EBLA is not just another blockchain. It uses a Directed Acyclic Graph of blocks (blockDAG) — a fundamentally different architecture that allows parallel processing, faster finality, and higher throughput without sacrificing security.
A traditional blockchain adds blocks in a single chain, one after another. If two miners or validators create a block at the same time, only one wins — the other is discarded. This wastes work and creates a hard throughput ceiling. No matter how many validators you have, the chain can only process one block at a time.
EBLA's blockDAG allows many blocks to be created simultaneously and included in the ledger. Instead of discarding competing blocks, the network keeps them all and uses PBFT consensus to establish a final, agreed ordering. The result: over 5,000 transactions per second, with no wasted work and no single bottleneck.
Multiple blocks created in parallel → PBFT consensus finalizes them all into an ordered, irreversible ledger
"True finality" means a transaction is irreversible — not just unlikely to be undone. Here's how EBLA compares:
Directed Acyclic Graph allowing parallel block production. Multiple validators propose blocks simultaneously without conflicts.
Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance with VRF sortition. 15 of 24 committee members must agree. Asynchronous, lightweight, and fast.
Full Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility. Every Solidity contract, ethers.js call, or MetaMask wallet works without modification.
Asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerant. The network remains secure and live even when nodes act maliciously or go offline.
Database storage compressed with LZ4. Reduces node disk usage by 40–50% compared to uncompressed storage.
Consensus and networking in C++. DPoS staking contracts in Go (compiled to EVM). Battle-tested Taraxa codebase foundation.
| Parameter | Original Taraxa | EBLA | Why it changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consensus quorum | 2/3 (~66.7%) | 15/24 (62.5%) | Custom-tuned threshold for fast finality on a BlockDAG |
| Inactivity penalty | None | −5% per 10h offline | Keeps validators accountable automatically |
| Min commission | None | 10% enforced | Prevents race-to-zero for validators |
| Max stake per validator | None | 1,000,000 EBLA | Spreads voting power across many validators |
| Yield schedule | Fixed rate | 7% decaying to 1% floor | Sustainable long-term economics |
| Ethereum bridge | Active | Removed pending audit | Will return only after independent security review |
| Min gas price | Variable | 1 Gwei enforced | Protects network from spam |