A network actually run by individuals.
A rotating ~100-validator BFT committee per epoch, selected by stake-weighted lottery, permissionless after genesis. Tuned for the consumer hardware you already own — with a Raspberry Pi 4 as the supported floor. Real decentralization, on real machines.
Chain metrics at a glance.
Validators / epoch
~100
Rotating BFT committee
Selection
Stake-weighted
Lottery, permissionless
Consensus
Tendermint BFT
2-phase commit
Finality
Near-instant
BFT 2/3 commit
Signatures
ML-DSA-65
NIST FIPS 204 Dilithium3
Smart Contracts
JavaScript
Plain source on-chain
Hardware Floor
Raspberry Pi 4
Median target: consumer PC
Tooling
JSON-RPC
Ethereum tool compatible
How validation works.
Asentum uses Tendermint-style BFT proof-of-stake with delegation. Each epoch, a rotating committee of roughly 100 validators is selected by stake-weighted lottery and votes on every block. The protocol is permissionless after genesis — anyone who bonds the minimum stake is eligible. Wallets and tools talk to the network over a JSON-RPC interface, so MetaMask, ethers.js, viem, and existing block explorers work with thin shims.
Delegation
Don't want to run hardware? Delegate ASE to a validator you trust. Your stake adds to their voting power, and you share in the rewards — and the slashing risk. Cosmos-style shared slashing.
Block Production
The active committee (~100 per epoch) takes turns proposing blocks via Tendermint's two-phase commit (pre-vote, pre-commit). Finality lands as soon as 2/3 of committee voting power has signed off.
Rewards & Burn
EIP-1559 fee market: the base fee is burned, the priority tip goes to the block proposer. Validators earn block rewards plus tips. Delegators earn pro-rata after validator commission.
The barrier to entry comparison.
32 ETH + Server
~$80,000 in ETH stake plus a high-end server with 16GB+ RAM, fast SSD, and reliable uptime. Effectively excludes individual participants.
$5,000+ Hardware
Specialized hardware with 128GB+ RAM, 12-core CPU, and enterprise NVMe storage. Designed for data centers, not individuals.
Your home PC
Tuned for the median consumer PC: 4-core, 8–16 GB RAM, SSD, residential broadband. A Raspberry Pi 4 is the supported floor for anyone who wants the smallest possible setup. No data center, no enterprise NVMe, no five-figure stake required.