Abakos (ABA) — Crypto Mining App for Idle CPU/GPU: Earnings Convert to USDC and Pay Out in ABA On-Chain (Zero-Fee EVM PoS Compute Chain)
Abakos puts idle hardware to work. The desktop app mines the most profitable coin on your idle CPU (Monero/RandomX) and GPU — profit-switching like NiceHash — converts the proceeds into real Circle USDC and buys ABA on the on-chain DEX, paid straight to your wallet by verified shares. Underneath runs a zero-fee, EVM-compatible Proof-of-Stake blockchain for decentralized compute (DePIN), forked from the proven Akash stack (Cosmos SDK + CometBFT).
[!WARNING]
Public sandbox — experimental. Payouts, swaps and USDC on the sandbox are real, but the network is pre-audit and pre-mainnet. Only use amounts you can afford to lose. No airdrop, no yield promise — mining on an ordinary PC earns small amounts.
Name from the Greek ábax / abakos (abacus, the oldest computing device). Ticker ABA. Live at abakos.ai. Hardware that stays fully used.
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🔒 Verify your download (and a note on antivirus flags)
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Open source, top to bottom. The app, the payout engine and the chain live in this repo. The total protocol cut is 12% (88% goes to you) — hardcoded in the payout engine and documented in the fee model. You are paid in ABA; mined value is converted to real USDC and buys ABA on the public on-chain DEX first (every buyback is visible in the explorer).
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Signed auto-updates. Updates are cryptographically signed (Tauri updater / minisign); the app only installs updates that match the embedded public key.
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SHA-256 checksums — v0.1.29 (GitHub also shows the digest next to every asset on the release page):
7da73e08b562c7bb0e2fcd973dc367a17dccc1526d14be751d5c846a45e1b0c2 Abakos.Provider_0.1.29_x64-setup.exe
421f92bd2c4fcb023505f9e2ffe268393d221cfe34d5d21de170bf5945c3fada Abakos.Provider_0.1.29_x64_en-US.msi
0bd003ec665f81898324f494b9cf2c5b68d51801b482c903ea154cd97b6bb084 Abakos.Provider_0.1.29_amd64.AppImage
b75109f81fd33aaae499b2f5a64c4c680263bbb1fa20a8e4c7eac7d30d84683d Abakos.Provider_0.1.29_amd64.deb
9afba3ade1efe55569dcef861c2e6c0d92de1ea5a593c5601d3e84102c89908b Abakos.Provider-0.1.29-1.x86_64.rpm
Verify on Windows: certutil -hashfile Abakos.Provider_0.1.29_x64-setup.exe SHA256 · Linux: sha256sum Abakos.Provider_0.1.29_amd64.AppImage. Full verification guide, signing status and reporting: abakos.ai/security. Windows code signing is not in place yet, so SmartScreen may show "unknown publisher".
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Why do some antivirus tools flag mining apps? The app bundles the stock miners (XMRig / SRBMiner family), which many AV engines generically flag as "PUA / Coinminer" — that heuristic hits every mining tool, including the most established ones (XMRig, SRBMiner, lolMiner). No code signature removes it; it is inherent to bundling a miner. The miner code is open, mining only runs when you start it, and 88% of the mined value is paid to you. If your AV blocks the install, allow-list the install folder. Only ever download Abakos from this repository or .
What's new (September 2026)
- Console deployments signed with MetaMask work again. The validator build had lost our cosmos-sdk fork's EIP-191
personal_sign fallback; fixed and now guarded by regression tests that replay a real console transaction byte-for-byte, plus an end-to-end sandbox suite (cert → deployment → bid → lease → manifest → close). Details in the release notes.
- Services without exposed ports no longer break the amino sign doc (empty
endpoints are omitted).
abakosd version now reports the running build (sandbox-20260923-eip191).- Where this is heading: ROADMAP.md · want to help? good first issues
How the payout pipeline works (all of it is live)
flowchart LR
A["Idle CPU / GPU"] -->|"mines the most profitable coin"| B["unMineable pool"]
B -->|"pool payout"| C["ATOM / POL"]
C -->|"Skip API: swap + CCTP"| D["USDC on Noble (Circle)"]
D -->|"IBC"| E["USDC on Abakos"]
E -->|"on-chain buyback (DEX)"| F["ABA"]
F -->|"88% you · 4% stakers · 4% treasury · 4% burn"| G["Your wallet"]
Every hop is real and inspectable on-chain: real mining shares, real Circle USDC over IBC (Noble), a real Uniswap-v2 buyback, and on-chain payouts split 88 / 4 / 4 / 4.
