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Chia Team
To the Chia Community,
First and foremost, the chia layer-1 blockchain is safe. Your XCH and the underlying network were never compromised.
Recently, three independent ecosystem projects: warp.green, TibetSwap v2, and CircuitDAO; experienced security exploits. These incidents were isolated logic flaws in higher-layer Chialisp smart coins written by third-party teams.
Here is what happened and how…
ANAAR Artisan Network, a UK Community Interest Company, recently announced that they have selected the Chia blockchain to power the Artisan Network, a platform connecting independent artisans directly with the brands, patrons and collectors who commission and buy their work. Their goal is to give artisans a direct path to financial independence and self-sovereignty to deliver scalable impact to a…
Chia Team
Chia 2.7.4 is now available! This version includes important security updates, please install it at your earliest convenience: https://www.chia.net/downloads/.
The primary focus of 2.7.4 is on strengthening the codebase against AI-assisted attacks. In addition, we are getting ready for the hard fork, the final block height of which will be set in the 3.0 release. We also have made some improvements…
Chia Team
Chia version 2.7.3 is now available. This release includes a few extra features and bug fixes. See the release notes (opens in a new tab) for a complete list.
We recommend that you upgrade to 2.7.3 at your convenience.
Note: if you are upgrading from 2.7.2 due to the PlotNFT/pooling issue (opens in a new tab), you may need to resync your wallet. You can do this by clicking Settings → Advanced → Resync, as shown here:
Chia Team
Chia 2.7.2 is now available. Please install it at your earliest convenience.
The AI security deluge has crested in the last few months. Whereas the previous four releases each contained critical security fixes as a result of AI research, the security fixes for 2.7.2 have been minor in comparison. That said, this release does once again contain several updates to make the blockchain more secure, so…
Chia Team
Deploying Smart Spending Limits
We’re excited to announce that we’ve made some updates to the BuyXCH experience! As we continue to build out the Chia blockchain infrastructure and tooling, the on-ramp process into the ecosystem needs to remain as smooth as possible for both current and new users and a seamless, safe and secure buying experience is an absolute must.
So, what’s changing?
Limits…
Chia Team
This week, Permuto launched its Permuto Statistical Volatility Perpetuals (svPerps) production platform on the Chia blockchain. To celebrate, we’re excited to sponsor the Permuto Volatility Cup and give traders a chance to learn how to use the platform in advance of the official launch.
Learn more about the challenge and how you can participate here (opens in a new tab)
Chia Team
A technical deep-dive into the chia-gaming (opens in a new tab) architecture.
Every blockchain must choose how to track the state of its network -- what to use as its first-class object. Ethereum chose accounts, for their programmability. Bitcoin chose UTXOs, for their simplicity. Chia chose coins (opens in a new tab), because they provide the best of both worlds. The coin-set model embodies both the programmability of Ethereum, coupled…
We are shipping Chia 2.7.1 (opens in a new tab) today.
If you have not already taken up 2.6.0, 2.6.1 or 2.70, we will be disclosing the security fixes in those releases in this document, please patch now. It is critical for all users to immediately install 2.7.1. As it addresses similarly significant issues in its own right.
Note: This post will disclose some very serious security issues.
To our knowledge, none of these…
Chia Team
Chia Network · Community Call · April 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Featuring: Bram Cohen and Dr. Nicholas Halper (Dr. Nick)
Chia's Proof of Space 2 (PoS2) is a fundamental upgrade to the consensus mechanism of the Chia blockchain. It addresses plot compression and grinding in PoS1.
For the full technical details, see CHIP-48 (opens in a new tab) (proof of space algorithm) and CHIP-49 (opens in a new tab) (timelines and parameters) in the Chia Network GitHub…
I’ve often referenced the notion of the "threat landscape" – the physical and digital threats facing asset holders. Most commonly, we see disparate $5 wrench attacks and phishing schemes that target people rather than protocols. But over the last 90 days, the threat landscape materially transformed from a series of skirmishes into full-scale siege warfare.
For the last three months, the Chia…
Building financial infrastructure for the real world means making explicit what most people leave implicit. So let me talk about our curve choices - because most blockchain projects don’t.
