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Tezos
A chain that upgrades itself through on-chain governance, without hard forks.
Token
XTZ
Sector
Self-amending governance chain
Category
L1 networks
Organizations
1
Why it matters
Tezos's defining feature is self-amendment: protocol upgrades are proposed, voted on and adopted on-chain, avoiding the contentious hard forks that have split other networks. It has shipped a long series of upgrades this way and found particular traction in digital art and institutional tokenization pilots, while remaining smaller than the leading smart contract ecosystems.
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Token utility
Baking (staking) to secure the network
On-chain governance voting on protocol upgrades
Transaction fees and smart contract execution
Key risks
Developer mindshare is far below leading ecosystems
Governance participation can concentrate among large stakeholders
Upgrade capability does not by itself attract applications
References
Last verified:
- Home | Tezos
Tezos · tezos.com · primary source
The project's official site, retrieved on the date shown, supporting how it describes itself. It does not establish supply, governance or issuance mechanics.
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Linked organizations
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Supported by
Tezos Foundation
The Tezos Foundation funds and supports protocol research, development, education, and ecosystem growth around Tezos.
Relationship documented by the official source.
Competes with
Cardano
Serves a comparable role, so the two are worth reading side by side.
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Competes with
Algorand
Serves a comparable role, so the two are worth reading side by side.
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Competes with
Ethereum
Serves a comparable role, so the two are worth reading side by side.
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