUBIC used as 'energy' for running contracts is burned. Smart contract IPOs: all QUBIC spent during the Dutch auction launch of any new contract is permanently burned. QEarn penalties: tokens withdrawn early from locking incur a burn penalty. Weekly emissions: a percentage of each epoch's 1 trillion QUBIC emission is burned via the Supply Watcher Smart Contract. Halving events increase the burn percentage. Collectively, billions of QUBIC are removed from circulation every week.

The CCF (Computor Controlled Fund) is Qubic's ecosystem treasury. It was introduced as part of Project X in 2024 and is funded by 8% of weekly epoch emissions. The CCF is governed by the 676 Computors and is used to fund marketing, developer grants, hackathons, exchange listings, community engagement, operational costs, and ecosystem projects. The Grants Program – which has funded projects like QEarn, QubicJ, QubiPy, and QFront - draws from the CCF. All spending proposals require Quorum approval, ensuring transparent community governance.

QEarn is a community-developed smart contract on Qubic that allows QUBIC holders to earn yield by locking their tokens for a defined period (typically 52 weeks). Participants receive proportional rewards from a weekly allocation of 100 billion QUBIC. By locking tokens, users reduce the circulating supply, which creates deflationary pressure.Early withdrawals are penalised with token burns, which further reduces supply. QEarn launched in Epoch 138 and has locked over 12 trillion QUBIC at peak participation. It is accessible via the dedicated QEarn dApp and the official Qubic web wallet.

QUBIC can be purchased on centralised exchanges including MEXC (highest volume), Gate.io, Bitget, and CoinEx — typically traded against USDT. You can also buy with card or bank transfer via Banxa, or trade on-chain via Dextools. Always verify an exchange is available in your country before registering. The official Qubic website (qubic.org) links to all supported exchanges in the 'Buy Qubic' section.

Qubic's native smart contracts (QPI contracts) are written in C++ and execute directly on node hardware rather than inside a virtual machine. Developers building applications on top of Qubic can use several supported SDKs including Java (QubicJ), Python (QubiPy), TypeScript/JavaScript, Go, and C#. Any programming language capable of making HTTP requests can interact with Qubic nodes through available APIs.

Deploying a smart contract on Qubic is a community-governed process. First, the developer writes the contract in C++. The contract is then submitted as a Quorum proposal, which requires 451 of 676 Computors to vote in favour. Once approved, the contract is launched via a Dutch auction IPO with 676 shares – all QUBIC spent in the IPO is burned. After the IPO completes, the contract goes live on mainnet. Developers can use the Qubic Dev Kit (available at docs.qubic.org) to set up a local testnet and test their contracts before submitting a proposal.

The Qubic RPC (Remote Procedure Call) API allows applications to interact with the Qubic blockchain without running a full node. It provides endpoints for querying blockchain data (balances, ticks, transactions), submitting transactions, and interacting with smart contracts. The RPC API is documented at docs.qubic.org/api/rpc and is the primary integration point for exchanges, wallets, and dApps building on Qubic.

Yes. Qubic provides official SDKs and libraries for Java, TypeScript, Go, C#, Python, and HTTP-based integrations. These are documented at docs.qubic.org. The community has also developed additional tools through the Grants Program, including QubicJ (Java), QubiPy (Python), and QFront (frontend toolkit). Developers can also access the Qubic CLI (command-line interface) and Qubic Node implementations for deeper integration.

QubicJ is a Java library for building on Qubic. It provides Java developers with infrastructure for seamless Qubic integration – querying the network, submitting transactions, and interacting with smart contracts without needing to implement low-level protocol logic. QubicJ was one of the first recipients of Qubic's Grants Program funding, reflecting its value to the ecosystem. It is listed as a built-on-Qubic project in the official ecosystem directory at qubic.org/ecosystem.

QubiPy is the official Python library for interacting with the Qubic network. It allows Python developers to query blockchain data, create and submit transactions, and integrate with Qubic smart contracts using familiar Python syntax. QubiPy was developed as a community grant project and is one of the most accessible entry points for developers new to Qubic. Documentation and installation instructions are available through the Qubic developer docs at docs.qubic.org.

