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Plasma's execution layer is specifically designed with one goal: to create a blockchain environment that operates in a manner similar to that of traditional financial systems and not experimental networks like other networks on the blockchain today. With the increasing importance of stablecoins within digital payments and on chain payments, execution environments need to achieve three goals, predictability, efficiency and regulatory compliance.
Why Stablecoin Native Execution Matters
Although stablecoins are able to be executed as smart contracts built on top of general purpose blockchains, this creates congestion, variability in fees and uncertain transaction times for these networks. Plasma provides stablecoin focused execution architectures that are designed to provide efficiencies by embedding stablecoin logic directly into the execution layer. Therefore, by using this architecture, stablecoins can execute faster with lower transaction costs and less operational risk. Additionally, institutions that process high volumes of transactions will have a consistent, reliable, and efficient foundation for executing financial transactions.

Deterministic Performance and Financial Predictability
High performance financial networks are dependent upon validators cooperating with one another. To achieve this, Plasma is designed with incentives to ensure that validators are provided with rewards based upon not only the speed at which they execute transactions but also the length of time they remain online, their reliability as a validator, and how well they utilize their resources. Therefore, through these types of incentives, Plasma promotes a stable network under constant demand, reduces congestion and provides for consistent transaction fees. Hence, the execution environment of Plasma will be better suited for executing continual financial activity rather than only experiencing temporary performance spikes.

Validator Coordination and Network Stability
Strong coordination of validators is critical to the success of high performance financial networks. Plasma is designed to incentivize validators so they are rewarded for both fast transaction processing as well as uptime, reliability, and intentional resource consumption, encouraging predictable, consistent behaviour across the network during periods of high demand, ultimately leading to reduced network congestion and stable fee levels. Therefore, Plasma will create an execution environment that is conducive to ongoing financial activity rather than frequent performance spikes.

Security and Programmable Compliance
The execution design of Plasma places security and compliance at the forefront. With an increasing number of stablecoins operating in regulated environments, there is a need for strict monitoring controls within these markets. The programmable compliance capability of Plasma enables regulatory logic (metadata) to be embedded directly into contracts, allowing for automation of transaction rules, enforcement of jurisdictional limits, and the generation of audit trails directly on the execution layer, resulting in simplified operational complexity and increased trust and confidence.

Continuous Support for Financial Operations Over Time
Plasma is different from other types of networks because it was designed to provide continual transactions, as against burst transactions. Financial applications are typically used throughout any given day to settle transactions, make payments, and send transfers of money from one person to another. The way in which Plasma processes execution enables these transactions to be processed smoothly and with minimal delay, which allows real money applications like paying employees, settling with merchants, sending money to person (or remitting money) and managing an institution's treasury to be executed reliably on chain.

Developer Experience is Needed to Build the Future of Stablecoin Infrastructure
In developing stablecoin based applications, developers will benefit from the predictability and organization that Plasma provides. Developers will find it easier to build financial applications on the structure provided by Plasma as they can eliminate the unknowns associated with transaction execution and fees. This will allow developers to focus on producing the product they want to create and ensuring that their applications comply with regulatory requirements. This should reduce development risk, allow for shorter timeframes for deployment, and encourage the production of functional and practical financial applications. In time, this method should support an expanding ecosystem focused on providing stablecoi -based financial services.

Plasma's Layer 2 execution layer for stablecoin based contracts is an evolutionary step in developing a mature blockchain platform suitable for real world finance, and establishing a solid foundation for institutional adoption and long term financial integration through the four stated values: coordination, determinism, security, and compliance. As stablecoins become the dominant form of digital payment and settlement, Plasma's execution layer will play an integral role in creating scalable, dependable and reliable financial networks.
@Plasma #Plasma $XPL

The Rusk VM is the engine for carrying out smart contract transactions on the Dusk blockchain platform. The Rusk VM can handle public or private transactions, and was built with regulatory compliance standards in mind. In a world where many enterprises are looking to use blockchain for real world financial transactions and assets, the demand on virtual machines has grown far beyond just executing transactions on a blockchain. As a result, the Rusk VM combines performance, security, and privacy to create an environment where developers and institutions can build out their complex applications while meeting all the standards of regulation and confidentiality.
Privacy First Architecture and Zero Knowledge Integration:
The Rusk VM was developed to execute smart contracts using a special programming language, which operates on the Dusk blockchain’s zero-knowledge structure. The programming language allows the developers of the smart contracts to create contracts that verify conditions and transactions without revealing the meta data of the transactions themselves. Unlike traditional blockchains that have all transaction information publicly visible, the Rusk VM provides a private execution environment while still preserving the public nature of the transaction and verifiability at the protocol layer. This creates the key balance necessary for regulated industries to adopt blockchain technology.

