Fair Launch · No Premine · No ICO · Est. 2013

The Only Blockchain Built
for Cannabis & Agriculture
that Carries No Regulatory Risk

HempCoin (THC) is one of the first 30 blockchains ever created — launched in 2013 alongside Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin. No premine. No ICO. No venture capital. Still running and mining after 13 years. One of fewer than 50 assets globally with SEC commodity status. This is the infrastructure layer your company has been waiting for.

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Verified on 📊 CoinMarketCap 🦎 CoinGecko ₿ BitcoinTalk ANN 2013 ⌥ GitHub ⛓ Komodo Platform 🔍 Block Explorer
Founded 2013· Verified Peak $164M Market Cap· Cannabis Market 2026 $72.8B· Wallet Holders 400,000+· CMC Top 100 2018· Security Bitcoin dPoW· Chain Age 13 Years· SEC Status Commodity Class· ICO None· Premine Zero· Founded 2013· Verified Peak $164M Market Cap· Cannabis Market 2026 $72.8B· Wallet Holders 400,000+· Security Bitcoin dPoW· Chain Age 13 Years· SEC Status Commodity Class·
2013Year Founded
Top 30First Blockchains Ever
$164M+Verified Peak Market Cap
400K+Wallet Holders
265MTotal Supply
$72.8BCannabis Market 2026
Verified Track Record

This already happened once.
It will happen again.

This is not a whitepaper promise. This is a screenshot from CoinMarketCap, January 2018. No institutional money. No VC. No marketing budget. Pure organic growth from a community that believed in a real use case.

HempCoin THC on CoinMarketCap January 2018 — $0.71 price, $164M market cap, $7.9M daily volume
January 2018 — Verified CMC
$0.71

Price Per Coin

THC traded at $0.713 USD with 15.69% single-day gain. This was achieved with zero marketing spend and no institutional backing of any kind.

$164M

Market Capitalization

Top 100 cryptocurrency globally. Organic valuation from real community demand — not from pump-and-dump mechanics or paid market makers.

$7.9M

Single Day Volume

$7,907,730 USD traded in 24 hours at peak. This proves the market exists, the demand is real, and the valuation is achievable again with the right exchange presence.

0%

Premine / ICO / VC

Every dollar of that $164M market cap came from open market buyers. No team allocation. No investor lockup. No one waiting to dump on you. This is what fair launch actually means.

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Origin Story

Born in the same era
as Bitcoin

Not a startup. Not a token sale. A community blockchain built in IRC chat rooms by a founder who simply wanted to serve an industry that had no financial infrastructure.

HempCoin 13 Year Timeline 2013-2026
13
2013 — Founded on IRC

HempCoin was founded in the same IRC channels where Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin communities built their projects. DOGE developers helped bootstrap the chain. No premine. No ICO. No corporate entity. Among the first 30 blockchains ever created.

14
2014 — Listed on Bittrex

Listed on Bittrex in March 2014 — then one of the most trusted US exchanges. First industry validation that THC was a legitimate Layer 1 blockchain in the same class as BTC, LTC, and DOGE.

18
2018 — Top 100 Globally

THC reached a $164M market cap and $7.9M daily trading volume. Achieved entirely through organic community growth. No paid promotions. No market makers.

19
2019 — Komodo Migration

Migrated to Komodo's dPoW asset chain — adding Bitcoin-level security, NFT capability, atomic swaps, and DeFi rails. Community imported private keys with zero funds lost.

26
2026 — Industry Infrastructure

HempCoin is rebuilding with a clear mission: become the financial and compliance backbone of the global cannabis and agriculture industry. The regulatory environment, the technology, and the market are finally aligned.

Why THC Belongs in the Same Basket as Bitcoin

✓

SEC/CFTC Commodity Status — The CFTC has classified Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin as commodities, not securities. THC meets all the same criteria: fair launch, no premine, no corporate entity behind it at creation, decentralized from day one.

✓

Zero Securities Exposure — When a company partners with most crypto tokens, they inherit securities risk because those tokens were sold to fund development. THC was never sold. No investor bought THC to fund the project.

✓

This Class Is Closed — There are fewer than 50 blockchains globally that can claim this status. You cannot create a new one. Any blockchain started today would have a team allocation, developer fund, or ICO that disqualifies it. THC is grandfathered in — permanently.

✓

13 Years of Continuous Operation — The chain has never stopped. No rug pull, no exploit, no team abandonment. That operational history further strengthens the commodity characterization.

