Chains & Virtual Machines

Lux Network supports multiple chain types through its virtual machine architecture. Each VM is purpose-built for specific workloads and runs as a subnet on the Lux primary network.

Primary Chains

Every Lux node validates these three chains. They form the backbone of the network.

Chain	VM	Chain ID	Consensus	Purpose
C-Chain	EVM	96369	Chain (linear)	Smart contracts, DeFi, EVM compatibility
P-Chain	PlatformVM	--	Chain (linear)	Validators, staking, subnet management
X-Chain	ExchangeVM	--	DAG	UTXO-based asset creation and transfers

Subnet EVM Chains

Custom EVM chains deployed as subnets with configurable gas, fees, and precompiles.

Chain	Chain ID (Mainnet)	Chain ID (Testnet)	Chain ID (Devnet)	Purpose
Zoo	200200	200201	200202	Zoo ecosystem
Hanzo	36963	36964	36964	Hanzo AI services
SPC	36911	36910	36912	SPC ecosystem
Pars	494949	7071	494951	Pars ecosystem

Specialized VMs

These VMs run as subnets and provide domain-specific functionality beyond general-purpose smart contracts.

VM	Chain	Consensus	Purpose
DEX VM	D-Chain	Chain	On-chain CLOB, AMM liquidity pools, perpetuals
Threshold VM	T-Chain	Chain	MPC-as-a-service, threshold signing, key management
Quantum VM	Q-Chain	DAG (Quasar)	Post-quantum signatures, Ringtail keys
AI VM	A-Chain	Chain	AI compute tasks, TEE attestation, reward distribution
Bridge VM	B-Chain	Chain	Cross-chain bridge with MPC signer set
ZK VM	Z-Chain	Chain	Zero-knowledge proofs, shielded UTXO transfers
Identity VM	I-Chain	Chain	Decentralized identifiers (DIDs), verifiable credentials
Oracle VM	O-Chain	Chain	Decentralized data feeds, observation aggregation
Key VM	K-Chain	Chain	ML-KEM/ML-DSA key management, threshold sharing
Relay VM	R-Chain	Chain	Cross-chain message passing, Lux Warp protocol
Graph VM	G-Chain	Chain	GraphQL data layer, cross-chain queries

API Endpoints

All chain RPCs are accessible through the Lux gateway:

https://api.lux.network/{network}/ext/bc/{chain}/rpc

Where network is mainnet, testnet, or devnet, and chain is the chain alias (e.g., C, P, X) or the blockchain ID.

Node Configuration

To track a subnet chain, pass the subnet ID (not blockchain ID) to your node:

luxd --track-chains=<subnet-id-1>,<subnet-id-2>

To track all chains on a testnet or devnet node:

luxd --network-id=testnet --track-all-chains

Additional VMs

VM	Directory	Status
Service Node VM	`servicenodevm/`	Active
FalconFX VM	`falconfx/`	Active
DA VM	`da/`	Active
Experimental	`experimental/`	Development