Why Abakos
- ⚡ Free transactions (0 gas). The L1 is intentionally zero-fee for Cosmos and EVM transactions —
eth_gasPrice = 0. No gas, no base fee. See the fee model.
- 🖥️ Maximum income from every machine. The Provider Agent rents hardware out first; idle GPU/CPU profit-switch-mines into ABA — no empty hours, and no ABA printed as a fake subsidy.
- 💵 Real stablecoin rails. One canonical USDC (Circle-issued on Noble, over IBC). Deposit USDC from Polygon, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base & more without leaving the page — the DEX bridges in-app via Skip/CCTP/IBC.
- 🔥 Deflationary tokenomics. Fixed 10,000,000,000 ABA, 0% inflation, never minted. Every protocol revenue stream burns a slice permanently.
- 🔗 EVM + Cosmos, one chain. Native
cosmos/evm (EIP-155 chain id 9721), MetaMask/Keplr-ready Ethereum JSON-RPC, plus full Cosmos SDK modules (staking, gov, marketplace).
- 💧 On-chain ABA/USDC DEX. Uniswap-v2 fork: 0.30% swap fee — 0.25% to LPs, 0.05% protocol (⅓ stakers · ⅓ treasury · ⅓ burn). LP token: ABA-LP.
- 🌐 Live public sandbox. Wallet, explorer, DEX with in-app bridge, and the Provider Dashboard are running today — with real value flowing.
How Abakos compares
Honest positioning against the networks people actually weigh it against:
| Abakos | Akash Network | Render / io.net |
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| Idle hardware | Mines the best coin → proceeds buy ABA on the DEX | Sits idle between leases | Sits idle between jobs |
| Transaction fees | Zero (Cosmos and EVM txs, eth_gasPrice = 0) | Gas in AKT | Gas on Solana / L2 |
| Token supply | Fixed 10B, 0% inflation, protocol burn | Inflationary (staking emissions) | Emission programs |
| Staking rewards | Paid from real usage revenue (12% mining cut, 3% rental fee, DEX fee) | Paid from inflation | n/a |
| EVM support | Native, chain id 9721, MetaMask-ready | No EVM | n/a |
| Stablecoin | Canonical Circle USDC (Noble, IBC) + in-app bridge | IBC USDC | Various |
| Stack | Fork of the proven Akash stack (Cosmos SDK + CometBFT) | Origin of the stack | Custom |
If you are searching for an Akash alternative with an EVM, a zero-gas chain for dApps, a profit-switching miner app, or a way to earn on an idle GPU without new token emissions — that is exactly the niche Abakos targets.
Tokenomics: fixed supply + deflationary
| Property | Value |
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| Ticker | ABA |
| Base denom | uaba (6 decimals, display ABA) |
| bech32 prefix | abakos |
| Genesis supply | 10,000,000,000 ABA (fixed) |
| Inflation | 0% — never minted |
| EVM chain id | 9721 (EIP-155) |
| Transaction fees | 0 (free / gasless) |
| Supply pressure | Deflationary via protocol burn |
Protocol revenue share (separate from gas, which is zero). A share of real economic activity funds stakers, the treasury and a permanent burn:
| Revenue source | Protocol take | Split — staker / treasury / burn | Provider/service keeps |
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| Idle-mining buyback | 12% | 4% / 4% / 4% | 88% (host) |
| Console / Marketplace | 3% | 1% / 1% / 1% | 97% |
| DEX swaps | 0.05% of volume | ⅓ / ⅓ / ⅓ | LPs keep 0.25% |
| Chat / API (planned) | 12% | 4% / 4% / 4% | 88% |
Full spec: docs/fee-model.md · docs/litepaper.md · docs/whitepaper.md.
