VirBiCoin FoundationThe Next Chapter of True Decentralization
One year ago, our mainnet went live as a community-driven, GPU-mined Proof-of-Work chain — no VCs, with a fully transparent on-chain premine. Today, stewardship passes to the community through the VirBiCoin Foundation: an EVM-compatible Layer-1, owned by everyone.
Year One in Review
From a single genesis block to a thriving, community-owned ecosystem — here is what we shipped together in our first year.
Mainnet Launch
Genesis block mined. Block Explorer, Mining Pool and the Whitepaper went live.
DeFi & DEX
On-chain DEX, ChainID registration, Chainlist listing and CoolPool integration.
NFT & Community
OsatoNFT marketplace, MiningPoolStats, Ask Mona 3.0, DefiLlama listing and Faucet.
Foundation Transition
Stewardship moves from company-led to the fully community-led VirBiCoin Foundation.
The Anniversary Hard Fork — Quiche
To mark Year One, VirBiCoin ships a coordinated network upgrade — codenamed Quiche. It starts a scheduled block-reward reduction, modernizes the protocol, and lays the on-chain foundation for community governance.
Block reward steps down from 8 VBC to 7 VBC
The Quiche fork activates at block 4,200,000, cutting the mining reward by 1 VBC — the first step of a gradual emission schedule. Plan your operations and profitability accordingly.
Protocol Upgrade
Latest EVM opcodes and gas schedule refinements brought in line with upstream Ethereum, keeping VBC fully EVM-compatible.
Foundation Governance Hooks
On-chain primitives that enable the community-led VirBiCoin Foundation to coordinate future upgrades transparently.
Node & Miner Stability
Performance and sync improvements for Gvbc / Ovbc clients and the mining pool stack across the network.
Block Reward Reduction Schedule
| Fork | Activation Block | Block Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis | 0 | 8 VBC |
| Unitycurrent | 2,100,000 | 8 VBC |
| Quiche | 4,200,000 | 7 VBC |
| Miche | 6,300,000 | 6 VBC |
| Rusk | 8,400,000 | 5 VBC |
| CelestiaPoW → PoS | 10,500,000 | 4 VBC |
| Mafuyu | 12,600,000 | 3 VBC |
| Kipfel | 14,700,000 | 2 VBC |
| Lumina | 16,800,000 | 1 VBC |
Unity is the fork currently active on mainnet. Subsequent forks are codenamed in release order and spaced 2,100,000 blocks apart. At the Celestia fork (block 10,500,000), VirBiCoin is planned to transition from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake. Reduction schedule defined in the Gvbc client (consensus/ethash).
Action required for node operators & miners
Upgrade your Gvbc / Ovbc client to the Quiche release before block 4,200,000 to stay on the canonical chain. Nodes running older versions will fork off and reject post-Quiche blocks. Pool operators must update their stack accordingly.
Three Pillars of VirBiCoin
The principles that carried us through Year One — and will guide the Foundation forward.
Security First
A Proof-of-Work consensus secured by globally distributed GPU miners. No validators to bribe, no stake to capture — just battle-tested Ethash hash power.
Fair Access
Community-driven and GPU-mineable, with no VC allocation and a fully transparent, on-chain premine you can audit in the explorer. Owned by everyone, controlled by no one.
Open Source
Fully open infrastructure and smart contracts. Clients, explorer, pool and tooling are all auditable on GitHub — verify, fork, and build without permission.
Year 2 Vision: 2026 – 2027
Where the Foundation takes VirBiCoin next.
Foundation Governance Launch & DEX Integration
On-chain Foundation governance goes live alongside deeper DEX integration across the ecosystem.
Strategic CEX Partnerships & Grants Program
Vetted centralized-exchange partnerships and the launch of the community Grants Program.
EVM Layer-2 Research & Mobile Wallet V2
Research into an EVM Layer-2 scaling path and the release of Mobile Wallet V2.
Mass Adoption: Merchant Gateway Beta
Merchant Gateway Beta — real-world payments that bring VBC to everyday commerce.
Developer & Miner Resources
Everything you need to build on, mine, and explore VirBiCoin.
https://rpc.virbicoin.comHere's to Year Two
VirBiCoin is owned and operated by its community. Join us — build, mine, create, and help shape the future of true decentralization.