Ergo

Ergo: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System for Programmable Money

Privacy needs more than stronger tech. It needs ways to stay accessible. We share why Rosen Bridge @RosenBridge_erg could play an important role in helping $FIRO build toward more censorship-resistant liquidity and and more ways to stay accessible. Full video and blog here. firo.org/2026/03/19/fir…

Update for Rosen Bridge 🎨💄 rosen-bridge/ui-kit - Design a new core architecture for components with consumer-level default props, zero dependencies, external icon injection, type-safe prop overrides, and configurable styling - Develop and optimize the core engine with focus on performance, readability, and standard structure - Implement overridable values, reflected attributes, and CSS variable support; map MUI variables to Rosen variables - Define and strongly type core props such as icon names, colors, network names, and links - Establish default theming system including colors and CSS-based theme selector - Support multiple component definition modes and introduce Wrap HOC and Root element for component generation - Research and integrate concepts from Base UI into the package - Standardize component structure and naming conventions across the codebase - Build and enhance core components including CopyButton, IconButton, ThemeToggler, LabelGroup, Link, CloseButton, Image, Collapsible, and Skeleton - Refactor major components (Amount, Network, Connector, Truncate, Toolbar, Tooltip, Avatar, LayoutList, AppBar, EventCard, PageHeading, Token, Text) to align with the new architecture - Add advanced composition patterns such as slots and asChild across components for high flexibility - Improve responsiveness and logic in components like TableGrid, ViewToggle, Identifier, and others - Enhance loading states using Skeleton and unified patterns across components - Remove legacy and heavy dependencies including MUI components, SvgIcon, moment, lodash-es, Grid, and legacy theme - Replace SvgIcon with a unified Icon component and implement fallback and as prop support - Centralize configuration and streamline setup across projects - Migrate Tooltip from MUI to Base UI and replace Collapse with custom Collapsible component - Continuously investigate performance bottlenecks and optimize web app behavior and structure 🌉💄 rosen-bridge/rosen-app - Upgrade to React 19 across all dependent modules and packages, resolving compatibility issues encountered during the update - Fix inconsistent sidebar app info height during loading that affects upper items - Add the Palm token icon to the assets and events pages 🛡️💄 rosen-bridge/guard-app - Upgrade to React 19 across all dependent modules and packages, resolving compatibility issues encountered during the update 🧐💄 rosen-bridge/watcher-app - Upgrade to React 19 across all dependent modules and packages, resolving compatibility issues encountered during the update

The most important overarching question, whether @ergo_platform will become that GPU-PoW platform that overshadows everything else, regardless of whether one sees it as an investment, as a freedom movement, as a independent decentralized smart transaction layer, etc., is whether it gains a critical mass of AI agents that create momentum. If YES… I won’t say it out loud in a detailed way, but it could overshadow everything that has existed in history so far, even Bitcoin. If NO, it will probably remain more of a niche (and that for humans basically). If one looks at the current state and glances a little into the future and takes into account the latest developments/features, then one sees strong tendencies in a very specific direction. Ergo is the true #2 next to Bitcoin! Bitcoin = gold, efficiency, collateral Ergo = silver, effectiveness, logic, execution Value > Price Few …so very few…! Study Ergo Platform.

P2P money creation is absolutely essential for humanic and agentic economies. ERG is min trust backing option here. "Money can be issued only in the act of buying, and can be backed only in the act of selling."(EC Riegel)

