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Initia combines the first and second layers, providing a core blockchain (Initia L1) and a network of customizable rollups, making it easier to build and manage blockchain applications.
The Interwoven Stack provides innovative tools suitable for developers, including solutions for bridging, governance, liquidity, and much more.
InitiaDEX provides liquidity across the network, while the VIP program and INIT token rewards incentivize active users and projects.
Introduction
Initia is a blockchain project that combines a layer one blockchain with a network of customizable layer two rollups. Its idea is to facilitate the process of building blockchains and applications for developers — without the need to deal with all the technical complexities that usually come with it. By using integrated tools and infrastructure, Initia helps create an interconnected, scalable, and user-friendly multi-chain ecosystem.
Key features of the Initia project
Many blockchain projects leave every decision to developers, which can lead to slow execution or messy setups, whereas the Initia project takes a different approach. The project pre-defines some difficult infrastructure choices — such as how to store data, how to communicate between blockchains, and how to use middleware — so that developers can focus on building outstanding applications.
This led to the emergence of what is known as the Interwoven Stack — a set of tools and systems that make it easy to launch and manage custom blockchains (also known as rollups).
How Initia Works
Initia consists of three main parts:
Initia L1: The layer one blockchain to which all other elements of the project are connected.
Interwoven Rollups: Custom layer two chains that operate on Initia L1.
Interwoven Stack: A development framework that provides tools, standards, and infrastructure for building and operating rollups and applications.
Initia L1: The foundational layer
Initia L1 is built using the Cosmos SDK and acts as the main coordination and liquidity layer. As the foundational layer, it participates in various functions, including:
Security: Rollups connect to the L1 layer for security features such as token binding, data verification, and fraud detection.
Liquidity: It features an integrated decentralized trading platform called InitiaDEX, which makes it easier for users and rollups to swap tokens and share liquidity.
Connectivity: L1 helps different rollups communicate with each other and can also assist them in connecting to other blockchain ecosystems.
Incentives: L1 runs reward programs like the VIP program (the earned benefits program) and guaranteed liquidity.
Interwoven Rollups
Rollups are like mini blockchain chains built on the Initia L1 layer. Their main feature is their flexibility, allowing developers to customize the key aspects of their rollups, including:
Virtual machine: You can choose between the Ethereum Virtual Machine (for compatibility with the Ethereum network), MoveVM, or WasmVM.
Fees and transaction fees: Would you like to use INIT, stablecoins, or your own tokens, or a variety of assets? Each rollup can define its own fee systems.
Transaction ordering: Developers have the option to implement custom methods for transaction ordering, which can be useful for more specific requirements.
Simply put, you can customize your own layer two blockchain without having to start from scratch.
The Interwoven Stack
The Interwoven Stack is a set of tools that simplifies the development and operation of rollups, providing you with the tools you need to launch and manage your rollup from day one. The Interwoven Stack includes:
Pre-packaged software development kits designed to create rollups and achieve integration with Initia L1.
Native solutions for tasks like bridging, messaging, governance, and liquidity management.
A set of standards and templates that help ensure compatibility across the entire ecosystem.
InitiaDEX Platform
InitiaDEX is the decentralized trading platform integrated into Initia L1, supporting weighted pools (like Balancer) for trading various assets and StableSwap pools for trading assets with similar values (like stablecoins).
The decentralized platform is designed to be the main place for rollups to access and share liquidity, enabling routine and advanced swaps across rollups, and serving as a foundation for applications reliant on deep and available liquidity.
The decentralized platform also supports guaranteed liquidity, where some liquidity pools are approved by governance to serve as storage assets. This helps achieve compatibility between network security and economic incentives with market activities.
Ecosystem Rewards
To keep users and developers engaged, Initia operates a VIP program, which distributes INIT tokens to rollups and users based on factors such as:
Total value locked in the rollup.
On-chain activity (such as the number of transactions).
Participation in governance.
This system is designed to reward projects and users who contribute to the development of the network.
Other tools in the ecosystem
Initia also includes:
Initia Application: A dashboard to explore the ecosystem.
Initia Explorer: Block Explorer
Usernames on Initia: A name service that works across rollups.
Initia multi-signature wallet: A tool for managing wallets that have multiple signers.
These features are designed to make using the ecosystem easier for developers and end users.
INIT token
INIT is the native token of the Initia ecosystem, and here we clarify its role:
Transaction fees: Used to pay transaction fees on both the layer one and eligible rollups.
Staking: Helps secure the network when users delegate their INIT tokens.
Governance: Allows holders to vote on how the network evolves.
Rewards: Used in reward programs like VIP to incentivize activity.
The total supply of INIT tokens is one billion tokens, part of which is allocated for storage, part for developers, and part for users through programs like the Binance Launchpool.
INIT in Binance Launchpool
On April 17, 2025, Binance announced that INIT tokens are the 68th project in the Binance Launchpool. Users who reserved BNB, FDUSD, and USDC tokens during the collection period qualified for INIT rewards, with a total of 30 million INIT tokens allocated for the program, representing 3% of the total token supply.
After the collection period, INIT tokens will be listed for trading on Binance with a launch label, allowing them to be traded against USDT, USDC, BNB, FDUSD, and TRY pairs.
Closing thoughts
The Initia project offers a standardized and user-friendly approach for developers to build scalable blockchain applications, combining a layer one blockchain with customizable rollups and a full toolkit for developers. Initia aims to facilitate application building in the web 3 world without the usual hurdles that come with multi-chain setups.
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