The Regulatory Landscape

Two classes of crypto.
Only one is safe to touch.

Most cannabis companies assume they can simply launch their own blockchain token. Understanding why that's a serious legal mistake — and why THC is different — is the most important thing on this page.

Two Classes of Cryptocurrency: Commodity vs Securities Risk
The OG Fair-Launch Blockchain Family: Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin, HempCoin
The Industry Problem

Cannabis has four problems
blockchain solves today

These are not future promises. The infrastructure to solve each of these problems exists on the THC network right now. No build time required.

Four Problems Cannabis Industry Faces
The Opportunity

The industry leaders
and what THC solves for each

These are the companies that will define cannabis finance over the next decade. Each one has specific operational problems that blockchain infrastructure can solve based on proven applications in adjacent industries.

Top Cannabis Companies: Canopy, Curaleaf, Tilray, Green Thumb, Trulieve, Weedmaps
Cannabis Market Growth 2020-2034: $72.8B today to $148.9B by 2031
Platform Capabilities

Real use cases for real industries

Built on Komodo's battle-tested infrastructure, THC has enterprise-grade capabilities available today.

Cannabis Payment Gateway via THC Network
HempTRAC Seed-to-Sale Data Architecture
Agriculture Lending Platform — 10% APR via THC and BTC Collateral
Carbon Credit Tokenization Marketplace on THC
The Stablecoin Opportunity

The cannabis industry needs
stable digital money.
THC can provide the rails.

Volatility is why most businesses won't accept Bitcoin. A USD-pegged stablecoin on the THC network solves the banking problem without price risk. The GENIUS Act of 2025 has now created the legal framework for exactly this.

THC Stablecoin Ecosystem
01

The Problem It Solves

Cannabis companies can't reliably accept Bitcoin — too volatile. They can't use USDC or USDT — general-purpose stablecoins weren't built for cannabis compliance. A THC-network stablecoin is purpose-built for this industry with HempTRAC compliance baked in.

02

The GENIUS Act Changes Everything

The GENIUS Act of 2025 created the first federal framework for compliant, asset-backed stablecoins in the US. Cannabis-specific stablecoins can now operate with clear legal footing. THC's commodity status makes it the ideal underlying infrastructure.

03

How It Would Work

A THC-network stablecoin pegged 1:1 to USD, backed by T-bill reserves. Cannabis operators accept it at POS. B2B settlement happens instantly between operators, distributors, and suppliers. No bank account required at any step.

04

Revenue Model

Every stablecoin transaction generates a fee. The reserve generates T-bill yield. Circle earns $1.6B/year on USDC reserves. A cannabis-specific stablecoin with even a small share of cannabis transaction volume generates tens of millions annually.

05

Strategic Capital Required

This is a roadmap goal requiring reserve capital and regulatory counsel. We are transparent that this is a future objective, not a current product. A strategic partner with capital access could accelerate this significantly — and own a foundational piece of cannabis finance infrastructure.

06

Why THC As The Rails

A stablecoin built on a securities-class blockchain inherits regulatory risk. THC's commodity classification means a stablecoin built on its network operates with the same legal posture as one built on Bitcoin or Litecoin — but with cannabis-specific compliance features built in.

07

The Competitive Moat

The first cannabis-specific compliant stablecoin becomes the de facto standard. Network effects make replacement extraordinarily difficult. This is a category-defining opportunity that exists for perhaps 18 to 24 months before larger players move in.

08

Adjacent Markets

The same stablecoin infrastructure extends naturally to agriculture B2B settlement, carbon credit trading, and supply chain finance — multiplying the addressable market beyond cannabis alone.

The Corporate Treasury Strategy

Bitcoin is the reserve.
Blockchain is the rails.

The most transformative corporate finance move of the decade is adding crypto to a corporate treasury. Cannabis companies are uniquely positioned to benefit from both the treasury valuation premium AND the operational benefits of the same technology.

Crypto Treasury Case Studies: MicroStrategy, Tesla, Block
Cannabis Company Blockchain Flywheel
01

Add Bitcoin or Stablecoin to Treasury

Announce a crypto treasury strategy — Bitcoin as reserve, or a USD stablecoin for operational float. This creates news in both crypto and cannabis media simultaneously and attracts institutional crypto funds as new shareholders.

