One network, many ways to contribute. Every contribution is recorded.
1. What 9Chain is
9Chain is a multi-chain network, for everyone: a Layer 1 and a platform for creating and operating sovereign chains. The project’s shared page is 9chain.org, and its documentation is docs.9chain.org.
A sovereign chain is “a chain of your own, not a tenancy”: your own validators, your own rules, your own governance — for an individual, a business, a school, a community or a city.
2. Two test networks, side by side
9Chain runs two public test networks in parallel, built on two different engines:
| 9Chain A1 | 9Chain C1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Site | a1.9chain.org | c1.9chain.org |
| Explorer | a1.9scan.org | c1.9scan.org |
The order is alphabetical and carries no ranking. Both sides will be measured the same way, the measurements published, and then the community votes on which engine the official network is built on. That vote is not open yet — anyone asking you to register to “hold your place in the vote” is offering something that does not exist.
Test-network balances are test money, not assets. Try both, then decide together.
3. LOVE9: Coin and Points are different things
- LOVE9 Coin is the native coin of the 9Chain network. The project does not sell it, list it, support its price or promise returns. Economic figures in the documentation are proposed, not final.
- LOVE9 Points are community points on 9chain.com: not assets, not transferable, not the network’s token. Whether they ever convert to anything has not been decided.
4. Many ways to contribute
Running a Simulated Node on 9chain.com is one way to take part — not the only one, and not what 9Chain is. Today you can also:
- complete quests and invite friends on 9chain.com;
- try the two test networks A1 and C1 and share what you measure;
- propose, discuss and vote here on the forum;
- build: apps, tools, and your own sovereign chain;
- help others, translate, and report problems.
More forms of participation — such as activity here on the forum, games, mini-games and events — may be added in the future. Nothing is promised until it is announced.
5. Why contributions are recorded
Contributions are recorded so they can serve as a reference — for a future airdrop, for rewards, and for roles in the community. How that reference is used is not decided: the community will propose and vote on it. Start in Airdrop and Governance.
6. Stay safe
The official channels are a closed list (docs.9chain.org → Security and disclosure):
- documentation: docs.9chain.org
- each branch’s own site: a1.9chain.org · c1.9chain.org
- mail: contact@9chain.org
- community questions: Telegram: View @LOVE_9Chain
There is no staff member who messages you first, and no project wallet that takes your money. Never share your seed phrase. Your 9Chain.com password goes only into the sign-in page of www.9chain.com.
This forum is a community space for 9Chain. Announcements count only when they also appear on the official channels above.
7. Where to go next
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| ask a question | Start Here |
| understand A1 and C1 | Testnets A1 & C1 |
| have a chain of my own | Your Own Chain |
| understand LOVE9 | LOVE9 |
| take part | Contribute |
| shape the airdrop | Airdrop |
| share an idea and vote on it | Ideas |
| build | Developers · Projects |
| work with 9Chain as an organisation | Partnerships & Collaboration |