ConnectCoinCONN

ConnectCoin is an open-source, Bitcoin-derived Layer 1 cryptocurrency project built around a UTXO model and a mechanism called Pay-to-Connect (P2C). P2C allows transaction outputs to be associated with qualifying TLS 1.3 connection evidence, enabling participants to fund rewards that can be claimed when specified cryptographic conditions are satisfied.

Block production is secured separately through RandomX V2 Proof of Work. Pay-to-Connect does not mint new coins or replace mining; instead, it provides a distinct spending condition for rewards that have already been funded by participants.

ConnectCoin currently operates on a public Testnet4 network. The project’s Core software includes a full node, Qt wallet, command-line tools, optional CPU mining and automatic Pay-to-Connect claiming functionality. Its implementation and protocol documentation are publicly available through the project’s GitHub repository.

The current monetary design uses a nominal 100 million CC supply budget, an initial recurring block subsidy of 15 CC and a 3,000,000-block halving interval. The proposed mainnet allocation assigns 90% of the nominal supply to ordinary mining, 5% to a Development Fund and 5% to a Developer’s Fund.

Mainnet has not yet launched. ConnectCoin’s current CC ticker, network identifiers and some launch parameters remain development-stage values and may change before production launch.