FractalAI is the first AI-native Layer 1 blockchain built from scratch in Rust. It features post-quantum cryptography (CRYSTALS-Dilithium), Proof of Fractal Work consensus, WASM smart contracts, and 460+ RPC endpoints.

What is the FRAC token?

FRAC is the native utility token of the FractalAI blockchain with a fixed supply of 1 billion tokens. It is used for staking, governance, gas fees, and DeFi. FRAC is purely deflationary with a 61.8% fee burn rate based on the golden ratio.

How does Proof of Fractal Work differ from Proof of Work?

Proof of Fractal Work (PoFW) requires validators to perform fractal analysis instead of hash puzzles. Validators whose fractal dimensions approach the golden ratio (φ = 1.618) receive higher rewards, making it computationally meaningful rather than wasteful.

Is FractalAI quantum-resistant?

Yes. FractalAI uses CRYSTALS-Dilithium for digital signatures and Kyber for encryption, both NIST-approved post-quantum cryptographic algorithms that protect against quantum computing threats.

How can I buy FRAC tokens?

FRAC tokens are available through the presale at fractalai.net.co/presale. You can pay with USDC on Base, USDC on Stellar (lowest fees), or credit/debit card via Circle. The presale has 4 phases starting at $0.25 (Seed) up to $0.80 (Public), with listing target at $1.00.

What is the AURUM protocol?

AURUM is FractalAI's commodity tokenization protocol that enables gold, silver, platinum, and 5 other commodities to be tokenized on-chain with phi-bonding curves that grow at 1.618% per epoch.

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Post-quantum signatures for Ethereum developers: a practical intro

Why ECDSA is on borrowed time, what NIST FIPS 204 (Dilithium) means for your app, and how to add post-quantum signing in minutes.

Every Ethereum account is secured by ECDSA. A cryptographically-relevant quantum computer breaks ECDSA — and NIST already set the clock: deprecated after 2030, prohibited after 2035. Anything you secure today with classical signatures has a quantum expiry date.

NIST standardized the replacements in 2024: ML-DSA (CRYSTALS-Dilithium, FIPS 204) for signatures and ML-KEM (Kyber, FIPS 203) for key exchange. These are lattice-based and resistant to all known classical and quantum attacks — not "unbreakable" (no scheme is forever), but the standard the world is migrating to.

The catch for builders: PQC signatures and keys are larger (Dilithium-2: ~1.3 KB public key, ~2.4 KB signature), so EVM verification on-chain is expensive — there are no native precompiles. That is exactly why a from-scratch post-quantum L1 (which verifies these in consensus) plus a simple signing API is useful: you get NIST-standard PQC without re-implementing the math.

In practice you do three calls: generate a keypair, sign a message, verify. Payment settles in USDC on Base — no card, no signup wall, free tier to experiment. Honest scope: it is for developers exploring PQC, not yet third-party audited bank infrastructure.

Try it yourself — live, free, verifiable in 30 seconds:

Try the PQC API ($29/mo, USDC) →