Powers Flare's consensus engine, providing high throughput, single-slot finality, and deterministic block times of ~1.8 seconds.
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Snowman++
Leader-based Proof of Stake consensus protocol originating from Avalanche.
Related terms
- State ConnectorThe predecessor name for the Flare Data Connector (FDC).
- Smart AccountsAccount abstraction primitives enabling 1-click cross-chain interactions.
- FTSO (Flare Time Series Oracle)Decentralized, protocol-enshrined price oracle delivering sub-second feeds.
- FDC (Flare Data Connector)Decentralized consensus protocol cryptographically proving external ledger state and Web2 data.
- FCC (Flare Confidential Compute)Flare 2.0 architecture combining TEEs, Protocol Managed Wallets, and FDC verification.
- EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine)The standard execution environment for Ethereum smart contracts.