Native geo-sharding, parallel transaction-chain validation, linear throughput growth. No rollups, no layer-2 patches — sharding is baked into the protocol.
The network natively partitions state along identity boundaries — no global mempool, no shared ledger, no cross-shard bottleneck.
Replicated across regions. Validators only process the shards they hold — workload scales with the network, not with global state.
Throughput grows linearly as nodes and shards are added — no consensus bottleneck, no global sequencing.
Most blockchains share one global state, so sharding requires either coordinated cross-shard messaging (slow, error-prone) or rollup workarounds (centralized sequencers, withdrawal delays). ATSHI sharding works because state is already partitioned by design: every identity is its own chain, every chain is its own shard. There is nothing to coordinate.
State sharding, execution sharding, and geographic sharding — combined at the protocol level.
Each identity is its own transaction chain. State is partitioned by design — no validator ever holds the full global ledger, only the shards they are responsible for.
Validators process independent chains in parallel. WASM contracts execute deterministically inside their own shard, with zero contention between unrelated transactions.
Shards are mapped to geographic patches and replicated across regions. Latency stays low for local workloads while global availability is guaranteed.
Throughput grows in lockstep with node count. Add shards, add capacity — without protocol changes.
No async messaging, no fraud proofs, no withdrawal windows. Sharding is native, not bolted on.
Geo-patches keep validation close to users. Local transactions stay local, global ones replicate seamlessly.
Validators only handle their assigned shards. Hardware requirements stay modest even as the network grows.
Combined with self-repair, lost shards are automatically redistributed to healthy nodes across regions.
Throughput per region scales with regional demand — ideal for supply chain, retail, and financial workloads.
| Capability | Ethereum | Solana | Polkadot | Near | ATSHI Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native sharding | Rollups only | No (monolithic) | Parachains | Yes (4 shards) | Yes (per-identity) |
| Cross-shard coordination | Bridge / sequencer | N/A | XCM messaging | Async receipts | None required |
| Throughput scaling | Per-rollup, fragmented | Vertical only | Per-parachain | Limited shards | Linear, unbounded |
| Geo-distribution | None | None | None | None | Native geo-patches |
| Validator hardware | Heavy (full state) | Very heavy | Heavy | Moderate | Light (per shard) |
Sharded infrastructure is what makes enterprise blockchain workloads viable.