As blockchain networks grow and serve more users, their scale—measured by the volume of transactions and participants—can both solve and create challenges.

Blockchains running programs that automate agreements, like smart contracts, often face significant challenges, especially those with large, active user bases. Too many users are trying to do things simultaneously, and the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) at its center simply can’t do all the transactions the ecosystem wants in quick succession, one after another. Limited space on the blockchain can also increase competition for inclusion in blocks, driving up transaction fees during times of heavy use.

If there’s one thing that stops a growing platform from keeping its users happy, it’s slow and expensive transactions on its applications. Web3 distribution platform Galxe, one of the crypto world’s busiest platforms with over 31 million users, sought to address these common issues when designing its own tailor-made blockchain, Gravity.

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Author: Will McCurdy