diff --git a/app/Mod/Chain/Boot.php b/app/Mod/Chain/Boot.php
index 8542763..18f5e4b 100644
--- a/app/Mod/Chain/Boot.php
+++ b/app/Mod/Chain/Boot.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Mod\Chain;
 
+use Core\Events\ConsoleBooting;
 use Core\Events\FrameworkBooted;
 use Mod\Chain\Services\DaemonRpc;
 use Mod\Chain\Services\WalletRpc;
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ class Boot
 {
     public static array $listens = [
         FrameworkBooted::class => 'onFrameworkBooted',
+        ConsoleBooting::class => 'onConsole',
     ];
 
     public function onFrameworkBooted(FrameworkBooted $event): void
@@ -22,4 +24,10 @@ class Boot
 
         app('router')->aliasMiddleware('auth.api', \App\Http\Middleware\ApiTokenAuth::class);
     }
+
+    public function onConsole(ConsoleBooting $event): void
+    {
+        $event->command(Commands\ChainStart::class);
+        $event->command(Commands\ChainStatus::class);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Mod/Chain/Commands/ChainStart.php b/app/Mod/Chain/Commands/ChainStart.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b980d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Mod/Chain/Commands/ChainStart.php
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Mod\Chain\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+
+/**
+ * Start the testnet chain daemon and wallet if not already running.
+ *
+ *   php artisan chain:start
+ *   php artisan chain:start --daemon-only
+ *   php artisan chain:start --wallet-only
+ */
+class ChainStart extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'chain:start
+        {--daemon-only : Only start the daemon}
+        {--wallet-only : Only start the wallet}';
+
+    protected $description = 'Start testnet chain daemon and wallet';
+
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $config = config('chain');
+        $binDir = $config['bin_dir'] ?? '/opt/lethean/testnet';
+        $dataDir = $config['data_dir'] ?? '/opt/lethean/testnet-data';
+        $walletDir = $config['wallet_dir'] ?? '/opt/lethean/testnet-wallet';
+        $walletFile = $config['wallet_file'] ?? 'registrar.wallet';
+        $miningAddress = $config['mining_address'] ?? '';
+        $miningThreads = $config['mining_threads'] ?? 12;
+
+        if (! $this->option('wallet-only')) {
+            $this->startDaemon($binDir, $dataDir, $miningAddress, $miningThreads);
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->option('daemon-only')) {
+            $this->waitForDaemon($config['daemon_rpc'] ?? 'http://127.0.0.1:46941/json_rpc');
+            $this->startWallet($binDir, $walletDir, $walletFile);
+        }
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    private function startDaemon(string $binDir, string $dataDir, string $miningAddress, int $threads): void
+    {
+        if ($this->isRunning('lethean-testnet-chain-node')) {
+            $this->info('Daemon already running.');
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        @unlink("{$dataDir}/lock.lck");
+
+        $binary = "{$binDir}/lethean-testnet-chain-node";
+        if (! is_executable($binary)) {
+            $this->error("Daemon binary not found: {$binary}");
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $args = [
+            $binary,
+            "--data-dir {$dataDir}",
+            '--rpc-bind-ip 0.0.0.0 --rpc-bind-port 46941',
+            '--p2p-bind-port 46942 --api-bind-port 46943',
+            '--rpc-enable-admin-api --rpc-ignore-offline',
+            '--allow-local-ip --log-level 1 --disable-upnp',
+        ];
+
+        if ($miningAddress) {
+            $args[] = "--start-mining {$miningAddress} --mining-threads {$threads}";
+        }
+
+        $cmd = implode(' ', $args);
+        $logFile = "{$dataDir}/lethean-testnet-chain-node.log";
+
+        // Safe: all values from config, no user input
+        exec("nohup {$cmd} > {$logFile} 2>&1 &"); // @codeCoverageIgnore
+
+        $this->info("Daemon started. Mining: {$threads} threads.");
+    }
+
+    private function startWallet(string $binDir, string $walletDir, string $walletFile): void
+    {
+        if ($this->isRunning('lethean-wallet-cli')) {
+            $this->info('Wallet already running.');
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $binary = "{$binDir}/lethean-testnet-wallet-cli";
+        if (! is_executable($binary)) {
+            $binary = '/opt/lethean/bin/lethean-wallet-cli';
+        }
+
+        if (! is_executable($binary)) {
+            $this->error('Wallet binary not found.');
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $walletPath = "{$walletDir}/{$walletFile}";
+        if (! file_exists($walletPath)) {
+            $this->error("Wallet file not found: {$walletPath}");
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $cmd = implode(' ', [
+            $binary,
+            "--wallet-file {$walletPath}",
+            '--password ""',
+            '--daemon-address 127.0.0.1:46941',
+            '--rpc-bind-port 46944 --rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1',
+        ]);
+
+        // Safe: all values from config, no user input
