About Swellchain

Overview

Swellchain operates as a restaking-powered Layer 2 network built on the OP Stack. The network extends Ethereum's security through EigenLayer's restaking mechanism while leveraging Optimism's proven infrastructure for transaction processing and scalability.

Technical Architecture

Restaking Infrastructure

Swellchain implements three vertically integrated AltLayer Actively Validated Services (AVSs) that work together to provide security and performance:

MACH AVS provides fast finality and cross-rollup interoperability, completing transaction confirmation in under 10 seconds compared to Ethereum's ~13 minute finality. This enables efficient bridge operations and MEV mitigation.

VITAL AVS handles state verification through fraud proofs or ZK proofs, providing L1-level security guarantees through permissionless verification nodes. The service maintains high availability while enabling community participation through staking.

SQUAD AVS decentralizes the sequencing layer by distributing transaction ordering across multiple nodes. This eliminates single points of failure and enables community participation through sequencer staking, while providing censorship resistance.

These services leverage EigenLayer's restaking mechanism to provide shared security across the network while maintaining decentralization and performance.

Optimism Integration

The network operates as part of the Optimism Superchain, inheriting:

interface IOptimismFeatures {
    // Shared security model
    function bridging() external;
    function governance() external;
    function upgrades() external;
    function communication() external;
}

Network Specifications

Performance Metrics

Metric	Value
Block Time	~2 seconds
Time to Finality	~10m (300 blocks)
Gas Limit	30,000,000

Security Model

Swellchain implements a multi-layered security approach:

Base security from Ethereum through EigenLayer restaking
Additional validation through distributed AVS networks
Optimism's proven fraud-proof system
Decentralized sequencer network

Economic Design

The network operates with a dual-token model:

interface ITokenomics {
    // Native gas token
    function WETH() external returns (address);
    
    // Governance token
    function SWELL() external returns (address);
}

Transaction fees are split between:

Restakers providing security
AVS operators maintaining network services
Protocol treasury for ongoing development

Development Focus

Swellchain prioritizes:

Scalable DeFi infrastructure
Cross-chain interoperability
Developer-friendly environment

Network Status

View current network status here

Future Development

The development roadmap focuses on:

Expanding AVS integrations
Implementing advanced MEV protection
Enhancing cross-chain capabilities
Scaling validator participation