🔧Architecture & Technology
Mosaic Chain is built on Substrate, the same framework that powers Polkadot. This gives us a modular, extensible foundation designed specifically for building custom blockchains.
Here's how Mosaic Chain's architecture works.
Built on Substrate (Polkadot SDK)
Substrate is a blockchain development framework that lets us build a custom blockchain optimized for financial applications. Unlike deploying smart contracts on a general-purpose chain, Substrate lets us design the entire blockchain runtime—consensus, governance, assets, and application logic—from the ground up.
Why Substrate?
Modular architecture - Builds with pallets (runtime modules) that snap together
Forkless upgrades - Upgrades the blockchain without hard forks
Interoperability-ready - Native compatibility with Polkadot and XCM
Battle-tested - Powers Polkadot, Kusama, and dozens of parachains
Substrate is the best available technology for building a blockchain. We're using it.
Core Technical Components
1. Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) Consensus
Mosaic Chain uses a custom DPoS consensus mechanism with:
2,500+ validators participating in consensus (when everyone onboarded)
~200 active validators per session (1 hour sessions)
Validator Subset Selection Algorithm - Randomly selects validators into the active set
NFT-based validator rights - Validator NFTs and Delegator NFTs enable participation
6-second block finality
Learn more about DPoS Consensus →
2. NFT-Based Staking System
Mosaic Chain introduces a unique NFT-based participation system:
Validator NFTs grant block production rights and are transferable
Delegator NFTs allow staking with nominal value and expiration dates
Slashing mechanism reduces NFT nominal value for misbehavior
Auto-chilling protects validators from excessive losses
This democratizes validation—anyone can participate by acquiring a Validator NFT, and Validator OS makes setup plug-and-play.
Learn more about the NFT-Based Validator System →
3. Validator OS
Blockchain validation usually requires deep technical knowledge. Validator OS changes that.
Validator OS configures your validator machine exactly how Mosaic Chain needs it—handling all complex setup, networking, and maintenance automatically. No programming degree required. No deep IT knowledge needed.
Install it, follow the setup wizard, connect to the network, and you're validating. Validator OS makes running a node as simple as it should be.
Learn more about Validator OS →
4. MOS Coin & Native Assets (Coming Soon to Docs)
MOS is the native currency of Mosaic Chain, used for:
Transaction fees
Staking and validator rewards
Governance voting
Treasury funding
Key parameters:
Max supply: 2,000,000,000 MOS
Smallest unit: 1 tile = 10⁻¹⁸ MOS
Block time: 6 seconds
Session length: 1 hour (~600 blocks)
5. On-Chain Governance (Coming Soon to Docs)
Mosaic Chain is governed by its community through:
On-chain governance with MOS token holder voting
Mosaic Collectives (Technical, Marketing, etc.) managing different aspects
Treasury system for funding development and community initiatives
Transparent proposal and spending process
6. Mosaic Explorer & Indexer (Coming Soon to docs)
Explorer and indexing infrastructure for Mosaic Chain:
Rust-based indexer queries on-chain data directly from parachains
Explorer infrastructure for visualization of on-chain data
JSON RPC API for easy data access
Runtime Components (Pallets - Coming soon to docs)
Mosaic Chain's runtime is built with custom Substrate pallets:
Consensus-related pallets:
nft-delegation
nft-permission
nft-staking
staking-incentive
vesting-to-freeze
Application-related pallets:
Additional pallets for DeFi and financial applications (in the future)
Polkadot Parachain Integration
Mosaic Chain connects to Polkadot as a parachain, which means:
Shared security from Polkadot's relay chain validators
XCM interoperability for cross-chain messaging
Forkless upgrades via runtime upgrades
Horizontal scalability through Polkadot's sharded architecture
Learn more about Mosaic Chain as a Polkadot Parachain →
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