8.3 From Application to Infrastructure - Introducing ValueChain

ValueChain is the infrastructure behind SoDEX, a foundation for a broader financial transformation. Designed from the ground up for performance, scalability, and modular execution, it delivers:

• High-performance architecture - including global trading platforms with complex matching requirements and transaction systems with massive concurrent volumes

• Containerized blockchain architecture - where the host chain, produced by the consensus algorithm, serves as the host layer of ValueChain. the host chain contains multiple guest chains, including an EVM-compatible system chain (syschain) and several application chains (appchains). The syschain is responsible for managing the general system state of ValueChain and supporting all EVM-compatible dApps. Each appchain maintains the transactions performed by its corresponding dApp. ValueChain has:

  • A spot order-book appchain for SoDEX Spot

  • A perps order-book appchain for SoDEX Perpetuals

  • Future customized appchains - including, but not limited to, RWA, stablecoins, lending protocols, and other emerging financial use cases

• Interoperable guest chains - while each guest-chain in ValueChain is logically independent, their data are all stored physically colocated within blocks of the host chain. This design allows us to implement fast, reliable message passing channels within the host chain to achieve instant interoperability between guest chains.

SoDEX is ValueChain’s first application and its initial two appchains - powering the spot and perpetual trading, respectively. SoDEX offers a glimpse into the limitless possibilities of what ValueChain can achieve.