FAQ
General
What is Tashi?
Tashi is the coordination layer for intelligent systems. It provides real-time, leaderless consensus at the edge through a three-layer architecture (Vertex, Lattice, Arc), enabling autonomous systems (robots, AI agents, IoT devices) to coordinate across trust boundaries without centralized control.
How is Tashi different from a blockchain?
Blockchains excel at settlement, providing global agreement on who owns what. But they operate at human timescales (seconds to minutes) and charge per-transaction gas fees. Tashi provides coordination at machine timescales (milliseconds) with gasless consensus. Most coordination stays off-chain; Arc bridges to blockchains only when settlement is needed.
What can Tashi be used for?
Any scenario where independent systems need real-time agreement:
Robotics: Warehouse robots coordinating across operators
AI Agents: Distributed inference, federated learning, agent discovery
Industrial IoT: Cross-boundary sensor coordination
Gaming: Serverless multiplayer with anti-cheat
Is Tashi a Layer 2?
No. Tashi is not a Layer 2 or sidechain. It's a coordination layer that operates independently of blockchains. Arc can bridge coordination outcomes to multiple Layer 1 and Layer 2 networks when settlement is required.
Technical
How fast is Vertex consensus?
Vertex achieves 26ms consensus with 8 peers (latency-optimized) and up to 1.026 million TPS (throughput-optimized). Real-world deployments include a horse racing game at ~26ms and robotics pilots at 50-75ms.
What is Byzantine fault tolerance?
The ability to operate correctly even when some participants fail or act maliciously. Vertex tolerates up to f = ⌊(n-1)/3⌋ Byzantine participants. With 8 peers, 2 can be Byzantine; with 32 peers, 10 can be Byzantine.
What is a Proof of Coordination?
A multi-signed cryptographic record proving that specific participants agreed on a specific order of events. It's compact (kilobytes), verifiable by anyone, and provides the basis for reward validation and blockchain settlement.
How does gasless consensus work?
Peers coordinate directly through meshnets, calculating consensus between themselves. No transaction fees or gas costs. A robot fleet coordinating 1,000 movements per second doesn't pay 1,000 fees. They pay for compute and bandwidth only.
What is fair ordering?
Events are ordered by collective network witness, not by whoever received them first or which validator was selected. This prevents front-running and provides censorship resistance. No participant can systematically manipulate transaction order.
Node Operations
What do I need to run a node?
Resource Node minimum:
2 CPU threads (4+ recommended)
2GB RAM (4GB+ recommended)
20GB storage
Gigabit Ethernet recommended
10,000 $TASHI stake
Orchestrator (higher requirements):
Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen+
32GB RAM (64GB+ recommended)
512GB SSD
Gigabit Ethernet required
How do node operators earn revenue?
Operators earn Reward Points (backed 100:1 by USD) from:
Job completions (30% of network revenue)
Availability (10% of network revenue)
Incentive bonuses (20% of network revenue)
Reward Points convert to $TASHI tokens.
What is the reputation system?
A score from 0.0 to 2.0 that determines job assignment probability. New nodes start at 1.0. Successful jobs increase reputation; failed jobs decrease it. Slashing only activates below 1.0, allowing tolerance for legitimate infrastructure issues.
Can I participate without running a node?
Yes. Pooled staking allows token holders to stake without registering nodes. Your stake enters a pool that allocates to high-reputation unbonded nodes, and you earn rewards when those nodes complete jobs.
Token & Economics
What is $TASHI used for?
Staking: 10,000 $TASHI required per Resource Node
Rewards: Operators convert Reward Points to $TASHI
Governance: Token holders vote on protocol parameters
Pooled staking: Passive participation without running nodes
Do applications need $TASHI to use Tashi?
No. Applications pay in USD (via Tashi Gateway) or USDC (via Direct Lattice). They don't need to acquire $TASHI. The token is for operators and governance participants.
What is the token supply?
Fixed at 10 billion $TASHI. No inflation. Initial circulating supply at TGE: 1.6 billion (16%).
How is revenue distributed?
Resource Node Operators
60%
Foundation
30%
Orchestrator Operators
10%
Privacy & Security
Is coordination data public?
No. Coordination happens in private meshnets. Only the final Proof of Coordination needs to leave the network. Internal state, individual transactions, and intermediate consensus rounds remain private. Arc bridges to public blockchains only when explicitly needed.
What happens if participants cheat?
Byzantine fault tolerance ensures consensus continues correctly even with up to 1/3 malicious participants. Virtual voting prevents any participant from manipulating event ordering. Triangulated validation prevents fraudulent reward claims.
How is the network secured?
Cryptographic signatures: Every event is signed
Reputation system: Poor performers lose work and stake
Triangulated validation: Peers attest to each other's participation
Economic incentives: Operators earn more by being reliable
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