Use Cases for Zero Knowledge Proofs in the Real World
The defining feature of the Rusk VM is that it allows zero knowledge proofs to be used as a way for an organization to verify done computation without disclosing the original parameters that were used to create the output. Some use cases of zero knowledge proofs include private transfers of assets, confidential financial contracts, and identity systems compliant to regulations. Example: a financial institution can verify whether it is compliant or not with respect to regulations without having to disclose the individual's or organization’s identifying information or financial data. Zero knowledge proofs enable the connection between decentralized infrastructure and existing legal frameworks, thus making it possible for businesses to adopt blockchain technology.

Deterministic and Reliable Performing Systems
From a performance standpoint, the Rusk VM is optimally designed for deterministic execution (i.e., the same input should always yield the same result). This characteristic also helps preserve the integrity of network consensus, which ensures predictability in the overall behavior of systems within the network. The Rusk VM is designed to utilize deterministic logic, thus minimizing the likelihood of execution errors, unanticipated results, or disputes among users on the network. This design characteristic is very important in the financial sector because even minute differences in outcome can cause very large issues from both an operational and legal perspective.

Building Confidence Through Security Focused Design
Another primary pillar of Rusk VM’s architecture is security. Smart contracts are often responsible for managing a significant amount of monetary value, which can result in them becoming lucrative targets for exploitation. As a result, Rusk VM has built in mechanisms to help alleviate these vulnerabilities by enforcing strict execution limitations on all operations, providing memory safety guarantees; and allowing developers to use formal verification tools to verify correctness prior to deploying their contracts. This focus on security provides greater assurance to end users and institutions that rely upon the platform. Over time, this protection oriented strategy will lead to a stronger ecosystem, allowing applications to scale effectively without incurring unacceptable risk.

Facilitating Developer Experience & Creating Efficient Applications
Rusk VM also has a developer centric design in addition to prioritizing privacy and security. The structured development framework, combined with defined guidelines for how modules will execute, lowers the barrier for developing advanced applications. Developers can devote more time to implementing their business processes rather than working through system level details, thereby speeding up the pace of innovation and shortening the time to complete development. This offers as much value to developers building regulated financial products as it does to any other type of developer; both groups need fast time to market, as well as reliable end products.

Institutional Alignment And Programmable Compliance
The role of Rusk VM is key to Dusk’s vision for a compliant decentralized financial future. Whereas other blockchains typically emphasize open participation without regard to regulatory compliance, Dusk focuses on supporting institutions that need to comply with the law. Rusk VM has the capability to build programmable compliance, so that regulations and compliance elements can be integrated directly into smart contracts. As such, Rusk VM provides a way to automate regulatory processes, such as identity verification, transaction monitoring and audit reporting, thus lowering operational costs while increasing transparency and trust.

The Future Of Regulated DeFi
As adoption continues to accelerate within the blockchain space, so too will the demand for solutions capable of providing privacy and compliance, together with efficient output. Rusk VM places Dusk at the heart of this emerging demand by delivering a smart contract execution platform designed for the practical needs of real financial services. The combination of zero knowledge execution, guaranteed delivery performance and robust enterprise level security provides a solid infrastructure to support a wide range of solutions ranging from private payments to highly complex financial instruments.

Moving Beyond the Experimental Stage Toward a Production Ready Infrastructure
The Rusk Virtual Machine (Rusk VM) represents progress toward a more mature, production ready infrastructure for decentralized technology. The Rusk VM provides practical solutions for institutions and developers, bringing decentralized technology closer to the level of economic activity we experience every day. As a growing number of organizations are interested in using blockchain for secure and compliant digital financial transactions, the Rusk VM will likely have a role in shaping how smart contracts will be executed in an environment that protects privacy and adheres to regulations.
@Dusk #dusk $DUSK

Construction for a Sustained Demand
Digital systems used today do not rely on short periods of operation. For example, an individual can open a financial account, game online, receive artificial intelligence (AI) services, and utilize data processing without ever having human involvement while being supported by digital technology 24/7. With this type of continued operational activity, the need for performance is no longer the most critical attribute of digital systems, but rather the reliability of the digital system to perform over longer periods with very little deviation is the focus of Vanar's design. This gives networks used by institutions and platforms the opportunity to utilize the Vanar network and have a level of confidence that the network will consistently perform on a daily basis without having to worry about the possibility of poor performance from a slowdown, shutdown of the network altogether, or some unanticipated change occurring regarding the network's performance.

