{
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "Lethean",
      "symbol": "LTHN",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2017-10-06",
      "github": ["LetheanNetwork", "letheanVPN", "LetheanMovement"],
      "bitcointalk": "2769739",
      "cmc": "lethean",
      "coingecko": "lethean",
      "website": "lethean.io",
      "explorer": "explorer.lethean.io",
      "features": ["dVPN", "Proxy services", "Service marketplace"],
      "notes": "Originally IntenseCoin (ITNS). Pivoted to VPN/proxy services."
    },
    {
      "name": "Monero",
      "symbol": "XMR",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2014-04-18",
      "github": ["monero-project"],
      "bitcointalk": "583449",
      "cmc": "monero",
      "coingecko": "monero",
      "website": "getmonero.org",
      "explorer": "xmrchain.net",
      "features": ["RingCT", "Bulletproofs", "Dandelion++", "RandomX", "Difficulty adjustment algos", "Anti-botnet protections"],
      "salvageable": ["Difficulty adjustment evolution", "RandomX anti-ASIC/botnet", "Block diff calculation iterations", "Network protection patterns"],
      "notes": "Fork of Bytecoin. De facto CryptoNote reference implementation. Lethean shares fork heritage. Codebase messy but operationally battle-tested. Best-in-class difficulty system and botnet protection — track their algo evolution for reference."
    },
    {
      "name": "Haven Protocol",
      "symbol": "XHV",
      "status": "dead",
      "genesis": "2018-04-19",
      "death_year": "2024",
      "death_cause": "exploit",
      "github": ["haven-protocol-org"],
      "bitcointalk": "3039890",
      "cmc": "haven-protocol",
      "coingecko": "haven",
      "website": "havenprotocol.org",
      "explorer": "explorer.havenprotocol.org",
      "features": ["Synthetic assets", "xUSD stable", "Private DeFi", "Offshore storage", "Mint/burn mechanics"],
      "salvageable": ["xAsset stablecoin system", "Mint/burn implementation", "Offshore storage patterns", "Private synthetic assets", "Collateralization logic"],
      "notes": "HAD WORKING CN STABLECOIN SYSTEM. Killed by exploit - someone unstaked millions via bug. Code wasn't bad, just unlucky. Bug is fixable. Directly relevant to Lethean's new chain escrow + POS + atomic swaps + sub-assets. HIGH PRIORITY SALVAGE for stablecoin architecture."
    },
    {
      "name": "Zano",
      "symbol": "ZANO",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2019-05-01",
      "github": ["hyle-team", "zanoio"],
      "bitcointalk": "5144684",
      "cmc": "zano",
      "coingecko": "zano",
      "website": "zano.org",
      "explorer": "explorer.zano.org",
      "features": ["CryptoNote v2", "ETH integration", "Escrow", "Hidden amount POS", "POW/POS hybrid", "Wallet aliases"],
      "salvageable": ["Alias system (Lethean uses similar)", "Escrow implementation", "Hidden POS", "Hybrid consensus", "ETH bridge patterns"],
      "notes": "Built by OG CryptoNote developer. CryptoNote v2 evolution. Wallet alias system is same pattern Lethean uses for naming. Active development, high reference value."
    },
    {
      "name": "KevaCoin",
      "symbol": "KVA",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2018-12-01",
      "github": ["kevacoin-project"],
      "bitcointalk": "5104726",
      "cmc": "kevacoin",
      "coingecko": "kevacoin",
      "website": "kevacoin.org",
      "explorer": "explorer.kevacoin.org",
      "features": ["Key-value storage", "On-chain data", "Decentralized namespace", "Arbitrary data storage"],
      "salvageable": ["KV storage implementation", "Namespace system", "On-chain data patterns"],
      "notes": "CryptoNote with key-value data storage on-chain. Decentralized namespace/database. Relevant to Lethean for on-chain service discovery metadata, SDP storage patterns."
