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the DAIT chain.
daitchain is the developer hub for the DAIT Layer-1. RPC endpoints, block explorer, validator setup, module API documentation, and the reference host runtime. Everything an engineer needs to run a node, host AI compute, or build a dApp.
Phase 0. Repo scaffolding complete.
The chain is forked, custom module skeletons are in place, infrastructure is being stood up. Phase 1 devnet alpha targets Q3 2026. Until devnet is live, this site documents the planned architecture.
| Phase 0 | Repo, whitepaper, public site. Now. |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | Devnet alpha. 4 validators (Trinity to Quartet). Custom modules MVP. Public RPC and explorer. Q3 2026. |
| Phase 2 | Public testnet. Compute marketplace, agents, messaging, BTC restaking. External validator onboarding. Q4 2026. |
| Phase 3 | Mainnet, fair launch. State channels live. CLOB. Compute futures. IBC bridges. 2027. |
Validator and host setup.
Three roles, three setup paths. All require staked DAIT once mainnet launches. None are gated by application or KYC.
Validator
Propose blocks. Earn 30 percent of block rewards weighted by your delegated PoUW credits. Hardware: 16 vCPU, 64-128 GB RAM, 4 TB NVMe, sub-150ms p99 to other validators. Self-bond 369,000 DAIT minimum.
$ daitd init my-validator --chain-id dait_4090-1
$ daitd start
$ daitd tx staking create-validator \
--moniker my-validator \
--amount 369000000000udait \
--commission-rate 0.05
Node (compute host)
Host AI inference inside a hardware-attested enclave. Earn 60 percent of block rewards proportional to verified work. Hardware: NVIDIA H100/H200/B200 (Confidential Computing), or Intel TDX 5th-gen Xeon, or AMD SEV-SNP EPYC. Stake 3,690 DAIT per registered GPU.
$ dait-host init --tee-kind nvidia-nras $ dait-host register --gpu-uuid GPU-xxxx $ dait-host serve --models llama3.1-8b,qwen2.5-7b
Tenant (rent compute)
Submit AI jobs to the network. Open a state channel for high-frequency inference. Pay only for verified, attested execution.
$ dait-cli deploy job.sdl --price-ceiling 50udait $ dait-cli channel open host123 --escrow 1000udait --hours 24 $ dait-cli infer --model llama3.1-8b --prompt "..."
Detailed runbooks at github.com/dait-chain/docs (coming Phase 1).
RPC and gRPC endpoints.
Public testnet endpoints will be available at Phase 1. EVM-compatible JSON-RPC plus Cosmos REST and gRPC.
JSON-RPC (EVM)
https://rpc.daitchain.io
EVM-compatible. Use with MetaMask, ethers, viem, web3.js, web3.py. ChainID 4090 testnet, 1 mainnet.
Cosmos REST
https://api.daitchain.io
Standard Cosmos SDK REST. Query bank balances, staking state, governance proposals, custom DAIT module state.
Cosmos gRPC
grpc.daitchain.io:9090
For high-throughput indexers and bot frameworks. Includes DAIT custom module proto definitions.
WebSocket events
wss://rpc.daitchain.io/websocket
Subscribe to NewBlock, Tx events. EVM-compatible eth_subscribe.
Tendermint RPC
https://rpc.daitchain.io:26657
Direct CometBFT RPC. Block, validator, network info, raw tx submission.
State sync
https://rpc.daitchain.io:26657 (statesync)
Fast new-validator catch-up. Snapshot interval 6,000 blocks.
Block explorer.
The DAIT block explorer goes live with Phase 1 devnet alpha at Q3 2026. It will be a Ping.pub fork with DAIT custom module support: PoUW receipts, attestation verification status, compute marketplace orders, state channel state, agent account lineage.
Currently shows "coming Phase 1". Bookmark and check back.
The seven DAIT-specific Cosmos modules.
DAIT extends Cosmos SDK with seven custom modules. Each one is documented below. Full source at github.com/dait-chain.
x/staking_tiers
Five-tier staking with progressively higher locks. User, Heavy, Node, Supernode, Validator, Oracle. Each tier is 10x the previous, anchored at 369 DAIT.
x/tee_attest
On-chain TEE attestation verification. Intel TDX, AMD SEV-SNP, NVIDIA NRAS-JWT in v1. Quote bodies stored off-chain. Result + content hash on-chain.
x/pouw
Proof-of-Useful-Work credit accrual. Token-weighted, attestation-gated, audit-discounted. Soulbound credits with 14-day half-life. Hooks x/distribution.AllocateTokens.
x/compute_market
Reverse Dutch auction marketplace. Five cooperating sub-modules: deployment, market, provider, audit, escrow. Block-by-block streaming escrow with auto-close.
x/state_channel
Off-chain compute sessions with Nitro/ForceMove turn-taking. Open with one tx, transact off-chain, close with one tx. 24-hour challenge window.
x/messaging
Wallet-to-wallet encrypted messaging. Public keys, contact graphs, group state on-chain. Bodies travel via Waku libp2p relay with libsignal/MLS encryption.
x/agent
AI agents as first-class economic accounts. Built on x/accounts substrate. Operator/hotkey two-key model. Spend policies. Recursive child agents (depth 3).
Building the chain.
Engineers welcome. Validators welcome. Hosts welcome. Pseudonyms welcome.
For governance, see dait.foundation. For the chain itself, see dait.io.