Overview
A Short Overview of Arcology's Core Technologies
Arcology is a parallel-execution blockchain built for high-throughput, resource-intensive dApps. It leverages multi-core, multi-threaded architectures to process transactions concurrently with strict state consistency, achieving tens of thousands of TPS and surpassing existing high-performance blockchains.
Arcology also goes further beyond parallel execution. — it not only supports true parallel processing but also provides developer tools that make it easy to write conflict-free smart contracts that fully benefit from parallel execution (most existing contracts do not).
Core Technologies
Parallel Processing is the most effective way to scale in computer science. Supercomputers, AI, quantum computing—every field scales with parallel processing. Blockchain should too.
Arcology is a parallel network capable of processing multiple transactions simultaneously. It can handle tens of thousands of transactions per second, outperforming all existing high-performance blockchains.
Arcology has a parallel processing-focused architecture, a redesign of traditional, sequential-centric blockchain systems. It not only delivers deterministic parallel execution but also removes key Ethereum bottlenecks, such as slow storage access.
For a deep dive, please check out the following topics:
Inter-EVM Parallel Execution – EVM-equivalent and fully composable, enabling multiple EVM instances to run in parallel.
Hybrid Concurrency Control – Blockchain-native concurrency control for parallel execution.
Built-in Conflict Detection & Migration – Identifies state conflicts in real time and moves conflicting transactions to later generations for resolution.
Storage – How dual storage system with flattened database for execution and Merkle Patricia Trie for consensus, enabling fast reads, write and deterministic updates.
Concurrent library for Developers – APIs and data structures that help developers build contention-free smart contracts optimized for parallel execution.
Event-Driven, Microservice-Based Architecture – Scale the nodes horizontally beyond a single machine.
Comparison With Other L2s
Layer 2 solutions aim to overcome Ethereum’s scalability and cost challenges, but many still face limitations in throughput, fee stability, and security. Arcology redefines these benchmarks, delivering unmatched performance and efficiency.
Optimism
~2.5M
~119
Single‑threaded, fixed block limit
Arbitrum
~7M
~333
Single‑threaded, dynamic block limit
Arcology
2B+ @16 cores
10k–15k+
Parallel, multi‑core & multi‑machine
Comparison With Solana
Both achieve high throughput via parallel execution, but Arcology is Ethereum‑native, cluster‑scalable, and runs unmodified Solidity with tools to eliminate contention entirely.
Aspect
Arcology
Solana
Ethereum Compatibility
100% EVM‑equivalent – works with Ethereum tooling and libraries.
Not EVM‑compatible; requires rewrite to Solana’s model.
Parallel Execution Model
Optimistic concurrency – multiple unmodified EVM instances run in parallel; conflicts detected after execution.
Pessimistic concurrency – accounts declared and locked before execution. Out of scope access will cause reversion.
Granularity of Conflict Tracking
Storage‑slot level. With the Concurrent Library, even concurrent writes to the same variable can be safe.
Account‑level – any overlap in declared accounts causes a conflict.
Determinism Guarantee
Guaranteed
Guaranteed
Developer Overhead
No need to predict access patterns; optional Concurrent Library lets devs eliminate contention entirely.
High – incorrect declarations fail execution and limit parallelism.
Storage Architecture
Dual storage: parallelized execution storage + async‑updated Ethereum MPT.
Account‑based storage model.
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