I’m working on an ambitious, deeply technical idea:
Storing encrypted Bitcoin private keys in synthetic DNA.

This isn’t sci-fi for sci-fi’s sake. This is a real, research-driven exploration of what might become the most physically durable form of key storage humans have ever created.

🧬 Project: NucleKey
NucleKey is a research initiative with one goal:
To create physically immutable, encrypted cold storage for Bitcoin keys using DNA strands, designed to last centuries, survive harsh environments, and remain secure even across generations.

This is a long-horizon project, but it is based on actual existing technologies (synthetic DNA synthesis, DNA-based data encoding, encapsulation protocols), and not wishful thinking.

🔐 What’s Being Built
As of now, I’m developing core components:

- DNA Key Encoding Algorithm: A custom encoding protocol that translates encrypted binary key data into DNA sequences, with three priorities:
- Minimized nucleotide count (to reduce synthesis cost)
- Built-in error correction (to guard against point mutations, strand breaks, and sequencing noise)
- Avoidance of unstable patterns (homopolymers, palindromes, GC extremes)

The algorithm is written with real-world biological limitations in mind, and aims to be fully open-source when mature.

Workflow for Secure Client-Side Key Handling:
At no point will private keys leave the user’s machine in unencrypted form. Users will handle:

- Local key encryption (AES256, password-based or via keyfile)
- Encoding to DNA
- Export to printable synthesis-ready FASTA strings

Physical storage options (DNA capsules, silica beads, or glass ampoules)

🧠 Why DNA?
Because it’s arguably the only medium that has already proven it can preserve meaningful information for thousands of years (see: ancient genomes).

DNA:
- Doesn’t rely on electronics
- Isn’t subject to obsolescence
- Is immune to EMPs, magnetic erasure, and software bugs
- Can store entire backups in nanogram quantities

If done right, this could serve as Bitcoin's Ark – deep-cold, long-view storage for those who measure value in lifetimes, not cycles.

🧪 State of the Project
I’ve completed the first stage of algorithm design (binary-to-DNA encoding with ECC integration).

Initial tests using simulated mutation models show >99.9% recoverability with 2–3% nucleotide redundancy.

Now researching synthesis protocols and looking for reliable B2B synthesis partners (e.g. Twist Bioscience, Helixworks).

Building tooling for secure client workflows (CLI first, UI later).

💸 Funding & Support
I’m self-funding development and early research, but to reach the next stage (real synthesis, physical storage testing, sequencing validation), I’m opening up to early-stage support.

What do supporters get?

- Early access to alpha software tools (encoder, simulator, ECC framework)
- Access to synthesis orders (I'll batch orders and handle logistics with partners)
- Option to receive physical samples of DNA-encoded test keys
- Credit in open-source repo and eventual whitepaper (if desired)
- Influence over feature direction, formats, tooling standards

I’m not selling promises or tokens. This is R&D. Support it if you believe in the long-term sovereignty of Bitcoin storage beyond USB sticks and steel plates.

Do you want to become a supporter? Here is my Bitcoin address: bc1q955fz4agkyt9fy53gznlx99w30xyvl46e9ynnd

🎯 Vision
NucleKey is futuristic, but not speculative. DNA is real, durable, and increasingly affordable.
If we can encode and retrieve data from synthetic strands today – we can store the ultimate form of value: Bitcoin private keys.

This is a long game for cypherpunks, archivists, and those who think 100+ years ahead.

🧩 Looking For:
- Crypto-native biotech investors or researchers
- Feedback from Bitcoin devs or custody engineers
- Contacts in genomics or synthetic biology firms
- Rational skeptics with technical insight

If this resonates, feel free to comment or reach out.

Stay sovereign,
Code, sequence, preserve.