Something, that has never existed before!
So from one side, we have Sei Network, DeFi layer 1 blockchain. The fastest layer 1 is optimized to give DeFi apps an unfair advantage, enabling entirely new financial products.
And from another side - Nitro, the first Solana VM chain, serves as the gateway between the Solana and Cosmos ecosystems.
Nitro lets developers deploy existing Solana smart contracts with no changes, while users can seamlessly access these apps with Solana wallets. This creates a low-friction environment for Solana developers and users to access the broader Cosmos ecosystem.
Nitro will be the scalability engine for the Solana VM (SVM) - allowing teams to quickly spin up SVM rollups that can use any L1 for data availability and settlement. Nitro can be used to create app-specific rollups like dYdX or Immutable or general-purpose rollups like Arbitrum. Nitro's first deployment serves as the port for Solana teams to expand to the Cosmos ecosystem while leveraging the same powerful Sealevel VM they're used to.
How Nitro Works
Deeper dive into Nitro and its possible use cases.
Apps built on Nitro can leverage the powerful Solana execution environment while gaining IBC interoperability. Developers can deploy existing Solana smart contracts while users can seamlessly access these apps with common Solana wallets. Nitro is running the Solana VM as an optimistic rollup on Sei, a Layer 1 in Cosmos that is IBC and ICA (Interchain Accounts) enabled. This architecture allows Solana apps to easily expand to Cosmos and access IBC assets.
Transaction lifecycle
Nitro block production is managed through a sequencer akin to Optimism and Arbitrum which will enable instant transaction confirmation. Afterward, batched transactions are submitted to Sei. Verifiers can submit fraud proofs to Sei, which will ensure that the state changes are valid.
Here are some elementary use cases for Nitro SVM:
Why build on Nitro?