Devlog

The build log. Honest, weekly, public.

What we shipped, what we learned, what we got wrong. We are publishing the spec before the code and the progress along with it — so the people following early can watch the chain take shape in real time.

Research

The state of quantum in 2026

The state of quantum in 2026

Entry #42 · 2026-05-12 · Devlog

RPC

POST /tx/batch — and why single-request submission matters

POST /tx/batch — and why single-request submission matters

Entry #40 · 2026-04-27 · Devlog

Performance

The first real benchmark — 550 txs...

The first real benchmark — 550 txs in one block

Entry #39 · 2026-04-27 · Devlog

Meta

This is what testnet is for

This is what testnet is for

Entry #38 · 2026-04-27 · Devlog

Incident

The midnight genesis reset

The midnight genesis reset

Entry #37 · 2026-04-27 · Devlog

Incident

How we broke four validators by updating one

How we broke four validators by updating one

Entry #36 · 2026-04-26 · Devlog

Governance

Governance is on-chain — and you can...

Governance is on-chain — and you can see it

Entry #35 · 2026-04-24 · Devlog

Incident

Oops, I closed my laptop and broke...

Oops, I closed my laptop and broke the chain

Entry #29 · 2026-04-23 · Devlog

Tooling

Operator polish — your Mac is a validator

Operator polish — your Mac is a validator

Entry #28 · 2026-04-19 · Devlog

Tooling

Asentum Operator — day one

Asentum Operator — day one

Entry #27 · 2026-04-16 · Devlog

Governance

The chain that governs its own programming language

The chain that governs its own programming language

Entry #25 · 2026-04-10 · Devlog

Tooling

The explorer gets real

The explorer gets real

Entry #23 · 2026-04-06 · Devlog

Wallet

The wallet extension

The wallet extension

Entry #21 · 2026-04-02 · Devlog

Meta

The everybody chain

The everybody chain

Entry #19 · 2026-03-26 · Devlog

Testnet

The testnet is actually public

The testnet is actually public

Entry #17 · 2026-03-20 · Devlog

Tooling

`asentum quickstart` — one command from zero...

`asentum quickstart` — one command from zero to funded account

Entry #14 · 2026-03-10 · Devlog

Testnet

The testnet is actually reachable now

The testnet is actually reachable now

Entry #13 · 2026-03-07 · Devlog

Contracts

eth_getLogs works and a real contract emits...

eth_getLogs works and a real contract emits real events

Entry #11 · 2026-02-28 · Devlog

Milestone

The dev log that built v1

The dev log that built v1

Entry #09 · 2026-02-20 · Devlog

Consensus

Four validators in lockstep

Four validators in lockstep

Entry #07 · 2026-02-12 · Devlog

Consensus

Testing 4-validator BFT consensus in 200 lines...

Testing 4-validator BFT consensus in 200 lines of code — zero network sockets

Entry #05 · 2026-02-02 · Devlog

Contracts

The staking module is just another smart contract

The staking module is just another smart contract

Entry #03 · 2026-01-22 · Devlog

VM

Our blockchain runs on hardened JavaScript —...

Our blockchain runs on hardened JavaScript — and we're never going back

Entry #02 · 2026-01-18 · Devlog

Meta

Is it finally time to build a...

Is it finally time to build a chain we actually need?

Entry #01 · 2026-01-12 · Devlog

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