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Avalanche
Avalanche

Avalanche

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Avalanche is a decentralized platform that supports the creation of smart contracts and DApps with high throughput and low latency. Its unique architecture includes a primary network and subnets, each with its own rules and token economics. The platform’s native token, AVAX, is used for fees, staking, and as a basic unit of account.

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Introduction

Avalanche is a decentralized, open-source platform for launching decentralized applications and enterprise blockchain deployments in one interoperable, highly scalable ecosystem. It is the first smart contracts platform that confirms transactions in under one second, supports the entirety of the Ethereum development toolkit, and enables millions of independent validators to participate as full block producers.

Architecture

Avalanche is designed on a highly scalable and efficient consensus protocol, enabling the network to handle thousands of transactions per second. The platform is organized into two main architectural components: the primary network and subnets.

Primary Network

The primary network is the backbone of Avalanche and coordinates validators, keeps track of active subnets, and maintains the AVAX token. It is a special subnet running three blockchains:

  1. The Platform Chain (P-Chain): Coordinates validators, keeps track of active subnets, and manages the creation of new subnets.
  2. The Contract Chain (C-Chain): Enables the creation of smart contracts.
  3. The Exchange Chain (X-Chain): Enables the creation and trading of digital assets.

Subnets

Subnets, or Subnetworks, are sovereign networks that define their own rules regarding membership and token economics. They are composed of a dynamic subset of Avalanche validators working together to achieve consensus on the state of one or more blockchains. Each blockchain is validated by exactly one subnet, while a subnet can validate many blockchains. Subnets offer several advantages:

  • Independent Networks: Subnets use virtual machines to specify their own execution logic, determine their own fee regime, maintain their own state, facilitate their own networking, and provide their own security.
  • Native Interoperability: Avalanche Warp Messaging enables native cross-subnet communication and allows Virtual Machine (VM) developers to implement arbitrary communication protocols between any two subnets.
  • Accommodate Application-Specific Requirements: A subnet could require that validators meet certain hardware requirements so that the application doesn’t suffer from low performance due to slow validators.
  • Launch a Network Designed With Compliance In Mind: Avalanche’s Subnet architecture makes regulatory compliance manageable. A subnet may require validators to meet a set of requirements.
  • Control The Privacy of On-Chain Data: Subnets are ideal for organizations interested in keeping their information private.
  • Validator Sovereignty: The Subnet model enables validators to concern themselves only with blockchain networks they choose to participate in.

AVAX Token

AVAX is the native utility token of Avalanche. It’s a hard-capped, scarce asset that is used to pay for fees, secure the platform through staking, and provide a basic unit of account between the multiple subnets created on Avalanche. AVAX is a capped-supply resource in the Avalanche ecosystem that’s used to power the network. AVAX is used to secure the ecosystem through staking and for day-to-day operations like issuing transactions.

Conclusion

Avalanche is a revolutionary platform that offers a unique blend of high throughput, low latency, and decentralization. Its unique architecture and the AVAX token make it a promising platform for a wide range of applications, from DeFi to enterprise solutions.

CONTENTS

  • Introduction
  • Architecture
  • AVAX Token
  • Conclusion

Resources

  • IBC Integration with Avalanche: A Leap Forward in Blockchain Interoperability

    IBC Integration with Avalanche: A Leap Forward in Blockchain Interoperability

    IBC’s integration with Avalanche is a game-changer for blockchain interoperability, marking a new era in seamless, trustless cross-chain communication.

    Nov 10 · 4 min read
  • Supply sAVAX Liquid Staked Avalanche AVAX Tokens to Benqi and Earn QI Tokens

    Supply sAVAX Liquid Staked Avalanche AVAX Tokens to Benqi and Earn QI Tokens

    Want to earn more yield on your crypto portfolio? Liquid staked AVAX can be lent to the Benqi protocol to earn Qi tokens and in this tutorial we’ll show you just how simple it is!

    Sept 8 · video
  • How To Liquid Stake Avalanche AVAX Tokens Using Metamask

    How To Liquid Stake Avalanche AVAX Tokens Using Metamask

    Did you know that you can stake AVAX but maintain full liquidity? It’s called, Liquid Staking and in this tutorial we will show you how to liquid stake AVAX into sAVAX using Metamask and the Benqi protocol.

    Aug 31 · video

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