What is LiteDAG?
LiteDAG is the world's first MiniDAG — a novel system that simulates a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) on a linear blockchain. It is secured by multi-chain Proof-of-Work via Merge-Mining.
The protocol implements a Hybrid PoW/PoS consensus where PoW miners propose blocks and PoS stakers validate the chain's history. LiteDAG is written entirely in Go with approximately 17,000 lines of audited code and no forked runtime dependencies.
LiteDAG had a fair launch with no ICO, no VC allocation, and no insider tokens. The only way to obtain LDG is through mining or staking.
Key Features:
- MiniDAG Consensus — World's first DAG simulated on a linear blockchain. Side blocks are included and rewarded, not discarded. Each block stores references to the last N block hashes. Chain order is established as soon as a block is found.
- RandomLiteDAG PoW — CPU-optimized proof-of-work algorithm derived from Tevador's RandomX. Modified with reduced scratchpad (1MB vs 2MB), program count (4 vs 8, and Argon iterations (1 vs 3). Optimized for low-end CPUs with reduced processor cache.
- Hybrid DPoS — PoW miners propose blocks, PoS stakers validate chain history. The hash from block N is used as a random seed to select a staking pool. The delegate must include their signature by block N+3. Missing signatures result in burned rewards.
- Merge-Mining — Mine LiteDAG and compatible fork chains simultaneously. Same hashrate, multiple rewards, zero extra hardware cost. Based on LiteDAG's Work Commitments structure.
- Fair Launch — No ICO, no VC allocation, no insider tokens, no premine. 10% treasury fee on block rewards only.
- 100% Original Codebase — Written in Go, ~17,000 lines of audited code, zero forked runtime dependencies.