Products
| Pillar | What | Status |
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| Abakos Provider (desktop) | Wallet + one-click idle miner (CPU RandomX, GPU) + live stats, auto-update | Released |
abakosd (chain) | Akash fork: PoS, ABA settlement + staking + marketplace + EVM | Sandbox live |
| ABA/USDC DEX | On-chain Uniswap-v2 AMM + in-app USDC bridge from Polygon & more | Live |
| Provider Agent + Dashboard | Rent-first scheduler, profit-switch mining, on-chain payouts | Live |
| Console | Deploy templates + bundles + add-ons, ABA escrow | In development |
| Abakos Chat / Developer API | Open-model chat + OpenAI-compatible gateway | Planned |
Live endpoints
abakos.ai · rpc. / rest.abakos.ai (Cosmos) · evm-rpc.abakos.ai (Ethereum JSON-RPC — MetaMask/Keplr, chain id 9721) · web wallet · explorer · DEX · mining pool · Provider Dashboard · status
Repository layout
abakos/
chain/ # abakosd: PoS chain, fork of akash-network/node (Cosmos SDK), ABA + EVM
chain-sdk/ # vendored + rebranded Akash SDK (abakos/uaba prefixes)
dex/ # Uniswap-v2 fork: Factory, Router, WABA, ABA/USDC pair (ABA-LP), deploy scripts
provider-agent/ # Provider Agent: profitability oracle + payout engine + DEX-fee split
pool-proxy/ # Stratum proxy: per-address share attribution (unMineable multi-pool)
bridge-relayer/ # Mining payout forwarder (Skip/CCTP/IBC) + Noble forwarding accounts
desktop/ # Abakos Provider desktop app (Tauri): wallet + miner + live stats
discord-bot/ # community bot: wallet link, roles, live stats, leaderboard
provider-compute/ # scripts + systemd units to run a compute provider on vanilla Linux
site/ # built site mirror (source of truth: abakos.ai repo)
docs/ # litepaper + whitepaper + fee-model (canonical)
legacy/ # ARCHIVED research, not the product
FAQ
How do I earn with an idle GPU or CPU?
Install the desktop app (or run the one-line miner). It mines the most profitable coin on idle hardware; the mined value converts to real USDC and buys ABA on the open market — 88% to you, 4% stakers, 4% treasury, 4% burned. Payouts are on-chain, by verified shares, no account, no minimum.
Is the payout real or simulated?
Real, end to end: unMineable pool payouts → swapped to Circle USDC (Skip/CCTP) → Noble → IBC to Abakos → on-chain DEX buyback → ABA in your wallet. Every step is publicly visible in the explorer.
How do I deposit USDC from Polygon (or another chain)?
Directly inside the DEX page — pick the coin + chain, the route (Skip API → CCTP → Noble → IBC) runs in the background and it arrives as the same canonical USDC. No manual bridging.
Is Abakos a fork of Akash Network?
Yes — the chain forks akash-network/node (Apache-2.0) and keeps the proven marketplace modules, then adds a native EVM, zero-fee transactions, the USDC rails, the on-chain DEX and the Provider Agent. Attributions preserved (see NOTICE).
Is ABA inflationary?
No. All 10,000,000,000 ABA exist at genesis; none are ever minted. Stakers are paid from real usage revenue, and a slice of every protocol cut is burned — supply only goes down.
How can transactions be free? What stops spam?
eth_gasPrice = 0 for both Cosmos and EVM transactions. Spam is bounded by consensus and mempool limits instead of price — see the fee model.
Can I use MetaMask or Keplr?
Both. Native Ethereum JSON-RPC at evm-rpc.abakos.ai, EIP-155 chain id 9721; the DEX supports any EVM wallet via EIP-6963, Keplr/Leap/Cosmostation work on the Cosmos side.
Is this a way to make money?
Treat it as an experiment, not income. On an ordinary CPU the mined amounts are small, the sandbox is pre-audit, and ABA carries no guarantees. There is no airdrop and no reward for stars, upvotes or follows.
Is this mainnet?
Not yet. The public sandbox is live with real value rails but no guarantees. Mainnet follows after a security audit and external validator onboarding — canonical status: status.abakos.ai.
Build (chain)
The chain is a Cosmos SDK app and builds on Linux (Go 1.25+, CosmWasm libwasmvm). Use WSL or a Linux server; see chain/.
Security
The sandbox intentionally runs real value rails as a proving ground. Found something? See SECURITY.md — meaningful findings are rewarded.
Community
Living project. Parameters (numbers, allocations, splits) are sandbox values, subject to legal and audit review before any mainnet. ABA on the sandbox carries no guarantees.