    },
    {
      "name": "Scala",
      "symbol": "XLA",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2018-04-01",
      "github": ["scala-network"],
      "bitcointalk": "3260965",
      "cmc": "scala",
      "coingecko": "scala",
      "website": "scalaproject.io",
      "explorer": "explorer.scalaproject.io",
      "features": ["Mobile mining", "IPFS integration", "Diardi protocol", "ARM optimization"],
      "salvageable": ["Mobile/ARM mining code", "IPFS integration patterns", "Diardi DHT protocol"],
      "notes": "Mobile-first CryptoNote. Strong focus on ARM/mobile mining. IPFS integration for decentralized storage. Diardi protocol for DHT-based networking. Relevant to Lethean mobile client ambitions."
    },
    {
      "name": "Dero (Current)",
      "symbol": "DERO",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2017-12-01",
      "github": ["deroproject"],
      "bitcointalk": "2525360",
      "cmc": "dero",
      "coingecko": "dero",
      "website": "dero.io",
      "explorer": "explorer.dero.io",
      "features": ["Smart contracts", "Homomorphic encryption", "DAG"],
      "notes": "Captain rewrote from scratch in Go with DAG. NOT CryptoNote anymore. See Dero Classic for original."
    },
    {
      "name": "Dero Classic",
      "symbol": "DERO",
      "status": "abandoned",
      "genesis": "2017-12-01",
      "death_year": "2019",
      "github": ["deroproject"],
      "github_branch": "master (pre-atlantis)",
      "bitcointalk": "2525360",
      "features": ["Original CryptoNote base", "Early smart contract experiments", "Pre-Go architecture"],
      "salvageable": ["Original CN daemon", "Early SC implementation attempts", "C++ codebase before Go rewrite"],
      "notes": "The ORIGINAL Dero before Captain rewrote everything in Go. This is the CryptoNote version. Need to find archived branches/tags."
    },
    {
      "name": "Karbo",
      "symbol": "KRB",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2016-05-30",
      "github": ["Karbovanets"],
      "bitcointalk": "1491212",
      "cmc": "karbo",
      "coingecko": "karbo",
      "website": "karbo.io",
      "explorer": "explorer.karbo.io",
      "features": ["Ukrainian focus", "Payment processor"],
      "notes": "Strong Ukrainian community. Survived through wars."
    },
    {
      "name": "Wownero",
      "symbol": "WOW",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2018-04-01",
      "github": ["wownero"],
      "bitcointalk": "3104527",
      "cmc": "wownero",
      "coingecko": "wownero",
      "website": "wownero.org",
      "explorer": "explore.wownero.com",
      "features": ["Meme coin", "RandomX", "No premine"],
      "notes": "Monero meme fork. Good testbed for new features."
    },
    {
      "name": "TurtleCoin",
      "symbol": "TRTL",
      "status": "abandoned",
      "genesis": "2017-12-09",
      "github": ["turtlecoin"],
      "bitcointalk": "2689892",
      "cmc": "turtlecoin",
      "coingecko": "turtlecoin",
      "website": "turtlecoin.lol",
      "features": ["Fast blocks", "Low fees", "Fun community", "Karai sidechain"],
      "salvageable": ["Community tools", "Wallet backends", "Pool software", "Educational docs"],
      "notes": "Team burned out 2023. Excellent beginner-friendly docs and tools."
    },
    {
      "name": "Masari",
      "symbol": "MSR",
      "status": "abandoned",
      "genesis": "2017-09-02",
      "github": ["masari-project"],
      "bitcointalk": "2145262",
      "cmc": "masari",
      "coingecko": "masari",
      "website": "getmasari.org",
      "features": ["Uncle mining (SECOR)", "WHM difficulty algo", "Blocktree"],
      "salvageable": ["Uncle mining code", "SECOR implementation", "WHM difficulty"],
      "notes": "Dev went MIA. Uncle mining was innovative - reduces orphans."
    },
    {
      "name": "Aeon",
      "symbol": "AEON",
      "status": "abandoned",
      "genesis": "2014-06-06",
      "github": ["aeonix"],
      "bitcointalk": "641696",
      "cmc": "aeon",
      "coingecko": "aeon",
      "website": "aeon.cash",
      "features": ["Lightweight", "Pruning", "Mobile-friendly"],
      "salvageable": ["Lightweight sync", "Pruning code", "Mobile optimizations"],
      "notes": "Aimed to be mobile Monero. Dev abandoned. Pruning work valuable."
