Welcome to POA
POA Core encompasses an EVM blockchain as well as product development for the entire Ethereum ecosystem
POA Core is an autonomous network secured by a group of trusted validators. All validators on the network are United States notaries, and their information is publicly available. This distributed group of known validators allows the network to provide fast and inexpensive transactions.
POA organization also develops products and tools to improve interoperability, infrastructure and transparency throughout the ecosystem. These include BlockScout, an open-source explorer, TokenBridge, a multi-chain asset-transfer solution.
Engaging with POA Core will help you experience and create a first-class application on our platform. Welcome to POA Core!
About our Logo
All POA Projects utilize Identicon to generate unique logos. A hash of the project name along with the project color scheme is used to create the visual identity for each project. This creates consistency while highlighting the uniqueness of each project.
Features
Known Validators
POA's consensus mechanism is unique in the public blockchain space. United States notaries serve as validators providing consensus and protecting the chain.
POADAO Consensus
POA consensus is unique in the public blockchain space. The POA DAO(Decentralized Autonomous Organization) is composed of US Notaries who secure the network and validate transactions.
Bridged Native Token
The POA Native Coin can be bridged to the ETH mainnet as POA20
On-Chain Randomness
A RANDAO-like process creates reliable randomness on the POA Network
Use Cases
Scalability for BlockChain Games
POA Network provides optimal conditions for game development and play
Community-Based Currencies
POA Network served as the base layer for local currency generation & exchange
Subsidized Transactions
Low per-transaction fees enable applications to pay for user interactions
Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
POA20 can be used with DeFi applications on the Ethereum Mainnet
POA Tokens
The POA token is the native token or coin of the POA Network. It is used on the POA Network for transactional purposes, for transaction fees (gas), and as a reward mechanism for validators. DApps such as DopeRaider use POA for in-game purchases as well as transaction costs, while others like Geon leverage POA for gas fees while providing users with their own in-game tokens.
The POA20 token is a representation of the POA token available to use on the Ethereum mainnet. It is an ERC20 token which has all of the same properties as the POA token but is compatible with the mainnet.
DApp Spotlights
Decentralized Applications (DApps) are the lifeblood of the Ethereum ecosystem. DApps are typically composed of on-chain smart contracts that process and store data paired with a front-end application for display and interaction.
DApps can take many forms including games, finance, social, bridges, voting apps - basically any application which can be configured to run in a distributed, decentralized network.
Developers choose POA network (and the Sokol testnet and xDai Chain) to run their DApps for two primary reasons. Transactions process quickly and fees are minimal. With the TokenBridge architecture, projects can also create DApps that utilize POA-based networks for the "heavy lifting" and then leverage bridges to move assets procured on a POA-based network to the Ethereum Mainnet.