The Quai Network AMA (X Space) Archive

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Dec 10, 2025 | Tech AMA with Dr. K – Project SOAP testnet, timing, architecture | Quai Network AMA Archive

Dive into the latest technical developments of the Quai Ecosystem as the team pushes SOAP (Subsidized Open-market Acquisition Protocol) into Testnet. This episode covers the successful mining of initial Testnet blocks, upcoming integrations with major PoW chains like Bitcoin Cash and Dogecoin, and critical details regarding the upcoming mainnet hard fork. The discussion also explores the security and mechanics of the Quai staking contract, pool optimizations, and the long-term vision of Qi (Chi) as a privacy-preserving monetary asset. Key Highlights From This Episode: SOAP Testnet & Mainnet Timeline: Following successful Ravencoin block mining, the team is actively testing Bitcoin Cash and Dogecoin integration. The mainnet release tag is expected within days, with a target fork activation date scheduled for next week. Mining & Pool Optimizations: Explaining the technical adjustments for KawPow, SHA-256, and Scrypt mining. The protocol features an automatic difficulty-adjusted share reward system to keep reward distribution predictable and economically secure. Staking & Yield Sustainability: Insights into the upcoming audited staking contract, featuring a 30-day lockup and 30-day vesting period designed to foster stable, long-term capital retention. Privacy & Decentralization Philosophy: A deep-dive discussion on sovereign peer-to-peer data flow, hardware security, and preserving on-chain privacy at scale. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review! =============================== Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ Docs: https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai =============================== Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine Medium: https://medium.com/@quaimagazine RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/quaimagazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quaimagazine/

S1 · E31

16 lug 2026

1:10:55

Dec 8, 2025 | Developer AMA – SOAP testnet, Quai Qi Controller, Mining | Quai Network AMA Archive

The Dev Q&A session focused on the transition of the Quai Network to the Orchard Testnet under Project SOAP. The team discussed performance tracking, mining algorithm shifts, and the mechanics of the upcoming Mainnet hard fork, highlighting the economic design behind the transition. Key Highlights From This Episode: Project SOAP Testnet & Performance: Project SOAP is live on the Orchard Testnet. While public dashboards are still in development, users can monitor testnet performance, difficulty, and hash rates directly via participating pool sites like Pelagus Wallet, AlphaPool, and others. Transition to KawPow: Following the upcoming fork, miners will have a one-month grace period to transition from ProgPow to KawPow. During this transition, ProgPow rewards will be reduced to 70% to incentivize miners to migrate to KawPow. Merged Mining Architecture: The network's unique architecture enables simultaneous merge mining across multiple algorithms, including SHA-256 and Scrypt (supporting chains like Dogecoin and Litecoin), utilizing unique data structures like the AuxPOW block header. K-Quai and Equilibrium Mechanics: To prevent arbitrage and maintain economic stability during the manual adjustment of K-Quai emissions, the team is temporarily pausing conversions between Qi (Chi) and Quai for six days post-fork until the market reaches equilibrium. WSL2 and GPU Support: The core team confirmed that while official support is focused on Linux and macOS, running GoQuai with GPU pass-through on Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) is highly feasible with minor manual kernel configuration. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review! =============================== Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ Docs: https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai =============================== Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine Medium: https://medium.com/@quaimagazine RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/quaimagazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quaimagazine/

S1 · E30

16 lug 2026

1:15:42

Dec 01, 2025 | Developer AMA with Quai Network Team – Staking QUAI, Conversions, Multi-algo Mining | Quai Network AMA Archive

In this episode of the Quai Network Developer AMA, the core engineering team dives deep into the upcoming SOAP (Subsidized Open-market Acquisition Protocol) upgrade, upcoming testnet integrations, and the mathematics driving the protocol’s tokenomics. Core protocol engineer Jonathan joins the session to break down critical questions from the community regarding smart contracts, mining mechanics, and developer tooling. Key Highlights From This Episode: Understanding SOAP Mechanics: An in-depth look at how SHA-256 and Scrypt work shares are integrated alongside KawPow to secure the network without compromising the core energy peg. The Role of the Controller: Clarification on how the Qi and Quai exchange rate is mathematically defined by hash rate, difficulty, and conversion flow volume rather than external market pricing. Staking & Variable APR: A breakdown of how the estimated APR for SOAP staking is calculated and how stakers can estimate their daily returns. Developer Ecosystem: Insights into custom Protobuf decoding for mobile applications and a preview of upcoming API endpoints designed to simplify reward calculations for miners. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review! =============================== Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ Docs: https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai =============================== Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine Medium: https://medium.com/@quaimagazine RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/quaimagazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quaimagazine/

