I recently reached out to the developer of TKMChain to ask if they were interested in an interview and they were, thankfully enough, willing to talk to me about their project. My hope is to get some insight beyond what you can find online and beyond what you read in the forums, websites, and repos.
Where are you from and what’s your background?
I am Nigerian, and I am the developer behind TKMChain. My background is in software engineering with a focus on blockchain development. I got into crypto because I saw how decentralized technology could solve real problems especially around financial access and transparency in emerging markets like Nigeria, where traditional systems often fall short.
What made you start this project and how long have you been working on it?
Two things drove me. First, transaction privacy, I wanted to build a chain where privacy is enforced by consensus, not optional. Second, I wanted to see more than just mining added to blockchain technology. I wanted real, large-scale infrastructure on-chain like AI, communication, and other use cases that go beyond simple transfers.
I started working on this in 2024, writing from scratch in Golang. In March 2025, I decided to fork Ethereum instead of continuing from my from-scratch build, since Ethereum has already been tested and proven. That let me focus my effort on what makes TKMChain different rather than rebuilding the basics.
What is your vision for this project?
To build infrastructure that companies can actually use securely something practical that serves real users and gets adopted worldwide, not just hype.
Where do you see this project going over the next 5 years?
I see TKMChain’s infrastructure being used by large companies, because we keep adding new technology while solidifying what’s already established.
Is there anything else you would like people to know? What makes TKM special?
TKMChain has:
– Accessible Mining with RandomX: CPU-mineable, so no ASIC dominance and anyone can participate.
– Sustainable Economics via “Rotating Kings”: rewards flow to the ecosystem, not just miners.
– C++ Smart Contracts with TVM: Developers are not locked into Solidity.
– Layered Security with a Checkpoint Contract: protects the chain against reorganization and history rewrites.
– Consensus-Enforced Privacy: shielded transactions verified by real zero-knowledge proofs.
– Post-Quantum Security: the first consensus-enforced post-quantum transaction type, using ML-DSA-87 signatures.
Every design choice comes from wanting blockchain to be more accessible, more sustainable, more open to developers, and more secure for the people actually using it.
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