FAQ
Is there a token?
Section titled “Is there a token?”Not yet. The AEV and BND tokens are specified but not issued. A SAFT round is planned for M3; public distribution follows mainnet at M7.
Why ML-DSA-65 rather than Falcon or SPHINCS+?
Section titled “Why ML-DSA-65 rather than Falcon or SPHINCS+?”ML-DSA is NIST FIPS 204 (ratified August 2024), offers balanced signature / key sizes for on-chain use, and has a mature reference implementation on embedded targets. Falcon is more compact but floating-point hazards complicate constant-time implementations; SPHINCS+ signatures are too large for routine on-chain use.
Why a dual ledger rather than layer-2?
Section titled “Why a dual ledger rather than layer-2?”Layer-2 inherits the finality and censorship profile of its layer-1. Separating value and computation onto two independent ledgers lets each optimise for its constraint without one dominating the other.
Where is the code?
Section titled “Where is the code?”First commits land with M1 (public at codeberg.org/aevum-bond, mirrored to GitHub). The specification corpus is available on request until the repository goes fully public.
How is the project funded?
Section titled “How is the project funded?”Currently self-funded. An NLnet NGI0 Core grant application is in flight (scoped to Arca). Pre-seed (USD 1.5 M), Seed (USD 4.5 M), and SAFT (USD 5.5 M) rounds are planned across M2–M3.