Get Started with Lithosphere

Last reviewed: 2026-08-01

About Lithosphere

Lithosphere is an account-based proof-of-stake blockchain with an EVM interface and Cosmos/CometBFT services. Solidity applications and standard EVM wallets interact through chain ID 9005, while node operators and Cosmos integrators use chain ID lithosphere_9005-1.

The Whitepaper v2.0 describes Lithosphere as a Layer-1 coordination layer combining BFT consensus, EVM compatibility, a native LithoVM execution environment, and the LEP100 asset-standard family — see Core Concepts for how those pieces map to what's live on Lithosphere today.

The native coin is LITHO. It has 18 decimal places, and its base denomination is ulitho:

1 LITHO = 10^18 ulitho

Connect to Lithosphere

Public endpoints are rate-limited. Applications with production availability, custody, indexing, or high-volume requirements should operate a private node or arrange a dedicated service level.

Verify the EVM chain identity:

curl -fsS https://rpc-mainnet.litho.ai \
  -H 'content-type: application/json' \
  --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"eth_chainId","params":[]}'

Expected result: 0x232d.

Add the network to a wallet

Use the following values in a MetaMask-compatible wallet:

Network name: Lithosphere
RPC URL: https://rpc-mainnet.litho.ai
Chain ID: 9005
Currency symbol: LITHO
Block explorer: https://lithoscan.ai

For websites, request the network using EIP-3085:

await window.ethereum.request({
  method: 'wallet_addEthereumChain',
  params: [{
    chainId: '0x232d',
    chainName: 'Lithosphere',
    nativeCurrency: {
      name: 'Lithosphere',
      symbol: 'LITHO',
      decimals: 18,
    },
    rpcUrls: ['https://rpc-mainnet.litho.ai'],
    blockExplorerUrls: ['https://lithoscan.ai'],
  }],
});

Never enter a seed phrase or private key into an explorer, RPC endpoint, documentation page, support form, or network-add prompt.

Address formats

Applications should not silently mix 0x and litho1... deposit flows unless address conversion, signing, accounting, and withdrawals have been tested for both formats.