Solayer: Reconstructing Crypto infrastructure with original hardware acceleration Layer 1, InfiniSVM and the Emerald Card define a new practical paradigm.

In the current context where homogenization is severe in the Web3 infrastructure track, Solayer breaks industry inertia with its original hardware-accelerated Layer 1 architecture—its self-developed InfiniSVM engine achieves 1 million+ TPS, unlimited scalability, and ultra-low latency through hardware-level breakthroughs, redefining the performance boundary of on-chain finance; the accompanying Emerald Card deeply binds this performance advantage, creating an original product closed loop of 'global consumption + instant commission earning'. This dual-driven model of 'technical originality + product innovation' not only makes Solayer a pioneer of hardware-accelerated Layer 1 but also pushes DeFi and institutional adoption into a new stage of practicality.

I. InfiniSVM: Original hardware acceleration Layer 1, reconstructing the on-chain performance ceiling.

Solayer's core technological barrier lies in the original introduction of hardware acceleration into Layer 1 design—differentiating from the industry's common reliance on 'software sharding for performance', InfiniSVM achieves a leap from 'performance compromise' to 'hardware-level breakthrough' through its original architecture of 'FPGA chips + InfiniBand + RDMA', with its core capabilities and industry value reflected in three dimensions:

• Original performance metrics: 1 million+ TPS, unlimited scalability, and ultra-low latency.

The performance breakthrough of InfiniSVM comes from hardware-level reconstruction: embedding the transaction verification module directly into customized FPGA chips (instead of relying on general-purpose servers), combined with a 100Gbps bandwidth InfiniBand high-speed network and RDMA remote data transmission technology, achieving an original mechanism of 'computational offloading + parallel processing'. The current test network has stably supported 500,000+ TPS, and the mainnet with 1 million+ TPS is entering the final debugging stage, with transaction confirmation latency as low as 0.8 ms, and supporting unlimited scalability with 'dynamic node expansion'—as the number of global hardware nodes (over 120 connected) increases, the computational power can be linearly enhanced, completely solving the traditional Layer 1 pain point of 'fixed performance limits'.

• Original positioning: The pioneer of hardware-accelerated Layer 1, rewriting the rules of DeFi and institutional adoption.

Solayer is one of the few projects in the industry that truly implements 'hardware-accelerated Layer 1', rather than 'software optimization + hardware assistance' pseudo-innovation:

◦ On DeFi: Traditional Layer 1 struggles to support core scenarios such as high-frequency quantitative trading and real-time settlement due to performance bottlenecks—InfiniSVM's 1 million+ TPS can handle tens of thousands of DeFi settlement instructions per second, with 0.8 ms latency ensuring no slippage in settlement prices. Data from a leading DeFi protocol testing shows that after integrating InfiniSVM, settlement efficiency improved by 300%, and the bad debt rate was reduced to 0.01%;

◦ On institutions: Institutions are most concerned about 'compliance + performance stability' upon entry. InfiniSVM achieves a 99.99% transaction success rate and resistance to T-level DDoS attacks through industrial-grade hardware design, and supports real-time compliance auditing of on-chain data—currently, two traditional asset management institutions have adopted it as the 'RWA tokenization trading foundation', and a European fund reported that 'InfiniSVM's high concurrency and low latency make us confident to bring $100 million worth of RWA assets on-chain'.

• Original practical scenarios: From high-frequency trading to AI + on-chain, unlocking diverse landing possibilities.

The hardware performance of InfiniSVM is not 'parameter show-off', but is designed for original use cases targeting real needs:

◦ High-frequency quantitative trading: Cryptocurrency quantitative strategies often miss trading opportunities due to Layer 1 delays. InfiniSVM's 0.8 ms latency can increase the execution speed of trading instructions by 10 times. Testing by a quantitative team showed that the return on investment of an arbitrage strategy based on InfiniSVM for SOL/USDC increased by 15%;

◦ AI + on-chain data processing: On-chain AI models (such as risk prediction, user behavior analysis) require real-time processing of massive data, and InfiniSVM's hardware computing can offload 70% of the data processing pressure. After integrating with a certain AI + DeFi project, the response time for on-chain risk assessment was reduced from 500 ms to 50 ms, and it supports concurrent analysis of millions of user data;

◦ Cross-border institutional settlement: Traditional cross-border settlements take 1-3 days, while InfiniSVM's high-speed network + low latency can achieve 'real-time on-chain settlement'. In tests conducted by a cross-border payment institution, the settlement time for USD-sUSD cross-border exchange based on InfiniSVM was only 1.2 seconds, with costs reduced by 60%.

II. Emerald Card: Binding InfiniSVM performance to create an original 'consumption + commission earning' product closed loop.

