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    Mar 21 2026
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    Skycoin v0.28.4 Supports Privateness

    Every Skycoin Tool Works with Privateness

    Starting with Skycoin v0.28.4, Privateness (NESS) is fully supported. Privateness is a Fibercoin — a coin and blockchain built on the Skycoin platform. That means every tool in the Skycoin ecosystem works with Privateness out of the box: the full node daemon, the web wallet, the blockchain explorer, and the command line interface. All you need is Privateness’s fiber.toml configuration file and the Skycoin v0.28.4 binary.

    This guide walks through running a Privateness node, managing NESS wallets, exploring the Privateness blockchain, and querying it from the command line — all using the same Skycoin binary you’d use for Skycoin itself.

    How are you running Skycoin?

    All commands in this guide use skycoin as the command. Choose how you’re running it and the guide will update automatically:

    Privateness Configuration

    Every Skycoin tool reads a fiber.toml to know which coin it’s operating on. Save the following as ness.toml:

    [node]
genesis_signature_str = "80c03cf8f9ee3ad70c4169c29a5afdf2ebc705e96463ae6442a0674deacbbb7d1c49030982b07baa27d338583265719386765d06a1dd2ca5bef4806459b9442800"
genesis_address_str = "24GJTLPMoz61sV4J4qg1n14x5qqDwXqyJJy"
blockchain_pubkey_str = "02933015bd2fa1e0a885c05fb08eb7c647bf8c3188ed5120b51d0d09ccaf525036"
blockchain_seckey_str = ""
genesis_timestamp = 1650046010
genesis_coin_volume = 165e12
default_connections = [
    "154.16.118.97:6006",
    "192.243.100.192:6006",
    "179.61.232.155:6006",
    "167.114.97.165:6006",
]
peer_list_url = "http://nodes.privateness.network/blockchain/peers2.txt"
port = 6006
web_interface_port = 6660
unconfirmed_burn_factor = 20
unconfirmed_max_decimals = 6
create_block_burn_factor = 20
create_block_max_decimals = 6
display_name = "Privateness"
ticker = "NESS"
coin_hours_display_name = "Coin Hours"
coin_hours_display_name_singular = "Coin Hour"
coin_hours_ticker = "NCH"
qr_uri_prefix = "privateness"
explorer_url = "https://explorer.privateness.network"
version_url = "https://privateness.network/blockchain/version.txt"

[params]
max_coin_supply = 330e6
initial_unlocked_count = 100
unlock_address_rate = 100
user_max_decimals = 6
user_burn_factor = 20
distribution_addresses = [
    "2BmHcwsZGfsBujFMzu56dU7gX6PGeZcLY33",
    "CCBkWFPekxmxUGLy81UMkNWBKam2kD2rra",
    ...
]

    The full fiber.toml with all 200 distribution addresses is available in the Privateness repository.

    Privateness uses port 6006 for peer connections and 6660 for the API — different from Skycoin’s defaults (6000/6420), so both can run on the same machine simultaneously.

    Running a Privateness Node

    If you selected go run . above, you’ll need to clone the Skycoin repository first:

    git clone https://github.com/skycoin/skycoin.git
cd skycoin

    Then run from within the cloned directory. The other methods (release binary, skywire skycoin, or the remote go run variants) work from anywhere.

    FIBER_TOML=ness.toml skycoin daemon

    The daemon connects to the Privateness peer network, syncs the blockchain, and serves the API on port 6660. The data directory automatically adapts — Privateness data is stored in ~/.privateness/ by default.

    Troubleshooting: If the node fails to connect to peers, check ~/.privateness/peers.json. If it contains stale or incorrect peers (e.g., Skycoin peers from a previous misconfigured run), delete it and restart the daemon — it will repopulate from the default_connections and peer_list_url in the fiber.toml.

    All help menus reflect the configured coin:

    $ FIBER_TOML=ness.toml skycoin
┌─┐┬─┐┬┬  ┬┌─┐┌┬┐┌─┐┌┐┌┌─┐┌─┐┌─┐
├─┘├┬┘│└┐┌┘├─┤ │ ├┤ │││├┤ └─┐└─┐
┴  ┴└─┴ └┘ ┴ ┴ ┴ └─┘┘└┘└─┘└─┘└─┘
v0.28.4

 Available Commands:
  cli                     privateness command line interface
  daemon                  privateness wallet
  explorer                blockchain explorer
  newcoin                 create a new fibercoin
  web                     privateness thin client web wallet

    The CLI also adapts — note the default RPC_ADDR and COIN are set to Privateness values:

    $ FIBER_TOML=ness.toml skycoin cli --help
┌─┐┬─┐┬┬  ┬┌─┐┌┬┐┌─┐┌┐┌┌─┐┌─┐┌─┐   ┌─┐┬  ┬
├─┘├┬┘│└┐┌┘├─┤ │ ├┤ │││├┤ └─┐└─┐───│  │  │
┴  ┴└─┴ └┘ ┴ ┴ ┴ └─┘┘└┘└─┘└─┘└─┘   └─┘┴─┘┴
privateness command line interface