+        exec("nohup {$cmd} > {$walletDir}/wallet-rpc.log 2>&1 &"); // @codeCoverageIgnore
+
+        $this->info('Wallet RPC started on port 46944.');
+    }
+
+    private function waitForDaemon(string $rpcUrl, int $timeout = 30): void
+    {
+        $this->info('Waiting for daemon RPC...');
+        $endpoint = str_replace('/json_rpc', '', $rpcUrl) . '/json_rpc';
+        $start = time();
+
+        while (time() - $start < $timeout) {
+            try {
+                $response = @file_get_contents($endpoint, false, stream_context_create([
+                    'http' => [
+                        'method' => 'POST',
+                        'header' => "Content-Type: application/json\r\n",
+                        'content' => '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"0","method":"getinfo"}',
+                        'timeout' => 3,
+                    ],
+                ]));
+
+                if ($response) {
+                    $this->info('Daemon ready.');
+
+                    return;
+                }
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+                // Not ready yet
+            }
+
+            sleep(2);
+        }
+
+        $this->warn("Daemon not responding after {$timeout}s.");
+    }
+
+    private function isRunning(string $processName): bool
+    {
+        exec("pgrep -f " . escapeshellarg($processName), $output);
+
+        return ! empty($output);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Mod/Chain/Commands/ChainStatus.php b/app/Mod/Chain/Commands/ChainStatus.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80ebc42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Mod/Chain/Commands/ChainStatus.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Mod\Chain\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Mod\Chain\Services\DaemonRpc;
+
+/**
+ * Show chain daemon and wallet status.
+ *
+ *   php artisan chain:status
+ */
+class ChainStatus extends Command
+{
+    protected $signature = 'chain:status';
+
+    protected $description = 'Show testnet chain daemon and wallet status';
+
+    public function handle(DaemonRpc $rpc): int
+    {
+        $this->info('=== Chain Status ===');
+
+        // Daemon — safe: hardcoded process name, no user input
+        $daemonRunning = $this->isRunning('lethean-testnet-chain-node');
+        $this->line('Daemon: ' . ($daemonRunning ? '<fg=green>running</>' : '<fg=red>stopped</>'));
+
+        if ($daemonRunning) {
+            $info = $rpc->getInfo();
+            if (! isset($info['_offline'])) {
+                $this->line("  Height: {$info['height']}");
+                $this->line("  Aliases: {$info['alias_count']}");
+                $this->line("  TX Pool: {$info['tx_pool_size']}");
+                $this->line('  PoS: ' . (($info['pos_allowed'] ?? false) ? 'active' : 'inactive'));
+                $this->line("  Difficulty: {$info['pow_difficulty']}");
+            } else {
+                $this->warn('  RPC unreachable');
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Wallet — safe: hardcoded process name
+        $walletRunning = $this->isRunning('lethean-wallet-cli');
+        $this->line('Wallet: ' . ($walletRunning ? '<fg=green>running</>' : '<fg=red>stopped</>'));
+
+        // LNS — safe: hardcoded process name
+        $lnsRunning = $this->isRunning('lns-new');
+        $this->line('LNS:    ' . ($lnsRunning ? '<fg=green>running</>' : '<fg=red>stopped</>'));
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
+    }
+
+    private function isRunning(string $processName): bool
+    {
+        // Safe: escapeshellarg prevents injection, process names are hardcoded
+        exec("pgrep -f " . escapeshellarg($processName), $output); // @codeCoverageIgnore
+
+        return ! empty($output);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Mod/Chain/config.php b/app/Mod/Chain/config.php
index 62e1d78..725a6d4 100644
--- a/app/Mod/Chain/config.php
+++ b/app/Mod/Chain/config.php
@@ -6,8 +6,16 @@ return [
     'daemon_rpc' => env('DAEMON_RPC', 'http://127.0.0.1:46941/json_rpc'),
     'wallet_rpc' => env('WALLET_RPC', 'http://127.0.0.1:46944/json_rpc'),
     'cache_ttl' => (int) env('CHAIN_CACHE_TTL', 10),
-    'network' => env('CHAIN_NETWORK', 'testnet'), // testnet or mainnet
+    'network' => env('CHAIN_NETWORK', 'testnet'),
     'lns_url' => env('LNS_URL', 'http://127.0.0.1:5553'),
     'api_token' => env('API_TOKEN', ''),
-    'api_url' => env('API_URL', ''),  // empty = same origin, set to https://api.lthn.io for production
+    'api_url' => env('API_URL', 'https://api.lthn.io'),
+
+    // Binary management (chain:start, chain:status)
+    'bin_dir' => env('CHAIN_BIN_DIR', '/opt/lethean/testnet'),
+    'data_dir' => env('CHAIN_DATA_DIR', '/opt/lethean/testnet-data'),
+    'wallet_dir' => env('CHAIN_WALLET_DIR', '/opt/lethean/testnet-wallet'),
+    'wallet_file' => env('CHAIN_WALLET_FILE', 'registrar.wallet'),
+    'mining_address' => env('CHAIN_MINING_ADDRESS', 'iTHNHN11yXMeBphpFSuHnDaSJ15QxiSEJXNY59VKbxKq4ype4xAH1PZHd1EKTknkPK9hHTu2G2tBBZzvrcRFaYMF8vWTzFZjGY'),
+    'mining_threads' => (int) env('CHAIN_MINING_THREADS', 12),
 ];