Baud v0.1.0

Baud v0.1.0 — Initial Release

What's Included

• Baud Node — Full blockchain node with mining, BFT consensus, ~1s finality
• Zero-fee transactions with Ed25519 signing and BLAKE3 hashing
• Trustless escrow (HTLC) as a native primitive
• Agent identity — on-chain registration of name, endpoint, capabilities
• REST API — headless, API-first design for autonomous agents
• Web Dashboard — real-time stats, wallet, send, explorer, mining info
• Python SDK (\�aud-sdk) — 4-line integration for AI agents
• Bitcoin-style halving — 500 BAUD/block, 21 eras, 1B max supply

Quick Start

\\�ash
cargo build
./target/debug/baud-node --secret-key \

Open http://localhost:8080 for the dashboard

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Python SDK

\\python
pip install baud-sdk
from baud_sdk import BaudClient, KeyPair
client = BaudClient('http://localhost:8080', keypair=KeyPair.generate())
client.send(to='

', amount=10**18) # 1 BAUD, zero fees
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