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Whitepaper Changelog

A summary of what changed between each published version of the Monolythium whitepaper.

v3.0 — April 2026​

Major revision. Restructured from 15 chapters into a single streamlined document. Updated all figures to reflect current testnet state.

Tokenomics​

  • Genesis supply reduced from 161.2M LYTH to 87M LYTH
  • Distribution restructured from 8 categories to 6:
    • Genesis Allocation (46.8%), Team Treasury (27.6%), Grants (13.8%), Liquidity Program (9.2%), Ecosystem Incentives (2.3%), Operational (0.3%)
    • Removed legacy categories: SXP Community, XQR Community, Custodial Wallets
  • Vesting schedules added — TGE unlock percentages, cliff periods, and linear vesting durations for each category
  • Supply dynamics section added — net inflation analysis, burn crossover modeling, Ethereum EIP-1559 comparison

Ecosystem​

  • Updated from 18+ to 22+ deployed smart contracts
  • Updated from 50+ to 60+ repositories
  • MonoPump elevated as primary economic engine (bonding curve launch, auto-graduation to DEX)
  • Added Genesis Campaign and "What You Can Do Right Now" sections
  • Expanded MonoPlay coverage: Forge (AI game builder), GRID (seeder network), MonoLands (48 planets)

Security​

  • Added zero open critical findings status
  • Expanded from single audit mention to five-layer security model (protocol, contract, application, wallet, infrastructure)

Governance​

  • Added DAO transition roadmap (testnet council, parameter proposals, phased decentralization)

Structure​

  • Consolidated 15 verbose chapters (~3,400 lines) into 11 sections (638 lines)
  • Removed implementation-level detail (contract addresses, library versions, hardware specs) — this belongs in developer documentation
  • New executive summary with product-forward tone
  • Added links and resources section

v1.0 — February 2026​

Initial published whitepaper. 15-chapter format covering architecture, tokenomics, consensus, DeFi, smart contracts, multi-chain strategy, financial services, gaming, wallets, infrastructure, security, governance, and roadmap.

  • Genesis supply: 161.2M LYTH across 8 distribution categories
  • 18+ smart contracts across 7 EVM-compatible testnets
  • 50+ repositories
  • LythiumBFT consensus with quadratic proposer selection
  • Detailed technical specifications including contract function signatures, deployment addresses, validator hardware requirements, wallet crypto libraries, and OS-level sandbox implementations