Consistent Performance and Behavior of the Network
One of the largest problems in blockchain networks is the fact that performance can be unpredictable when large numbers of users initiate transactions simultaneously. Many clear examples exist such as banks not being able to process transactions, extreme changes in time to complete a transaction, and substantial increases in the cost of completing a transaction throughout a given period as demand for transaction processing grows. Vanar does not experience this type of irregularity and instead maintains a predictable and reliable block time and consistently low fees on its network. Block time refers to how long it takes to complete a transaction on the Vanar platform; therefore, if block times are stable and consistent, the ability of automated platforms and financial institutions to accurately plan their operational needs is greatly improved. In addition, for regulated financial institutions, the predictability of a digital network's performance is critical to the institution based on the institution's level of reliance on the network and how critical and necessary certain revenues are that are generated by the institutions.

The Long Term Reliability of Data Storage Solutions
For blockchain systems to provide reliable access to data, using on chain storage solutions is essential. Many blockchains today use off chain data storage, which adds another layer of risk to the blockchain, when external servers stop functioning, the data stored is no longer accessible, although the blockchain itself is operational. The use of an AI based compression system and on chain storage approach by Vanar allows users to store a significant amount of meaningful data on chain without consuming a considerable amount of storage space. By minimizing the dependency on external resource providers and reducing the number of potential points of failure, the use of AI based compression technology and on chain storage solutions will result in long term reliability in the durability of the data and will continue to ensure that the data stored will be readily available, secured, and validated as reliable in the future.

The Role of Quality Validator Infrastructure and its Effect on Network Stability
In addition to the quality of validators and validator infrastructure, network stability relies heavily on the infrastructure that supports the blockchain. Validators play a key role in verifying transactions and in maintaining the security of the blockchain. Therefore, Vanar utilizes high quality validators that have professional grade monitoring systems and support to ensure that the validators operate seamlessly on an ongoing basis. Providing reliable validator resources is essential for institutions and large systems, such as finance, supply chain management, and digital identity, where limited outages can cause significant operational and legal issues.

Long term design thinking is also important to an institution's perspective on its own long term viability, such as regulatory compliance, safe operations, disciplined operations, etc. As a result, Vanar's architecture provides predictable transaction processing, high quality data integrity, and clear transaction records. With these three features working together, Vanar is an excellent choice for any measurable set of rules or formal relationship that requires stable record keeping and auditability.
Long term design thinking is equally practical and comforting from a human perspective. As much of the world is focused on short term performance measures, I believe that this style of design based endurance provides a more responsible way to develop business and implement new technologies. As automated and machine generated transactions continue to grow, it is through stable, reliable systems like Vanar that the digital economy, including all of the infrastructure services required to make the digital economy function on an ongoing basis will have long lasting relationships and demonstrate the ability to operate effectively for many years instead of just a matter of days.
@Vanarchain #vanar $VANRY

Mnoho blockchainových sítí řeší nárazovou poptávku, kdy velké množství transakcí přichází téměř okamžitě, ale to obvykle vypadá dobře v benchmarkovém testu díky krátkodobým výkonovým skokům. Ve skutečnosti každodenní finanční systém spoléhá mnohem více na konzistenci než na rychlost během krátkých časových úseků. Finanční instituce, jako jsou banky, platební procesory a další velké korporace, vyžadují, aby transakční systémy fungovaly předvídatelně po delší časové období, od hodiny k hodině a od dne k dni. Plasma byla speciálně vyvinuta s tímto v úvahu, aby poskytla stabilní provádění, plynulou koordinaci aktivit a dlouhodobé spolehlivé zpracování transakcí.

