The governance and standardization framework for the Lux Network
Lux Network is an 8-chain blockchain ecosystem designed for quantum-safe operations, AI integration, and high-performance DeFi.
Lux Network operates an 8-chain architecture with specialized chains for different workloads:
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β β P-Chain β β C-Chain β β X-Chain β β Q-Chain β β
β β Platform β β Contract β β Exchange β β Quantum β β
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β β A-Chain β β B-Chain β β T-Chain β β Z-Chain β β
β β AI β β Bridge β β Threshold β β ZK Proofs β β
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β β π‘ Warp (Native XCM) β’ BLS + Ringtail β’ Sub-second Finality β β
β β Platform-level Quantum-Safe β β
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β β π DEX/Finance Suite β’ Order Book β’ AMM β’ Perpetuals β’ HFT Venues β β
β β 9xxx Series β β
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β Legend: π’ Active β’ π‘ Development β’ π· Platform β’ π‘ Cross-Chain β
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β π EXTERNAL BLOCKCHAINS (ETH, BTC, Cosmos) β
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Multi-Party Computation Signatures (CGGMP21, FROST)
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β π TELEPORT BRIDGE β
β (6xxx Series) β
β T-Chain β B-Chain β
β MPC-Based Custody β
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Uses Internal Quantum-Safe Primitives
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β π‘ WARP 1.5 (PQ-Safe) β
β BLS + Ringtail β
β Validator Attestations β
β Sub-second Finality β
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β π’ P-Chain β C-Chain β X-Chain β Q-Chain β A-Chain β ... (Intra-Lux) β
β Native Cross-Chain Messaging β
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- All LPs Index - Complete list of all Lux Proposals
- Documentation Site - Interactive docs viewer
- Network Architecture - Core design overview
| Category | Resource | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Core Architecture | LP-0000 | Network foundation and community framework |
| Chain Organization | LP-0099 | LP numbering scheme and chain organization |
| Token Standards | LRC-20 | Fungible token standard (Ethereum-compatible) |
| NFT Standards | LRC-721 | Non-fungible token standard |
| DEX Core | LP-9000 | Core DEX specification |
| Quantum Safety | LP-4200 | Post-quantum cryptography suite |
| Chain | Series | Focus | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-Chain | 1xxx | Platform, Staking, Subnets | β |
| C-Chain | 2xxx | EVM Contracts, Token Standards | β |
| X-Chain | 3xxx | Exchange, Asset Transfers | β |
| Q-Chain | 4xxx | Quantum-Safe Operations | β |
| A-Chain | 5xxx | AI/Attestation, TEE | β |
| B-Chain | 6xxx | Cross-Chain Bridges | β |
| T-Chain | 7xxx | MPC, Threshold Signatures | β |
| Z-Chain | 8xxx | Zero-Knowledge Proofs | β |
| DEX/Fi | 9xxx | DeFi Protocols, Trading | β |
Validator management, staking, subnet creation
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | Core Platform Specification | β |
| 1010 | Platform Chain Specification | β |
| 1024 | Parallel Validation & Shared Mempool | π |
| 1033 | State Rollup to C-Chain EVM | π |
| 1034 | Superchain L2 (OP Stack) | π |
| 1181 | Epoching & Validator Rotation | β |
| 1605 | Elastic Validator Subnets | π |
