One market to rule them all.

Pod Network is a purpose-built Layer-1 for fair, high-performance global markets.

compatibility

EVM

An Ethereum-compatible interface, so familiar tooling just works.

primitives

Markets

Order book, matching engine, liquidation and oracles, fully on-chain.

throughput

300k TPS

A streaming architecture with no blocks, peaking at 300k TPS.

fairness

MEV-free

Orders clear in batches, so the best price wins, not the fastest.

finality

<150 ms

Transaction confirmation in one network round trip, under 150 ms.

A letter from the team

Markets run the world.

Every stock, bond, currency, barrel of oil, and unit of energy moves through digital exchanges, the invisible infrastructure of the global economy.

Yet these markets are neither open nor fair.

A handful of exchanges owned by a few institutions decide who can trade, what can be listed and how fast information travels. Proximity determines who wins. The closer your servers are to the exchange, the more money you make. Everyone else pays a hidden tax in the form of worse prices or missed opportunities.

We are building Pod Network, a Layer-1 for open markets. Orders clear in frequent batch auctions, so the best price wins, not the fastest connection. Anyone can launch a market, its rules enforced by code, and anyone, anywhere can trade on it 24/7.

Backed by

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Writing

Building Fast and Fair MarketsApr 2026Achieving >300k TPSMar 2026Interstellar: A Simpler Way to Test Globally Distributed L1sFeb 2026From Fair Ordering to Fair InclusionNov 2025A Fairer Future for Finance With Batch Auctions on the pod networkOct 2025Gas Pricing in a World Without ConsensusJul 2025Demystifying pod-coreFeb 2025Your Favorite 100k TPS Chain is Probably SlowDec 2024Real-time Auctions Are Eating Up Blockchains!Oct 2024Wait, Why Do We Need Consensus Again?Oct 2024