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LAOS Network Documentation

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https://docs.laosnetwork.io/landing/

A fully EVM-compliant Layer 1 blockchain and Polkadot Parachain designed for dynamic NFTs. It features Bridgeless Minting and Evolution to enable secure scaling and traceable metadata updates for assets across EVM chains like Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, and Base. The platform provides an API for collection management, asset history tracking, and an EvolutionCollection interface for evolving assets.

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What's inside LAOS

  1. Overview of the LAOS Foundation API

    The LAOS Foundation provides a GraphQL API to facilitate the creation of collections and NFTs via bridgeless minting and to execute common read queries. While using this API is optional—as developers can build directly on the LAOS EVM—it provides a simplified interface for these operations. The API endpoint is https://api.laosnetwork.io/v2/graphql.

  2. Overview of the LAOS Foundation

    The LAOS Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Zug, Switzerland, established in Summer 2023. Its primary mission is to foster a decentralized ecosystem for Digital Ownership and dynamic NFTs, scaling mature blockchains and empowering creators. The Foundation was responsible for the initial issuance of the LAOS token and supports the implementation of actions approved by the LAOS decentralized governance.

  3. Overview of LAOS EVM Compatibility

    LAOS is a fully EVM-compliant blockchain built with Rust using the Substrate framework. It exposes a standard Ethereum-compatible interface, allowing DApps to integrate by connecting to LAOS RPC endpoints. It extends standard EVM functionality through precompiled contracts located at hardcoded addresses, specifically for protocol-optimized operations such as Bridgeless Minting and NFT asset evolution.

  4. Overview of LAOS Blockchain Architecture

    LAOS is a fully EVM-compliant blockchain built using the Rust-based Substrate framework. It provides a standard Ethereum-compatible interface, allowing DApps to integrate by connecting to its RPC endpoints. It combines the flexibility of Substrate with the accessibility of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

  5. Understand the LAOS Bridgeless Pattern for scaling EVM chains

    LAOS is a Layer 1 blockchain that connects to Ethereum, Polygon, BSC, Base, and other EVM-compatible chains without the use of bridges or wrapped currencies. It utilizes a 'Bridgeless Pattern' where gas fees for specific transactions are paid within the LAOS consensus system, but the resulting assets remain on the original blockchain of choice. This allows games and Real World Asset (RWA) applications to scale by offloading transactions to LAOS while keeping assets where liquidity resides, eliminating the security risks and centralization associated with traditional L2 bridges.

  6. Choose an interaction method for the LAOS network

    Developers can interact with the LAOS network using one of two primary paths:

    1. EVM Interface: A fully permissionless and decentralized path for direct blockchain interactions, providing complete control and transparency.
    2. LAOS Foundation API: A simplified integration path designed to mirror traditional Web2 development systems (currently under construction).

  7. Understand LAOS Token Network Participant roles

    The LAOS ecosystem defines three primary network participant roles based on their interaction with the LAOS token. These roles are not mutually exclusive; a single user can occupy multiple roles simultaneously.

  8. Security guarantees of the LAOS Bridgeless architecture

    LAOS eliminates the need for separate bridge infrastructure and additional trust assumptions. Because LAOS is a Parachain on Polkadot, it inherits the following security properties:

    1. Transaction Verification: Every transaction processed on LAOS is verified by Polkadot's relay chain validators.
    2. Data Availability: Data availability is enforced by Polkadot's architecture, ensuring data is available by construction and can be fetched permissionlessly by any node operator.

  10. Understand LAOS Parachain collator incentives

    Collators on the LAOS Parachain are incentivized through two primary sources: programmatic collator incentives and transaction fees.

    1. Collator Incentives: For the first two years, rewards are paid from a specific sub-pool of the Community Incentives Pool (initially ~7.5% of total genesis supply annually, though subject to governance changes). After the first two years, inflationary tokens will be used.
    2. Transaction Fees: Allocated to block-producing collators to encourage transaction inclusion and prevent censorship.

    Reward Distribution:

    • Collators: Retain 20% of the rewards.
    • Delegators: Receive the remaining 80%, distributed proportionally based on the amount delegated.

  11. Understand Decentralized Asset Metadata Extensions (DAME)

    Decentralized Asset Metadata Extensions (DAME) is a framework that allows any web3 account to permissionlessly add metadata extensions to any asset on any blockchain. Unlike traditional NFT metadata, which is typically determined solely by the asset creator during minting or modified via IPFS updates, DAME treats metadata as claims. The original creator's metadata remains primary, but other accounts can provide additional descriptions or attributes. Each extension is recorded on-chain and can only be updated by the account that created that specific extension. DApps, marketplaces, and games can query these extensions to provide a more rich or contextual view of an asset to users.

  12. Understand the purpose and nature of the $LAOS token

    The $LAOS token is designed for use within the LAOS Project ecosystem to obtain services. It is a digital token with no tangible physical manifestation and no intrinsic value. It is non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for cash or other payment obligations by the Company or its affiliates. The token is not intended as an investment product or for speculative investment, and there is no guarantee of its value or liquidity.