News and announcements from the Bitcoin Attestation Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LOGAN, UTAH - April 2026
The Bitcoin Attestation Network, designed and built in Logan, Utah, today announces the Toshi PQ1 - a post-quantum Bitcoin hardware wallet - alongside the launch of a new blockchain infrastructure that extends Bitcoin into identity, credentials, decentralized AI, and consumer participation.
The Toshi PQ1 generates ML-DSA-65 cryptographic keys on-device using NIST FIPS 204, the federal standard for post-quantum digital signatures finalized in August 2024. The secret key is designed to stay on the chip. If quantum computers capable of breaking the ECDSA signatures used by current hardware wallets arrive in the 2030s, as many researchers expect, Toshi PQ1 is designed around a post-quantum migration path from the start.
The hardware wallet is one component of a larger system. The Bitcoin Attestation Network is a standalone Layer 1 blockchain whose genesis block was produced on January 3, 2026 - the same date as Bitcoin's genesis block, 17 years to the day. Every node on the network runs a real Bitcoin node (Bitcoin Core or Knots). Every block anchors to Bitcoin's chain via Taproot transactions. The network shares Bitcoin's 21 million hard cap, proof-of-work consensus, and UTXO transaction model.
The team describes the system through nine design milestones that, taken together, define the architecture:
Anthony Derbidge, who holds a Master of Public Administration from Southern Utah University and is pursuing a PhD in Career and Technical Education at Utah State University, designed the system architecture, consensus engine, cryptographic stack, wallet software, AI pipeline, and all applications. Drew Derbidge, a full stack developer with a decade of systems experience at Utah State University, contributed software development and manages network infrastructure and node deployment. Both brothers handle commercial operations as a family endeavor.
Anthony previously served as AmeriCorps Seniors Program Director at United Way of Cache Valley, where he and his wife Jamie led CacheCares.org and celebrated over 70,000 volunteer hours in Cache Valley throughout the community. Both are recipients of the President's Volunteer Service Award through Points of Light.
"I spent since 2017 learning, researching, and believing in the idea of a blockchain economy. I watched and waited for someone to build it. Nobody did. I was directing the AmeriCorps Seniors program when funding was cut. The job market wasn't great. I struggled. So instead of waiting any longer, I put my knowledge and skills to the test and built it myself. 710,000 lines of code, a post-quantum hardware wallet, and a network stack built in Logan, Utah, because nobody else was going to do it."
- Anthony Derbidge, Creator, Bitcoin Attestation Network
"We wanted infrastructure people could actually run themselves: local machines, local storage, local services, and real operator control. It has to be something a person or a small team can deploy, manage, and trust on hardware they already own, without depending on someone else's cloud just to keep the stack alive."
- Drew Derbidge, Blockie Talkie LLC
"We didn't set out to chase novelty claims. We set out to build a Bitcoin economy where money, identity, knowledge, and AI are the same system, not separate products bolted together. When you get the block structure right, the rest of the stack starts to make sense."
- Anthony Derbidge
"Web3 promised decentralization but delivered it through Infura endpoints, AWS servers, and VC governance tokens. Your 'decentralized' app runs on someone else's infrastructure, signed with keys quantum computers will break, governed by whoever holds the most tokens. That's centralization with extra steps. In the Bitcoin Attestation Network, your node IS the infrastructure. You run real Bitcoin. Your keys are quantum-resistant. The network is designed to reward verified work, not staking wealth. No cloud provider in the middle. No venture capital controlling the protocol. If you can't run it on your own hardware, it's not decentralized."
- Anthony Derbidge
The codebase exceeds 710,000 lines of original code, including a 102,691-line Rust consensus engine. The system runs on consumer hardware. Any laptop or desktop can run a node and test the operator stack. A compatible BitAxe USB miner is optional for those who want dedicated Bitcoin anchor mining.
The Bitcoin Attestation Network aligns with Utah's blockchain and digital identity legislation, including HB 230 (Blockchain and Digital Innovation Amendments), the State-Endorsed Digital Identity program (SEDI), and the AI Policy Act (AIPA). Utah has taken one of the clearest state-level positions on blockchain and digital identity, and the network was designed with that environment in mind.
The network does not compete with Bitcoin. It extends it. Every node runs a real Bitcoin node (Bitcoin Core or Knots). Every block anchors to Bitcoin via Taproot. pBTC is designed to provide a 1:1 Bitcoin vault lane when enabled. Anchor Shares allow miners to dual-mine both networks with the same hardware. The monetary policy mirrors Bitcoin exactly: 21 million hard cap, proof-of-work consensus, halving schedule.
The genesis block was produced on January 3, 2026 - the same date Satoshi Nakamoto produced Bitcoin's genesis block in 2009. Seventeen years to the day.
The Bitcoin Attestation Network is a post-quantum, Bitcoin-anchored Layer 1 blockchain for identity, verifiable credentials, decentralized AI, and consumer-hardware participation. Self-sovereign by design. Every node runs a real Bitcoin node (Bitcoin Core or Knots). Every block anchors to Bitcoin. Built in Logan, Utah.
Proofnet BTC LLC (Anthony Derbidge, Manager) built the system. Blockie Talkie LLC (Drew Derbidge, Manager) manages infrastructure and operations. The Proofnet Foundation, led by Jamie Derbidge, MPA (Southern Utah University), will extend the mission into community governance, education outreach, transparent nonprofit fundraising, and volunteer credentialing on the Bitcoin Attestation Network.
"Anthony builds the Bitcoin economy. The Foundation ensures it serves communities. We have spent years in public service - AmeriCorps, United Way, 70,000 volunteer hours in Cache Valley throughout the community. This technology is not separate from that mission. Transparent fundraising where every donation is a verifiable on-chain receipt. Volunteer credentials that stay with the person, not locked in an organization's database. Workforce certifications that follow students through their careers. The technology and the service are inseparable."
- Jamie Derbidge, MPA, Proofnet Foundation
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