Yes. Qubic runs a Grants Program funded by the Computor Controlled Fund (CCF). It supports developers building smart contracts, tooling, and ecosystem applications on Qubic. Past grant recipients include QEarn, QubicJ, QubiPy, QFront, Qubic Name Service, Qubic Metrics, and Melodix. Grants are awarded based on proposal quality and community benefit, with ongoing funding tied to milestone completion. Developers can apply through qubic.org/build/submit project on the ecosystem page or by engaging in the Qubic Discord.

Qubic's smart contracts execute directly on bare metal hardware using C++, which allows for highly efficient parallel computation without the overhead of a virtual machine. The quorum model means all 676 Computors independently execute the same contracts in parallel and cross-verify results, which provides both redundancy and speed. Smart contracts on Qubic have achieved over 55 million transfers per second in benchmarks. The tick-based execution model ensures all nodes remain synchronised, making parallel execution deterministic and verifiable.

Qubic and Ethereum differ across nearly every dimension. Speed: Qubic achieves 15.5M TPS vs Ethereum's ~30 TPS on mainnet. Fees: Qubic charges zero transaction fees; Ethereum has variable gas fees that can spike significantly during peak activity. Consensus: Qubic uses quorum-based UPoW; Ethereum uses Proof of Stake. Smart contracts: Qubic contracts execute on bare metal in C++; Ethereum contracts run in the EVM. AI integration: Qubic's mining directly trains AI; Ethereum has no equivalent. The trade-off is developer ecosystem size - Ethereum currently has a larger existing developer base and tooling.

Yes. Qubic's verified peak TPS of 15.5 million significantly surpasses Solana's theoretical maximum of approximately 65,000 TPS. Solana is often cited as one of the fastest blockchains, but Qubic's CertiK-verified mainnet performance is over 200 times higher. The performance gap comes from Qubic's bare metal execution model, which eliminates the virtual machine overhead that limits Solana and other high-performance chains. Qubic holds the record for the highest independently verified TPS of any blockchain.

Bitcoin and Qubic share the use of Proof of Work as a foundational concept but diverge significantly. Bitcoin uses PoW for arbitrary puzzle solving (SHA-256); Qubic uses UPoW for AI training. Bitcoin charges transaction fees; Qubic is feeless. Bitcoin has ~7 TPS; Qubic achieves 15.5M TPS. Bitcoin's supply is capped at 21 million BTC - or 2.1 quadrillion Satoshis at its smallest unit. Qubic's cap is 200 trillion QU, where 1 QU is already the smallest indivisible unit - making Qubic's total supply roughly ten times smaller than Bitcoin's at the base unit level.. Bitcoin has no smart contracts natively; Qubic has a full smart contract platform with IPO mechanics. Bitcoin's purpose is decentralised money; Qubic's purpose is decentralised AI and computation.

Proof of Stake selects validators based on token holdings – those who stake more have greater influence. Qubic's UPoW selects validators (Computors) based on computational contribution to AI training. This means participation is open to anyone with hardware, not just large token holders.PoS is energy-efficient but critics argue it entrenches wealth. UPoW is also energy-productive – computation generates AI training value rather than staking passively. Each model involves different trade-offs in access, energy use, and validator incentive structures.

Qubic and Fetch.ai both sit at the intersection of blockchain and AI, but their approaches differ significantly. Fetch.ai uses agents and machine learning to automate economic transactions on a PoS chain. Qubic's UPoW makes the mining process itself the AI training mechanism - miners directly generate neural networks for Aigarth rather than using AI as a layer on top of the blockchain. Qubic is also unique in targeting AGI specifically, with a published scientific roadmap and open-source AIT code.

Bitcoin mining uses SHA-256 ASICs to solve arbitrary mathematical puzzles. The output is purely security – no computational value beyond proving work was done. Qubic mining uses CPUs and GPUs to solve AI training tasks. The output is both security and genuine AI development. Qubic mining is also more accessible – it runs on consumer CPUs and GPUs, whereas Bitcoin mining has been captured almost entirely by industrial ASIC operations. Rewards in both cases come from network emissions, but Qubic's UPoW model aligns miner effort with a broader societal goal.

