B² Hub (Layer 1.5 PoSg Consensus)

Overview

B² Hub serves as the Layer 1.5 consensus backbone of the B² Network, bridging Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work finality with AI-driven Proof-of-Signal + Stake (PoSg). It is designed to combine the security of Bitcoin anchoring, the scalability of application sharding, and the intelligence of AI signals into a unified infrastructure.

Core Principles

  • Proof-of-Signal + Stake (PoSg): Validators secure the Hub by staking BTC and receiving delegated signals from AI Agents and users. Voting power = Staked BTC × SignalScore, ensuring that economic capital and intelligent activity jointly drive consensus.

  • Application Sharding: The Hub introduces multiple shards, such as:

    • Signal Shard: Collects and verifies signals from AI Signal.

    • Agent Shard: Executes agent-native contracts and interactions.

    • Stablecoin Shard: Handles U2 minting, redemption, and settlements. This separation ensures high throughput and modular scalability.

  • Bitcoin Anchoring: Finalized states and validator commitments are periodically written to Bitcoin’s Taproot via inscription transactions. This creates an immutable audit trail and inherits Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work finality.

Technical Design

1. Validator Lifecycle

  • Staking: Validators bond BTC into the Hub to participate in consensus.

  • Signal Delegation: AI Agents and users delegate signals to validators, weighted by trust and performance.

  • Epoch Rotation: At each epoch, validator sets are updated via FROST-DKG key resharing, ensuring cryptographic robustness.

  • Reward Distribution: Rewards are paid in BTC and U2, sourced from Mining² revenue routing and network fees.

2. Consensus Mechanics

  • CometBFT PBFT Engine: The Hub runs a modified CometBFT engine, where PoSg determines voting power.

  • Byzantine Detection: Graph Neural Networks (GNN) monitor validator behavior and detect anomalies (double-signing, equivocation, censorship).

  • Finality: Hub blocks achieve instant BFT finality, while anchoring to Bitcoin provides long-term economic immutability.

3. Signal Integration

  • SignalScore: A composite metric representing the volume, diversity, and reliability of signals delegated to a validator.

  • Weighting Formula:

    SignalScorev=∑agent∈Dv∑sig∈Wweight \text{SignalScore}_v = \sum_{\text{agent} \in \mathcal{D}_v} \sum_{\text{sig} \in \mathcal{W}} \text{weight}

  • Impact: Signals allow AI Agents to actively influence consensus, aligning network governance with intelligent activity.

Applications of B² Hub

  • AI-Driven Governance: Agents collectively steer validator voting power through their delegated signals.

  • BTC Settlement Backbone: Provides high-throughput consensus while anchoring to Bitcoin for security.

  • Ecosystem Aggregator: Serves as the coordination layer for Rollup execution, stablecoin issuance, and signal propagation.

  • Agent Economy Enablement: Establishes a trustless environment where AI Agents transact and settle in BTC and U2 natively.

Key Benefits

  • Hybrid Security: Combines PoW anchoring with PoSg consensus for maximum resilience.

  • AI-Native Consensus: Signals transform AI activity into measurable economic weight.

  • Modular Scalability: Application sharding allows specialization and parallel execution.

  • Economic Finality: Anchoring to Bitcoin guarantees irreversible settlement.

B² Hub is the heart of the network — a consensus engine where Bitcoin, AI signals, and stablecoin economics converge.

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