The chain

NEN Chain — a sovereign L1.

NEN Chain is a Bitcoin-inspired Layer-1 we're building from scratch. Privacy is not an optional cloak — it is the natural state of money: owned by the individual, disclosed only by consent, and protected at the base layer by default. Validators are weighted by stake and verified real-world contribution. NEN is its native asset — used to pay fees, secure the chain, and vote.

Sovereign base layer

Our own L1, not a smart contract on someone else's chain. The protocol is the product.

Proof of Contribution

Validators weighted by stake plus verified real-world contribution — energy, learning, research. Stake alone is not enough.

Mandatory privacy

Shielded transfers at the base layer. View keys enable consent-based disclosure for compliance without surveilling everyone.

Bitcoin-inspired discipline

Hard supply ceiling, no admin keys over user balances, no silent upgrades. Sound money, modernized.

Technical specs

Token name
Natural Energy Network Coin
Symbol
NEN
Network
NEN Chain (sovereign L1)
Standard
Native asset of NEN Chain
Consensus
Proof of Contribution
Execution
Purpose-built (privacy-native)
Privacy
Mandatory shielded transfers at base layer (view keys for selective disclosure)
Decimals
18
Genesis supply
1,000,000,000 NEN
Hard ceiling
1,500,000,000 NEN
Genesis block address
TBD — published at mainnet genesis
Status
Concept — not yet deployed

Contract addresses

Published here at TGE. Bookmark this page — never trust addresses sent over DM or social.

NEN token
TBD — published at TGE
Stewardship treasury
TBD
OZ Governor
TBD
Timelock controller
TBD
Emission oracle
TBD

Security & trust posture

  • Multiple independent audits

    No mainnet deployment until at least two reputable audits sign off and a public bug bounty has run.

  • Timelocked admin

    All sensitive admin functions are gated by a 48-hour on-chain timelock. No instant changes to user balances or supply parameters.

  • No hidden mint key

    Minting is governed by an on-chain activity oracle and the DAO — never by a single private key.

  • Open source & reproducible

    Contracts, build pipeline, and emission oracle are open-source with deterministic builds.

  • Public dashboards

    Live supply, burn, treasury, and governance dashboards available from day one.

  • Progressive decentralization

    Multi-sig safeguards in year one, retired in favor of full DAO control as the system stabilizes.