Everything you need to understand Asentum.
Technical specs, quickstart guides, the SDK reference, and the operator handbook - all derived from the canonical Asentum spec.
Updated 2026-09-09: consensus is Aura block production plus GRANDPA finality, the validator set scales to hundreds, and blocks target 2 seconds.
The Thesis
Why a post-quantum JavaScript chain - and why now. The ten-minute read that frames the rest of the docs.
Zero to first transaction
Install the CLI, spin up a wallet, mint testnet ASE, and ship your first signed transaction - in under ten minutes.
Post-quantum from genesis
NIST FIPS 204 ML-DSA-65 (Dilithium3). Why we chose it, how it performs, and what it costs.
JavaScript on-chain
Async message-passing. Immutable by default. Reentrancy structurally impossible. The contract model JS developers should always have had.
Aura + GRANDPA
Aura produces blocks in ~2-second slots. GRANDPA finalizes them with a two-thirds stake-weighted vote. A permissionless validator set that scales to hundreds, on consumer hardware.
Become a validator
Run Asentum on the laptop already on your desk. Bond ASE, join the validator set, earn block rewards.
A note on where we are
Asentum is testnet-live. These docs describe the chain as it runs today - Dilithium3 signatures, 2-second blocks, JavaScript contracts - and the roadmap toward mainnet. For the latest status, see the roadmap. To be told first when the next phase opens, join the launch list.