02

Deploy Blockchain Payment Infrastructure

Use THC network as the payment rail for operations. Every dispensary transaction, every B2B settlement, every supply chain payment runs through blockchain. Reduce processing costs significantly. Eliminate banking dependency.

03

Announce Publicly

A press release announcing blockchain infrastructure deployment generates coverage on CoinDesk, Decrypt, Cointelegraph, MJBizDaily, Leafly, Cannabis Business Times, and mainstream financial press simultaneously.

04

Claim the Infrastructure Moat

The first company to own the payment and compliance rails of cannabis finance builds a competitive moat. Competitors must either build their own (expensive, slow, legally risky) or use your infrastructure. This is a land-grab moment.

05

Why THC Specifically

Using a commodity-class blockchain means no securities exposure, no regulatory risk, and the credibility of a 13-year operational history. A cannabis company cannot launch its own token without it immediately becoming a security. THC is the only safe, purpose-built option in this class.

06

The Window Is Open Now

61 public companies hold Bitcoin treasuries. Zero are cannabis companies. The first major cannabis company to announce a crypto treasury and blockchain partnership claims a defining first that competitors will spend years trying to catch up to.

Technology Stack

Proven infrastructure,
upgrading to what's next

Built on Komodo Platform — battle-tested blockchain infrastructure. Now evaluating the most impactful technical upgrades to serve the cannabis industry and capture new narrative value.

Quantum Upgrade Flow: ECDSA to FALCON-512 via liboqs

Komodo dPoW Security

Every THC block notarized to Bitcoin's blockchain. To attack THC you must simultaneously overpower THC, KMD, and BTC networks. This makes 51% attacks economically impossible — a critical guarantee for payment infrastructure.

Scrypt PoW Mining

Same mining algorithm as Litecoin. Community-mined, decentralized, censorship-resistant. The chain has never stopped producing blocks in 13 years of operation.

KomoDeFi / AtomicDEX

Native decentralized exchange capability. Cross-chain atomic swaps without centralized intermediaries. White-label THCDeX deployment ready.

Asset Chains, Tokens, NFTs

Create custom tokens, stablecoins, and NFT collections natively on the THC chain. Full enterprise module support via Komodo platform.

Post-Quantum Evaluation

Evaluating FALCON-512 post-quantum signatures via the liboqs library as our leading upgrade path. If executed, THC would be the first mined PoW chain with quantum-resistant signatures — a historic technical first. Subject to developer availability and community vote.

EVM Compatibility

Evaluating EVM compatibility to enable Solidity smart contracts and direct integration with the Ethereum developer ecosystem. Would dramatically expand the addressable developer base.

2026 Roadmap

Completed

Komodo Migration + dPoW

Bitcoin-level security active.

✓ Live
Completed

HempTRAC Alpha

Seed-to-sale platform architecture deployed.

✓ Live
Completed

Brand & Site Refresh

Full platform relaunch targeting enterprise partnerships.

✓ Live
Active — Q2 2026

Technical Upgrade Evaluation

Assessing FALCON-512, EVM compatibility, Cosmos SDK. Community vote on direction.

🔄 Now
Q3 2026

Exchange Re-Listings

Gate.io, MEXC, additional Tier 2 targets.

→ Q3
Q3–Q4 2026

HempTRAC Public Beta

Full platform available to operators nationwide.

→ Q3
2026–2027

HempPAY Cannabis Gateway

Full B2B and POS integration.

→ 2027
2027+

THC-USD Stablecoin

Requires strategic capital partner.

→ 2027+
Get Started — Wallets

Download the THC Wallet

Run a THC wallet on your own machine. Send, receive, mine, and stake. Full sovereignty over your keys and your funds — exactly the way fair-launch crypto was meant to work.

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THC QT Wallet — Windows

Full-node desktop wallet for Windows. Download, install, and sync with the THC blockchain. Generate addresses, send and receive THC, view transaction history, and run a full validating node.

Windows 10/11 · 64-bit · ~150 MB
Download for Windows
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THC Wallet — Linux

Linux installation guide and binaries. Includes step-by-step setup instructions, dependency requirements, and configuration for running a THC node on Ubuntu, Debian, and other major Linux distributions.

PDF Guide · Includes binaries and setup instructions
Download Linux Guide (PDF)
📖 Wallet Migration Guide 🔍 Block Explorer ⌥ GitHub Source Code
Let's Build This Together

We are looking for
the right partners

HempCoin has the infrastructure, the regulatory standing, the track record, and the roadmap. What accelerates everything is the right strategic partner. Here is what we are looking for — and what we offer in return.

