Zelonis is a high-performance, modular, next-generation Layer 1 blockchain protocol built to support decentralized applications at internet scale. It introduces PoToS (Proof of Time over Stake), a novel consensus mechanism that blends the economic security of PoS with time-based commitment to enhance fairness, sustainability, and performance.
Zelonis aims to solve the scalability trilemma — decentralization, scalability, and security — by integrating innovations across consensus, networking, and virtual machine layers. Its protocol is optimized for:
- High-throughput use cases (DeFi, real-time gaming, supply chain, AI compute)
- Sustainable long-term validator participation
- Instant finality with deterministic block production
- Parallel execution and stateless validation
Zelonis combines time as a cryptographic resource with stake-based validation for a secure, permissionless consensus that rewards long-term commitment over short-term capital shifts.
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
| PoToS Consensus | Stake-based validator selection with verifiable time commitment |
| ZeloVM | WebAssembly (WASM) virtual machine optimized for speed and safety |
| ZNet | libp2p-based gossip network supporting validator signaling and sync |
| FastState | In-memory state sharding and pruning for rapid execution |
| ZelDB | RocksDB-based persistent state with Merkle-backed proofs |
| ZeloTx | Smart contract and transaction execution engine |
✅ 100,000+ TPS via state sharding and parallelism
⛓️ Finality in seconds, not minutes
🔐 Slashing for malicious validators and downtime
🌱 Green consensus with no mining required
PoToS innovates by factoring time into the consensus equation.
Stake Weight: Validators stake ZEL to participate
Time Weight: Validator uptime and continuous participation are rewarded
VDF Ticks: Verifiable Delay Functions used for randomness and fairness
Epoch Rotation: Validators rotate each epoch based on time-weighted randomness
Prevents stake centralization
Discourages fast churn and "flash" validators
Encourages long-term ecosystem alignment
Website: https://zelonis.org
Twitter: https://x.com/ZelonisNetwork
Telegram: https://t.me/zelonisofficial
Explorer: https://zelscope.space
Wallet: https://zellet.org