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What is Velas?
Velas is a full EVM/eBPF hybrid chain that offers high security, scalability, and performance while keeping transaction finality down to just 1.2 seconds and carbon emissions down to a bare minimum. Velas blockchain is the fork of Solana with embedded EVM integration. Mainnet launched in 2019.
Transaction Throughput:
Up to 75 000 TPS
Transaction Fee:
$0.00001
Transaction Finality:
1.2 sec
Transaction Throughput:
~1000-5000 TPS
Transaction Fee:
~$6
Transaction Finality:
6 mins (32 blocks)
Transaction Throughput:
~160 TPS
Transaction Fee:
$0.15
Transaction Finality:
75 sec
Transaction Throughput:
Up to 7 000 TPS
Transaction Fee:
~$0.000169
Transaction Finality:
30 mins to 1.5+ hours
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Launch Ethereum dApps on Velas
Maintains 100% support for smart contracts & dApps built on the Ethereum stack
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Become a validator
Get extra income by validating transactions
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Integrate $VLX token with exchanges
Learn more on how to integrate Velas with exchanges and wallets
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Developer Documentation
Browse our developer documentation to discover tutorials and start coding
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Tutorials that help
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Tools
Use tools that help developers and engineers to build on Velas in a more convenient way.
Using Velas CLI
To interact with a Velas cluster, we use its command-line interface, also known as the CLI. We use the command-line because it is the first place where the Velas core team deploys new functionality.
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Velas native block explorer
Using a native block explorer, you can discover and search for information about blocks, accounts, transactions, programs, and tokens.
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Velas EVM explorer
Using EVM explorer, developers and users can gain information about blocks, total transactions, and wallet addresses. They can also switch and discover different environments, including testnets and mainnets.
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Velas Clusters
Velas maintains several different clusters with different purposes. Developers can Testnet and Mainnet that include both native and EVM opportunities
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Velas Grants Program
Kickstart your project with the Velas grant program to reach new levels.
Velas Hackathons
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Velas Incubator SOON
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