S1 · E29

14 lug 2026

1:03:20

Nov 26, 2025 | Tech AMA with Dr. K - Buybacks Protocol SOAP Progress, Quai vs Qi Dynamics | Quai Network AMA Archive

This episode covers the highly anticipated Project SOAP update, outlining the remaining engineering tests before its upcoming Testnet deployment and target early December Mainnet launch. The discussion dives deep into the cutting-edge economic architecture of the protocol, explaining how the network utilizes dual-token dynamics to maximize efficiency and secure robust proof-of-work economics. Key Highlights From This Episode: Project SOAP Progress: Code development is complete, and the team is currently conducting final test coverage to prepare for an imminent Testnet launch and an early December Mainnet deployment. Staking Contract Alpha: A staking mechanism is planned to go live concurrently with the upcoming hard fork, allowing holders to lock up tokens and capture early value before daily buybacks commence. Mining Economics & Hash Rate: The network is opening up execution pathways for SHA-256 and Scrypt miners to submit work shares alongside KawPow, structurally maximizing revenue per hash while creating deep, net-neutral market liquidity. Privacy Infrastructure: A deep dive into the native UTXO-based ledger architecture, detailing how the implementation of strict re-aggregation rules in Pelagus Wallet ensures true, cash-like privacy by maintaining high entropy. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review! =============================== Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ Docs: https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai =============================== Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine Medium: https://medium.com/@quaimagazine RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/quaimagazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quaimagazine/

S1 · E28

14 lug 2026

1:20:25

Nov 24, 2025 | Quai Network Developer AMA - SOAP Updates, Buybacks, ASICS, TPS, Mining | Quai Network AMA Archive

In this week's developer AMA, the core engineering team dives deep into the technical mechanics and economic innovations coming to the Quai Ecosystem. The discussion centers directly on the final testing phases of SOAP (Subsidized Open-market Acquisition Protocol) as it gears up for TestNet deployment. Listeners will gain insight into how multi-algorithm merge mining enhances cross-chain security, the role of network difficulty adjustments, and how native on-chain mechanics are being designed to sustainably optimize economic structures without introducing central points of failure. The team also troubleshoots mobile-specific development issues and outlines upcoming integrations that will further expand ecosystem accessibility. Key Highlights From This Episode: SOAP TestNet Readiness: An inside look at the extensive code validation, testing benchmarks, and security audits tracking toward the imminent TestNet launch. Proof of Work Economics: How the emissions controller logarithmically adjusts to mining pool utilization to protect network finality and maintain mining profitability. ASIC and Algorithm Dynamics: A breakdown of how specialized hardware running SHA-256, Scrypt, and KawPow cooperates to drive the ecosystem's deflationary buyback flywheel. Ecosystem Milestones: Updates on mobile developer kits and the upcoming mainnet staking architectures designed to secure assets over flexible lock durations. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review! =============================== Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ Docs: https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai =============================== Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine Medium: https://medium.com/@quaimagazine RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/quaimagazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quaimagazine/

S1 · E27

13 lug 2026

1:04:28

Nov 19, 2025 | Tech AMA with Dr. K - PoW, SOAP testnet, market incentive design, time | Quai Network X-Space AMA

In this deep-dive technical AMA, Dr. K and the Quai Network core team break down the final stages of the highly anticipated Project SOAP upgrade. From mining mechanics to macroeconomics, this episode covers everything you need to know about Quai’s multi-chain architecture, upcoming testnets, and the future of decentralized consensus. Key Topics Covered in This Episode: Project SOAP Status & Timeline: Internal testnet progress, hardware/ASIC compatibility, and the rollout plan for the public Testnet and Hard Fork. The Technical Mechanics of Mining: A deep dive into AuxPoW, seal hashes, memory safety in Go, and fixing the architectural limits of Bitcoin-derived headers. Markets as Oracles: How Quai's three independent difficulty controllers utilize rational market equilibrium to stabilize the network against sudden hash rate spikes and protect donor chains. Tokenomics & Sustainability: Balancing early-stage staking yields with long-term transaction volume burns as we approach the 2030 emissions cap. The Philosophy of Consensus: A fascinating look into causal invariance, Stephen Wolfram's physics models, and why Proof of Work functions as the ultimate universal clock. Ecosystem Updates: The latest on Kraken integration, the official Tangem hardware wallet launch, and how to participate in the Qipper Money challenge. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review! =============================== Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ Docs: https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai =============================== Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine Medium: https://medium.com/@quaimagazine RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/quaimagazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quaimagazine/

