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What is Camino?

Introduction​

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.

CAM​

CAM is the native token of Camino. It’s 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 Protocol​

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 Features​

Speed​

Uses a consensus protocol, developed by a team of Cornell computer scientists, and is able to permanently confirm transactions in under 1 second.

Scalability​

Capable of 4,500 transactions per second–an order of magnitude greater than existing blockchains.

Security​

Ensures stronger security guarantees well-above the 51% standard of other networks.

Flexibility​

Easily create custom blockchains and decentralized apps that contain almost any arbitrary logic.

Sustainability​

Uses energy-efficient proof-of-stake consensus algorithm rather than proof-of-work.

Smart Contract Support​

Supports the creation of Solidity smart contracts and your favorite Ethereum tools like Remix, Metamask, Truffle, and more.

Private and Public Blockchains​

Create your own public or private blockchains.

Designed for the touristic market​

Native support for easily creating digital smart assets with complex, custom rulesets.