BlackOak’s emission model is designed to be deterministic, readable, and publicly auditable.
The goal is not to hide the supply curve behind marketing language. The goal is to publish the actual parameters, show the expected issuance path, and let anyone reproduce the calculation.
Current Design Direction
BlackOak uses a smooth emission model rather than a rigid theatrical halving schedule.
The design target is:
- 60-second blocks
- SHA256D proof-of-work
- ASERT-style difficulty adjustment
- Two-day half-life difficulty behavior
- Smooth supply decay
- Deterministic final constants
Values to Publish Before Mainnet
- Block target: 60 seconds
- Difficulty algorithm: ASERT-style
- ASERT half-life: 2 days
- Initial block subsidy: pending final constant table
- Minimum subsidy: pending final constant table
- Maximum money: pending final constant table
- Maturity depth: pending final constant table
- Fee policy: pending final constant table
- Decimal precision: pending final constant table
- Display denomination: Ø / ØAK
Traditional halvings are easy to explain, but they create sharp issuance cliffs.
BlackOak’s direction favors a smoother curve so the supply schedule can decay with less ceremony and more predictability.
The point is not to make monetary policy mysterious.
The point is to make it testable.
Required Publication Artifacts
Before the emission schedule should be considered final, BlackOak should publish:
- Human-readable emission overview.
- Machine-readable CSV table.
- JSON or YAML parameter file.
- Source-code constant reference.
- Chart of annual issuance.
- Chart of cumulative supply.
- Reproducible script used to calculate the curve.
BlackOak’s rule is simple: no supply claim without a reproducible table.