💡 Demlabs CBDO Alexey Yusupov shares the story behind the creation of our hardware nodes for the post-quantum Cellframe blockchain. Learn about the development process, the challenges faced, and the solutions that made these devices reliable and secure.

🔖 Read the full article on Dev.to: Hardware Node Cellframe Light: Hardware Node Cellframe Light: How We Designed a Device for Post-Quantum Blockchain.

Order our hardware solutions, including the updated casing and color options, in the store: Cellframe Shop.

• Cellframe website

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🧠 The Quantum-Safe Hackathon by Cellframe is now live!

The first post-quantum hackathon is now open for participants!
Got a project idea? Now’s the perfect time to bring it to life with us.

We’ve prepared a special lecture series for participants on how to work with Cellframe tools — the first session is starting very soon.

☑️ Register for the Quantum-Safe Hackathon and join the participant community. #Cellframe #QuantumSafeHackathon #Web3 #PostQuantum #Hackathon

🍁 September recap from Cellframe — the new worklog is now live!

September was a busy month: we updated key services, enhanced security, and launched new initiatives for the Cellframe community!

Main updates of the month:
• Cellframe Auction: implementation of the event registration system, CLI commands, and adaptation of Python wrappers.
• Bridge: website redesign and backend optimization.
• DEX and Infrastructure: overhaul of the order book and introduction of a minimum trade execution amount.
• Cellframe Wallet: interface update and improvements to the shared account management system.
• Cellframe Node and SDK: adaptation of tools for shared wallet, code audit, and implementation of parallel transaction processing.
• Other activities: listing on BingX, launch of the Quantum-Safe Hackathon, preparations for Blockchain Life 2025, and a new ambassador program — all aimed at strengthening and expanding the network!

All key achievements of the month are detailed in the full worklog! 💜

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Official Statement from the Cellframe Network Team 🔺
The Cellframe Network team reports the identification and suppression of a large-scale scheme involving the issuance and circulation of illegal mCELL tokens. We have implemented initial measures to protect the interests of legitimate verifiers.

1. Vulnerability Description and Consequences
A technical vulnerability previously existed in the Cellframe network related to the mCELL token and the LP-staking functionality, which was discontinued in January of this year. This vulnerability did not affect the main CELL token but allowed for the creation of m-tokens bypassing the rules, or failing to burn them upon unstaking.

As a result, illegal m-tokens appeared in the network. These tokens were not backed by real CELL but could be used to launch masternodes.

This led to 12 validators collectively holding a significant volume of illegal mCELL (1,295 m-tokens in total). The fact that these same validators also held a reserve of legal m-CELL further complicated the audit and obscured the abuse.

The illegal tokens were sold via OTC deals and through the Cellframe DEX at a significant discount to their nominal value. Chain analysis data indicates that these purchases were primarily made in small volumes, after which the illegal m-tokens were "mixed" with legal ones, blending them and impeding traceability.

2. Team's Response and Justification for Actions
Upon discovering these facts, the project team referred to the internal technical documentation and the Cellframe White Paper. These documents provide for the use of "black/white lists" and transaction arbitration in emergency cases.

Specifically, the White Paper describes a mechanism that allows transactions to be marked as invalid and rolled back in case malicious activity is detected, as a temporary network protection measure.

Although the public version of the document does not contain a direct, detailed instruction for managing mCELL ban lists or individual outputs, the very concept of a flexible structure and the possibility of centralization in cases of critical failures is provided for by the architecture. We proceeded from the understanding that abuse attempts are inevitable in a project's early stages, which is why the CF-20 token standard was designed with the capability for managing ban lists within the protocol.

As part of the investigation and abuse diagnostics, this capability was activated: all holders of suspicious mCELL outputs were blocked, and the verifier keys associated with these outputs were revoked.

3. Current Limitations and Planned Measures
The team currently has a limited set of tools for registry arbitration. Immediate technical work is underway to patch the Cellframe protocol, which will allow for more selective arbitration of specific illegal mCELL outputs, rather than applying a comprehensive ban. We aim to complete this work within approximately one week.

Once the patch is implemented, the current address ban will be replaced with a ban specifically on unspent illegal outputs. Additionally, a penalty for participation in illegal operations will be introduced in the form of a settlement agreement, with the funds directed to compensate damages to legitimate verifiers who lost income due to the malicious mixing.

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4. CELL Token Protection and Damage Compensation
The CELL token was not at risk and was not affected by this scheme. The damage was inflicted exclusively on legitimate verifiers. If legal funds are discovered in the blocked wallets of the malicious actors, they will be used for the benefit of the affected verifiers, especially those who used 100% legal mCELL assets in their stake.

