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# Beldex (BDX): how it works, supply and reviews

## Key facts

- **Ticker**: BDX
- **Official site**: [beldex.io](https://beldex.io/)

Data: CoinGecko (trading activity) and CoinPaprika (links), 2026-10-27. Only projects that still trade with meaningful volume are listed.

## What is Beldex

Beldex (BDX) is a privacy-focused cryptocurrency derived from Monero, secured by proof of stake with masternodes that propose and validate blocks. The project also builds privacy apps on its network, including the BChat messenger, the BelNet decentralised VPN and BNS names.

## Network and consensus

| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Type | Layer-1 privacy blockchain based on Monero and the CryptoNote protocol |
| Consensus | Proof of stake (Bucephalus) since 10 December 2021: a randomly selected masternode proposes each block, checked by 11 validators |
| Block time | 30 seconds |
| Privacy | Ring signatures with RingCT and a larger ring size hide transaction details |
| Launched | First software release on 1 February 2019 |

## Supply and issuance

| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Staking rewards | 90% of the block reward goes to masternodes and 10% to the node that builds the block |
| Fee burn | Fees from Flash instant transactions are burned |

## What BDX is used for

- Private payments on the Beldex network
- Masternode collateral: 10,000 BDX, which can be pooled among several stakers who share rewards
- Transaction fees, including Flash instant-transfer fees, which are burned

## Who develops and governs Beldex

- **Company**: Beldex International Inc
- **Developer**: The Beldex Project; the code includes portions from the Oxen and Monero projects
- **Governance**: At the Bucephalus upgrade, 37.5% of new block rewards were allocated to governance
- **Open source**: Yes; source code is public on GitHub

## History

| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 February 2019 | First software release of Beldex. |
| 22 April 2019 | Masternodes implemented in release v3.1.2. |
| 10 December 2021 | Bucephalus hard fork moved the network to proof of stake, cutting block time from 2 minutes to 30 seconds. |
| 29 January 2024 | Bern hard fork (v5.0.0), scheduled at block 2,986,890. |
| November 2025 | Obscura hard fork release (v7.0.0), including Bulletproofs+ integration. |

## Security and audits

- Checkpoints snapshot the chain every 4 blocks, limiting how far back an attacker could rewrite history.
- The BEP-20 BDX contract on BNB Smart Chain was audited by QuillAudits.

## Official BDX contracts

| Network | Contract address |
|---|---|
| BNB Smart Chain (BEP-20) | [0x9d10a1ec41Fe7878429BB457e31F9b050D38c633](https://bscscan.com/token/0x9d10a1ec41Fe7878429BB457e31F9b050D38c633) |

BDX is native to the Beldex blockchain; the BEP-20 version on BNB Smart Chain is issued 1:1 against native BDX through the Beldex Bridge.

## Risks and caveats

- BEP-20 BDX depends on the Beldex Bridge, which holds native BDX to back each token 1:1.
- The whitepaper states that its contents may change and that the team gives no warranties on its completeness.
- Masternodes that go offline are deregistered and their collateral stays locked for 30 days.

## Official links

- Website: [beldex.io](https://beldex.io/)
- Docs: [docs.beldex.io](https://docs.beldex.io/)
- Whitepaper: [beldex.io/whitepaper.pdf](https://beldex.io/whitepaper.pdf)
- Source code: [github.com/Beldex-Coin/beldex](https://github.com/Beldex-Coin/beldex)

## Questions and answers

**What is Beldex (BDX)?**

Beldex is a privacy cryptocurrency based on Monero that runs on proof of stake with masternodes, and builds privacy apps such as BChat and BelNet.

**Who is behind Beldex?**

The Beldex Project develops the software; the website names Beldex International Inc as the company.

**How does Beldex consensus work?**

Since the Bucephalus hard fork on 10 December 2021, a randomly selected masternode produces a block every 30 seconds and 11 validators vote on it.

**How much BDX is needed to run a masternode?**

10,000 BDX, which can be pooled among several contributors who share the rewards.

## Sources

- [CoinGecko — Beldex](https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/beldex)
- [CoinPaprika — Beldex](https://coinpaprika.com/coin/bdx-beldex/)
- [Beldex — Whitepaper v3.2.1 (23 June 2026)](https://beldex.io/whitepaper.pdf)
- [Beldex — Website](https://beldex.io/)
- [Beldex Docs — Staking Requirement](https://docs.beldex.io/master-nodes/staking-requirement)
- [Beldex — GitHub repository](https://github.com/Beldex-Coin/beldex)
- [Beldex — release v0.1](https://github.com/Beldex-Coin/beldex/releases/tag/v0.1)
- [Beldex — release v3.1.2](https://github.com/Beldex-Coin/beldex/releases/tag/v3.1.2)
- [Beldex — release v5.0.0 (Bern)](https://github.com/Beldex-Coin/beldex/releases/tag/v5.0.0)
- [Beldex — release v7.0.0 (Obscura)](https://github.com/Beldex-Coin/beldex/releases/tag/v7.0.0)

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