Unlike centralized rollups or monolithic L1s, Altius is modular, parallel, and chain-agnostic. It doesn’t require custom hardware or compromise on decentralization. Instead, it delivers massive speed-ups via software-level innovations: instruction-level parallelism, sharded storage, and a built-in developer incentive layer.

Altius is an institutional-grade execution system that instantly upgrades any blockchain with high-performance execution, maximizing the success of its ecosystem. No rewrites or consensus changes — plug-and-play execution layer.Think of Altius in two ways:Like a Formula-1 engine dropped into any car — instantly transforming speed, precision, and performance.Like a router for blockchains — an invisible layer that reliably distributes execution, ensures coordination, and removes bottlenecks across networks.

“Altius” means “higher” in Latin - echoing the Olympic motto Citius, Altius, Fortius. It reflects our mission: elevate blockchain performance, scalability, and interoperability to new heights.

No. Altius runs on commodity infrastructure, cloud or on-prem, without the need for GPUs, SGX, or specialized servers. Altius runs on commodity machines (e.g., standard AWS instances). You don’t need high-end SSDs or customized hardware to get peak performance. All performance gains come from software-level parallelism and optimization.

Neither. Altius is an execution-layer upgrade that can plug into existing Layer 1s, Layer 2s, or app-chains. It operates independently of the host chain’s consensus.