From the beginning, we’ve focused on building a Layer 1 that can scale with demand while remaining fundamentally accessible to anyone, whether you’re a developer or a validator or a consumer.

What sets us apart is our dynamic state sharding architecture. While most L1s claim high TPS by running on optimized hardware or centralized validator sets, Shardeum scales horizontally by design. As more validators join, the network automatically scales, increasing throughput in real time while keeping fees as low as $0.01. That’s what we mean by “autoscaling” – and it’s a structural advantage that grows with the community.

We’re also unique in our validator requirements. Anyone with ~2,400 SHM and a regular hardware can participate as a validator (rolling out soon). No complex set up is required, no massive stake, and no gatekeeping. And across our Testnets, this accessibility played out at scale: over 171,000 physical validator nodes and 81 million transactions. That’s proof that decentralization isn’t just a talking point.

In the months ahead, we’ll layer in smart contract support, and enable more contributors to build real-world applications – from DeFi to payments to identity. The long-term vision is a blockchain that makes decentralization accessible to everyone.