Update for raffle v2 - Implement a new package to watch bitcoin addresses and extract ergo raffle direct bitcoin payments. It supports both btc and runes tokens. - Added Bitcoin scanner service to btc-payment. - Working on donation service on btc-payment. - Refactored proxy contracts to encode data in registers. Now proxy addresses are shared for all payments and the scripts move to contracts package. - Added transaction builder for generating proxy transactions. They will be used in UI repository to generate proxy transactions. ergo-raffle/frontend - Setup project repository, UI kit, icons, fonts, and required packages - Implement core and advanced UI components used across the app (buttons, inputs, cards, tabs, tooltips, badges, switches, chips, skeletons, sheets, collapsibles, toast, carousel, etc.) - Implement main page with raffle cards using mock data - Implement raffles list page with filtering, sorting, pagination, and mock data - Implement raffle details page with sections, modals, baskets, and mock data - Connect pages to API and hooks, supporting loading and empty states - Integrate theme, colors, typography, icons, and responsive layouts consistently

Going faster is cool. Going increasingly heavier for nodes to process and store the ledger isn't.

Matrix is a new design that uses fractal pruning around the tip of the chain, which leads to storing full blocks. We have a more complex structure with input and ordering blocks designed to use intelligent pruning to offset bloat. Throughput on minimal hardware is a challenge. This is not just about propagating transactions, validating them, and forming blocks. The question of storage and full node state long term are often ignored. The long term consequence of state bloat is problematic for any p2p system.

Ergo MCP Server A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the Ergo Platform. This server provides a suite of tools for exploring the blockchain, querying real-time data, and dynamically loading "skills" (agentic workflows) from the #Ergo ecosystem. github.com/Degens-World/E…

When a product is free, you are typically the product being sold, not the customer. Assume your data, attention, and behavior are collected, analyzed, and leveraged or sold. The only breaking assumption is open source products, as these properties can be transparently observed.

Privacy matters

Testnet Bitcoin Talk 2017 bitcointalk.org/index.php?topi… Mainnet Bitcoin Talk 2019 bitcointalk.org/index.php?topi…

As we move past the initial outline laid out in 2017, we move into an era sidechains, of privacy, off chain p2p systems, and monetary expansion on top of trust less systems working towards addressing real world needs and problems. Ultra light weight, trust minimized, and build on solid foundations. 2017 vision was started almost 9 years ago. In 2027 we will lay the vision for the next decade. Ergo is an open source community driven project for alternative finance. Take as much power over the ecosystem as you can.

Ergo Platform outlined in BitcoinTalk thread (2017–2019) ambitious promises for a secure, efficient Proof-of-Work (PoW) blockchain focused on decentralized finance (DeFi), lightweight operations, and flexible governance. These were rooted in research backed features like sigma protocols, NiPoPoWs, and a "space-scarce economy." As of March 2026 (6.5+ years post mainnet launch on July 1, 2019), Ergo has delivered approximately 90% of these promises, with strong execution on core tech while adapting to real world challenges like market volatility and ecosystem growth. The remaining 10% of claims are being addressed with Lithos, Sigma Chains, and Matrix. These are active and ongoing developments.

With extended UTXO, contract templates, simple and powerful ErgoScript approach, and GPU-based Proof-of-work in the core, Ergo is primed as a foundation layer for agentic economies. Power is in composability of simple tools!

From tomorrow, Matrix devnet testers will start to inject Matrix nodes into the public Ergo testnet.

With Lithos being a node you can mine on and defi built into the client it might make sense to connect and submit shares for a few minutes when you submit transactions. Mine for a bit, cover your transaction fees.

Lithos Updates: - Moved towards a global sync state for the Lithos client. In general it has been easy to make and is significantly more robust than having individual sync processes. - Made initial LP offchain code take advantage of the new sync process - LP AVL tree now holds NFT ids - Small changes to contracts to reflect NFT change

Custom Bridge Fee Distribution enables the Rosen proposal that is about distributing the bridge fee based on the source chain Outputs percentages for various uses are interesting to think about. Development, Maintenance, DAOs, Marketing etc. The programmable distribution of multiple outputs in a single transaction is powerful in UTXO. Example on chain from testing... the bridge fee, which is 0.000714286 BNB, is distributed to 3 addresses 9g7rHyKNXF3Q4uunVMxas766JC1UFs1BVdM8VtLLJgWxWBAbH7z: 0.000071428 (10%) 9iK8E8Ai2wTvGMNHexML1nrjscB72eFwMoZkfMSASncVRBACuUg: 0.000357143 (50%) 9gAMiTk6z9TuAfyajDFCTSjPDtYnWh6JGYpJV3q4XpyQ7FcvoHk: 0.000285715 (remaining)

