Alephium is a scalable and energy-efficient blockchain platform that brings sharding and smart contracts to Bitcoin's proven technologies. It aims to provide a secure and decentralized environment for building real-world decentralized applications (dApps).
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More info in the Alephium docs.
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Scalable Through Sharding
Alephium uses its innovative BlockFlow sharding algorithm to enhance Bitcoin’s UTXO model and achieve true scalability. With a DAG-based consensus, it enables up to 10,000 transactions per second (TPS)—currently handling over 400 TPS, compared to Bitcoin's 7 TPS.
Programmable & Secure
Alephium's stateful UTXO model combines the scalability of Bitcoin with the programmability of Ethereum's account model, offering enhanced security for decentralized applications and DeFi.
Energy Efficiency with PoLW
The unique Proof of Less Work (PoLW) consensus mechanism dynamically adjusts mining requirements, achieving the same network security as Bitcoin while using only 1/8 of the energy.
Custom Virtual Machine (Alphred)
The Alphred VM solves critical security issues found in other dApp platforms and improves the development experience. It also introduces groundbreaking features like trustless P2P smart contract transactions.
Dedicated Programming Language (Ralph)
Designed for secure and efficient smart contract creation, Ralph borrows inspiration from Rust, making it developer-friendly and ideal for DeFi applications.
Built for Real-World Use
By combining scalability, energy efficiency, security, and developer tools, Alephium is a blockchain that’s ready to power scalable DeFi and dApps, live and delivering today.
| Prerequisites | Basic understanding of blockchain concepts, transactions, consensus mechanisms, and the UTXO model. |
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| Languages | Familiarity with Rust for programming and Ralph, Alephium’s dedicated smart contract language. |
| Tools & Resources | Command-line tools for node setup, Git/GitHub for repository access, and Alephium documentation. |