Chia started with BLS12-381 and added secp256k1 and secp256r1 in 2023 with our version 2.0 release. Here’s why we made the decisions we did.
The reason is architectural, not philosophical.
BLS signatures are…
Chia Team
Chia 3.0 will include the brand new Proof of Space 2 (PoS2) consensus. This update will remove the ability to compress plots, which will bring the network back to its roots. One GiB will equal one vote.
This post outlines the changes, starting with a description of the underlying proposals that will guide the next generation of the Chia blockchain. There is also an FAQ at the end of the post.
Chia Team
Today we’ll be initiating a transfer of 2M XCH from the US cold wallet to the US warm wallet, which will take 90 days to arrive in the warm wallet as the transaction will undergo the clawback period.
We’re making this transfer to be prepared for the Permuto launch, Buy XCH, and the continued Chia Cloud Wallet development, integration, and adoption.
We’ll also be sending 45,000 XCH to the market…
Chia Team
Today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve entered into an agreement with NoSSD as we head toward the release of Proof of Space 2.0 and Chia 3.0.
NoSSD built exceptional plotting technology and fostered an engaged global community, and we’re grateful for their efforts. Their work opened Chia and its community up to folks around the world and their tools made plotting, and securing the network…
One of my favorite mantras is “why this, why now?” So, the conversations that I have with prospects these days are often through the lens of why blockchain technology is relevant to serving their business needs and why they should care about it now.
The challenges I hear from the prospects fall across the entire spectrum, from deer-in-headlights paralysis and apathy to new technology all the way…
Chia Team
Chia Gaming is a set of primitives including state channels, game hosts, game trackers, and specialized APIs that, when used together, enable peer-to-peer, interoperable gameplay. These primitives allow developers to create games with instant, off-chain interaction and secure, on-chain settlement. We believe we can empower the next generation of games where players own their assets, and where…
One of the challenges of being a technology entrepreneur is feeling like you aren’t moving fast enough. When you’re architecting a fundamental shift in how global markets will operate, you often have to leave time for folks to catch up - and things like “invent more new math here” can’t really be rushed. It’s a fine balance and, as such, looking back on how much you actually have gotten done is…
It’s easy today to look at negative news and headlines around blockchain, and the volatility, as the tech not yet living up to its promise. I see it as parallel to the emergence of the internet, the speed bump of the dot com crash in the early 2000s, and the subsequent rise of Google, Amazon, Facebook, and others.
Despite some headwinds, businesses, non-profits, and governments are forging ahead…
Digital signatures all prove the same core claim, “this specific key authorized this exact message,” but the algorithms differ in what they enable at scale. ECDSA, Ed25519, Schnorr, and BLS each balance security, size, performance, and protocol features in distinct ways. Chia Network chose BLS because it unlocks capabilities that make blockchains leaner, simpler, and more programmable.
ECDSA…
Chia Team
Since launching the Chia Cloud Wallet, it’s been exciting to see everyone digging into it! We’ve been keeping track of the feedback and questions and compiled answers for a few of the FAQs we’ve seen. If you have a question that isn’t on the list, send it our way and we’ll do our best to get it answered!
What’s new in this release?
This release adds Buy XCH via ACH bank transfers, Coin Management…
This post is the third in our series on digital assets and real-world safety. For those who haven’t read it yet, you can find part one here and part two here.
Coins, not accounts.
Chia is not account based. It uses a coinset (UTXO‑like) model with programmable “puzzles” (via Chialisp) that define spending rules for each coin. This unlocks protocol‑level custody, which creates peer-to-peer…
Chia Team
When we first launched the Chia Cloud Wallet (Early Access), our goal was simple: to make self-custody accessible, secure, and easy for everyone. Since then, the community has embraced it; creating vaults, managing assets and NFTs, and discovering just how easy self-custody can be.
Today, we’re excited to announce that the Chia Cloud Wallet is moving out of Early Access and into General Release…
As blockchain adoption continues to grow, enterprises around the world are looking at how digital assets can improve their business. But for most businesses, the challenge isn’t about regulations or smart contracts. Their main concern remains the secure custody of digital assets.
And, the increased momentum of real-world assets (RWAs) coming on chain highlights the need for that secure custody…
