What LiberX is
LiberX is a sovereign Layer 1 blockchain purpose-built for perpetual trading. Block production and finality are decoupled:
- Validators stream preconfirms over a low-latency path (target 1–5 ms at the gateway).
- BFT finality follows asynchronously and cannot be reverted unless > ⅔ of stake collude.
Why a dedicated chain
General-purpose L1s treat every transaction the same. Perpetuals need a different shape: very high read throughput on orderbooks, deterministic fee accounting, and a matching engine that doesn't pay gas per fill. LiberX inlines these paths instead of putting them behind EVM storage.
Components at a glance
- gateway-server — public edge: REST, WebSocket, auth, rate limits.
- validator-shadow-devnet / mainnet-validator — consensus, matching, settlement.
- settlement-substrate — pallet that maintains positions, funding, fee rebates, LP shares.
- networked-shadow-devnet — test harness that simulates multi-region latency.