Snowside

Bitcoin security. Avalanche speed. A dedicated Avalanche Layer-1 for the eCash hard-fork.

What is Snowside?

Snowside is a dedicated Avalanche Layer-1 blockchain built to host Paul Sztorc's upcoming eCash hard-fork. It runs as a clean EVM sidechain where the native gas token is BTC — no new tokens, no pre-mine, just Bitcoin security via blind merged mining.

Key Features

• Native BTC gas — transaction fees paid in BTC via blind merged mining (BIP-301)
• Sub-second finality — Avalanche Snowball consensus
• USDC bridging — native Interchain Messaging (ICM) from C-Chain
• Full EVM compatibility — Remix, Hardhat, Foundry work out-of-the-box
• Automated validation — powered by NodeRunr
• No token. No ICO. — infrastructure, not an investment vehicle

Documentation

• 📄 Whitepaper
• 🌐 Website
• 📋 Pitch Page

Repository Structure

packages/
  web/ — Main website (Astro)
  pitch/      — Grant pitch page (Astro)
  docs/       — Documentation site (Astro + Starlight)
go/
  subnet-evm/ — Subnet-EVM fork with BMM coordination precompile (Go)
rust/
  bmm-bidder/ — BMM bidder and settlement monitor (Rust)
contracts/    — Solidity smart contracts (Foundry)
docs/ — Documentation and handoff notes

Status

Active development. Fuji testnet launch targeted for Month 1.

License

MIT — same as NodeRunr.

Links

• Website: snowside.network
• NodeRunr: layer1.run
• GitHub: abitsuite/snowside