PART Specifications
Quick introduction to technical properties of Particl's native PART coin. Read our PART coin FAQ on Wiki for more details
Updated August 15, 2018Blockchain specifications
| Block time | 120 seconds 5× faster than BTC |
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| Block size | 2 MB 2× larger than BTC |
| Consensus mechanism | Particl Proof-of-Stake with quantum-resistant cold-staking |
| Money Supply | ≈ 9.081 million PART |
| Always up-to-date BTC codebase | New changes to Bitcoin codebase are integrated to Particl regularly to keep up with latest security fixes and performance improvements |
| SegWit Segregated Witness | Native support for all transactions |
| Atomic Swaps | Supported with compatible blockchains |
| Fair distribution | No ICO, no pre-mine |
Staking
| Particl Cold Staking | Staking via dedicated devices or hardware wallets |
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| Yearly interest rate | 4 % decreasing each year by 1% (after 2 years onwards 2% yearly) |
| Current staking reward | ≈ 1.2428 PART |
| Coin maturity | 225 confirmations approx. 8 hours |
Privacy features
| Multi-state privacy | 3 optional privacy levels for transactions |
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| Public transactions | Bitcoin-like public transactions, auditable on blockchain |
| Blind transactions AKA Confidential Transactions (CT) | Transaction parties are visible on blockchain, but the amount is hidden |
| Private transactions AKA RingCT | On testnet only Both transaction parties & amounts are hidden on blockchain |
Security features
| Multi-signature wallets | Supported with Particl Copay |
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| Ledger hardware wallet | Supported with Particl Qt |
| Trezor harware wallet | In development Supported with Particl Qt |
| Staking from hardware wallet | Keep your coins safe and stake them at the same time |
Particl Desktop
Particl Desktop is our flagship product and is the best application to begin using PART. All available and in-development features are bundled in Desktop.
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