Cryptographic Triangles

A privacy-focused cryptocurrency with Proof-of-Stake consensus, dual-network anonymity (Tor v3 + I2P), BIP152 compact blocks, fork detection, snapshot signature verification, and encrypted peer-to-peer messaging.

Latest stable: v6.0.0 · all releases

New in v6.0.0: Embedded I2P router (Level 3), 3 I2P seed nodes, BIP152 compact blocks, RocksDB column families, background fork detector, signed UTXO snapshots, configurable outbound connections, adaptive IBD throttling.

Cryptographic Triangles — brand wordmark

The mark, since 2014. A solid red triangle pointing up — geometry, not hierarchy — and the project name set in the same red. The black background isn't decoration; it's the color the wallet paints its own UI in.

What it does

Proof-of-Stake

33% annual reward for staking. No mining rigs, no electricity bills — stake your TRI and let the network do the work.

Tor v3 routing

Every peer connection wrapped in a Tor v3 onion circuit. Your IP address never reaches the peers you're talking to.

I2P anonymity network

New in v6.0.0: full embedded I2P router alongside Tor. SAM v3 streaming, 3 production seed nodes. Dual-network privacy by default, with graceful Tor-only fallback.

Encrypted messaging

Built-in peer-to-peer encrypted chat — talk to other TRI users without ever leaving the wallet, no third-party servers.

Hash9 algorithm

A unique 13-step hash cascade. Designed in 2014, refined through a decade of cryptographic iteration, fully open-source.

BIP152 compact blocks

SipHash short-ID block relay with mempool reconstruction and merkle-block verification. Drastically reduced bandwidth on slow links, automatic full-block fallback.

Background fork detector

A dedicated thread compares your local chain tip against the peer median every 60 seconds. Alerts you the moment the network diverges, before you follow a bad chain.

Signed UTXO snapshots

Bootstrap snapshots are signed with an Ed25519 key published in the manifest. The wallet verifies the signature before applying — no trusting an unverified 941 MB blob.

Download

Cryptographic Triangles Qt Wallet is open-source software, released under the MIT License. The official source is the triangles_v5 repository on GitHub.

Windows (x64)

~64 MB

Qt-based desktop wallet with full graphical interface. Built with NSIS, runs on Windows 10 and later.

Download installer
Verify your download (SHA-256) coming with first published build of v6.0.0

On Windows, verify with: certutil -hashfile Cryptographic-Triangles-6.0.0-win-x64-setup.exe SHA256

Install via package manager

If you already use one of these tools, these are verified installable right now from the public registries.

WinGet

live · v6.1.7

Official Microsoft Windows Package Manager. One command, signed installer, automatic updates.

Show install command winget install CryptographicTriangles.TrianglesQt

Source manifest: microsoft/winget-pkgs #399733 · merged 2026-07-10

Chocolatey

live · v6.1.7

Windows package manager for unattended / scripted installs. Common in CI environments.

Show install command choco install triangles

Package page: community.chocolatey.org/packages/triangles

Scoop

personal bucket

Command-line installer for Windows. Add the Triangles bucket once, then install.

Show install command scoop bucket add triangles https://github.com/SamiAhmed7777/scoop-triangles scoop install triangles

Bucket source: github.com/SamiAhmed7777/scoop-triangles

Homebrew

personal tap

macOS / Linux package manager. Add the Triangles tap once, then install.

Show install command brew tap SamiAhmed7777/triangles brew install triangles

Tap source: github.com/SamiAhmed7777/homebrew-triangles

Debian / Ubuntu (.deb)

live

Native package for Debian-based Linux distributions. Architecture-independent installer.

Show install command sudo dpkg -i Cryptographic-Triangles.deb sudo apt-get install -f

Download the .deb from GitHub releases.

Looking for other platforms or older versions? See all releases on GitHub. Source code and build instructions are in the triangles_v5 repository.

Staking & network

Triangles runs on a pure Proof-of-Stake consensus model — no mining, no hardware arms race, no wasted energy.

33%
Annual staking reward
2014
Network launched
2
Anonymity networks (Tor + I2P)
3
Production I2P seed nodes

How staking works

Open the Qt Wallet, hold TRI in your wallet, and you're eligible to be selected as a validator for the next block. No special hardware, no locked contracts — your wallet stays in your control the entire time. Rewards are paid in TRI and compound automatically as you continue to stake.

For current network stats, total supply, and active validators, see the block explorer.

Block explorer

Every block, transaction, address, and validator on the Cryptographic Triangles network — searchable, with full Tor-v3 + I2P anonymized network metadata.

Open the block explorer

Privacy by design

Cryptographic Triangles was built from the ground up for privacy. There are no centralized servers, no analytics, no telemetry, and no accounts. Wallet addresses are not linked to personal identity. Network traffic uses Tor v3 + I2P by default — your IP address never leaks to other peers, ever.

v6.0.0 ships a fully embedded I2P router (PurpleI2P / i2pd) running in-process alongside Tor. Every peer address that resolves to .b32.i2p or .onion is routed through the appropriate anonymity network — you don't need to install or configure anything. Three production I2P seed nodes already carry traffic; if I2P fails to bootstrap, the wallet silently falls back to Tor-only operation rather than refusing to start.

Everything is open-source under the MIT license, so you can verify these claims yourself by reading the source code. We don't ask you to trust us; we publish the code that lets you check.

Live network seeds

Hard-coded production peers for fresh-wallet discovery. These run 24/7 and are independently operated across separate infrastructure providers.