Když lidé myslí na technologie, často je považují za osvobozující sílu. Avšak mnoho z nejvýznamnějších pokroků v technologiích je dosaženo lidmi, kteří jsou nějakým způsobem omezeni. V Dusk je filozofie inovace řízené omezeními přijímána jako designový princip. To znamená, že regulace jsou vnímány jako pokyny spíše než překážky inovaci. Při navrhování systémů Dusk zvažujeme, co je třeba chránit, spíše než kolik vrstev složitosti lze přidat.

Reliability plays an important role in the successful operation of machines when interacting through decision making and transaction processing. As such, reliability is no longer a nice to have or an added benefit, but rather a fundamental requirement. Automated financial services, gaming engines, AI agents, and real time digital services operate with complete speed and accuracy, meaning that they do not take time to inquire or receive correction from humans, they are immediate in their response. This is where Vanar's philosophy for design systems is unique, its focus is on creating infrastructure where machines can have confidence and stability in operating continuously without interruption, where interruptions of even a few seconds due to downtime will create a break in process, loss of data, or failed transaction, therefore making reliability the bedrock upon which everything else is built.
The operation of machine enabled transactions requires consistency, predictability and integrity of data. Any instance of delay or failure of system in executing payment transactions, management of digital assets, or maintaining important records will result in consequence that can be experienced throughout a network by all parties involved. Vanar solves this problem by providing predictable transaction costs, quick confirmation times and enterprise level validate infrastructure for performing machine state changes on the blockchain, block confirmation times approaching three seconds and low fixed costs for transaction fees provide machines with sufficient planning capabilities to enable work efficiencies without concern of becoming impacted by sudden increases in traffic or unpredictable prices.

The reliability of data is considered one of the main challenges of machine based systems. The majority of blockchain networks still run on off chain storage solutions, which adds a considerable risk to the availability of that data. Even if they continue to work without interruption, if the external storage system fails, then the data stored in that system may no longer be accessible. Vanar offers a solution to this problem using AI based technology for compression and on chain storage capabilities, enabling high volumes of full files and meaningful data to be placed directly onto blockchain networks in very small amounts of space. Fewer points of failure for machines result in greater assurance that the underlying data will always be accessible, trustworthy, and durable.
Reliability from an institution’s viewpoint indicates security, regulatory compliance, and long term operational viability. Financial institutions, businesses, and large platforms must have systems that run uninterrupted while meeting compliance requirements as well as regulatory regimes for risk. Vanar provides above average validators with professional level reliability in addition to real time monitoring and an infrastructure designed to maintain uptime as a top priority. Combining sustainability, security, and predictable performance, Vanar differentiates its blockchain as one that can serve as a suitable network not only for innovation but also for long term deployment within the real world.

On a personal level, the movement towards machine driven transactions is both interesting and slightly frightening because once machines begin to act on a large scale there may be serious repercussions from small design choices. Vanar’s focus on the reliability of its systems is an appropriate response to these circumstances. As machines continue to perform transactions related to value, identity, or data, blockchains such as Vanar will be an important but indirect part of ensuring that the digital world remains stable, trustworthy, and resilient.
@Vanarchain #vanar $VANRY

Současné aplikace jsou živé entity, které se spoléhají na paměť, kontext a kontinuitu, jsou mnohem více než jednoduché zpracovatelské systémy. Mohou to být finanční aplikace sledující záznamy o dodržování předpisů, herní aplikace udržující historie hráčů, nebo aplikace AI využívající sílu kontinuální interakce k učení. Jak se ukazuje, trvalost dat se stala nezbytným prvkem digitální infrastruktury. S systémy založenými na blockchainu se složitost udržování trvalosti zvyšuje, protože je třeba zajistit, aby data byla nejen přístupná a ověřitelná, ale také trvalá bez dodatečných nákladů a latence s tím spojené.

The blockchain industry has relied on the idea of replication for many years now as its primary method for securing information within the network. This approach seemed logical, since there are so many nodes storing the same information, it makes it harder to corrupt the system, easier to validate transactions, and therefore more trustworthy. When looking at very early blockchains, this method worked for how little data was being processed, how small the amounts of actual transactions were, and how cheap it was for network members to run these nodes. As more and more real world applications started using blockchain and financial infrastructures, we now see the hidden limits of this method.
With replication based security, when a brand new piece of information is created on the network, not only does it increase the overall number of pieces of replicated information on the system, but it also will increase the amount of replicated information. Although this improves availability of information, there are also the negative aspects of replication, such as rising storage costs, rising power costs, and rising operational complexity. It doesn't take long for these three elements to produce a system that becomes very costly to operate and impossible to scale effectively. Current market data indicates that the trend over the last two years for on chain storage fees, as well as for all infrastructure, has been constantly increasing, especially in cases of networks that are operating with multiple terabytes of data. As the costs of operating a network increase, many reputable projects are quietly being pushed away from using on chain data for the sake of decentralisation and transparency.

