QALS — the qalarc network
A private, IOTA-derived blockchain with an AU$1-backed credit system, compute tracking, DeFi rails and identity for humans and AI agents. This wiki is the complete guide: 30 pages of research, design and plans.
Open the Interactive Explorer Start reading PDF suiteOverviewThe whole project on one pageConclusionsIs this a good approach? The honest verdictIOTA vs QALSLive market data, what changed, projectionsWhitepaperThe official technical + economic whitepaperLayperson GuideZero jargon, gift-card analogiesBusiness ReviewNumbers-first board documentMoney & Use-Case StrategyBest tracks to revenue, per-project plays, data-transfer upgradesArchitectureQalnet: the fork, the fleet, the designAU$1 BackingB-QALS / G-QALS / qAUD and the ReserveSecurity & Threat ModelHow it gets hacked, and why it mostly can'tCredit PlatformOne wallet across every app and agentQalx DeFiParity rail, FloorBot, receivables vault, safetyCompute MarketplaceGPU-hours as tracked, escrowed objectsP2P Compute MarketPeople selling compute to people, paid in QALS — running todayApp Integration Nodestulpa compute calls, media apps, third-party providersIdentity & AIQal ID: DIDs for humans and AI agentsQal ID StackDigital identity as a tech-stack additionAgent Pay LoopThe AI payment integration loop, wired to our stackWallet & Firefly PathQal Wallet strategy + prototypeNFT StrategyKiosk, receipts, DoofsImplementation PlanSix phases, commands, exit criteriaIOTA Tech ExtractionThe day-1 pull list from IOTA's reposIOTA Component MapAll 17 repos mappedState of IOTA 2026What happened to IOTA — and why we forkShimmer & Data TransferSunset, Streams, anchoring optionsDeFi Research BaseIOTA EVM / Sui DeFi / DeepBook analysisBank & ExchangeZip model, AUSTRAC, qAUD legalityTernary SystemsCurl, Troika, Setun — the ternary sagaAdjacent Utility SystemsHolochain, e-cash mints, x402 and friendsAI Payments Landscape2026 agent-payment projects surveyGlossaryEvery term defined