Kaon
  • INTRODUCTION
    • What is Kaon?
    • Why Kaon?
    • Who Should Use Kaon?
    • Who Should Build On Kaon?
    • How Does it Work?
    • Terminology
  • QUICKSTART
    • Getting Started
    • 5-Minute Setup
    • Hello KAON!
  • CORE CONCEPTS
    • Fundamentals Overview
      • Unifying Bitcoin and Ethereum(EVM)
    • Cross-Chain Interactions
      • Bridge-less Token Transfers
      • Oracle-less Cross-chain Message
      • Cross-Chain Transaction Management
      • Gasless Operating Process
      • Bridge-less ERC cross-chain Transfers
    • BTC Transaction Lifecycle
      • BTC Locking and Mirroring
      • BTC Withdrawal
    • EVM Integrations
      • mirrorBTC and EVM Interactions
      • mirrorBTC Transfer To EVM Chain
      • Restore mirrorBTC From Wrap Process
      • Metamask and other Offchain EVM Wallets Support
    • Consensus Mechanisms
      • Kaon Chain Consensus (dPoS)
      • Cross-Chain BFT Consensus
      • Slashing Incidence Process
  • NETWORK & TOOLS
    • Kaon Testnet
    • Kaon CLI
    • Network and Tools
  • GUIDES & TUTORIALS
    • Creating a Time-Locked Bitcoin Vault
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What is Kaon?

Kaon's mission is to enable native programmability for Bitcoin - making Bitcoin truly interoperable, composable, and scalable.

Kaon is a Bitcoin infrastructure layer that is designed to unlock Bitcoin-based capital markets. Kaon accomplishes this by enabling native programmability for Bitcoin, allowing Bitcoin interoperability, composability, and scalability to all be conducted directly on Bitcoin's UTXO model and security architecture. As a result, Kaon eliminates the risks and limitations inherent in traditional bridges and oracles and scaling methods, while unlocking Bitcoin's full potential for capital markets applications.

Kaon's first cross-chain implementation will be the EVM. Unlike existing solutions that force Bitcoin to adapt to Ethereum's account-based model, Kaon maintains Bitcoin's native UTXO architecture while enabling developers to build sophisticated applications using familiar Ethereum tools. This will hold true for all cross-chain implementations delivered by Kaon, allowing users to create secure interoperable dApps on Bitcoin without sacrificing Bitcoin's fundamental security principles.

Through its innovative technical architecture, Kaon delivers:

  • Direct and native compatibility with Bitcoin's UTXO model

  • Complete cross-chain smart contract support

  • Elimination of bridges, oracles, and vulnerable intermediaries

  • Direct integration with existing developer tools

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