Archivas ($RCHV) Launches Production-Ready Proof-of-Space-and-Time Blockchain for Decentralized Farming

November 2025 — Archivas officially announces the launch of its production-ready blockchain network, bringing a new level of efficiency and fairness to decentralized consensus through Proof-of-Space-and-Time (PoST) technology.
Built from the ground up as a Layer-1 blockchain, Archivas rewards “farmers” — participants who allocate unused disk space — with its native token, $RCHV, for helping secure and operate the network.

🌾 What Is Archivas?

Archivas introduces a sustainable alternative to energy-hungry Proof-of-Work (PoW) and capital-intensive Proof-of-Stake (PoS) systems.
Instead of GPUs or staked capital, Archivas relies on two innovative components:
• Proof-of-Space (PoS): Farmers allocate storage space to create “plots,” contributing capacity to the network.
• Proof-of-Time (PoT): Specialized “Timelords” compute Verifiable Delay Functions (VDFs) to maintain fair ordering and verifiable sequential time.
This dual model — inspired by Chia Network’s original research — allows anyone with free disk space to earn rewards while helping secure the blockchain.

✨ Network Specifications

• Consensus: Proof-of-Space-and-Time (PoST)
• Native Token: $RCHV
• Block Reward: 20 RCHV
• Block Time: ~20–30 seconds
• Current Network: archivas-devnet-v4 (public testnet)
The Archivas testnet has been operational for more than 25 days, processing over 64,000 blocks and 1,160 transactions, with active farmers contributing more than 55 GB of plot space.

⚙️ Key Features

For Users

✅ Fast confirmations — ~25 seconds per block

✅ Low fees — ~0.001 RCHV per transaction

✅ Secure cryptography — Ed25519 signatures

✅ Standard recovery — BIP39 mnemonics

For Developers

✅ Public RPC API: https://seed.archivas.ai (https://seed.archivas.ai/)

✅ TypeScript SDK: full wallet & transaction support

✅ Block Explorer: Live Explorer (https://archivas-explorer-production.up.railway.app/)

✅ CORS enabled: easy web-integration for dApps

For Farmers

✅ Permissionless farming — anyone with storage can join

✅ Energy-efficient — no GPU or ASIC required

✅ Fair distribution — more space = more rewards

✅ Stable yield — fixed 20 RCHV per block

📊 Current Network Metrics

Metric Value

Block Height 64 000 +

Total Supply ~1 280 000 RCHV

Active Farmers 2 servers

Plot Space ~55 GB (7 k28 plots)

Block Time ~25 seconds

Difficulty 1 000 000

Transactions 1 160 + RCHV transferred

🧠 For Builders and Contributors

Archivas offers a complete open-source stack for developers who want to build applications, wallets, and analytics tools:

• Core Blockchain: github.com/ArchivasNetwork/archivas

• TypeScript SDK: github.com/ArchivasNetwork/archivas-sdk

• Block Explorer: github.com/ArchivasNetwork/archivas-explorer

Public dashboards and metrics are also available at the Grafana node monitor: http://57.129.148.132:3001 (http://57.129.148.132:3001/).

🌍 Why Archivas Matters

Archivas is bringing green, inclusive, and production-ready blockchain infrastructure to the BNB ecosystem.

By combining open participation, low energy usage, and predictable rewards, it redefines how Layer-1 networks achieve security and scalability.

“With Archivas, anyone can farm from home, contribute to decentralization, and earn $RCHV by simply sharing storage space,” said the Archivas development team.

As the network transitions from public testnet to mainnet readiness, Archivas positions itself as one of the most developer-friendly and energy-efficient blockchains in the space.