Overview
1. Chainweb, Kadena’s (layer 1) public blockchain protocol
Chainweb is a braided, parallelized proof-of-work consensus mechanism that improves throughput and scalability while maintaining the security and integrity found in Bitcoin.
In 2020, Kadena's public blockchain performed a live network expansion from 10 chains to 20 chains. This doubled throughput, proving the network's ability to scale in production to meet ever-higher demand.
Informational Resources
Article: Kadena’s Public Blockchain 101
Whitepapers: Chainweb layer 1
Note
Resources for interacting with Kadena’s public blockchain are available here.
2. Pact, Kadena’s smart contract language
Pact is a human readable and Turing Incomplete smart contract language purpose-built for blockchains with powerful security features including full Formal Verification of user code, error messages, contract upgradability, support for interoperability, and strong permission and access control.
Informational Resources
Article: Safer, Smarter Contracts with Pact
Whitepaper: Pact Smart Contract Language
Documentation: Pact GitHub
Documentation: Pact Language Reference
Note
Resources for using Pact are available at the Public chain interaction page.
3. Kuro, Kadena’s layer 2 blockchain
Kuro has been proven to support up to 8,000 transactions per second across 500 nodes, and is available for evaluation on AWS and Azure.
Informational Resources
Article: Kadena's layer 2 blockchain 101
Whitepaper: Kuro layer 2
Note
Resources for deploying Kuro are available at the Private chain deployment page.
4. Kadena's layer 1 + 2
With 20 chains, the Kadena blockchain platform achieves an industry-leading 480,000 transactions per second.
Informational Resources
Article: Kadena's layer 2 blockchain 101
Whitepaper: Kuro layer 2
Note
Resources for deploying Kuro are available at the Kuro layer 2 deployment page.
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