The iFi DEX testnet opens April 15th, marking a key step in Althea L1's development of infrastructure finance on-chain. What Sets iFi DEX Apart Althea L1 is focused on Infrastructure Finance (iFi), a new category of blockchain applications that combines concepts from DeFi (Decentralized Finance), Physical Infrastructure, and

Machine-to-Machine (M2M) payments use digital wallets to facilitate real-time, trustless, and programmable financial transactions between devices and represent one of the most compelling and natural use cases for blockchain technology—enabling exciting new economic models for smart infrastructure, IoT interoperability and a tremendous diversity of potential on-demand services. Despite this

Althea L1 iFi DEX combines three different types of liquidity models into a single liquidity pool, making it much more efficient and flexible compared to traditional DEXs that usually would require multiple separate pools or a swap aggregator to deliver the same swap quality. We call this synthesis of liquidity

The Althea Whitepaper 2.0 introduced several enhancements to the original Althea protocol, expanding its capabilities while maintaining its core design principles: * Althea L1: A layer 1 protocol designed for machine-to-machine payments * Liquid Infrastructure: A native feature of Althea L1 that bridges the gap between RWA and DeFi * Improved appliance

One of the core design goals of Althea L1 is to support machine-to-machine payments, in stablecoins, with high reliability and low operational difficulty. Every component of the chain has been evaluated with this goal in mind, including the iFi DEX and the EVM entry and exit points. A key challenge

While the iFi DEX was initially forked from Ambient, we have made two major advancements. The first is integrating events for an ultra-fast backend and long-term operational stability. The second is introducing a first-of-its-kind open rewards system. What Do You Mean by “Open Rewards”? Many DEXes incorporate rewards mechanisms to

The iFi DEX offers an unprecedented level of configurability—including features like modifying the fee tiers of an active pool, a capability not possible in a Uniswap v3-based DEX. Beyond configurability, the iFi DEX is also upgradeable, allowing for functionality expansions and bug fixes. Typically, such admin functions are managed

If you have already read the previous blog posts on Althea L1’s design and scalability, you’ve likely noticed a recurring theme: Althea L1 is built for practical, robust problem-solving, with a focus on meeting real-world customer needs today. Althea L1 is focused on Infrastructure Finance (iFi), a new

In my last blog I talked about Althea L1 and the Althea Protocol . In this post we will discuss transaction throughput, focusing on Althea L1's real capacity requirements needed to facilitate iFi (Infrastructure Finance) at scale. This topic is covered more concisely in the Althea whitepaper, but I

The best technology makes something completely new possible. It represents a radical departure from existing paradigms to create a new way of thinking. Introducing Althea L1 Althea L1 is a groundbreaking blockchain designed to support Infrastructure Finance (iFi) a new category of blockchain applications that combines concepts from DeFi (Decentralized

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