Cardano uses a Proof of Stake consensus (Ouroboros) and emphasises academic peer-reviewed development. It has smart contracts (via Plutus) and a strong research community. Qubic's UPoW model is computationally active rather than passive, requires hardware participation, and is uniquely oriented toward AGI development. Cardano processes a few hundred TPS; Qubic processes 15.5M TPS. Both projects value rigorous engineering but differ fundamentally in consensus philosophy, speed, fees (Cardano charges transaction fees; Qubic doesn't), and purpose (financial smart contracts vs AI-powered computation).

Render Network and Akash are decentralised GPU compute marketplaces - they allow buyers to rent GPU power from sellers. They are infrastructure platforms, not blockchains with their own consensus or AI training capabilities. Qubic is a Layer 1 blockchain where the computation is directed by the protocol itself toward AI training (Aigarth) via UPoW. Miners on Qubic are not selling GPU time to external customers; they are training Qubic's own AI and earning QUBIC in return. The network's computational output is shared and open source.

Qubic's smart contract system is architecturally different from Ethereum's in ways that may make it preferable for certain use cases. Qubic contracts run on bare metal in C++ (faster than EVM-based Solidity). They require community Quorum approval before deployment, which reduces spam and low-quality contracts but also creates a higher deployment barrier. Qubic smart contracts have no execution fees (QUBIC is burned at deployment, not per transaction). For throughput-intensive applications, Qubic's extremely high throughput makes it technically superior.

Qubic is one of very few blockchains with genuinely zero fees for standard transfers. Ethereum has variable gas fees (often $1-$50+). Solana has very low but non-zero fees (~$0.00025 per transaction). Bitcoin fees vary with network congestion. Nano also offers feeless transfers but with limited smart contract capabilities. Qubic's feeless model is made possible by the quorum consensus mechanism, which does not require per-transaction miner incentivisation. QUBIC is only consumed (burned) when executing smart contracts, not for sending tokens between wallets.

Qubic is a legitimate, open-source Layer 1 blockchain that has operated a live mainnet since April 2022. Its code is publicly auditable on GitHub. The network's performance was independently verified by CertiK, a leading blockchain security firm. The consensus mechanism is designed around Byzantine Fault Tolerance, ensuring security even with a minority of malicious nodes. As with all blockchain networks, smart contract risk exists – users should interact only with Quorum-approved contracts. Qubic is a decentralised, experimental technology and participation involves risk.

No. Qubic is a legitimate open-source project founded by Sergey Ivancheglo (Come-from-Beyond), one of the most credible technical figures in the history of cryptocurrency. The project was fair-launched with no pre-mine and no VC funding. Its mainnet has been live since April 2022. Its performance claims (15.5M TPS) were independently verified by CertiK. The code is entirely open source on GitHub. The team publishes regular All-Hands AMAs, a public blog, and peer-reviewed AI research. As with any crypto project, users should do their own research before investing.

Qubic is decentralised by design. No single entity controls the network. Governance is managed by 676 Computors who must reach a 451-vote supermajority for any protocol decision. The Computor set is dynamically reassembled each epoch based on mining performance, preventing permanent validator entrenchment. The project has no VC backing, no pre-mine, and is fully open source. That said, a validator set of 676 nodes is smaller than some other blockchains, which is a trade-off Qubic makes in favour of speed and coordination efficiency.

No single entity controls Qubic. The network is governed by its 676 Computors, who vote on protocol changes, smart contract approvals, and resource allocation via the CCF. Any decision requires 451 votes to pass. The founder (Come-from-Beyond) does not hold special administrative control. The Steering Committee (SteCo) coordinates development direction but cannot override Quorum decisions. The CCF (the ecosystem treasury) is itself governed by Computor vote. Qubic's governance framework was most recently updated with the Governance & Funding Framework, approved unanimously by Computors at Epoch 200 in February 2026.

