Build on Bantu in minutes.
Programmable financial primitives for Africa and emerging markets. Issue assets, settle cross-border payments, run multi-signature treasuries — all on a non-profit Layer-1 with 3–5 second finality and per-operation fees under a cent.
Mainnet & testnet URLs.
- EXPANSION API
- https://expansion.bantu.network
- Block Explorer
- https://explorer.bantu.network
- Network Dashboard
- https://dashboard.bantu.network
- Validator nodes
- https://nodes.dev.bantu.network
- EXPANSION API
- https://expansion-testnet.bantu.network
- Block Explorer
- https://explorer-testnet.bantu.network
Four ways to start, in order of effort.
Run a query in 10 seconds
Get the latest finalized ledger straight from the EXPANSION API. No SDK, no install — just curl.
curl https://expansion.bantu.network/ledgers?order=desc&limit=1
Spin up a sandbox
Open the Laboratory in your browser. Create a keypair, fund it on testnet, compose and sign a transaction, watch it land — no local setup.
https://laboratory.bantu.network
Issue your first asset
Use the no-code Token Creator to issue a real-world asset, stablecoin, or reward token in minutes. Distribute via trustlines.
https://tokenize.bantu.network
Integrate the SDK
Install @bantu/sdk in your Node or browser project, point it at expansion.bantu.network, and you have a fully-typed client to build with.
pnpm add @bantu/sdk # or npm i @bantu/sdk
Eight primitives, every transaction.
Every Bantu transaction is composed of one or more of these operations, executed atomically. They are the verbs of the chain.
Payment
Simple account-to-account transfer of any asset issued on Bantu.
Path Payment
Cross-asset payment routed through the on-chain order book — send NGN, receiver gets USD.
Token Issuance
Issue custom assets — stablecoins, securities, RWAs, NFTs. With reissuance controls, freeze/revoke, AML/KYC hooks.
Multi-Signature
Account-level signers with thresholds. Native treasury, escrow, DAO patterns without smart contracts.
Atomic Batching
Multiple operations in one transaction — all succeed or all fail. No partial state on chain.
Time-Locked Tx
Set validity time bounds on a transaction. Vesting, options, scheduled payments.
Claimable Balance
Lock funds for a specific recipient to claim later — under conditions. Airdrops, conditional grants, escrow.
Bump Sequence
Advance an account's sequence number to invalidate pending transactions. Anti-replay, account recovery patterns.
Protocol at a glance.
EXPANSION API reference
Every endpoint, every parameter, every response shape. The RESTful surface of the Bantu blockchain.
Open reference →Issue an asset, no code
Stablecoins, real estate, gold, securities, NFTs — point and click to issue, set trustlines, manage compliance.
Open Token Creator →Bantu Foundation grants
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