Barter Chain · Mainnet
Report of 2026-09-21
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Mainnet Start

DAO-4 approved and the Barter Chain mainnet is live: four genesis validators, bootstrap accounts, inflation off.

1. Verdict

Mainnet is live. On 2026-09-21 DAO-4 authorized start. Service barter-mainnet.service runs on all four genesis hosts. Consensus chain barter_1609-1 · EVM 1609 · denom brtrs (display BRTR).

Portal default is now mainnet. Use the header switch for the public testnet explorer (barter_160993-3).

2. Network now

ItemValue
Cosmos chain-idbarter_1609-1
EVM chain-id1609 (0x649)
Genesis setbarter-ceo · barter-kir · barter-vla · barter-rus (4/4 bonded)
P2P46656 (testnet stays on 26656)
Genesis sha25627c67a2e…5955
Public RPC/barter-mainnet-rpc · TM /barter-mainnet-tm · LCD /barter-mainnet-lcd
InflationOff
Public faucetNone on mainnet

Artifacts: mainnet-genesis.json · join-mainnet-1609-1.env · mainnet-operators.json.

3. Bootstrap (what was minted)

Each genesis validator received an account credit of 101 000 BRTR:

  • 100 000 BRTR — self-stake in gentx (bonded voting power)
  • 1 000 BRTR — liquid gas / ops buffer on the same account

Four validators → about 404 000 BRTR total genesis supply. No continuous emission: inflation is off; further BRTR enters via DAO-approved paths (roster credits, later 21M incentive after DAO-5).

Stake weight = bonded stake. All four started equal (100k each). Commission floor 10%, max 50%, change ≤ 1%/day. Unbonding 21 days. Downtime slash 0.1% / ~12 h window (not the harsh testnet schedule).

4. Bootstrap example

Illustrative numbers for one genesis operator (same pattern for ceo / kir / vla / rus):

StepWhat happens
1. KeysNew consensus key on the VPS (not the testnet priv_validator_key). Managed install or self-serve gentx.
2. GentxSelf-delegate 100 000 BRTR, advertise P2P IP:46656, commission ≥ 10%.
3. AssembleCoordinator merges four packs → shared genesis.json + sha256 + join-mainnet-1609-1.env.
4. DAO-4Start authorized → systemctl start barter-mainnet on all four hosts together.
5. LiveAccount shows ~1 000 BRTR liquid + 100 000 bonded. Blocks produce; RPC answers chain-id 1609.

You do not need an external token transfer to start mining: the 100k was written into genesis. After genesis, new validators still need a roster credit of 100k before create-validator.

5. Join after genesis

The chain is already running. New validators do not rewrite genesis — they join the live network. You need three things: a wallet address, DAO approval with 100 000 BRTR on that wallet, and a server that stays online. If you do not want to run a server yourself, ask for turnkey install in Telegram.

Step by step (plain language)

  1. Prepare a wallet. Install MetaMask (phone or computer). Create or open a wallet and copy its address — it looks like 0x plus 40 letters and digits. This is the account that will hold your validator stake. Do not share the seed phrase or private key with anyone.
  2. Write to the team. Open t.me/barterteam (or the Russian group t.me/barteriants) and send a short message, for example: 
    validator_wallet_0x: 0x…
contact_telegram: @your_nick
moniker: barter-yourname
commission_rate: 0.10
    Moniker is the public name of your node. Commission is the cut you take from rewards (10–50%; 10% if you omit it).
  3. Wait for the roster and the 100k. The DAO must approve you. After approval we send 100 000 BRTR to your 0x… address on mainnet. That amount is the self-stake deposit — without it you cannot become a validator. There is no public faucet on mainnet; only this roster credit (or turnkey handled by ops).
  4. Run a node (or ask us to). A validator needs a VPS that is always online, downloads the shared genesis, connects to peers, and opens port 46656 so other nodes can reach you. Ready-made files: join guide, join-mainnet-1609-1.env, mainnet-genesis.json. Prefer not to touch the server? Write “turnkey” in the same Telegram chat — we install and hand over.
  5. Register as a validator. When the node has synced (caught up with the current block height) and the 100k is on the wallet, the operator runs the registration command (create-validator) — that locks your 100k as self-stake and puts you in the active set (after whitelist rules).
  6. About delegations from others. Other people can later stake to your validator. The minimum for such a delegation is 10 000 BRTR. That is separate from your own 100k self-stake.
Do not post seed phrases, priv_validator_key, or VPS passwords in the public chat. Server access for turnkey — private message to the coordinator only.

6. Next (still gated)

  • DAO-5 — 21M / 16y incentive funding
  • DAO-6 — PROD Smartplace cutover
  • Bridge / Safe paths as designed in Block B — no 21M bridge on a whim

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