    },
    {
      "name": "Loki",
      "symbol": "LOKI",
      "status": "rebranded",
      "new_name": "Oxen/Session",
      "genesis": "2018-03-20",
      "github": ["oxen-io", "loki-project"],
      "bitcointalk": "3073073",
      "cmc": "oxen",
      "coingecko": "loki-network",
      "website": "oxen.io",
      "features": ["Service nodes", "Staking", "Lokinet", "Session messenger"],
      "salvageable": ["Service node architecture", "Staking implementation", "Sybil resistance", "Lokinet onion routing", "Pre-Session messenger (Loki Messenger)"],
      "notes": "LOKI CODE valuable. Oxen drifted from CryptoNote - focus on pre-rebrand commits. Service node incentive model directly relevant to Lethean exit nodes. HAD MESSENGER before Session rebrand - encrypted comms over service nodes."
    },
    {
      "name": "GraftNetwork",
      "symbol": "GRFT",
      "status": "abandoned",
      "genesis": "2018-01-01",
      "death_year": "2020",
      "github": ["graft-project", "graft-community"],
      "bitcointalk": "2766943",
      "cmc": "graft-blockchain",
      "coingecko": "graft-blockchain",
      "website": "graft.network",
      "features": ["Supernodes (masternodes)", "Real-time authorization", "Point-of-sale terminal", "Payment network", "Veriphone integration"],
      "salvageable": ["Supernode architecture", "RTA (real-time auth) protocol", "POS terminal app", "Mesh payment routing", "Masternode incentive model"],
      "notes": "HAD WORKING VERIPHONE TERMINAL APP pre-crypto winter. Distributed payment network using masternodes on CryptoNote. Mesh routing code extremely relevant to Lethean service discovery. Died in crypto winter but tech was solid."
    },
    {
      "name": "Nerva",
      "symbol": "XNV",
      "status": "abandoned",
      "genesis": "2018-05-01",
      "github": ["nerva-project"],
      "bitcointalk": "3464367",
      "cmc": "nerva",
      "coingecko": "nerva",
      "website": "nerva.one",
      "features": ["Solo mining only", "Anti-pool", "CPU only"],
      "salvageable": ["Anti-pool algorithm", "Solo mining incentives"],
      "notes": "Forced solo mining to decentralize. Interesting approach."
    },
    {
      "name": "Conceal",
      "symbol": "CCX",
      "status": "low-activity",
      "genesis": "2018-01-01",
      "github": ["ConcealNetwork"],
      "bitcointalk": "2779530",
      "cmc": "conceal",
      "coingecko": "conceal",
      "website": "conceal.network",
      "features": ["Banking", "Deposits", "Interest"],
      "salvageable": ["Deposit/interest system", "Banking features"],
      "notes": "DeFi-like features before DeFi was cool. Low activity now."
    },
    {
      "name": "Ryo Currency",
      "symbol": "RYO",
      "status": "low-activity",
      "genesis": "2018-07-08",
      "github": ["ryo-currency"],
      "bitcointalk": "4549406",
      "cmc": "ryo-currency",
      "coingecko": "ryo-currency",
      "website": "ryo-currency.com",
      "features": ["GPU algo research", "Cryptonight-GPU"],
      "salvageable": ["GPU algorithm work", "Mining research"],
      "notes": "Focused on GPU mining fairness research."
    },
    {
      "name": "Sumokoin",
      "symbol": "SUMO",
      "status": "abandoned",
      "genesis": "2017-04-25",
      "github": ["sumoprojects"],
      "bitcointalk": "1893253",
      "cmc": "sumokoin",
      "coingecko": "sumokoin",
      "website": "sumokoin.org",
      "features": ["Larger ring size", "More privacy"],
      "salvageable": ["Larger ring research"],
      "notes": "Aimed for more privacy than Monero. Team drama killed it."
    },
    {
      "name": "Bytecoin",
      "symbol": "BCN",
      "status": "dead",
      "genesis": "2012-07-04",
      "github": ["bcndev"],
      "bitcointalk": "512747",
      "cmc": "bytecoin-bcn",
      "coingecko": "bytecoin",
      "website": "bytecoin.org",
      "features": ["Original CryptoNote", "First implementation"],
      "salvageable": ["Historical reference", "Original protocol docs"],
      "notes": "The original. Premine scandal. Historical importance only."
