What is Camino?
Introductionβ
Camino is an open-source platform for launching decentralized applications and enterprise blockchain deployments in one interoperable, highly scalable ecosystem. Camino is built for the scale of the global touristic market, with near-instant transaction finality. Ethereum developers can quickly build on Camino as Solidity works out-of-the-box.
CAMβ
CAM is the native token of Camino. Itβs a hard-capped, scarce asset that is used to pay for fees, secure the platform through staking, and provide a basic unit of account between the multiple subnets created on Camino. 1 nCAM
is equal to 0.000000001 CAM
.
Camino Consensus Protocolβ
Protocols in the Camino family operate through repeated sub-sampled voting.
In the common case when a transaction has no conflicts, finalization happens very quickly. When conflicts exist, honest validators quickly cluster around conflicting transactions, entering a positive feedback loop until all correct validators prefer that transaction. This leads to the acceptance of non-conflicting transactions and the rejection of conflicting transactions.
Learn more technical components of the Camino consensus protocol by reading the Avalanche whitepaper.
Key Featuresβ
Speedβ
Uses a consensus protocol, developed by a team of Cornell computer scientists, and is able to permanently confirm transactions in under 1 second.
Scalabilityβ
Capable of 4,500 transactions per secondβan order of magnitude greater than existing blockchains.
Securityβ
Ensures stronger security guarantees well-above the 51% standard of other networks.
Flexibilityβ
Easily create custom blockchains and decentralized apps that contain almost any arbitrary logic.
Sustainabilityβ
Uses energy-efficient proof-of-stake consensus algorithm rather than proof-of-work.
Smart Contract Supportβ
Supports the creation of Solidity smart contracts and your favorite Ethereum tools like Remix, Metamask, Truffle, and more.
Private and Public Blockchainsβ
Create your own public or private blockchains.
Designed for the touristic marketβ
Native support for easily creating digital smart assets with complex, custom rulesets.