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Mining, masternodes, and fast payments.
Dash builds on the Bitcoin codebase and adds a second tier. Miners produce blocks with Proof of Work, while masternodes run services on top, which is what makes near-instant payments and on-chain governance possible. Four ideas make that work.
Proof of Work, X11
Miners secure the chain using the X11 hashing algorithm, a sequence of 11 hash functions. Blocks arrive about every 2.5 minutes, faster than Bitcoin while keeping a familiar UTXO design.
The masternode tier
Operators lock 1,000 DASH as collateral to run a masternode. These nodes provide network services and governance, powering InstantSend, ChainLocks and PrivateSend on top of the mined chain.
InstantSend
Masternode quorums lock the inputs of a transaction so it is confirmed and spendable in about one to two seconds. Payments feel immediate without waiting for the next mined block.
ChainLocks
Masternode quorums sign the chain tip using Long-Living Masternode Quorums. That signature protects against 51% chain-reorganization attacks, so recent blocks are hard to rewrite.
Broadcast
You send DASH. The transaction is signed with your private key and broadcast to the network, where masternodes and miners see it as it propagates.
Lock
A masternode quorum locks the transaction inputs so they cannot be spent again. In about one to two seconds the payment is confirmed and safe to accept.
Mine
Miners include the transaction in the next block, about every 2.5 minutes, and ChainLocks make that block hard to reorganize, giving the payment lasting finality.
- InstantSend, payments confirmed in about 1-2 seconds
- ChainLocks, quorum-signed protection against reorg attacks
- PrivateSend, an optional CoinJoin-based mixing feature
- Governance, monthly voting on treasury proposals
The masternode tier is what turns a Bitcoin-style chain into a payments network, adding speed, reorg protection and a self-funded treasury that the base chain alone does not have.
Activity you can measure.
On-chain numbers that show how Dash is used and how it is secured, the payments, the masternode tier and the reliability behind it, not the price.
A payments network. Dash sees consistent everyday spending, and in some high-inflation regions people use it as a way to hold value and pay merchants, with quieter periods in between.
DASH locked to run each masternode. The collateral aligns operators with the network they help secure and govern.
What Dash is used for.
Dash is focused on payments, with a masternode tier that funds its own development through governance. Here is where it is actually used, and how its features fit together.
Everyday payments
Fast, low-cost transfers are the network's purpose. InstantSend confirms a payment in about one to two seconds, which suits point-of-sale and merchant use.
Masternode governance
Masternode operators vote each month on proposals. A self-funded treasury, drawn from the block reward, pays for development, marketing and integrations.
Treasury & funding
10% of every block reward is directed to the treasury rather than to miners. The community decides where that funding goes, so the network can pay for its own growth.
Dash Platform
Dash Platform, also called Evolution, reached mainnet in 2024. It adds usernames and decentralized data storage, extending the network beyond simple payments.
A chain that funds itself
Unlike most Proof of Work chains, Dash routes 10% of the block reward to a treasury that masternode operators vote to allocate. Learn the basics in our crypto basics guides.
Hold, send and spend DASH.
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