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:
  RPC_ADDR: Address of RPC node. Must be in scheme://host format. Default "http://127.0.0.1:6660"
  COIN: Name of the coin. Default "privateness"
  DATA_DIR: Directory where everything is stored. Default "$HOME/.$COIN/"

    Privateness Web Wallet

    Once the node is synced, start the web wallet pointed at it:

    skycoin web \
  --node-url http://127.0.0.1:6660 \
  --wallet-dir ~/.privateness/wallets

    Open http://127.0.0.1:8001 in your browser. The wallet auto-discovers the coin name, ticker, and coin hours denomination from the node’s health endpoint — it will show “Privateness” and “NESS” throughout the interface.

    Multi-Coin Wallet: Privateness + Skycoin

    Run both a Skycoin and Privateness daemon, then point the web wallet at both:

    skycoin web \
  --node-url http://127.0.0.1:6420 \
  --wallet-dir ~/.skycoin/wallets \
  --node-url http://127.0.0.1:6660 \
  --wallet-dir ~/.privateness/wallets

    Both coins appear in the same wallet interface with independent wallet lists, balances, and transaction history. You can add any number of Fibercoins this way — see the AIX guide for adding AIX as well.

    Using a Remote Skycoin Node

    If you don’t want to run a local Skycoin node, you can use the public node alongside your local Privateness node:

    skycoin web \
  --node-url https://node.skycoin.com \
  --wallet-dir ~/.skycoin/wallets \
  --node-url http://127.0.0.1:6660 \
  --wallet-dir ~/.privateness/wallets

    Private keys stay local regardless of whether the node is local or remote — the web wallet signs transactions locally and only broadcasts the signed result.

    Privateness Blockchain Explorer

    Privateness has a public explorer at explorer.privateness.network. You can also run your own against your local node:

    skycoin explorer --node-addr http://127.0.0.1:6660

    Open http://127.0.0.1:8001 to browse Privateness blocks, transactions, and addresses. To run the explorer on a different port (e.g., if the web wallet is already on 8001):

    skycoin explorer \
  --node-addr http://127.0.0.1:6660 \
  --server-host 127.0.0.1:8002

    Privateness Command Line Interface

    With FIBER_TOML set, the CLI automatically defaults to Privateness’s RPC port and coin name:

    export FIBER_TOML=ness.toml

    Or set them explicitly per-command:

    RPC_ADDR="http://127.0.0.1:6660" COIN="privateness" skycoin cli <command>

    Check Node Status

    skycoin cli status

    "fiber": {
    "display_name": "Privateness",
    "ticker": "NESS",
    "coin_hours_display_name": "Coin Hours",
    "coin_hours_ticker": "NCH",
    "qr_uri_prefix": "privateness",
    "explorer_url": "https://explorer.privateness.network",
    "bip44_coin": 8000
}

    View the Privateness Rich List

    skycoin cli richlist

    Distribution addresses are excluded by default:

    {
    "richlist": [
        {
            "address": "2ZqT7BemNU4oVrhgzwSpwHG1PE9uxsov1w9",
            "coins": "11680891.800000",
            "locked": false
        },
        {
            "address": "24GJTLPMoz61sV4J4qg1n14x5qqDwXqyJJy",
            "coins": "8357470.476168",
            "locked": false
        },
        {
            "address": "uc6sEXKsrb7LPzeRqdP98YezxwEZ2pV2CU",
            "coins": "8106992.996998",
            "locked": false
        },
        ...
    ]
}

    Check an Address Balance

    skycoin cli addressBalance <address>

    Create a Wallet

    skycoin cli walletCreate -l "My NESS Wallet"

    Send NESS

    skycoin cli send -a <recipient-address> -c <amount> -f ~/.privateness/wallets/<wallet-file>

    View Transaction History

    skycoin cli walletHistory -f ~/.privateness/wallets/<wallet-file>

    Every skycoin cli subcommand works with Privateness — wallet creation, address generation, transaction signing, blockchain queries, and more. Run skycoin cli --help for the full list.

    Summary

    ToolPrivateness Command
    Full nodeFIBER_TOML=ness.toml skycoin daemon
    Web walletskycoin web --node-url http://127.0.0.1:6660 --wallet-dir ~/.privateness/wallets
    Explorerskycoin explorer --node-addr http://127.0.0.1:6660
    CLIFIBER_TOML=ness.toml skycoin cli <command>

    One binary. One config file. The full Skycoin toolchain, running Privateness.

    See also: Skycoin v0.28.4 Supports AIX | Multi-Fibercoin Wallet Support | Creating Your Own Fibercoin | Skycoin: One Binary, Every Tool