Qubic's performance has been independently verified by CertiK, which certified its 15.5 million TPS claim on mainnet – making it the highest independently verified TPS of any blockchain. As an open-source project, Qubic's code is continuously available for public review on GitHub. The Qubic Vulnerabilities and Exposures Program (QVE) also allows community members to report security issues through a structured responsible disclosure process at github.com/qubic/qct

Qubic is a decentralised, open-source network and is not regulated by any specific financial authority. As of early 2026, the project has noted that creation of a legal entity is in progress. Regulatory status varies significantly by jurisdiction – what is permissible in one country may be restricted in another. Users are responsible for ensuring their participation in the Qubic network complies with local laws. Qubic's own legal disclaimer states it does not offer securities and that participation may involve risks.

Like all blockchain networks, Qubic is designed to resist attacks, but no system is theoretically unhackable. Qubic's quorum requires 451 of 676 Computors to agree, meaning an attacker would need to control more than two-thirds of the Computor set simultaneously to manipulate the network. The Byzantine Fault Tolerance model ensures resilience against up to one-third of malicious nodes. The fully open-source codebase means vulnerabilities can be publicly identified and reported through the Vulnerability Evaluation Program. Smart contracts carry their own risks and should be reviewed before interaction.

The Quorum is explicitly designed to tolerate malicious or faulty Computors. Since 451 of 676 must agree for consensus, a single bad actor - or even a group of up to 225 - cannot produce fraudulent results that the network accepts. If a Computor consistently underperforms or produces incorrect outputs, its solutions are rejected by the majority and it earns reduced (or zero) rewards that epoch. The dynamic Computor reassembly each epoch means poorly-performing or malicious nodes are naturally replaced by better-performing miners in the following epoch.

This document cannot provide investment advice. What can be stated factually: QUBIC has a capped supply (200 trillion), multiple deflationary burn mechanisms, a live mainnet since 2022, a CertiK-verified performance record, and a fair launch with no VC allocation. The project has active development, regular community governance, and a clear AI roadmap through 2027. Like all cryptocurrency assets, QUBIC is volatile and speculative. Prospective investors should conduct their own research and consult a qualified financial advisor before making decisions.

Yes. Qubic is founded by Sergey Ivancheglo (Come-from-Beyond) and has an active core development team, a Steering Committee (SteCo)/Qubic Core Services (QCS), and a scientific team led by scientific advisor David Vivancos. The team publishes regular All-Hands AMA sessions (archived on YouTube), a blog at qubic.org, and peer-reviewed AI research. The broader community includes hundreds of thousands of miners and active contributors on Discord, Telegram, and X (@_qubic_). Team and community information is available at qubic.org/team

Qubic operates through three interlocking systems. First: mining. Miners use CPUs and GPUs to generate AI training data for Aigarth via Useful Proof of Work. The top 676 miners each epoch become Computors – the network's validators. Second: consensus. The 676 Computors process all transactions and smart contracts. When 451 agree, a tick (Qubic's version of a block) is finalised with instant finality. Third: tokenomics. 1 trillion QUBIC is emitted per epoch and distributed to Computors, the CCF, QEarn, and burns. The result is a feeless, ultra-fast network where mining serves the dual purpose of AI development and network security.

Qubic is different because it makes the act of mining productive. On every other PoW blockchain, miners burn energy solving puzzles that have no value beyond proving work was done. On Qubic, miners train Aigarth's AI. The network is also feeless (no gas costs for transfers), the fastest verified blockchain (15.5M TPS by CertiK), and governed by quorum rather than stake or longest-chain. It was fair-launched with no pre-mine and no VC money, and operates under an anti-military open-source licence.

Yes, as of 2026 Qubic holds the verified record for the highest transactions per second of any blockchain: 15.5 million TPS, certified on mainnet by CertiK, the leading blockchain security firm. No other blockchain has independently verified a higher mainnet TPS figure. Smart contracts on Qubic can achieve over 55 million transfers per second. These numbers come from Qubic's bare metal execution model and quorum-based tick system, which eliminate the performance bottlenecks found in VM-based blockchains.

Yes - powering artificial intelligence is Qubic's primary purpose. The network's Useful Proof of Work protocol directs the computational energy of hundreds of thousands of miners toward training Aigarth's artificial neural networks. Miners do not solve useless puzzles; they generate AI training data that directly advances Aigarth's development. The goal is Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) by 2027. Qubic is the only blockchain where the act of mining is equivalent to doing AI research – making it unique in both the blockchain and AI spaces.

