AfriChain Protocol & Ecosystem

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🔧  Step-by-Step Guide

🧱 PHASE 1: Foundation Layer (Protocol Core)

Step 1: Set Up Core Repository

  • 📁 Create a monorepo (e.g., africhain-core) with subfolders for:

    • consensus/ (PoS + PBFT)

    • afri-vm/ (EVM & Rust-compatible)

    • identity/ (SSI engine)

    • cli/ (developer interface)

  • ⚙️ Technologies:

    • Base language: Rust or Go

    • Consensus lib: Tendermint Core (customized)

    • VM: CosmWasm + EVM Layer (or Substrate for Rust route)

Step 2: Design & Implement Consensus Mechanism

  • 🔗 Combine:

    • PoS (for staking and voting)

    • PBFT (for deterministic finality)

  • 💡 Use CometBFT/Tendermint engine or build hybrid consensus in Substrate.

Step 3: Implement the AfriVM Smart Contract Engine

  • 🧠 Dual VM:

    • Rust via WASM (CosmWasm)

    • Solidity via EVM (evmos-like module)

  • 🧩 Add contract templates (business registration, land registry, etc.)

Step 4: Setup Node Infrastructure

  • 🔋 Validator node script (Linux)

  • ☁️ Launch devnet & testnet environments

  • 🔒 Basic slashing logic, performance monitoring, uptime checks

🌐 PHASE 2: Core Utilities Layer

Step 5: Identity & KYC Integration

  • 🪪 Build SSI (Self-Sovereign Identity) module

    • W3C-compliant DIDs

    • ZK-proof-based KYC

  • 🔌 Integrate Ghana Card, NIMC API (if possible)

  • 🔐 Use zk-SNARK libraries like Circom or Semaphore

Step 6: Build the AfriDollar Stablecoin Layer

  • 💵 Design a multi-asset-backed stablecoin smart contract

    • 40% Fiat-backed

    • 30% Tokenized commodities

    • 30% African bonds

  • 🔁 Reserve auditor API

  • 🔁 Issue & redeem functions

  • ⚖️ Add price oracles (Chainlink, Band Protocol)

Step 7: Storage Infrastructure

  • 📦 Fork IPFS for decentralized content

  • 🌍 Integrate Arweave for permanent anchoring

  • 📝 Add metadata anchoring to mainnet chain

💻 PHASE 3: Developer & dApp Ecosystem

Step 8: Launch SDKs & Dev Tools

  • 🧰 SDKs:

    • JS/TypeScript SDK (wallet + contract interaction)

    • Rust SDK for contract building

  • 🖥️ CLI tool: africhain-cli

    • deploy, stake, vote, query, mint

Step 9: Setup Explorer, Faucet, and Wallet

  • 🔍 AfriExplorer (based on Blockscout or PingPub)

  • 🔑 AfriWallet:

    • Browser extension (like MetaMask)

    • Mobile-first design (React Native)

  • ⛲ Faucet for testnet AFG & AFD tokens

🏛️ PHASE 4: Governance and DAO Layer

Step 10: Launch AfriChain DAO

  • 🗳️ Implement governance module

    • Quadratic voting

    • On-chain proposals and execution

  • ⚖️ Governance token: $AFG

    • Voting, staking, DAO proposals

Step 11: Validator Onboarding

  • 🏦 Onboard:

    • Universities

    • Licensed banks

    • Telcos and Gov agencies

  • 📜 Publish validator criteria + staking interface

🌍 PHASE 5: National Use Cases & Deployments

Step 12: Government Pilots

  • ✅ Start with Ghana RGD digital business registry

    • Smart contract + front-end portal

    • QR verification + AFD payment

  • 🏛 Expand to:

    • Land registry (geo-tagged titles)

    • Health records (EHR metadata anchoring)

Step 13: AfriDollar Launch

  • 🌐 Pilot AFD stablecoin in:

    • Ghana

    • Nigeria

    • Kenya

    • Rwanda

  • 🏦 Work with mobile money providers and FX oracles

🧠 PHASE 6: Education & Community Growth

Step 14: Launch AfriBuilders Program

  • 🏗 Developer hackathons

  • 🧪 Bounty programs

  • 📚 Online curriculum + documentation

Step 15: Partnerships & Advocacy

  • 🤝 Collaborate with:

    • AU & ECOWAS digital teams

    • AfDB, Afreximbank

    • Local telcos & banks

  • 🎓 Support university blockchain research nodes

⚒️ Tech Stack Summary

LayerTools / Tech
ProtocolRust, Go, Substrate, CosmWasm
ConsensusTendermint (PBFT) + PoS staking
IdentityDIDs, ZKPs, Circom
VMSolidity (EVM), Rust (WASM)
StorageIPFS, Arweave
DAOQuadratic Voting, Snapshot, Gnosis Safe
SDKsJS, Rust, CLI
WalletReact Native, Keplr, MetaMask
APIGraphQL + REST
BridgeIBC, Polygon, Ethereum

🏁 Deployment Checklist

TaskStatus
Protocol core chain setup✅ Devnet live
AfriVM engine tested🔄 In progress
DAO governance module🔄 Coming soon
Identity engine (SSI + ZKP)🔄 Prototype ready
AfriDollar live pilot🔄 Planned for Q4 2025
SDKs & Wallet tools✅ Available
National pilot in Ghana🔄 Launching 2025

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