Avalanche

Avalanche is an open-source platform for launching DApps and enterprise blockchain deployments.

Avalanche consists of the following main chains:

• Platform Chain (P-Chain) — the metadata chain that coordinates validators, tracks the X-Chains and the C-Chains, and allows for the creation of X-Chains and C-Chains.
• Exchange Chain (X-Chain) — the chain for creating and exchanging digital assets. The X-Chain is an instance of Avalanche Virtual Machine (AVM).
• Contract Chain (C-Chain) — the chain for smart contracts. The C-Chain is an instance of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

Consensus

Avalanche has the Snowman consensus (opens new window) algorithm with validators that stake AVAX to participate in the consensus.

See also

• Avalanche overview (opens new window)
• Avalanche consensus (opens new window)