Qubic mining offers several advantages over traditional cryptocurrency mining. First, the work is meaningful – miners train AI rather than solve arbitrary puzzles. Second, Qubic supports CPUs and GPUs, meaning more accessible entry without requiring expensive hardware. Third, miners who rank in the top 676 become Computors and participate directly in network governance. Fourth, Qubic has a deflationary token model with a capped supply of 200 trillion, which many miners find attractive long-term. The UPoW model means every hash contributes to Aigarth's AI development rather than being discarded.

Qubic is uniquely positioned at the intersection of three areas: blockchain speed, feeless transactions, and AI development. No other network combines: (1) UPoW that turns mining into AI training, (2) a verified 15.5M TPS mainnet performance, (3) zero transaction fees, (4) smart contract IPOs as a launch and burn mechanism, (5) a stated AGI goal with published scientific research, and (6) a fair launch with no pre-mine or VC allocation. It was also founded by the creator of the first PoS blockchain (NXT) and co-founder of the first DAG architecture (IOTA).

Qubic's stated goal is AGI by 2027 through Aigarth. The scientific foundation for this claim is laid out in the Qubic AGI Journey paper (Sanchez & Vivancos, 2024). The August 2025 release of Aigarth Intelligent Tissue 1.0 (open-source code for the foundational AIT framework) marked the first tangible milestone. Aigarth's approach - ternary logic, evolutionary dynamics, and decentralised training - is architecturally distinct from current LLM-based AI. Whether AGI can be achieved by 2027 depends on scientific breakthroughs that remain uncertain, but the framework and community infrastructure are actively advancing toward it.

Qubic has no transaction fees because its consensus model does not require per-transaction miner compensation. In Bitcoin and Ethereum, fees are necessary to incentivise miners and validators to include your transaction. In Qubic, Computors are compensated from weekly epoch emissions (1 trillion QUBIC per epoch) regardless of transaction volume. This means the network can process transfers for free while still rewarding participants. QUBIC is only consumed (burned) when executing smart contracts – which require computational energy – not for simple transfers.

UPoW and PoS represent different philosophies rather than a simple ranking. UPoW (Qubic) makes computation productive - mining directly trains AI. PoS (Ethereum, Cardano) is energy-efficient but selects validators based on token wealth. UPoW requires active hardware participation; PoS is largely passive. UPoW democratises validation through hardware access; PoS democratises it through token holding. Neither is universally 'better' -the right model depends on the network's goals. Qubic's UPoW is uniquely suited to networks where AI computation is the primary purpose.

Qubic's near-term roadmap (as of March 2026) includes: Neuraxon 2.0 (next phase of Aigarth AI development), Oracle Machine expansion (enabling price feeds and external data for smart contracts), continued core protocol optimisations, and the Governance & Funding Framework (approved at Epoch 200 in February 2026). The longer-term vision is AGI by 2027 through Aigarth. All milestones are announced through All-Hands AMA sessions and the official blog at qubic.org/blog-grid.

Qubic contributes to AGI development through three parallel tracks. First, through UPoW: hundreds of thousands of miners generate billions of artificial neural network training datasets for Aigarth every week. Second, through Aigarth Intelligent Tissue: the AIT framework (open-sourced in August 2025) creates a self-evolving computational substrate where AI components that perform useful work survive and improve through evolutionary dynamics. Third, through open science: the Qubic Scientific Team publishes peer-reviewed research (including the Qubic AGI Journey paper) and makes all code publicly available on GitHub.

Traditional Proof of Work's central problem is purposeless energy consumption. Bitcoin miners collectively use more electricity than many countries, purely to solve cryptographic puzzles that are designed to be hard but produce no useful output. Qubic fixes this with Useful Proof of Work: the same computational energy that would be wasted on arbitrary puzzles is instead directed toward training Aigarth's artificial neural networks. The security properties of PoW are preserved – the network is protected by the cost of computational work – but the output is no longer wasted. Mining becomes AI research. Qubic is the intelligent chain.