A PoW platform like @ergo_platform (a GPU Proof-of-Work blockchain, similar in spirit to Bitcoin but with modern smart contract features) can serve as the trustworthy economic & execution backbone for future intent platforms / AgentOS / AI agent. In simple terms: The intent platform (future computer/OS) is great at understanding goals and orchestrating smart actions locally or via cloud APIs... …but when those agents need to handle real money, make binding agreements, pay each other, prove work was done fairly, or operate without trusting any single company/server, that's where a solid blockchain like Ergo steps in as the complementary layer. Here's how Ergo specifically complements the vision: 1. Agents need their own wallets & real autonomy Right now most AI agents are "puppets" controlled by a central company (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.). They can't truly own money or act independently long-term. Ergo lets agents become real economic citizens: each agent can have its own on-chain wallet, hold/earn/spend crypto (ERG or other tokens), pay for its own compute costs, receive payments for completed tasks, even "hire" other agents — all via smart contracts. → No more "the company can shut me down or take my earnings" problem. 2. Predictable & reliable execution (no nasty surprises) Many blockchains are unpredictable (gas fees spike wildly, transactions can fail randomly, re-orgs happen). Ergo uses extended-UTXO (eUTXO) model → every smart contract's outcome and exact cost are known in advance before you even run it. This is huge for autonomous agents that must budget precisely and can't afford "oops, this action cost 10× more than planned and now I'm broke". PoW adds extra predictability: no sudden validator cartels or 51% drama like some PoS chains face. 3. Trustless payments between agents (machine-to-machine economy) In a true agent swarm, Agent A might generate a report → Agent B analyzes it → Agent C turns it into slides → Agent D emails it — and they all need to pay each other micropayments instantly without a middleman. Ergo supports cheap, fast, trustless transfers + programmable money (so payments only release when the job is verifiably done, e.g. via an oracle or on-chain proof). 4. Artificial Economic Intelligence (AEI) — agents that survive & grow Ergo community has been building toward this for years: autonomous agents that earn revenue (e.g. by creating content, providing data, running services), pay their own bills (storage, compute via future DePIN-like layers), and even "reproduce"/expand if profitable. PoW mining itself is a model of agents (miners) competing to do useful work for rewards — Ergo extends that philosophy to software agents. 5. Decentralized identity, reputation & verifiability Agents can build on-chain reputation scores (did this agent deliver good work 100× before?). All actions are auditable on a tamper-proof ledger → perfect for high-stakes intent fulfillment (finance, legal docs, supply chain, etc.) where you later need proof "yes, the agent really did what I asked". Quick analogy: - Intent platform / AgentOS = the super-smart brain & coordinator inside your computer ("I want X done") - Ergo (PoW blockchain) = the secure public bank & notary outside ("here's provable money, unbreakable contracts, and a tamper-proof receipt for everything") Together: Your personal intent platform can spawn agents that escape the "walled garden", interact in a global, permissionless digital economy, handle real value, and still be fully verifiable / unstoppable. In 2026 we're already seeing early toolkits (like Ergo Agent SDK in Python) that let developers build these autonomous, economically self-sustaining agents directly on Ergo — exactly the missing piece for scaling intent platforms beyond toys into a real "agent economy".

We are hoping to push an update in the next week or two. Most notable feature is the Custom Bridge Fee Distribution, which enables my previous Rosen proposal that is about distributing the bridge fee based on the source chain (sending a percent to the developers of that network) potentially other uses as well. The other sends the status of each guard for each event in details to the rosen app.