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Accumulate Frequently Asked Questions<\/h1>\n

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Introduction<\/p>\n

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The Accumulate Protocol is an identity-based, Vetted Delegated Proof-of-Stake\u202fblockchain, with secure, scalable, and extensible features to power\u202fDeFi\u202fapplications.\u202f\u202fAccumulate\u202fcan serve\u202fas a DNS service for the internet. Other chains under Accumulate can be addressed in a standard way via URLs. A\u202ftransaction between chains could be accomplished with Accumulate serving as both the communications layer and an audit layer.\u202f Accumulate will drive DeFi adoption by delivering innovative solutions. In this\u202frespect,\u202f Accumulate\u202fwill become \u201cthe bridge to the digital economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Accumulate is designed to address the biggest fundamental issues with blockchain technology: security, validation, scaling, pruning, and real-world integrations. Accumulate allows the construction of protocols and smart contracts that use their own validators to define rules around transactions and data on the blockchain. In contrast, other blockchains define how users can make rules for the protocol to follow. Accumulate provides the infrastructure for users to define and enforce their own rules, which allows users to retain sovereignty.<\/p>\n

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Accumulate enhances and helps layer 1 protocols like Bitcoin and Ethereum with interoperability that brings speed, scalability, and economical fees. As such, Accumulate helps layer 1 protocols grow their market size. Accumulate is a paradigm shift for how blockchains manage data, tokens, and users. Accumulate is the first blockchain to be completely organized around digital Identities, rather than pseudonymous addresses as is the case with blockchains like Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

Accumulate uses Accumulate Digital Identities\/Identifiers (ADIs) as its core organizational structure. Accumulate leverages ADIs to build powerful application\/blockchain integrations. ADIs are used to collect, organize, validate, and publish data to smart contracts on Ethereum, Solana, Tezos, Cardano, Bitcoin, and other blockchains. ADIs give users the tools they need to dynamically model, manage, and maintain the dynamic nature of blockchain, application, organization integrations.<\/p>\n