The Emerald Card is not an ordinary Crypto payment tool, but an original product carrier designed by Solayer to unleash the performance value of InfiniSVM—by deeply binding low latency and high concurrency capability with hardware engines, it achieves an innovative experience of 'seamless global consumption + instant on-chain rewards', fundamentally breaking the industry pain points of 'difficult Crypto consumption and slow commission earning':

• Performance binding: InfiniSVM safeguards payments, achieving 'seamless consumption'.

The core advantage of the Emerald Card stems from its original collaborative design with InfiniSVM: Solayer has developed a 'payment-specific computing cluster' exclusively for the card, which connects directly to InfiniSVM's hardware parallel processing module, allowing consumption instructions to bypass queuing with other on-chain transactions—relying on InfiniSVM's 0.8 ms latency, the settlement of 'Crypto → local fiat currency' can be completed within 1.2 seconds, with a success rate of 99.9%, and it supports over 40 million Visa/Mastercard merchants worldwide. Whether buying coffee at a convenience store in New York or paying for early education fees for children in Tokyo, 'scan to pay, seconds to receive' can be achieved, with an experience far exceeding traditional Crypto payment tools (average settlement time of 3-5 seconds).

• Global consumption: Breaking geographical limits, Crypto can truly be 'spent'.

Leveraging the global node network of InfiniSVM (covering North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific), the Emerald Card enables 'cross-region indiscriminate payments'—users need not worry about payment failures due to regional computational power differences, as they can use SOL, sSOL, or sUSD for consumption in over 120 countries and regions, with cross-border payment exchange rate errors at <0.01%, and no traditional bank exchange fees of 1.5%-3%. A cross-border e-commerce seller reported that using the Emerald Card to pay a European supplier (20,000 USD) saved $500 in bank wire fees, with settlement time only 1.1 seconds.

• Emerald Rewards: The original 'spend to earn' mechanism builds a user retention closed loop.

Solayer designs the original Emerald Rewards program, deeply binding 'consumption' with 'asset appreciation':

1. Instant on-chain commission: Users earn 0.01 LAYER (Solayer's native token) for every $1 spent, with commissions pushed to wallets within 10 seconds, with no expiration and no redemption threshold—based on the current LAYER price ($0.55-$0.62), users spending $2,000 monthly can earn $11-12.4 monthly, and if returning to the historical high of $2.55, monthly rewards could reach $51;

2. Commission further appreciation: The earned LAYER can be directly staked to InfiniSVM nodes, enjoying an annualized return of 8%-10%; it can also be exchanged for sSOL to participate in further staking, obtaining 6.5% APY—forming an original closed loop of 'spending → earning LAYER → staking appreciation → further consumption', with 88% of activated users using the mechanism more than 5 times a month, far exceeding the industry average user retention rate.

III. Technical and Product Dual Originality: Solayer reconstructs the paradigm of Crypto practicability.

Solayer's industry value lies not only in the innovation of a single technology or product but also in the deep synergy of original technology and original products—InfiniSVM addresses the underlying issue of 'insufficient on-chain performance', while the Emerald Card solves the landing issue of 'performance not being usable', jointly constructing an original ecosystem where 'performance is perceivable, consumption is feasible, and returns are cyclical':

• On users: No need to understand hardware technology; users can intuitively experience the low latency (instant payments) and high stability (no failures) of InfiniSVM through the Emerald Card, while using the Rewards program to achieve 'spending without losing money and earning money';

• On merchants: Accessing the Emerald Card immediately enjoys the hardware-level computing support of InfiniSVM, reducing the payment failure rate from the industry average of 4% to 0.1%, and allows for customized discounts (such as thresholds and commissions) through 'merchant exclusive rights tools', with the proportion of Crypto payments increasing by an average of 25%;

• On institutions: The compliance performance of InfiniSVM combined with the consumption scenarios of the Emerald Card allows institutional assets (such as RWA and stablecoins) to maintain on-chain compliance while quickly entering everyday scenarios, promoting the practical entry of institutional funds.

Summary: Solayer's originality defines a new direction for Crypto infrastructure.

While most projects are still focused on 'software optimization' or 'function replication', Solayer opens up a new track with original hardware acceleration Layer 1 architecture—InfiniSVM not only breaks the performance ceiling but also redefines the technical paradigm of Layer 1; the Emerald Card converts this technical advantage into daily value that users can perceive, achieving a positive cycle of 'performance → practicality → retention'. This original capability allows Solayer to become the 'infrastructure entry point' for DeFi and institutional adoption, further promoting Crypto from 'on-chain digital' to 'everyday essential tools', providing a replicable new paradigm for the practical landing of the industry.

Currently, Solayer's 350 million TVL corresponds to a market value/TVL ratio (0.37-0.45) far below the average level of Web3 financial infrastructure. Coupled with the imminent launch of InfiniSVM mainnet with 1 million+ TPS and the Emerald Card merchant coverage exceeding 1,500, the value brought by its original technology and products still has huge release space—after all, what is most scarce in Web3 is not 'following features' but 'original infrastructure that defines new rules'.