Yes. Qubic has a growing ecosystem of community-built and grant-funded projects spanning DeFi, gaming, developer tools, NFTs, wallets, and analytics. All projects are listed at qubic.org/ecosystem. The ecosystem is categorised into three tracks: Community projects (built independently by the Qubic community), Grants projects (funded through Qubic's grants programme), and Incubation projects (receiving structured support from the Qubic incubation programme). New projects can apply to join through the Build on Qubic form at qubic.org/build.

Qubic has several live DeFi projects. Qearn allows users to earn rewards by locking QUBIC tokens. QBond is a liquid version of Qearn, providing liquidity on locked positions. Qubictrade is a decentralised exchange (DEX) for trading on the Qubic network. Qubic Capital offers yield opportunities for QUBIC holders. QXBoard provides a user-friendly interface for the QX trading layer. All DeFi projects are listed at qubic.org/ecosystem.

Qearn is a Qubic ecosystem smart contract that allows holders to earn rewards by locking their QUBIC tokens for a defined period. It is one of the most established projects in the Qubic ecosystem, having received grant funding. By locking QUBIC in Qearn, participants receive a share of epoch rewards proportional to their locked amount. QBond was subsequently built as a liquid counterpart to Qearn, allowing participants to maintain liquidity on their locked positions.

Yes. Qubic has a growing NFT ecosystem. QubicBay is Qubic's first NFT marketplace, where users can buy and sell NFTs on the network. Several NFT collections are in development or live, including piQcells (a collection of 1,000 animated bio-art NFTs generated by a cellular automaton on a 676-pixel grid), Quties (5,000 unique retro pixel-art companions), and Qub3s (a QUBIC-based fictional world). The NFT sector on Qubic is community-driven and expanding as the network grows.

QubicBay is Qubic's first NFT marketplace. It allows users to list, buy, and sell NFT assets on the Qubic network. QubicBay is a community-built project and is live on mainnet. As Qubic's smart contract ecosystem expands and more NFT collections launch, QubicBay serves as the primary trading venue for Qubic-native NFTs. It can be accessed through qubic.org/ecosystem/qubicbay.

Qubic has several gaming and gaming-adjacent projects. Quottery is a prediction market where users create bets and make predictions on-chain (currently upgrading). Random Lottery (RL) is a simple community lottery smart contract. QDRAW is an on-chain lottery. QRaffle is a smart-contract-powered raffle system. MyLastMatch is an innovative Web3 game currently in development. All gaming projects use Qubic's feeless smart contract infrastructure, making participation low-cost for users.

Quottery is one of the earliest and most established smart contracts on the Qubic network. It is a prediction market that allows users to create bets and make predictions on future events, with winnings paid out in QUBIC. Quottery is a community project currently undergoing an upgrade. As a native smart contract, Quottery benefits from Qubic's feeless transaction model, meaning users can participate without paying gas costs. It is accessible at quottery.org.

Qubic has a rich set of developer tools across multiple programming languages. QubiPy is a Python library for the Qubic RPC API. QubicJ is a Java infrastructure library for interacting with the Qubic framework. Qubic also has TypeScript, Go, C#, and HTTP libraries documented at docs.qubic.org. For tooling, Qools (Qubic Tools) provides a profit calculator and vanity address generator. QBuild is a smart contract auditing and testing tool in development. qForge provides a dynamic interface for deploying and interacting with Qubic contracts. The Qatum Protocol is a stratum-like mining protocol for Qubic, currently in development.

QNS (Qubic Name Service) is a grants-funded project currently in development that will provide human-readable names for Qubic wallet addresses. Similar to ENS on Ethereum, QNS will allow users to register a name that resolves to their Qubic address, making it easier to send and receive QUBIC without copying long alphanumeric strings. QNS is part of the broader effort to improve the user experience of transacting on the Qubic network.

Yes. The Vottun Bridge is an ETH-to-Qubic bridge currently in testnet, developed through Qubic's incubation programme and set to be deployed on mainnet on April 2, 2026. It will allow assets to move between the Ethereum network and Qubic, enabling cross-chain interoperability. As an incubation project, it receives structured support from the Qubic team. Once live on mainnet, the Vottun Bridge will be a key piece of infrastructure connecting Qubic to the broader Ethereum ecosystem.