EVM-compatible smart contracts, token standards
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | EVM Specification | β |
| 2001 | AIVM - AI Virtual Machine | β |
| 2012 | Contract Chain Specification | β |
| 2025 | L2 to Sovereign L1 Ascension | π |
| 2026 | EVM Equivalence & Core EIPs | β |
| 2118 | Subnet-EVM Compatibility | β |
| 2176 | Dynamic Gas Pricing | β |
| 2204 | secp256r1 Curve Integration | β |
| 2226 | Dynamic Block Times (Granite) | β |
| 2320 | Dynamic EVM Gas Limit | β |
| 2327 | BadgerDB + Verkle Optimization | β |
| LP | Standard | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2300 | LRC-20 Fungible Token | β |
| 2721 | LRC-721 Non-Fungible Token | β |
| 2155 | LRC-1155 Multi-Token | β |
| 2027 | LRC Standards Adoption | β |
| 2028 | LRC-20 Burnable Extension | β |
| 2029 | LRC-20 Mintable Extension | β |
| 2030 | LRC-20 Bridgable Extension | β |
| 2031 | LRC-721 Burnable Extension | β |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2032 | Rollup Plugin Architecture | π |
| 2035 | Stage-Sync Pipeline | β |
| 2076 | Random Number Generation | β |
| 2311 | ML-DSA Precompile | β |
| 2312 | SLH-DSA Precompile | β |
| 2313 | Warp Messaging Precompile | β |
| 2314 | Fee Manager Precompile | β |
| 2326 | Regenesis & State Migration | β |
| 2604 | State Sync & Pruning | β |
| 2606 | Verkle Trees | β |
High-speed asset transfers, UTXO model, order books Implementation:
github.com/luxfi/node/vms/exchangevm
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 3000 | Exchange Specification | β |
| 3011 | Exchange Chain Specification | β |
| 3036 | Order-Book DEX API & RPC | β |
| 3037 | Native Swap Integration | β |
Post-quantum cryptography, quantum-safe operations Implementation:
github.com/luxfi/crypto(FIPS 203-205)
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 4000 | Quantum Specification | β |
| 4004 | Quantum-Resistant Crypto | β |
| 4005 | Quantum-Safe Wallets | β |
| 4082 | Quantum Resistant Chain | β |
| 4099 | Quasar Consensus Family | β |
| 4100 | NIST PQC Integration | β |
| 4105 | Lamport OTS for Lux Safe | β |
| 4110 | Quasar Consensus Protocol | β |
| LP | Algorithm | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 4316 | ML-DSA (Dilithium) | β |
| 4317 | SLH-DSA (SPHINCS+) | β |
| 4318 | ML-KEM (Kyber) | β |
| 4200 | PQC Suite | β |
| 4201 | Hybrid Transitions | β |
| 4202 | Crypto Agility Framework | β |
| 4303 | Q-Security P-Chain | β |
AI compute, attestations, TEE integration Implementation:
github.com/luxfi/node/vms/aivm
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 5000 | AI/Attestation Specification | β |
| 5075 | TEE Integration Standard | β |
| 5080 | Attestation Chain Spec | β |
| 5101 | Solidity GraphQL Extension | π |
| 5102 | Immutable Training Ledger | β |
| 5106 | LLM Gateway (Hanzo AI) | β |
| 5200 | AI Mining Standard | π |
| 5302 | Privacy AI Attestation | β |
| 5601 | AI Compute Gas Pricing | β |
| 5607 | GPU Acceleration | β |
Platform-level XCM primitive for intra-Lux messaging. Uses BLS + Ringtail signatures. Implementation:
github.com/luxfi/warp
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 6603 | Warp 1.5 (PQ-Safe) | β |
| 6602 | Warp Protocol (BLS) | β |
| 2313 | Warp EVM Precompile | β |
| 6022 | Warp Native Transfers | β |
External bridge for Ethereum, Bitcoin, Cosmos. Uses MPC (CGGMP21, FROST) via T-Chain.
