Fuse protocol on Chainstack

Fuse is a decentralized blockchain-powered platform and technology stack whose goal is to enable genuine mass adoption of crypto payments and decentralized finance (DeFi).

The Fuse Network blockchain. The EVM-compatible public blockchain is the decentralized, permissionless backbone of the Fuse platform and ecosystem.

Fuse Network uses delegated Proof of Stake (dPoS) to provide Sybil protection and the AuRa mechanism for achieving consensus. It has an average block interval of 5 seconds.

Are you a validator or network participant?

Dedicated Fuse nodes are perfect for you

• Lighting-speed full node deployments via Chainstack Bolt: only ~5 minutes
• Dedicated Fuse node without any limits for request rates or data query volume
• Wide hosting options and locations: US, Europe, and APAC
• Flexible and affordable pricing: pay-as-you-go
• GraphQL, node logs, and monitoring
• Priority ticket handling

Are you an operator?

Shared Fuse nodes are your best choice

• Get basic access to the Fuse mainnet and testnests in a few simple steps
• Connect to a shared resource in AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Pick a geographical location with the lowest latencies
• Robust infrastructure
• Free of charge
• Standard support

In addition to the information about the transactions processed by Fuse Network, its nodes also permanently store and update the code and current state of smart contracts.

On the network nodes, smart contracts are stored and executed in a special environment called the Fuse Virtual Machine (the Fuse VM). The Fuse VM is currently broadly compatible with Ethereum's virtual machine (EVM).

This means that any smart contract or decentralized application (dApp) that can be deployed on Ethereum or another EVM-compatible chain will also function if deployed on Fuse Network, including the ERC-20 and ERC-721 standard-compatible contracts, for instance. No modification of the smart contract code is required.

Fuse Network is connected to a range of major blockchains via leading third-party interoperability platforms, including Multichain, Connext, Allbridge, Elk Finance, as well as Fuse’s own bridge accessible via the interface on Voltage Finance.

The FUSE token is the native currency of the Fuse Network blockchain and platform, just like ETH is on Ethereum.

FUSE utility:

1. Transaction fees Being the native currency on the Fuse blockchain, FUSE is required to pay fees to the network in order to approve transactions.
2. Validation Token holders can stake Fuse to become a validator. The minimal staking requirement is 100K. The network is growing, currently there are 60+ validators (https://health.fuse.io/).
3. Voting Validators vote on protocol changes with their staked Fuse (their delegators’ contribution included). Which means validators with higher amounts of Fuse staked can have a bigger vote on network upgrades and governance changes.
4. Staking (for delegators) Any FUSE holder can choose one or more validators to delegate any amount of FUSE they wish. They receive a share of the Fuse block rewards proportional to the share of their stake in the total stake, minus the minimum 15% fee paid to the validator(s).
5. Payments As FUSE is the native currency on Fuse Network, sending it does not require interactions with smart contracts. Thus, FUSE transfers are potentially faster and less costly in terms of transaction fees.

The Fuse Network platform differs from many other public blockchain platforms in that it includes an open-source mobile-centric plug-and-play infrastructure for crypto payments and DeFi.

The infrastructure currently consists of two major elements:

1. The Fuse Studio platform and API for creating and managing token-powered communities on Fuse.
2. The Fuse Wallet technology for creating mobile wallets interoperable with Fuse Studio and the communities created through it.