    },
    {
      "name": "Electroneum",
      "symbol": "ETN",
      "status": "pivoted",
      "genesis": "2017-09-14",
      "github": ["electroneum"],
      "bitcointalk": "2098160",
      "cmc": "electroneum",
      "coingecko": "electroneum",
      "website": "electroneum.com",
      "features": ["Mobile mining", "KYC integration", "App payments"],
      "salvageable": ["Mobile mining simulation", "App integration patterns"],
      "notes": "Went full mobile/KYC. Not really CryptoNote anymore. ICO money."
    },
    {
      "name": "QRL",
      "symbol": "QRL",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2018-06-26",
      "github": ["theQRL"],
      "bitcointalk": "1730477",
      "cmc": "quantum-resistant-ledger",
      "coingecko": "quantum-resistant-ledger",
      "website": "theqrl.org",
      "explorer": "explorer.theqrl.org",
      "features": ["XMSS signatures", "Post-quantum cryptography", "Lattice-based crypto", "Future-proof addresses"],
      "salvageable": ["XMSS implementation", "Post-quantum signature schemes", "Quantum-safe address formats", "PQ cryptography research"],
      "cryptonote": false,
      "notes": "NOT CryptoNote - but quantum resistance research is essential for future-proofing. XMSS and lattice-based cryptography. Whitepapers valuable for when quantum computing threatens current CN signature schemes."
    },
    {
      "name": "Hyperswarm / Holepunch",
      "symbol": null,
      "status": "active",
      "github": ["hyperswarm", "holepunchto"],
      "website": "holepunch.to",
      "features": ["DHT networking", "NAT hole punching", "P2P connections", "Hypercore protocol", "No token"],
      "salvageable": ["DHT implementation", "Hole punching code", "P2P discovery patterns", "Decentralized networking stack"],
      "cryptonote": false,
      "token": false,
      "notes": "PURE TECH, NO TOKEN. Mafintosh and crew. Best-in-class P2P infrastructure. DHT-based peer discovery, NAT traversal, decentralized networking. Directly relevant to Lethean service discovery and mesh networking. Reference implementation for how to do P2P right."
    },
    {
      "name": "Hive",
      "symbol": "HIVE",
      "status": "active",
      "genesis": "2020-03-20",
      "github": ["openhive-network"],
      "website": "hive.io",
      "explorer": "hiveblocks.com",
      "features": ["Social blockchain", "Non-mintable block types", "Prefix-based filtering", "On-chain messaging", "Custom JSON ops"],
      "salvageable": ["Prefix-based message routing", "On-chain pub/sub pattern", "Encrypted namespace messaging", "Custom operation types"],
      "cryptonote": false,
      "notes": "Steem fork. Has non-mintable block type with prefix system — listen to your prefix, decrypt, done. Almost used for Lethean comms layer. Elegant on-chain messaging without separate infra. Reference for encrypted pub/sub patterns."
    },
    {
      "name": "Octa.Space",
      "symbol": "OCTA",
      "status": "active",
      "github": ["octa-space"],
      "website": "octa.space",
      "features": ["Decentralized compute", "VPS rental", "GPU marketplace", "Distributed cloud", "Node hosting rewards"],
      "salvageable": ["VPS provisioning patterns", "Compute marketplace model", "Node incentive structure", "Resource metering"],
      "cryptonote": false,
      "notes": "dCloud / decentralized VPS marketplace. Relevant to Lethean for compute-as-a-service patterns beyond just VPN. Compare to Lethean exit node model but for general compute. VPS-type deals on decentralized infrastructure."
    }
  ],
  "metadata": {
    "last_updated": "2026-02-01",
    "maintained_by": ["Snider", "Darbs"],
    "purpose": "CryptoNote ecosystem preservation",
    "high_priority_salvage": ["Haven Protocol", "GraftNetwork", "Dero Classic", "Loki (pre-Oxen)", "Masari"],
    "notes": "Focus on projects with service node/masternode/mesh architectures relevant to Lethean"
  }
}