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 6000 | Bridge Specification | β |
| 6301 | Cross-Chain Bridge Protocol | β |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 6332 | Teleport Architecture | β |
| 6016 | Teleport Protocol | β |
| 6021 | Teleport Implementation | β |
| 6329 | Bridge System Index | β |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 6015 | MPC Bridge Protocol | β |
| 6017 | Asset Registry | β |
| 6018 | Message Format | β |
| 6019 | Security Framework | β |
| 6081 | Bridge Chain Spec | β |
| 6331 | BridgeVM Specification | β |
| 6023 | NFT Interchain Transfer | π |
| 6315 | Enhanced Cross-Chain | π |
| 6335 | Smart Contract Integration | π |
| 6339 | Emergency Procedures | π |
| 6340 | Bridge SDK | π |
| 6341 | Secrets Management | π |
MPC custody, threshold signatures, key management Implementation:
github.com/luxfi/threshold,github.com/luxfi/crypto
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 7000 | Threshold Specification | β |
| 7330 | ThresholdVM Specification | β |
| LP | Protocol | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 7321 | FROST Precompile | β |
| 7322 | CGGMP21 ECDSA Precompile | β |
| 7324 | Ringtail Precompile | β |
| 7104 | FROST (EdDSA) | β |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 7013 | MPC Custody & Swap-Sig | β |
| 7014 | CGG21 Threshold Sigs | β |
| 7083 | Threshold Sig Chain | β |
| 7103 | MPC-LSS Resharing | β |
| 7319 | T-Chain MPC Custody | |
| 7323 | LSS-MPC Extension | β |
| 7325 | KMS/HSM Integration | β |
| 7333 | Dynamic Signer Rotation | β |
| 7334 | Per-Asset Key Management | β |
| 7336 | K-Chain KeyManagementVM | π |
Privacy, ZK proofs, FHE, confidential transactions Implementation:
github.com/luxfi/node/vms/zkvm
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 8000 | ZKVM Specification | β |
| 8045 | Encrypted Execution Layer | β |
| 8046 | ZKVM Architecture | β |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 8400 | Private AMM | β |
| 8401 | Confidential Lending | π |
| 8402 | ZK Swap Protocol | β |
| 8403 | Private Staking | π |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 8500 | L2 Rollup Framework | π |
| 8501 | Data Availability Layer | π |
| 8502 | Fraud Proof System | π |
| 8503 | Validity Proof System | π |
| 8504 | Sequencer Registry | π |
| 8505 | L2 Block Format | π |
Trading, DeFi, derivatives, oracle Implementation:
github.com/luxfi/exchange,github.com/luxfi/dex
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9000 | DEX Core Specification | β |
| 9099 | DEX Series Overview | β |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9001 | Trading Engine | β |
| 9002 | API & RPC Specification | β |
| 9003 | High-Performance Protocol | β |
| 9005 | Native Oracle | β |
| 9006 | HFT Trading Venues | β |
| 9040 | Perpetuals & Derivatives | β |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 9060 | DeFi Protocols Overview | β |
| 9070 | NFT Staking | β |
| 9071 | Media Content NFT | β |
| 9072 | Bridged Asset Standard | β |
| 9073 | Multicall Standard | β |
| 9074 | CREATE2 Factory | β |
Architecture, governance, research, developer tools
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0000 | Network Architecture | β |
| 0001 | Tokenomics | β |
| 0002 | VM & Execution | β |
| 0003 | Subnet Architecture | β |
| 0099 | LP Numbering Scheme | β |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0006 | Network Runner | β |
| 0007 | VM SDK | β |
| 0008 | Plugin Architecture | β |
| 0009 | CLI Tool | β |
| 0039 | Python SDK | π |
| 0040 | Wallet Standards | β |
| 0042 | Multi-Sig Wallet | β |
| 0050 | Dev Tools Overview | β |
| 0098 | GraphDB & GraphQL | π |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0111 | Photon Consensus | β |
| 0112 | Flare DAG Finalization | β |
| LP | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 0085 | Security Audit Framework | β |
| 0090 | Research Papers Index | π |
| 0091 | Payment Processing | π |
| 0092 | Cross-Chain Messaging | β |
| 0093 | Decentralized Identity | π |
| 0094 | Governance Framework | π |
| 0095 | Stablecoin Mechanisms | π |
| 0096 | MEV Protection | π |
| 0097 | Data Availability | π |
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| β | Final - Implemented and deployed |
| π | Draft - In development or review |
| Superseded - Replaced by newer standards |
π‘ Idea β π Draft β π Review β β° Last Call β β
Final
- Discuss on Lux Forum
- Draft using
make new - Submit PR (PR# = LP#)
- Review by editors
- Consensus through community discussion
- Last Call (14 days)
- Final - Ready for implementation
make new # Create a new LP
make validate-all # Validate all LPs
make check-links # Verify links
make stats # Statistics
make pre-pr # Run all pre-PR checkscd docs && pnpm install # Install documentation dependencies
cd docs && pnpm dev # Run docs locally on http://localhost:3002
cd docs && pnpm build # Build static documentation site
cd docs && pnpm start # Run production documentation servermake list # List all LPs
make update-index # Update the LP index in README.md
make decision # Create an Informational Decision LP draft
make watch # Watch for changes and auto-validate- Explore the existing LPs to understand current specifications
- Discuss your idea on the Lux Forum
- Draft your proposal using
make new - Submit a Pull Request to start the formal review process
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