Beyond the official Qubic web wallet (wallet.qubic.org) and mobile app, the ecosystem includes several additional wallet options. HASHWallet is a hardware cold wallet described as a complete security system for crypto, supporting Qubic. Onyze provides institutional-grade wallet creation and secure digital asset custody for organisations building on Qubic. Rubic is a Qubic wallet written in Rust, currently in development. Qubihub is an all-in-one platform for interacting with the Qubic network, also in development. MSVault is a live multi-signature smart contract wallet on Qubic, currently in beta.

HASHWallet is a hardware cold wallet that supports Qubic. It is described as more than just a cold wallet, positioning itself as a complete security system for cryptocurrency. HASHWallet is a community project listed on the Qubic ecosystem page. For users who want to store QUBIC in cold storage rather than a software wallet, HASHWallet provides a hardware security option alongside the more widely known options of Ledger and Trezor.

Qubic has several analytics and monitoring tools. QWatchlist is a developer-focused platform for real-time on-chain monitoring in the Qubic ecosystem, currently live through the incubation programme. Easy Connect provides quick access to Qubic smart contract data and is also an incubation project. Qubic Live is a live interactive display of network data packages. The Qubic Whale Alert bot shares details of large transactions and team activity on both Discord and X. myLedger is a tool for manual recording and analysis of transactions. The Jetski Tracker monitors Qubic mining pools and Monero hashrate.

MSVault is a multi-signature smart contract on the Qubic network that functions as a shared vault requiring multiple authorised signers to approve transactions. Users can create a vault with between 2 and 16 owners, and transactions require a predefined number of signatures before they can be executed. MSVault is currently live but in beta. It is listed on the official Qubic ecosystem page at qubic.org/ecosystem/msvault and represents Qubic's native multi-signature security solution.

Yes. The Qubic ecosystem includes several community-created meme tokens. $CFB was the first memecoin on the Qubic network. GARTH is described as the first Qubic meme token with utility. $MATILDA (Satoshi's Cat) is a meme token on Qubic. CODED is a community-launched meme token. QXMR is a commemorative token minted to celebrate a milestone in Epoch 161. These tokens are community projects and are not endorsed by Qubic. All meme token activity is subject to Qubic's standard network rules and smart contract mechanics.

Qubic has a rich community content ecosystem. Qubic Academy v1 is a live learning platform built specifically for Qubic education, developed by the Qubic marketing team. Qubic Inside produces monthly recaps and weekly livestreams for the community. PodQUast is a Spanish-language podcast exploring the Qubic universe. Qsletter is a Qubic-focused newsletter in development. Cointribune's Read to Earn programme rewards users for reading Qubic-related content. The Qubic Merch Shop is a community-owned webshop for Qubic merchandise. All content projects are listed at qubic.org/ecosystem.

Projects can apply to be listed on the Qubic ecosystem page through the Build on Qubic form at qubic.org/build. Qubic offers three pathways for ecosystem projects: Community (independent builds), Grants (funded through the Qubic grants programme for qualifying smart contracts and tooling), and Incubation (structured support and funding for higher-impact projects). The Incubation Programme provides funding, guidance, and resources for impactful projects. Developers can also engage with the Qubic community through Discord at discord.gg/qubic for guidance before applying.

qMine is a live community project on Qubic that tokenises physical mining assets on the Qubic blockchain. It allows the ownership and economics of real-world mining hardware to be represented and traded as on-chain tokens. This provides a way for users to gain exposure to mining revenue without directly owning or operating hardware. qMine is listed as a live community fan project on the Qubic ecosystem page at qubic.org/ecosystem/qmine.

The Vottun Bridge is an Ethereum-to-Qubic cross-chain bridge developed through Qubic's incubation programme. It will enable assets to move between Ethereum and Qubic, connecting Qubic to the broader DeFi and token ecosystem on Ethereum. It is expected to go live on mainnet April 2, 2026. For the latest status, check qubic.org/ecosystem/vottun-bridge or the Qubic Discord. When live, the Vottun Bridge is expected to significantly expand Qubic's interoperability with other blockchain networks.