INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Can a blockchain scale without breaking the promise of decentralization? Waterfall Network argues yes by leaving the linear blockchain model
In July 2024, Waterfall Network launched its mainnet and joined the short list of layer-1 protocols that depart from the traditional
become a sustainable, alternative base layer.The full Cointelegraph Research report on Waterfall includes validator roles, DAG propagation
mechanics and ecosystem overview
Download the full report hereDAG Architecture and Why It Matters for Blockchain ScalingWaterfall Network is a layer-1 protocol that
implements a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) as its foundational ledger
This eliminates the requirement for global sequencing at the time of transaction creation
Instead of a single ordered chain, the ledger evolves as a concurrent graph of interlinked blocks, growing in many directions.Unlike earlier
DAG systems, Waterfall does not entirely discard linear ordering
Instead, it separates concerns across two subsystems: the Shard Network and the Coordinating Network.The Shard Network has the DAG structure
and scales horizontally using hierarchical fractal sharding
Each shard can split into smaller subshards as demand grows and transactions can be handled independently
However, all shards ultimately sync to a shared global state
The coordinating network finalizes transactions from the DAG by selecting spine blocks and putting them in sequence to ensure network-wide
This outperforms high-speed EVM-based competitors such as Monad and SEI
Its validator framework supports up to 1.5 million participants
Running a validator also only requires 2-core CPUs and 8GB RAM, far below the node requirements for most high-performance chains
This lets lightweight hardware join the network and avoids centralization.The full Cointelegraph Research report on Waterfall includes
validator roles, DAG propagation mechanics and ecosystem overview
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