Introduction

Overview

Foundation is a tool created to enable the seamless exchange of tokenized values in an ecosystem-agnostic fashion, addressing the limitations of decentralized trading caused by the fragmenting nature of blockchains, which result in dispersed liquidity and a suboptimal user experience.

Featuring a hybrid orderbook/omni-chain aggregation core and setting our performance bar at par with industry leaders, Foundation allows users to seamlessly trade predefined values across ecosystems, and settle trades on any blockchain where Foundation is deployed.

We believe the future of digital asset trading will be characterized by these core values:

User defined value

The Foundation is a trading primitive designed to facilitate the transaction of tokens. An orderbook sequencer enables anybody to audit transactions within the network in real time. Settlement can occur on any ecosystem where the Foundation is deployed. Users determine what’s traded and what their tokens represent.

Built to Evolve

Foundation's modular design allows it to adapt to the evolving needs of users. Built to facilitate high throughput transactions across a network blockchains, Foundation is a dynamic tool that enables simple blockchain abstraction and high user driven customizations.

Complete transparency & decentralization

As a non-custodial platform, Foundation secures assets through smart contracts. Validators stake collateral to earn fees and verify transactions. while clearing Members provide bridge liquidity, facilitating withdrawals and earning the majority of network fees.

Federated clearing

Foundation is wholly owned and operated by its community of users. Secured by a federation of validators ensuring just-in-time settlement across all ecosystems where Foundation is deployed. Fees generated within the ecosystem are programmatically distributed to the members of the Foundation Network. These values combine cohesively with Foundation’s trading engine, offering a CEX-like trading experience with all the benefits that come with operating in a permissionless fashion.

We aim for the supreme objective: transcending blockchain by re-defining tokenized economies and abstracting blockchains.