5. Legal Liability and Warning to Participants
We draw the special attention of all verifiers and system users to the fact that the rules for obtaining and using mCELL tokens are governed by the project's tokenomics. Specifically, they can only be obtained by staking CELL tokens and can only be used as collateral for launching a masternode. They are not a means of payment and are not subject to exchange or transfer to third parties. In most jurisdictions, obtaining and using m-tokens in ways not intended by the developers, resulting in financial damage, qualifies as a criminal offense. Nevertheless, we are prepared to offer a settlement agreement to all involved parties once the investigation is complete and the degree of their participation in the abuses is confirmed.

6. Conclusion and Next Steps
Stay tuned for further updates on the investigation and the progress of the technical patch. We are making every effort to minimize risks, restore fairness, and fully protect Cellframe users.

Sincerely,
The Cellframe Network Team 💜

#cellframe_announcement

🚨 In the new Node version 5.5, several important updates and bug fixes have been introduced. Most notably, improvements were made to the shared wallet functionality — a feature that allows users to open a joint wallet for shared use. The rights to deposit and withdraw funds from such a wallet are managed separately and granted by the account owner.

Currently, this functionality is available only on the node side, but it will soon appear as a separate tab in the Cellframe Wallet application. To ensure full support of the shared wallet in all wallet-to-node connection modes, several updates have been made.

🔘The transaction composer (implemented on the SDK side and used in Ultra-light wallet mode) can now create special transactions for the shared wallet:
• creating a shared wallet (hold)
• withdrawing part of the funds (take)
• replenishing the shared wallet (refill)
• signing/confirming a withdrawal transaction (sign)

🔘In turn, RPC nodes (which the wallet connects to in Ultra-light mode) can now also process these types of transactions.
Additionally, several command improvements for managing shared wallets have been introduced.

🔘Among other updates, the new node version now supports parallel transaction processing. This feature is particularly useful when creating several consecutive transactions from the same wallet. Previously, one of those transactions could be rejected due to a double-spending error, since they used the same outputs. Now, different outputs are used for such transactions — the only requirement is that the wallet has multiple available outputs. You can read more about transaction outputs and how they work in Cellframe in the article on Cellframe Wiki.

🔘We have also updated the node certificate generation mechanism, which is used for signing blocks, transactions, and decrees, as well as for stream verification. Previously, certificates were generated randomly, and the node owner had to store a copy manually. Now, certificate generation is based on a seed phrase, which means that knowing the seed phrase is enough to recover the certificate.

The new node version is available for download on the Cellframe website.

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🍂 The new Cellframe Monthly Update is live!

In this video, we’ve gathered all the key highlights from September:
☑️ The brand-new blockchain scanner CFSCAN — completely redesigned with an upgraded engine and UI.
☑️ Fresh Cellframe Bridge redesign and improved UX!
☑️ Cellframe Auction — technical updates and preparation for launch.
☑️ New features in Cellframe Wallet and major progress on the DEX.
☑️ Partner updates: refreshed Surf2 access points, progress on QEVM mainnet development, DNA feature improvements from CPUNK, the launch of NYS token staking, and Dotflat’s first CEX listing.
☑️ Plus even more news — the BingX listing, the first Cellframe Hackathon, and preparations for Post-Quantum Dawn in Dubai!
And that’s not all — watch the full breakdown in our new video!

Watch now on YouTube.
📌 Don’t forget to subscribe, hit like, and share your thoughts — your support drives the ecosystem forward!

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🚀 New interview with Alexey Yusupov, CBDO of Cellframe!

In this episode, Alexey talks about Cellframe’s hardware nodes, from the initial idea and concept development to the current stage of evolution and upcoming device upgrades.

🔘The production of the hardware nodes is handled by the team of our partner project Node.sys.

🔘You can already order Cellframe hardware nodes at the Cellframe Shop.

Please note: the interview is in Russian, but English subtitles are provided.

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🔺 This Thursday, October 23, we’ll be holding our traditional AMA session with Dmitry Gerasimov, Demlabs CEO and Cellframe project lead!

🔘Submit your questions to Dmitry via the special form or leave them in the comments under this post.

Here's the plan:
📌 October 23
☑️ 12:00 UTC

Where to watch:
● Our YouTube channel

Don’t miss the chance to hear the latest updates about the Cellframe project! We’ll see you at the broadcast!

#AMA_cellframe

🎥 We invite developers and tech enthusiasts to join the Cellframe Network Dev YouTube channel!

Here you’ll find tutorials and overview videos on using Cellframe development tools.

The channel already features a presentation of the Cellframe platform’s capabilities featuring an overview of the development tools and a workshop by Cellframe project lead Dmitry Gerasimov. We prepared it especially for the participants of the Quantum-Safe Hackathon.

More videos, guides, and live demos are coming soon, stay tuned!

Subscribe to the channel to keep up with the latest updates and innovations 💜

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