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not activeLanternSeaCoin is a non-active coin. There is no mainnet, no token sale, no exchange listing, and nothing to buy.

Library

Papers and RFCs

The Reference Paper is the single, complete protocol specification. Each RFC extends it for one physical carrier. All documents are drafts of a non-active, conceptual coin.

  1. 00

    Paper 2.0

    LanternSeaCoin Reference Paper 2.0

    The complete protocol: stable nodes, segments, stamps, chain clock, fork choice and finality, mining, redemption, the terminal layer and the banknote-inspired security layers.

    5 October 2026 · 55 pages · English

  2. 01

    RFC-001

    RFC-001: NFC Extension

    NFC tokens, offline redeem requests, online settlement and ledger snapshots. Profile v1 fixes encodings, the secure-element profile and key records.

    6 October 2026 · 28 pages · English

  3. 02

    RFC-002

    RFC-002: Magnetic Stripe Voucher Extension

    Single-use vouchers on magnetic stripe cards: commitment register, online-only redemption, a formula-based value limit and clone detection.

    6 October 2026 · 9 pages · English

  4. 03

    RFC-003

    RFC-003: Chip Card Extension

    An LSC applet for contact and contactless chip cards: APDU command set, atomic counter, card-enforced offline credit, PIN and card certificate.

    6 October 2026 · 9 pages · English

Written with Claude (Anthropic) under the direction of the author; see Made with AI.