S1 · E26

13 lug 2026

1:23:35

Nov 17, 2025 | Developer AMA – Miners vs Grinders, Emissions vs Hashrate, Min $QUAI Buybacks | Quai Network X-Space AMA

An exciting deep dive into the upcoming SOAP upgrade on the Quai Network Testnet. Core engineers discuss the intensive development work behind implementing multi-algorithm mining support, managing unique chain quirks like SegWit for Litecoin, and how this integration significantly boosts network security. The conversation breaks down the mechanics of hardware diversity, explaining how GPUs running KawPow alongside SHA-256 and Scrypt ASICs strengthen the system without threat of centralization. Listeners will also gain insights into token economics, including transaction fee pricing in Qi (Chi) and paid in Quai, alongside future protocol expansion possibilities. Key Highlights From This Episode: SOAP Testnet Readiness: Final adjustments are underway to ensure full SegWit support for Litecoin before the imminent Orchard internal testnet launch. Mining & ASIC Dynamics: Detailed breakdown of how the KawPow algorithm maintains GPU efficiency, ensuring a highly secure, hardware-agnostic network. Algorithmic Equilibrium: How the custom protocol controller handles difficulty adjustments to target equal work shares across different mining devices. Tokenomics & Fees: Clarifying how network transaction fees are structurally normalized in Qi (Chi) but ultimately transacted in Quai. Network Security Model: A look at how routing external mining power functions as a net-positive security mechanism against malicious network attacks. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review! =============================== Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ Docs: https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai =============================== Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine Medium: https://medium.com/@quaimagazine RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/quaimagazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quaimagazine/

S1 · E25

10 lug 2026

48:33

Nov 15, 2025 | Quai Friday- Proof-of-Work Evolved _ Multi-algo PoW and Chain Revenue with Shai Wyborski | Quai Network X-Space AMA

In this episode of Quai Friday, the team at Quai Network introduces Project SOAP (Subsidized Open-market Acquisition Protocol), a major structural upgrade bringing an innovative economic model to Proof of Work (PoW). Featuring insights from Dr. K, Jonathan, and special guest Shai, a prominent researcher in the PoW space, the discussion focuses on how Project SOAP leverages multi-algorithm "pseudo-merge mining" to eliminate traditional miner sell pressure, enhance network security, and create a virtuous flywheel of protocol growth. Key Highlights From This Episode: Introduction of Project SOAP & Multi-Algo Mining: Quai Network is transitioning from a single GPU-focused mining algorithm to supporting three distinct cryptographic algorithms: SHA-256 (Bitcoin/Bitcoin Cash), Scrypt (Litecoin/Dogecoin), and KawPow (Ravencoin). This diversification lowers entry barriers, bringing in distinct mining communities and hardware farms to co-secure the network. The Economic Innovation (Mitigating Sell Pressure): Traditional new PoW chains suffer from heavy miner dumping as operators sell tokens to cover electricity bills. Under Project SOAP's unique merge-mining design, miners only receive payment in $QUAI. The parent chain block rewards (e.g., BCH, LTC) are automatically collected by a protocol address and used to buy back $QUAI directly from the market, transforming constant sell pressure into a net-neutral or net-positive daily buy pressure. The Power of Decoupled Work Shares: Dr. K explains that while block production is strictly tied to KawPow to maintain a stable chain progression, SHA-256 and Scrypt miners contribute to the network via Work Shares (sub-block difficulty proofs). Because these algorithms are fully decoupled from block generation at the protocol layer, Quai eliminates the complex systemic vulnerabilities and difficulty manipulation (such as pendulum attacks) usually associated with multi-algo blockchains. Enabling True Solo Mining: Thanks to Quai's native on-chain Work Shares, smaller hardware operators can effectively solo-mine popular algorithms like SHA-256 without relying on centralized mining pools. The protocol serves as a built-in, trustless consensus pool that ensures smooth, predictable payout times even for small-scale participants. Future DeFi & Cross-Chain Horizons: Because the protocol constantly accumulates native assets from other blue-chip PoW chains to execute buybacks, the team hints at utilizing this mechanism to establish trustless, peg-free bridges and deep on-chain liquidity pools. This could lay the structural foundation for an automated, atomic swap-based decentralized exchange (DEX) natively secured by proof of work. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. ------------------------------------------ Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine

