Core Concepts

This section introduces the foundational ideas and features that make Polymesh unique. Explore the topics below to understand how Polymesh is purpose-built for regulated markets:

• Architecture: Technical stack, consensus, and network design.
• POLYX: The native token for transaction fees, staking, and network operation.
• Identity: On-chain identity is required for all identity and asset related participants, enabling compliance and secure access control. Basic POLYX transfers and staking (excluding validator activities) do not require a DID.
• Assets: Issue and manage fungible and non-fungible assets, with protocol-level standardization and lifecycle management.
• Asset Holdings: How identities hold assets — via portfolios or directly on an account.
• Compliance: Enforce rules for asset transfers and ownership at the protocol level, supporting regulatory requirements.
• Settlement (Transfers): Transfer assets on-chain with atomic, multi-asset, and multi-party support.
• Confidential Assets: Privacy-preserving asset transfers with zero-knowledge cryptography while maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Corporate Actions: Automate distributions, voting, and other on-chain events related to assets.
• Portfolios: Organize and segregate assets, assign custody, and manage permissions.
• Governance: On-chain governance for managing network upgrades and permissions.
• Polymesh Private: Private, permissioned deployments of the Polymesh blockchain.