What Qubic does

Qubic is a decentralized Layer 1 blockchain protocol that combines a unique "Useful Proof of Work" (UPoW) consensus mechanism with a distributed AI training system called Aigarth. The protocol's 676-node Computor network achieves tick-based consensus with sub-second finality (0.6 seconds per tick as of March 2026), and CertiK has verified peak throughput at 15.52M TPS — claimed to be the fastest blockchain on mainnet. Smart contracts run on bare-metal UEFI in C++ rather than a virtual machine, and the network prunes historical state after seven-day epochs to prevent bloat. Its core differentiator is integrating AI training directly into mining: hundreds of thousands of miners run evolutionary algorithms that evolve artificial neural networks using "Helix" logic gates, with a stated roadmap toward AGI by 2027.

Qubic operates on a fair-launch token model with no premine or venture funding, governed by Computor quorum votes and QUBIC-holder polls. The legal entity, Quorum Tickchain Ltd., is incorporated in Seychelles, while the project is associated with Dubai as a marketing/operational hub. Revenue is generated through a combination of mining-based token emissions, a deflationary buyback-and-burn loop funded by Dogecoin (DOGE) mining proceeds launched April 2026, and a Smart Contract IPO Dutch auction mechanism where contract shares generate yield from usage. Prior to the DOGE pivot, the protocol reportedly generated $3.5M in equivalent value from Monero mining before executing an 18-block chain reorganization on Monero in September 2025.

The user base consists primarily of cryptocurrency miners (nearly 500,000), blockchain developers building on C++ smart contracts (an ecosystem of 28+ dApps including QX exchange, QSWAP, QBay NFT marketplace, Quottery, QEarn, and QVAULT), and AI enthusiasts contributing compute to Aigarth. Distribution is community-led through Discord, X, Telegram, GitHub, and the 17-module Qubic Academy (1,000+ graduates). QBridge (March 2026) extends the protocol to Ethereum via ERC-20 representation, opening DeFi interoperability. The protocol targets miners, developers, and AI researchers as its three primary personas, with no traditional B2B enterprise customer base.

Name

Qubic

Legal name

Quorum Tickchain Ltd.

Website

https://qubic.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Qubic is a decentralized Layer 1 blockchain using Useful Proof of Work consensus and the Aigarth AI engine to convert miner compute into neural network training. It serves crypto miners, blockchain developers, and AI researchers via a fair-launch token model with no VC funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Layer 1 Blockchain Protocol

NAICS

Securities and Commodity Exchanges (523210)

SIC

Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services (6200)

akta.pro primary industry

Deployment, Automation & DevOps (build pipelines, contract deployment tools) (FSAPABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Proof-of-Work (PoW) Mining Operations (FSADAOAA), Mining Hardware (ASIC/GPU) Manufacturing & Distribution (FSADAOAD), Interoperability & Integration Middleware (ERP/core banking connectors, messaging, APIs, cross-chain to permissioned) (FSAPAIAL)

Keywords

• Layer 1 blockchain
• Useful proof of work
• Feeless smart contracts
• Decentralized ai training
• Tick-based consensus

Headquarters

HQ city

Dubai

HQ country

United Arab Emirates

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Mining Rewards: Miners earn QUBIC through AI training tasks. Pool operators pay miners based on performance in training AI models. QUBIC is distributed to miners proportional to their computational contributions.
2. DOGE Mining Revenue: Qubic launched live DOGE mining in April 2026 using dedicated ASICs. DOGE mining proceeds are used to buy back and burn QUBIC tokens, creating a deflationary loop. Prior Monero mining generated $3.5M in revenue through QUBIC token burn mechanism.
3. Smart Contract IPO Model: Smart contracts launch through IPO (Initial Public Offering) using Dutch auction model. Shares are sold to participants who can earn passive income from contract usage. QUBIC used as 'energy' in smart contract execution, with tokens burned during execution.
4. QUBIC Token Economics: Qubic Units (QUs) serve as the native token for transactions and smart contract execution. The token is deflationary by design - QUs used during contract execution are burned. Network has undergone halving events (second halving at Epoch 227).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Qubic is a Layer 1 blockchain protocol that delivers feeless transactions, instant tick-based finality, and C++ smart contracts executed on bare-metal hardware via Useful Proof of Work (UPoW) consensus. Its Aigarth AI engine converts mining energy into distributed AI computation by having miners run evolutionary algorithms that produce billions of artificial neural networks. The ecosystem also bundles native smart-contract applications (exchange, swap, NFT marketplace, staking, governance, gaming, lotteries, real-world assets, and project funding), developer tooling (RPC API, CLI, full node), wallets, an academy, and a QBridge to Ethereum.

Product overview

Qubic is a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain protocol built on Useful Proof of Work (UPoW), integrating artificial intelligence through the Aigarth system. The platform enables instant finality and feeless transactions with peak TPS of 15.52M certified by CertiK. The ecosystem includes a comprehensive suite of smart contracts: QX (decentralized exchange), QSWAP (liquidity/swap), QBay (NFT marketplace), Quottery and QDraw (lotteries), QEarn (staking), QVAULT (governance/staking), and various DeFi primitives like QReservePool, Nostromo (project funding), and QRWA (real-world assets). Supporting infrastructure includes Qubic Academy (17-module learning platform), RPC API for developers, CLI tools, web/mobile wallets, block explorer, and governance voting systems. Qubic's unique architecture combines mining with AI training through miners running Aigarth's evolutionary algorithms to create billions of artificial neural networks for AGI development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aigarth: AI engine powered by Qubic, drawing intelligence from hundreds of thousands of Qubic miners to create billions of artificial neural networks (ANNs). It is described as AGI by 2027.
• Qubic Academy
• Qubic Wallet
• QBridge