S1 · E24

10 lug 2026

1:11:37

Nov 12, 2025 | Tech AMA with Dr. K | Quai Network X-Space AMA

This episode dives into a highly technical discussion about Quai Network's innovative Qi (Cash-like privacy mechanisms) and the architectural vision behind Project SOAP. Featuring Dr. K, the conversation answers pressing community questions regarding privacy trade-offs, P2P data exchange, and the mechanics of cross-chain merge mining subsidies. Listeners will get an insider's look at how Quai balances seed-phrase recoverability with on-chain anonymity, alongside a breakdown of how Project SOAP acts as a revenue-maximization engine for the network. Key Highlights From This Episode: Qi Privacy & BIP-47 Mechanics: Dr. K explains how Qi implements BIP-47 payment codes to negotiate inputs/outputs seamlessly. While the current implementation records payment channels on-chain for seed-phrase recoverability, future iterations aim for ephemeral, true peer-to-peer data data routing via QR code hole-punching to enable cash-like mixing. The Problem with One-to-One Mappings: A deep dive into cryptographic design, clarifying why simply hashing or salting payment codes fails to provide true third-party anonymity due to static linking, and why end-to-end tooling layer encryption holds the real key to privacy. Project SOAP Timelines: Big news on the development front, with a tentative testnet rollout scheduled for early next week, paving the way for a targeted mainnet launch on Tuesday, December 2nd. Merge Mining Revenue Dynamics: An extensive breakdown of how SOAP processes secondary tokens (like Ravencoin on KawPow, Doge/Litecoin on Scrypt, and Bitcoin/Bitcoin Cash on Sha-256) through subsidy addresses to buy back QUAI, optimizing miner rewards through dynamic, market-driven difficulty controllers. The Long-Term Economic Vision: How Project SOAP drives inflation down to effectively zero by converting network transaction fees, DEX volume, and cross-chain subsidies into cumulative value, turning Quai Network into an absolute powerhouse for global digital money. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review! =============================== Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ Docs: https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai =============================== Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine Medium: https://medium.com/@quaimagazine RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/quaimagazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quaimagazine/

S1 · E23

4 lug 2026

48:33

Nov 10, 2025 | Quai Network Developer AMA – SOAP Emissions Controller | Quai Network X-Space AMA

This episode provides an exciting progress report on Quai Network's highly anticipated Project SOAP as it nears the finish line for testnet rollout. The discussion details recent internal devnet testing, pool integration challenges, and how the network utilizes dynamic market incentives rather than forced distributions to establish a mature market. Listeners will also gain a clear understanding of GPU mining efficiency over ASICs on KawPow, the multi-tiered cryptographic proof hierarchy, and how Quai safely processes external donor chain rewards without burdening node operators. Key Highlights From This Episode: Testnet Countdown: Internal devnet testing is running smoothly, with a projected testnet rollout on Orchard expected to launch within the next 72 hours alongside major mining pools like AlphaPool, K1 Pool, and Hero Miners. GPU Dominance on KawPow: Because KawPow and ProgPow algorithms are explicitly designed for ASIC resistance, standard consumer GPUs heavily outperform current ASICs by maximizing thread and memory efficiency. Stochastic Merged Mining: Quai optimizes profitability by dynamically submitting proofs to joint parent chains like Dogecoin and Litecoin simultaneously based on the statistical luck and difficulty of the block. The Proof Hierarchy Explained: A breakdown of how a single miner's proof of work cascades upward through a massive validation hierarchy - spanning from low-difficulty pool shares up to zone, region, prime, and parent chain blocks. For more technical updates, deep dives, and articles, check out Quai Magazine. And if you enjoyed this episode, make sure to follow the podcast and leave a 5-star review! =============================== Stay connected with Quai Network: Website: https://qu.ai/ Docs: https://docs.qu.ai/learn/introduction X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiNetwork Discord: https://discord.gg/quai =============================== Stay connected with Quai Magazine: X (Twitter): https://x.com/QuaiMagazine Telegram: https://t.me/QuaiMagazine Medium: https://medium.com/@quaimagazine RSS Feed: https://rss.com/podcasts/quaimagazine Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quaimagazine/

S1 · E22

4 lug 2026

1:00:49

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