# Technology

* **Protocol: GoQuorum Fork** 

  (Ref: <https://docs.goquorum.consensys.net/en/stable/>)

  (Original: <https://github.com/ConsenSys/quorum>)

  (Fork: <https://github.com/moonrhythm/rei>)
* **Raft consensus** (Ref: <https://raft.github.io/>)
* **Private blockchain (Consensys) to Semi-private blockchain**&#x20;
* **Convert 0 gas to 1 gwei**&#x20;
* **Convert nano sec to sec dynamic block time (1 block / sec)**

#### Key differences from GoQuorum

* Re-enable gas price&#x20;
* Always use Raft consensus&#x20;
* Change block timestamp unit from nano-second back to second&#x20;
* Remove block rewards&#x20;
* Miner receives gas fee from mined transactions&#x20;
* Hard-coded block difficulty to 1&#x20;
* Disable private transactions and contracts


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