Rhiza Protocol

No Blockchain. No Mining. No Staking. Just Currency.

Rhiza is a DAG-based, feeless, mesh-networked cryptocurrency that works without internet.

Website · Whitepaper · Quick Start · Contributing

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The Problem

Crypto was supposed to be decentralized. It isn't.

• Bitcoin: 3 mining pools control 65%+ of hashrate
• Ethereum: PoS lets whales dominate governance
• Every chain: Requires internet. Charges fees. Processes transactions one block at a time.

Rhiza fixes all of this.

How Rhiza Works

🔗 DAG, Not Blockchain Rhiza uses a Directed Acyclic Graph instead of a blockchain. Every transaction references 2 previous transactions, creating a web of validations: TX-1 TX-2 \\ // TX-3 TX-4 \\ //\\ TX-5 TX-6 \\ // TX-7 Result: Parallel processing, instant finality, and a network that gets faster with more users.

⚡ Proof of Relay No mining hardware. No staked capital. You earn RHZ by relaying transactions: Receive a transaction from a peer Validate it (signatures, parents, structure) Relay it to your peers Earn a reward Everyone with a device can participate equally. Rewards have diminishing returns — no single node can dominate.

📡 Mesh Networking — Works Without Internet

Transport	Range	Use Case
TCP/IP	Global	Standard internet
WiFi Direct	~100m	Local peer-to-peer
Bluetooth LE	~30m	Phone-to-phone
LoRa	~15km	Rural/disaster areas

Transactions propagate through whatever network is available. Internet goes down? Rhiza keeps working.

Quick Start

# Clone & build
git clone https://github.com/rhiza-protocol/rhiza.git
cd rhiza && cargo build --release

# Create your wallet
cargo run --bin rhiza-cli -- wallet create
# 🌿 Wallet Created!
# 📍 Address: rhz1qw508d6qejxtdg4y5r3z...

# Start your node + wallet UI
cargo run --bin rhiza-node -- start
# 🌐 Wallet UI → http://localhost:7471

That's it. No syncing gigabytes of chain data. No buying tokens to pay gas fees. No setting up mining hardware.

Architecture

rhiza/
├── rhiza-core/          # Core protocol library
│   ├── crypto/          # Ed25519 signatures, BLAKE3 hashing
│   ├── dag/             # DAG structure, transactions, validation
│   ├── consensus/       # Proof of Relay, cumulative weight finality
│   ├── network/         # Gossip protocol, mesh networking
│   └── wallet/          # Bech32m addresses, keystore
├── rhiza-node/          # Full node daemon with REST API + Wallet UI
├── rhiza-cli/           # Command-line wallet & tools
└── WHITEPAPER.md        # Full technical specification

Tech Stack

Component	Technology	Why
Language	Rust	Memory safety, zero-cost abstractions, no GC
Hashing	BLAKE3	Fastest secure hash (3x faster than SHA-256)
Signatures	Ed25519	Battle-tested, 64-byte compact signatures
Addresses	Bech32m	Human-readable, typo-detecting (rhz1...)
P2P	libp2p	Production-grade peer-to-peer networking
Serialization	bincode	Compact, deterministic binary encoding

Protocol Specification

Parameter	Value
Ticker	RHZ
Max Supply	21,000,000 RHZ
Smallest Unit	10⁻⁸ RHZ (1 satoshi equivalent)
Transaction Fees	0 — always free
Base Relay Reward	0.01 RHZ per relay
Halving Interval	Every 1,000 relays
Finality	Cumulative weight ≥ 10
Parent References	2 per transaction
Consensus	Proof of Relay (PoR)
Default Port	7470
Address Prefix	rhz1

Wallet UI

The node includes a built-in web wallet at http://localhost:7471:

• 💰 Real-time balance display
• 📤 Send RHZ to any address
• 📥 Receive with one-click address copy
• 📊 Live DAG statistics
• 📋 Full transaction history
• 🔄 Relay reward claiming

Why Not Just Use Bitcoin/Ethereum/Solana?

	Bitcoin	Ethereum	Solana	Rhiza
Consensus	PoW (wasteful)	PoS (plutocratic)	PoH+PoS	PoR (egalitarian)
Fees	$1-50	$0.50-100	$0.001	$0 always
Finality	~60 min	~15 min	~0.4s	Seconds
Min. Hardware	ASIC ($5000+)	32 ETH ($100k+)	High-spec server	Any device
Works Offline	❌	❌	❌	✅ Mesh
Private	❌ Pseudonymous	❌ Pseudonymous	❌ Pseudonymous	✅ ZK-ready

Security

• BLAKE3 — Cryptographic hashing, 3x faster than SHA-256, equivalent security
• Ed25519 — Elliptic curve signatures (same as Signal, Tor, SSH)
• Cumulative weight — Finality without a single block producer
• Diminishing returns — Sybil resistance built into the reward curve
• Bech32m — Addresses with built-in error detection

Roadmap

• Core protocol (DAG, PoR, signatures, mesh)
• CLI wallet & node daemon
• Web wallet UI
• Whitepaper
• Persistent storage (sled DB)
• Multi-node mesh networking
• Zero-knowledge transaction privacy
• Mobile wallet (iOS/Android)
• Browser extension wallet
• LoRa transport layer
• Smart contract layer (Rhiza VM)

Contributing

We welcome contributions! See our Contributing Guide for details.

# Run tests
cargo test --workspace

# Build in release mode
cargo build --release

All 47 unit tests pass across crypto, DAG, consensus, networking, and wallet modules.

Community

• 🌐 Website
• 📄 Whitepaper
• 🐛 Issues

License

MIT License — Free as in freedom. See LICENSE for details.

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Rhiza (ρίζα) — Greek for "root"

The root system grows beneath the surface. By the time you see it, it's everywhere.

⭐ Star this repo if you believe crypto should be truly decentralized.