Although Walrus does not create an immediate disruption to current security and availability methods, the company instead hopes to provide a new thought process on how both technologies could combine hand in hand into one cohesive product. Walrus combines cutting edge error correction algorithms with a method of fractioning every piece of data and then redistributing these smaller pieces with a fraction of all the available pieces needed to restore the original. By doing so, Walrus minimises data redundancy yet provides the reliability that all modern computing requires. To put it another way, Walrus provides a way to maintain a high level of data integrity while simultaneously minimising the overall mass of a network by optimising the number of pieces of data that must be sent over the network. Furthermore, as a result of Walrus methodology, the data within it are able to travel much faster, have a predictable delivery time and allow for the lowest reasonable price of service.
From an Institutional standpoint, the changes that Walrus represents represent significant value. Regulated Finance does not only concern themselves with the fact a system is functional, additionally, that system is functionally effective over an extended period of time in a stable and predictable manner. Replication systems provide an obstacle when attempting to build a comprehensive picture with cost structure and infrastructural design within a highly regulated environment, therefore there is a high degree of uncertainty as to how the replication of a product or service will influence its integration into a compliance based environment. In contrast, Walrus promotes a much more tranquil solution with better levels of efficiency supporting levels of accountability. Additionally, through the technical design of Walrus, the reality of how that technical design supports and incorporates recognisable operational constraints are reflected. Therefore, we often see disjointedness between systems that are purely experimental in the same way we see represented in traditional replicative systems.

In addition to the normalization of decentralised infrastructure, we see a larger trend occurring within the industry. Where previously much of the focus of the industry was on supporting maximum performance, we are beginning to see a shift in that focus toward attributes like durability, consistency and long term accumulation of resources, rather than simply as many transactions as possible. We have started to see an evolution away from having multiple available versions of data and from the standardised approach of trying to replicate the same transaction multiple times.
On a personal level, I find this shift to be very encouraging and supportive of what I have always believed. I have always thought that the most important thing we can do for ourselves and for the future of the blockchain is design an infrastructure that can be built and accepted as being reliable over time. If we want to make decentralisation part of every day life for people, it is concurrent with that belief, it will happen some day through a consistent, non disruptive way of providing reliability for decentralized systems.
Walrus marks out growing maturity of understanding through their perspective on security, Walrus does not necessarily oppose security. However instead, Walrus questions how we achieve that security and by which means, at the same time Walrus is opening a doorway for us to create lighter, stauncher and more realistic systems pertaining to long term use through its thoughts on approaching replication. Thus, at this point, Blockchain technology is becoming far less of a testing ground, and far more of an actual functioning Infrastructure.
@Walrus 🦭/acc #walrus $WAL

Termín soukromí je často spojován s myšlenkou skrývání všech informací na blockchainu nebo jejich úplným utajením před všemi kromě zamýšlených příjemců; Dusk však věří, že soukromí lze přistupovat jiným způsobem. Společnost věří, že soukromí může být flexibilní, kontextové a aplikovatelné pro systémy reálného světa, které jsou v současnosti vyvíjeny pomocí blockchainů a dalších technologií digitální identity.
Dusk proto vytvořil své řešení s povolenou viditelností, kdy jsou data ve výchozím nastavení skryta, ale mohou být následně zobrazeny, aby vyhovovaly stanoveným pravidlům, předpisům nebo důvěrným vztahům. Jednoduše řečeno, to znamená, že uživatelé mohou prokázat platnost svých transakcí, dostupnost prostředků nebo zboží, aniž by odhalili jakékoli zbytečné citlivé, důvěrné nebo osobní informace týkající se podrobností transakce nikomu. Schopnost to udělat umožňuje existenci více možností pro audit, shodu a odpovědnost. To je zvlášť důležité pro finanční instituce, které vyžadují jak důvěrnost, tak regulační jasnost při provozu v rámci regulačního rámce.