NOX is a zero-knowledge cryptocurrency where balances and transfers are hidden by default — secured with post-quantum cryptography and settled with near-instant finality.
Shielded notes hide amounts and participants on-chain using zk-STARK proofs. Only you hold the keys to your balance.
Note encryption (ML-KEM-768) and signatures (ML-DSA-65) use NIST post-quantum standards — resistant to future quantum attacks.
BFT consensus gives ~1-second blocks with instant finality. No waiting for confirmations.
A hard cap of 50,000,000 NOX. No inflation beyond the transparent, published emission schedule.
Two balances in one wallet.
NOX has a transparent side (ordinary public accounts) and a shielded side (private notes). You move value between them by shielding (public → private) and unshielding (private → public); while shielded, you can send to others privately. Every private spend is a zero-knowledge proof — generated in your own browser — that the transaction is valid without revealing which note was spent, the amount, or the counterparties. The chain only checks the proof and a public nullifier that prevents double-spends.
The wallet runs entirely client-side (Rust compiled to WebAssembly): your keys and the proving never leave your device, and there is no server that can see your activity. It talks to the network only to read public data and broadcast finished transactions.
Read the whitepaper, or browse the full source and technical design on GitHub.