# Quick Start

## Quick Overview

GEB is a theoretical paradigm that aims to address core issues in current blockchain technology by combining Bitcoin's fundamental design principles with new technological innovations, providing a fresh perspective for the development of intelligent cryptocurrencies. 

### Here are some problems of the current blockchain technology:

* **Energy-Secure Commercial Closed Loop Disruption**: Bitcoin's PoW created a computational power-based value response system forming a complete energy-secure commercial loop. Newer projects switching to PoS disrupt this relationship.
* **Consensus Quantification Without True Decentralization**: Bitcoin's PoW is a computing-based, non-sequential filtering process that achieves true decentralization, while newer blockchains using predetermined voting rules lose this self-organizing feature.
* **Violation of Individual Decentralization Principles**: Bitcoin's UTXO model ensures each transaction unit's independence, while newer blockchains use centralized account models with global state tree structures, abandoning individual decentralization foundations.

### GEB has some key aspects to solve the problems:

#### Four Core Components:

* Individual Model: Based on Bitcoin's UTXO model, where each transaction unit maintains independence and sovereignty without relying on global state
* λ Calculus: A stateless functional transaction model ensuring distributed computation
* Consensus Algorithm: Uses Bitcoin-style Proof of Work for emergent distributed consensus
* Consensus Perception Algorithm: Maps external energy input to value output, maintaining energy conservation

#### Dual-layer Consensus Architecture:

* Mother Consensus: Inherits Bitcoin network's core design for security and stability
* Sub Consensus (Agere Consensus): Path for future intelligent development

#### Innovative Value:

* Strict adherence to conservation of energy principles
* Maintains emergent properties of decentralization
* Achieves true distributed autonomy
* Establishes complete business closed loop

**The GEB paradigm advocates for system designs that maintain energy conservation and decentralization properties while enabling advanced functionality through its dual-layer architecture.**

## Network Configurations

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<table><thead><tr><th width="231">Parameter</th><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Network name</td><td>GEB Mainnet</td></tr><tr><td>Type</td><td>Mainnet</td></tr><tr><td>Native Asset Symbol</td><td>BTC </td></tr><tr><td>Decimal</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Chain-ID</td><td>11501</td></tr><tr><td>Explorer</td><td><a href="https://scan.geb.network">https://scan.geb.network</a><br><a href="https://web3.okx.com/explorer/geb">https://web3.okx.com/explorer/geb</a></td></tr><tr><td>RPC Endpoint</td><td>https://rpc-mainnet-1.geb.network<br>https://rpc-mainnet-2.geb.network</td></tr><tr><td>WebSocket</td><td><p>wss://rpc-mainnet-1.geb.network </p><p>wss://rpc-mainnet-2.geb.network</p></td></tr><tr><td>Quick Add</td><td><a href="https://chainlist.org/?search=geb">https://chainlist.org/?search=geb</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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{% tab title="GEB Signet" %}

<table><thead><tr><th width="231">Parameter</th><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Network name</td><td>GEB Signet</td></tr><tr><td>Type</td><td>Testnet</td></tr><tr><td>Native Asset Symbol</td><td>BTC </td></tr><tr><td>Decimal</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Chain-ID</td><td>11504</td></tr><tr><td>Explorer</td><td><a href="https://scan-signet.geb.network">https://scan-signet.geb.network</a></td></tr><tr><td>RPC Endpoint</td><td><a href="https://signet.geb.network">https://signet.geb.network</a></td></tr><tr><td>WebSocket</td><td>wss://signet.geb.network</td></tr><tr><td>Quick Add</td><td><a href="https://chainlist.org/?search=geb+signet&#x26;testnets=true">https://chainlist.org/?search=geb+signet&#x26;testnets=true</a></td></tr><tr><td>Faucet</td><td><a href="http://faucet-signet.geb.network/">http://faucet-signet.geb.network/</a></td></tr></tbody></table>
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{% tab title="BEVM Canary Network" %}

<table><thead><tr><th width="231">Parameter</th><th>Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Network name</td><td>BEVM Canary</td></tr><tr><td>Type</td><td>Preliminary Mainnet</td></tr><tr><td>Native Asset Symbol</td><td>BTC </td></tr><tr><td>Decimal</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>Chain-ID</td><td>1501</td></tr><tr><td>Explorer</td><td><a href="https://scan-canary.bevm.io/">https://scan-canary.bevm.io/</a></td></tr><tr><td>RPC Endpoint</td><td><a href="https://rpc-canary-1.bevm.io/https://rpc-canary-2.bevm.io/">https://rpc-canary-1.bevm.io/<br>https://rpc-canary-2.bevm.io/</a></td></tr><tr><td>WebSocket</td><td>wss://rpc-canary-1.bevm.io/ws</td></tr><tr><td>Quick Add</td><td><a href="https://chainlist.org/?search=1501&#x26;testnets=false">https://chainlist.org/?search=1501</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Special Reminder</strong></td><td><strong>The highest supported Solidity version is 0.8.13.</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>
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## Development Tools

You can engage in comprehensive interactions with GEB using the ***Ethereum API*** and ***Substrate API***. We have listed some partnership dev tools [here](https://documents.geb.network/evm-development/integrations) for your quick check. GEB employs **the same account system as Ethereum**, and your mnemonic phrase and private key are interchangeable with your Ethereum account. Consequently, you can use **Metamask** or other wallets fully compatible with Ethereum to interact with GEB.&#x20;