RESEARCH ARTICLE
The GHOST Mainnet Launch
A timeline of the launch period, with historical claims labelled.
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The GHOST Archive Editorial Team
Editor
The GHOST Archive Editorial Team
Published
2024-01-01
Updated
2026-10-08
Last verified
2026-10-08
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GHOST reached mainnet genesis on June 22, 2020. This page reconstructs the launch period from contemporary sources, labelling historical project claims as historical.
Launch timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 25 2020 | GHOST distribution (ESH snapshot) |
| June 4 | DEX trading developments |
| June 7 | Telaghost / eSIM announcements |
| June 10 | GhostX + revised whitepaper period |
| June 20 | GhostX launch |
| June 21 | Source code opened |
| June 22 | GHOST genesis / mainnet |
| June 25 | Wallet release |
| July | Ecosystem expansion |
Sources
- S-01Original GHOST Whitepaper (May 2020)PRIMARY2020-05 · whitepaper · supports: Original architecture, ESH distribution, supply proposalhttps://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://ghostbymcafee.com/
- S-02Revised GHOST Whitepaper (June 2020)PRIMARY2020-06 · whitepaper · supports: Particl-derived architecture, RingCT, stealth addresses, Bulletproofs, Dandelion++https://github.com/ghost-coin
- S-09Cointelegraph coverageSECONDARY2020–2021 · news coverage · supports: Launch, controversies, McAfee departure/returnhttps://cointelegraph.com/
- S-11PR Newswire announcementsSECONDARY2020 · news coverage · supports: Official announcement text, dateshttps://www.prnewswire.com/