v0.1.0 — Initial Release

Basalt v0.1.0

First public release of the Basalt blockchain.

Highlights

• BFT Consensus — Byzantine fault-tolerant protocol with pipelined block finalization
• Cryptography — Ed25519 signatures, BLS12-381 aggregate signatures, BLAKE3 hashing, Keccak-256 address derivation
• Merkle Patricia Trie — Ethereum-compatible state storage with cryptographic proofs
• Smart Contract SDK — .NET-based contracts with Roslyn analyzers and source generators
• Token Standards — BST-20 (fungible), BST-721 (NFT), BST-1155 (multi-token), BST-DID (decentralized identity)
• P2P Networking — TCP transport, Kademlia DHT, Episub gossip protocol
• APIs — gRPC, GraphQL (HotChocolate), and REST with WebSocket support
• EVM Bridge — Cross-chain interoperability with Ethereum
• Zero-Knowledge Privacy — Pedersen commitments, Groth16 proofs, encrypted channels
• Built-in Compliance — Identity registry, KYC, sanctions screening
• Block Explorer — Blazor WebAssembly explorer
• Docker Devnet — 4-validator network with one command

NuGet Packages

• Basalt.Sdk.Contracts — Smart contract SDK
• Basalt.Sdk.Testing — Contract testing framework
• Basalt.Sdk.Analyzers — Roslyn safety analyzers
• Basalt.Generators.Contracts — Contract dispatch generator
• Basalt.Generators.Codec — Binary serialization generator
• Basalt.Generators.Json — JSON converter generator

Stats

• 38 C# projects
• 1,380+ tests, 0 failures
• .NET 9 with Native AOT support