Asia-Pacific

I2P: hnupgkbtcn4hlo6sunhbp6uuz4k6bkgsa5jtcruyyt7y6q7qsoda.b32.i2p

North America

I2P: hvvr2yys3nll4l6fdywecvn3baw6h5i7bsa2ldbz2e5xwangnn7q.b32.i2p

Europe

I2P: 2hyeunnkax5du4snip4gdsdicxtmlnagtlkatv57rjpx2kvfssma.b32.i2p

Chain parameters

These are the actual on-chain consensus parameters as implemented in the source code. Every value below is sourced from src/main.h, src/main.cpp, src/util.h, and src/protocol.h on the master branch — verifiable by anyone who clones the repo. If you find a discrepancy, that's a bug — please open an issue.

Live chain tip

Current block height
2 min
Target block time

Monetary

TRI
Ticker symbol
6
Decimal places
2,222,222
Max supply (TRI)
33%
PoS annual rate

Block timing

2 min
Target block time
30 min
Difficulty retarget window
7
Coinbase maturity (blocks)

Block & transaction limits

1,000,000
Max block size (bytes)
500,000
Block-gen fee trigger (bytes)
20,000
Max signature ops per block
10,000
Max orphan transactions

Staking

1 hour
Minimum stake age
0.33 TRI
Reward per coin-year
1 coin-day
Min effective coin age
none
Minimum stake amount

Network

24112
Mainnet P2P port
24111
Testnet P2P port
24113
JSON-RPC port (default)
2014
Network launched

Genesis

Source of truth: src/main.h, src/main.cpp, src/util.h, src/protocol.h on branch master.

Frequently asked questions

Is Triangles a fork of Bitcoin / Monero / another coin?

Triangles has its own consensus algorithm (Hash9, a 13-step hash cascade designed in 2014) and its own codebase. It is not a Bitcoin fork and not a Monero fork. The wallet and node software are written in C++ with a Qt-based UI, fully open-source.

How is 33% APR staking sustainable?

Like any PoS coin, the rate reflects new TRI issued per year as a fraction of the staked supply. The exact emissions curve is documented in the source repository. As more TRI is staked, the per-staker yield naturally dilutes — early stakers receive higher relative rewards, later stakers receive less. There is no "infinite" issuance; the supply is capped.

What does "Tor v3 by default" actually do?

Every network peer connection is wrapped in a Tor v3 (next-generation onion) circuit by default. Your IP address is never exposed to peers you're transacting with, and vice versa. As of v6.0.0, the wallet additionally routes every .b32.i2p peer through an embedded I2P router — you get dual-network anonymity with a graceful Tor-only fallback if I2P fails to bootstrap.

Why I2P in addition to Tor?

Tor and I2P are different anonymity networks with different threat models. Tor is optimized for low-latency client → server communication (good for visiting a website anonymously). I2P is optimized for peer-to-peer services with unidirectional tunnels (good for blockchain P2P). Routing block-relay traffic through both means an adversary would need to compromise two completely independent anonymity networks to deanonymize you. v6.0.0 is one of the very few cryptocurrencies that does this in a single integrated binary, with no external router daemon to install.

What does the new fork detector do?

A dedicated background thread (in v6.0.0) compares your local chain tip against the median chain tip reported by your connected peers every 60 seconds. If your chain falls behind the network consensus by more than a configurable threshold, the wallet logs and surfaces a warning before you accidentally follow an orphaned fork. It's a safety net against network partitions, eclipse attacks, and buggy peers.

Is the encrypted messaging a separate app?

No — it's built into the Qt Wallet. Open the messaging panel, add a contact by their TRI address, and you have end-to-end encrypted chat. The protocol is peer-to-peer (no servers), and messages route over the same Tor-v3 + I2P networks as transactions.

Is this project still active?

Yes. Latest release v6.0.0 (June 2026). v6.0.0 is the largest release in the project's history — embedded I2P router, 3 production I2P seed nodes, BIP152 compact blocks, RocksDB column families, background fork detector, Ed25519-signed UTXO snapshots, and 15 security/performance hardening fixes. Source is updated regularly, releases happen on a steady cadence, and the block explorer at blocks.cryptographic-triangles.org is live.

How can I verify the source code matches the binary I downloaded?

Clone the triangles_v5 repository, check out the v6.0.0 tag, and follow the build instructions. Or just diff the binary against the official NSIS installer SHA-256 published on this page.

Source & community

Get in touch

The Triangles development team is reachable primarily through Triangles' own encrypted peer-to-peer messaging — built into the wallet, routed over Tor v3 + I2P, no third-party servers, no accounts.

Developer contact

The fastest way to reach the team. Open the Qt Wallet → Messages tab → add a contact by their TRI address. Everything stays end-to-end encrypted and IP-anonymous.

Dev contact address
TRsiRzkMWm87ZuWFwPB8YXFGYr5AQZo7fb
Show signed message proof
Message
ROGER THAT, TRIANGLES DEV ADDRESS IS A GO.

5.9.23 IS LIVE.
Signature
H/gT/bFSL+WFT4F4WYPvDIVAnt0/M2WQy/ypUvhMtdXgAop+Euycakif9QERNcUfPLNF29vDxuXZf1BJjd8Snro=
Verify with: trianglesd verifymessage <address> <signature> <message>

Bug reports & code

Open a GitHub issue on the triangles_v5 repo. Include the version, OS, and steps to reproduce. PRs welcome.

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Security disclosures

Found a vulnerability? Reach the team through the wallet's encrypted messaging channel first. Don't post security issues publicly until a fix is released.

We don't run official social media accounts. Anything claiming to be "official Triangles" on Twitter, Telegram, Discord, or Reddit is fan-run or impersonation. The GitHub repository and this website are the only public surfaces maintained by the development team.