The origin of the SOST blockchain. Mined on March 15, 2026 at 18:00:00 UTC. Immutable. Irreversible. No premine. No ICO. No dev allocation.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Block Height | 0 |
| Timestamp | 1773597600 (2026-03-15 18:00:00 UTC) |
| Previous Hash | 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 |
| Block Hash | a9547840f1daf5c0de8f2a2b2184dac82657be75e9d436f997097888af6b5164 |
| Difficulty | 11.6841 (bitsQ = 765,730) |
| Nonce | 3288 |
| Extra Nonce | 0 |
| Subsidy | 7.85100863 SOST (785,100,863 stocks) |
| Miner Reward | 3.92550433 SOST (50%) |
| Gold Funding Vault | 1.96275215 SOST (25%) |
| PoPC Pool | 1.96275215 SOST (25%) |
| Profile | mainnet |
| Algorithm | ConvergenceX v2.0 (Transcript V2) |
| Role | Address | |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Funding Vault | ||
| PoPC Pool |
{
"timestamp": 1773597600,
"bits_q": 765730,
"prev_hash": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"merkle_root": "1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111",
"nonce": 3288,
"extra_nonce": 0,
"block_id": "a9547840f1daf5c0de8f2a2b2184dac82657be75e9d436f997097888af6b5164",
"commit": "0006fea7dc5625b5718851be426516dcb8c97d96041d7d7ffba5dd2165aa544e",
"segments_root": "6614cbf6c64d03e15a0369e5217f0fb8c68c855a8a3d0efa378e5f88da29b0d5",
"checkpoints_root": "3fdb1f5e336b540602e81aa6d16e0888c947b7676cd125efa33c2b3ec448d7cc",
"stability_metric": 83,
"subsidy_stocks": 785100863,
"coinbase_split": {
"miner": 392550433,
"gold_vault": 196275215,
"popc_pool": 196275215
}
}
| Field | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| timestamp | 1773597600 | Unix epoch of genesis block creation. All subsequent block timestamps must be greater than or equal to the median of the last 11 blocks. |
| bits_q | 765730 | Encoded difficulty in Q16.16 fixed-point format. Represents difficulty 11.6841. Used by cASERT to calculate target adjustments. |
| prev_hash | 0000...0000 | All zeros — there is no previous block. This is the cryptographic root of the chain. |
| merkle_root | 1111...1111 | Placeholder merkle root for the genesis coinbase transaction. Real blocks compute this from the binary merkle tree of all transaction hashes. |
| nonce | 3288 | The value that, combined with the header, produces a valid ConvergenceX Transcript V2 proof-of-work solution. |
| extra_nonce | 0 | Secondary nonce for expanding the search space when the primary nonce range is exhausted. Not needed for genesis. |
| block_id | a95478...5164 | SHA-256 hash of the serialized block header. This is the unique identifier for block 0 — the anchor hash that all nodes agree on. |
| commit | 0006fe...544e | ConvergenceX Transcript V2 commitment hash. Binds the miner's work (including segments_root) to the block content — prevents proof reuse across different blocks. |
| segments_root | 6614cb...b0d5 | Transcript V2 merkle root of segment commitments. Binds the full computation transcript, enabling sampled round verification via segment_proofs and round_witnesses. |
| checkpoints_root | 3fdb1f...d7cc | Merkle root of the ConvergenceX checkpoint tree. Together with segments_root and round_witnesses (Transcript V2), enables 11-phase compact proof verification (~0.2ms) without repeating 100,000 rounds. |
| stability_metric | 83 | Measures convergence quality of the gradient descent solution. Higher is better. Must meet the minimum threshold for the current difficulty level. |
| subsidy_stocks | 785,100,863 | Total block reward in stocks (1 SOST = 100,000,000 stocks). Equals 7.85100863 SOST — the epoch 0 base reward. |
| coinbase_split | 50 / 25 / 25 | Immutable distribution: 392,550,433 to miner (50%), 196,275,215 to Gold Funding Vault (25%), 196,275,215 to PoPC Pool (25%). Enforced by consensus rules CB4–CB7. |
┌─────────────────────┐ │ merkle_root │ │ H(H01 ║ H23) │ └─────────┬───────────┘ ┌──────────┴──────────┐ ┌────┴────┐ ┌────┴────┐ │ H01 │ │ H23 │ │H(H0║H1) │ │H(H2║H3) │ └────┬────┘ └────┬────┘ ┌─────┴─────┐ ┌─────┴─────┐ ┌──┴──┐ ┌──┴──┐ ┌──┴──┐ ┌──┴──┐ │ H0 │ │ H1 │ │ H2 │ │ H3 │ │TX 0 │ │TX 1 │ │TX 2 │ │TX 3 │ └─────┘ └─────┘ └─────┘ └─────┘ H(x) = SHA-256(SHA-256(x)) ║ = concatenation
The merkle root commits to every transaction in the block. To verify a single transaction (SPV), a node only needs the transaction hash and the sibling hashes along the path to the root — O(log n) data instead of the full block. The genesis block uses a placeholder root (all 1s) because its single coinbase transaction is implicit.
Download the source code and verify the genesis block yourself:
Every parameter on this page is independently verifiable from the public source code.
The genesis block is the cryptographic anchor of the entire SOST protocol. Every block that follows must be compatible with it. The constitutional addresses, emission schedule, coinbase split, and consensus parameters are all committed at this moment. No entity — including the Foundation — can alter these values after genesis.
There is no premine. Block 0 rewards are split identically to every subsequent block: 50% miner, 25% Gold Funding Vault, 25% PoPC Pool. The founder receives mining rewards only by running a miner, competing equally with every other participant.