Argennon* is a next generation cloud based blockchain and smart contract platform. The Argennon blockchain uses a hybrid proof of stake (HPoS) consensus protocol, which is capable of combining the benefits of a centralized and a decentralized system. In Argennon, ledger storage and transaction processing are outsourced to the cloud and normal personal computers or smartphones, with limited hardware capabilities, are able to validate transactions and actively participate in the Argennon consensus protocol. This property makes Argennon a truly decentralized and democratic blockchain and one of the most secure existing platforms.

The Argennon cloud is trustless and publicly verifiable. Computational Integrity (CI) is achieved by using Succinct Argument of Knowledge systems (STARK/SNARK) and data integrity is guaranteed by cryptographic accumulators. At the same time, a smart clustering algorithm keeps the bandwidth usage and the overhead of cryptography manageable for validators.

The Argennon protocol strongly incentivizes the formation of a permission-less network of Publicly Verifiable Cloud (PVC) servers. A PVC server in Argennon, is a conventional data server which uses its computational and storage resources to help the Argennon network process transactions. This encourages the development of conventional networking, storage and compute hardware, which can benefit all areas of information technology. This contrasts with the approach of some older blockchains that incentivized the development of a totally useless technology of hash calculation.

An initial draft of the Argennon white paper can be found here. In addition, this link provides a brief overview of the important properties of the Argennon platform.

Until the launch of the Argennon main-net, an ERC20 token and a governance system will be deployed on the Binance Smart Chain or the Ethereum network in order to represent investors' share in the project and give them the opportunity to determine the project's path. After the launch of the Argennon blockchain, this token will be convertible in 1:1 ratio to the native currency of the Argennon blockchain.

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• Third version of the white paper: The usage of Succinct Argument of Knowledge systems (SNARK) will be explained. The consensus protocol should be described more accurately.

• ARG token v2 and ADAGs: The support chain should be chosen. The Argennon DAO and the 2nd version of the ARG token will be deployed on the support chain. Conversion of ARG v1 into ARG v2 should be provided. A website will be created for interacting with Argennon smart contracts and the DAO.

  • DAO & Token
  • Argennon Website

• The Argennon Argument of Knowledge system: Main functionalities of the Argennon execution layer should be implemented. A prototype of the Computational Integrity prover and verifier will be implemented. A compiler with the ability to arithmetize an Argennon Standard Application Representation (ASAR) should be developed.

• Trustful test-net: This is a test-net without voting and without any consensus protocol. all nodes trust each other. There is only one delegate, one PVC server and one validator.

  • Trustful Validator
  • Trustful Fake PVC server
  • Trustful Proposer

• Client-server test-net with consensus: This network will include voting and an implementation of the Argennon consensus protocol. It will have three delegates, one PVC server, and multiple validators. Therefore, the topology of this network is mostly client-server and the P2P network between PVC servers will not be implemented.

• The Argon compiler: A compiler should be implemented for the main smart contract language of the Argennon platform. This compiler is able to compile Argennon applications from a high level user-friendly language to ASAR.

• Insecure test-net: This network will include multiple PVC servers and the networking layer will be fully implemented. This test-net essentially provides a complete implementation of the Argennon protocol. However, it does not need to be completely secure. For example, it might be vulnerable to DOS attacks, or manage cryptographic keys insecurely.

• Validator smart contract and trustless bridging: The validator smart contract should be implemented for the support chain. This contract should enable trustless bridging of assets from the support blockchain to the Argennon blockchain.

• Secure test-net: This network is a pre-launch test-net and includes all features of the Argennon main-net. This network should be run for at least 3 months before the main-net is launched. The validator smart contract should be deployed on a test-net of the support blockchain and be fully functional.

• Main-net launch and the bridging service: The Argennon blockchain will be deployed. The validator smart contract will be deployed on the main-net of the support blockchain.

*The classical pronunciation should be used: /ɑrˈɡen.non/