OpenSyria

Syria's First Blockchain

A decentralized cryptocurrency built for the Syrian community. Forked from Bitcoin Core with Syria-specific customizations.

✅ Launched December 8, 2025

"Dec 8 2024 - Syria Liberated from Assad"
— Genesis Block Message
52,000+
Blocks
~500 MH/s
Network Hashrate
12+
Connected Peers
520M+
Circulating Supply SYL

Why OpenSyria?

Built on Bitcoin's proven technology with Syria-specific enhancements

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Secure

SHA-256 Proof of Work, the same battle-tested algorithm securing Bitcoin for over 15 years.

Fast

2-minute block times for quicker confirmations compared to Bitcoin's 10 minutes.

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Decentralized

No central authority. The network is maintained by miners and node operators worldwide.

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Syrian Identity

Address prefix "F" for Freedom, port 9633 from country code +963, symbol SYL.

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Fair Launch

No premine, no ICO. All coins are mined through Proof of Work.

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Open Source

Fully open source code. Anyone can audit, contribute, or fork.

Technical Specifications

Algorithm SHA-256 (Proof of Work)
Block Time ~2 minutes
Block Reward 10,000 SYL
Max Supply 21 Billion SYL
Halving Interval ~4 years (1,050,000 blocks)
Address Prefix F (Mainnet), f (Testnet)
Bech32 Prefix syl (Mainnet), tsyl (Testnet)
P2P Port 9633 (Mainnet), 19633 (Testnet)
RPC Port 9632 (Mainnet), 19632 (Testnet)
Genesis Date December 8, 2024 (Syria Liberation Day)

Quick Start

Get your node running in minutes

1. Clone
git clone https://github.com/opensyria/OpenSyria.git
2. Build
cd OpenSyria && cmake -B build && cmake --build build -j$(nproc)
3. Run
./build/bin/opensyriad -daemon -addnode=node1.opensyria.net
4. Check
./build/bin/opensyria-cli getblockchaininfo