Taraxa Project
Taraxa Project

Taraxa Project

Taraxa is an EVM-compatible smart contract platform based on t-Graph consensus utilizing blockDAG, with many world-first technical innovations.


Taraxa’s fully Permissionless Ficus Root cross-chain Bridge

Introducing Taraxa’s Ficus Root Bridge, a native, generalized, fully permissionless bridge connecting the Ethereum and Taraxa ecosystems! Ficus Root Bridge Enriches and Secures the Taraxa Ecosystem The Ficus Root Bridge (the Bridge) enables the bri...

Taraxa Project 4 minute read 16 Sep 2024 0 comments $0.00

Taraxa Consensus (5/5): True Finality for Block DAG via an Asynchronous & Lightweight PBFT

Preamble In one of our previous articles, we defined how our Block DAG is structured and ordered, but we also raised the question that ordering can still shift over time. In this article, we present Taraxa’s method of introducing true finality into B...

Taraxa Project 6 minute read 13 Sep 2024 0 comments $0.00

Taraxa Consensus (4/5): Fair & Efficient Proposals with VRF + VDF

Preamble In the previous article we explored the ordering challenge. In this article, we will explore how Taraxa achieves fair and efficient block proposals without the use of Proof of Work (PoW). The Elegance of PoW PoW is a simple and elegant conse...

Taraxa Project 7 minute read 13 Sep 2024 0 comments $0.00

Taraxa Consensus (3/5): Secure & Fair Block DAG Ordering via Anchor-chain

Preamble In the previous article, we saw defining ordering of blocks and transactions in a DAG topology can be a challenge. In this article, we describe Taraxa’s mechanism for ensuring not just ordering, but secure and fair ordering in a block DAG. W...

Taraxa Project 11 minute read 11 Sep 2024 0 comments $0.00

Taraxa Consensus (2/5): Inclusive + Green: Block DAG and PoS

In the previous article, we see that a single chain topology has a tough tradeoff between throughput and security. In this article, we outline Taraxa’s approach to use a block DAG topology coupled with proof of stake (PoS) to address these issues. Be...

Taraxa Project 6 minute read 11 Sep 2024 0 comments $0.01

Taraxa Consensus (1/5): Single Chain Topology’s Tough Trade-Offs

It’s no secret that, even for the technically inclined, blockchain technical whitepapers can be a bit dense. Here we create a series of articles that try to break down Taraxa’s whitepaper’s technical jargon into more reader-friendly vignettes (with m...

Taraxa Project 4 minute read 9 Sep 2024 0 comments $0.01

Taraxa Progress Update: August, 2024

  State of the network as of September 2, 2024: 2.1 billion TARA staked and delegated 66 active consensus nodes on the Mainnet 2,384 active consensus nodes on the Testnet 13,182 unique wallet addresses on the Mainnet   Ecosystem Highlights: Taraxa...

Taraxa Project 1 minute read 9 Sep 2024 0 comments $0.00

Taraxa Progress Update: July, 2024

  State of the network as of August 4, 2024: 2.1 billion TARA staked and delegated 70 active consensus nodes on the Mainnet 3,111 active consensus nodes on the Testnet 12,892 unique wallet addresses on the Mainnet   Ecosystem Highlights: The Ficus...

Taraxa Project 1 minute read 8 Sep 2024 0 comments $0.02

Taraxa Progress Update: June, 2024

State of the network as of July 1, 2024: 2.1 billion TARA staked and delegated 70 active consensus nodes on the Mainnet 3,345 active consensus nodes on the Testnet 12,260 unique wallet addresses on the Mainnet Ecosystem Highlights: Taraxa’s Ficus...

Taraxa Project 1 minute read 8 Sep 2024 0 comments $0.01