Run a quantum-safe node.
The public test network is live. Download a release, spin up a node in under fifteen minutes, and help stress-test post-quantum Bitcoin before mainnet.
Available for Windows, macOS, and LinuxFrom zero to a quantum-safe node in four steps.
- 01
Download the latest release
Grab the binaries for your platform from the BTQ-Core releases page. Verify checksums, then extract.
- 02
Configure your node
Set up
btq.confwith the testnet flag, RPC credentials, and any pool settings. The mining guide walks through every option. - 03
Create a Dilithium wallet
Run
btq-cli -testnet createwallet "main", then generate a quantum-safe address withgetnewdilithiumaddress. - 04
Connect & mine
Point a miner at the public pool, or solo-mine against your own node. Watch the live chain at explorer.bitcoinquantum.com.
Everything you'll need.
Testnet release
BTQ Core binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linux, plus checksums. Always points at the latest tagged release.
Download →Mining guide
End-to-end walkthrough — daemon config, wallet creation, generating a Dilithium address, connecting to the pool.
Block explorer
Inspect blocks, transactions, and post-quantum signature data on the live testnet chain.
Mining pool
The public testnet pool — point your hashpower here to start earning testnet BTQ.
Talk to the testnet community.
Join the Telegram channel to ask questions, report bugs, or compare notes with other operators. Core contributors hang out there too.