Products and services

• Qubic Protocol High-performance Layer 1 blockchain protocol enabling instant finality, feeless transactions, and the fastest smart contracts, built on Useful Proof of Work (UPoW) and certified by CertiK at 15.52M TPS peak.
• Aigarth Decentralized AI engine that trains billions of artificial neural networks (ANNs) through miner-run evolutionary algorithms, with recursive Teacher-AI learning and a roadmap toward AGI by 2027.
• QX (Qubic Exchange) Native decentralized exchange smart contract that supports issuing assets and trading with ask/bid order books.
• QSWAP Native liquidity-pool and swap protocol enabling automated swaps between QUBIC (QU) and other assets.
• QUtil Multi-purpose utility smart contract providing bulk transfers, token burning, polling, voting, and price-oracle functions.
• QBay On-chain NFT marketplace for collections, minting, listings, offers, and auctions.
• Quottery On-chain lottery smart contract enabling creation of lottery events, result publishing, dispute resolution, and reward claims.
• QDraw On-chain draw-style lottery smart contract that allows participants to buy tickets and join randomized draws.
• Random On-chain randomness service exposing Reveal/Commit and Buy Entropy primitives for decentralized applications.
• QEarn Staking/locking contract that lets users lock QUBIC and earn rewards via Lock and Unlock functions.
• QVAULT Multi-signature vault and on-chain governance contract with stake/unstake operations and proposal submission/voting.
• QReservePool Reserve pool smart contract that lets the protocol withdraw reserves and manage the allowlist of permitted smart contracts.
• QRWA Real World Assets smart contract for treasury donations, governance parameter voting, and depositing real-world assets.
• Nostromo Project funding and investment smart contract where projects can register in tiers, raise funds, and distribute tokens to backers.
• QUSINO On-chain casino and gaming smart contract that supports earning STAR, submitting games, and redeeming QSC to QUBIC.
• Qubic Academy Official free learning hub for the Qubic protocol with 17 interactive modules and official QUBIC certificates upon completion.
• Qubic RPC API Public Remote Procedure Call API for querying blockchain data, submitting transactions, and interacting with smart contracts.
• Qubic CLI Command-line interface for Qubic network interaction and wallet functionality for developers and advanced users.
• Qubic Node Open-source full Qubic node implementation that allows operators to validate the network and access blockchain data.
• Qubic Web Wallet Official open-source web wallet for managing QUBIC tokens from any browser-enabled device.
• Qubic Mobile Wallet Official open-source mobile wallet for iOS and Android that enables users to manage QUBIC tokens on the go.
• Qubic Explorer Block explorer that lets users view Qubic network transactions, smart contracts, and on-chain data.
• Qubic Governance On-chain governance system combining Computor Quorum voting for core proposals with broader QUBIC-holder community voting.
• QBridge Interoperability bridge that mirrors QUBIC as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum with audited infrastructure and multisig governance, connecting to Ethereum DeFi.
• Dogecoin Mining Mainnet Live Dogecoin mining product that runs dedicated ASICs alongside the Aigarth AI compute infrastructure, whose proceeds fund QUBIC buybacks and burns.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15.52M TPS - fastest blockchain certified by CertiK
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• QBridge (Ethereum Integration)coreTechnology or Integration · 21 March 2026QBridge solution makes QUBIC available as an ERC-20 token on Ethereum using audited infrastructure and multisig governance. Connects Qubic's high-throughput feeless blockchain to Ethereum's wallets, DEXs, and lending protocols, enabling QUBIC holders to access DeFi venues including collateral, liquidity mining, and borrowing.
• CertiKcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertiK verified Qubic as the fastest blockchain ever at 15.52M TPS, providing independent security validation of the network's performance claims.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ethereum: The dominant smart-contract Layer 1 and the destination chain for Qubic's QBridge; competes for DeFi liquidity, developer mindshare, and general-purpose blockchain workloads.

Emerging players

• Bittensor: Decentralized AI subnet protocol paying miners/validators for machine-learning contributions — the closest emerging competitor to Qubic's Aigarth AI-engine / distributed-training model.

Direct peers

• Solana: High-performance Layer 1 blockchain optimized for throughput and low fees, competing head-to-head with Qubic for fast smart-contract execution and dApp developers.
• Sui: High-throughput Layer 1 from former Meta/Novi engineers positioning on parallel execution and instant finality — direct technical competitor for fast-feeless smart contract chains.
• Aptos: Move-based Layer 1 focused on high throughput and scalability for decentralized apps, competing with Qubic for new-generation developer adoption.
• Internet Computer (Dfinity): Direct conceptual peer as a smart-contract platform that intentionally deviates from the EVM (runs 'canisters' on bare-metal hardware), targeting similar decentralization-of-compute narratives as Qubic.
• Avalanche: Sub-second finality Layer 1 with subnets and a broad DeFi/dApp ecosystem, targeting the same developer-friendly smart-contract and finance niche Qubic pursues.
• NEAR Protocol: Sharded Layer 1 emphasizing low fees and scalability with strong developer tooling — competes in the same 'fast feeless smart-contract chain' category as Qubic.
• Kaspa: PoW Layer 1 that, like Qubic, emphasizes throughput-first consensus, providing a useful comparison for mining-driven fair-launch chains competing on speed.

Others

• Dogecoin: PoW blockchain whose mining infrastructure Qubic now leverages for revenue; a key supply-chain dependency rather than a direct competitor but materially shapes Qubic's economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_qubic_
• GitHubgithub.com/qubic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/qubicnetwork

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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