Cannabis Operators

Canopy, Curaleaf, Tilray, Trulieve, Green Thumb, Weedmaps — you have the operations. We have the blockchain rails. A partnership means deploying proven, SEC-compliant infrastructure that solves your banking and compliance problems today.

Agriculture & Supply Chain

Cargill, farm cooperatives, seed companies — HempTRAC delivers immutable seed-to-sale tracking and carbon credit tokenization for the $2T agriculture industry. The infrastructure is built.

Fintech & Payment Processors

Companies building payment infrastructure for the cannabis industry — integrate THC's payment network via API. Add HempPAY to your platform and offer your cannabis clients a compliant, low-cost payment solution.

Technology Developers

Blockchain developers, particularly those with Komodo, liboqs, or Bitcoin-derived codebase experience — we are actively seeking technical contributors. The quantum upgrade path is available for the right developer who wants to be part of a genuine first.

Strategic Investors

The cannabis industry is at an inflection point. Rescheduling, the GENIUS Act, and quantum convergence create a rare window. THC is the only commodity-class blockchain purpose-built for this industry, with a proven $164M market cap.

Media & Advocacy

Journalists, industry associations, and advocacy organizations covering cannabis finance, blockchain regulation, or quantum computing — we are actively building the story of fair-launch blockchain infrastructure in regulated industries.

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What Happens Next

Three steps,
no commitment until you're ready

We've designed the partnership process to respect your time. No long sales cycles. No deck after deck. Just three concrete steps to determine if there's something real here for your business.

01

Initial 30-Minute Call

A focused conversation about your specific business problems and how blockchain infrastructure could solve them. No deck. No pitch. Just a working discussion. We come prepared with research on your specific company.

02

Custom Integration Walkthrough

If there's interest, we put together a written proposal showing exactly how THC's payment, compliance, and treasury infrastructure would integrate with your existing operations. Specific. Concrete. Numbers.

03

You Decide If It's Worth Pursuing

You take the proposal to your team. You evaluate it on your timeline. We respect whatever you decide. No follow-up pressure. If it's a fit, we move fast. If not, we part ways respectfully.

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A Note From The Founder

Why I'm still doing this 13 years later

Tim Renzetti, Founder of HempCoin

"I'm not a developer. I built this in 2013 by finding the right people in IRC chat rooms — the same instinct that's driving this revival."

When I started HempCoin in 2013, hemp wasn't even legal in the United States. There was no cannabis industry to speak of. I just believed agriculture and an emerging industry would eventually need their own financial infrastructure — and I wanted that infrastructure to be built fairly, the way Bitcoin was built.

I'm not a coder. I never have been. What I'm good at is recognizing when something matters and finding the right people to build it. The DOGE developers helped bootstrap THC. Komodo helped us migrate in 2019. The community has kept it alive for 13 years.

In 2018 we hit $164M market cap with zero VC money, zero ICO, zero marketing budget. Then Bittrex collapsed and we lost our exchange. We've been mining and operating ever since, waiting for the right moment.

That moment is now. Cannabis is mainstreaming. The GENIUS Act passed. Rescheduling is happening. Quantum computing is forcing every blockchain to upgrade. And HempCoin sits in the rare regulatory class that lets a cannabis company actually use it — without securities risk, without regulatory exposure, without the baggage of every other crypto project launched in the last decade.

I don't need this to be a billion-dollar project for me personally. I need it to be useful. I need it to solve real problems for real companies that have real banking and compliance challenges. If that creates value, the value will follow naturally — the same way it did in 2018, only this time with the right infrastructure and the right partners behind it.

If you're at one of the companies I mentioned, or you're building in the same space, or you just want to understand what 13 years of fair-launch blockchain history is worth — let's talk. I take every conversation personally and seriously.

Tim Renzetti
Founder, HempCoin (THC) — Est. 2013
Contact

Let's talk

Whether you are a cannabis company, payment processor, blockchain developer, investor, or researcher — if you see the value in what 13 years of fair-launch blockchain history represents, let's connect.

FounderTim Renzetti — HempCoin (THC), Est. 2013
Emailtimrenzetti@gmail.com
Phone256.759.0161
Websitehempcoin.org
Generalinfo@hempcoin.org