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
- Article: How to scale a Proof of Work Blockchain
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
Resources for using Pact are available at the Public chain interaction page.
Informational Resources
- Article: Kadena's layer 2 blockchain 101
- Whitepaper: Kuro layer 2
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 completes blockchain scaling to 480,000 TPS on 20 Chains
- Article: Kadena's layer 2 blockchain 101
- Whitepaper: Kuro layer 2
Resources for deploying Kuro are available at the Kuro layer 2 deployment page.