Quickstart
Get started with Asentum
Asentum is a post-quantum, JavaScript-native Layer-1 blockchain. Pick the path that matches what you want to do. Each guide is self-contained and gets you productive in under 15 minutes.
Updated 2026-09-18: explorer links point at explorer.asentum.com.
Public testnet, live now. The Asentum testnet (chain 1423) is producing blocks on 2-second target slots at explorer.asentum.com with hundreds of validators. The instructions below work against the live network. The incentivized testnet has been live since 17 September 2026 at 16:00 UTC. Mainnet is Phase 4 of the rollout. To be told first when it opens, join the launch list.
I want to use the chain
Connect a wallet, get testnet ASE, send a transaction, interact with a contract. The shortest path for non-builders.
I want to run a validator
Set up an Asentum node on your home PC or a Raspberry Pi 4 (the supported floor). Bond ASE, join the rotating committee, earn rewards.
I want to build dApps
Write your first JavaScript smart contract, deploy it to testnet, interact with it from a frontend. The shortest path for builders.
First, the concepts
If you'd rather understand the chain before you touch it, the concept pages are the right place to start. Read these in any order - each is self-contained.
- Why Asentum - the short version of the project's why-statement
- Post-Quantum Cryptography - why Dilithium3 from genesis, not after a migration
- Smart Contracts - async message-passing, immutable by default, verifiable by default
- Consensus & Validators - how Aura block production and GRANDPA finality fit inside a residential bandwidth budget
- Delegation - earn rewards without running a node (coming in a future update, not live on testnet)