> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/canopy-overview/fact-sheet.md).

# Fact Sheet

Canopy is an AI-native platform for people who want to turn ideas into onchain applications.

It is designed to make onchain building more accessible. A builder can begin with an idea, use AI to develop application logic, and create a prototype or working application without first assembling the infrastructure of a blockchain network.

### Canopy at a glance

| **Topic**                   | **Canopy**                                                                                                |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **What it is**              | An AI-native platform for creating, launching, and growing onchain applications.                          |
| **Who it is for**           | Builders with an idea, from first-time creators to experienced development teams.                         |
| **What builders create**    | Application-specific networks called Nested Chains.                                                       |
| **How builders develop**    | With AI-friendly languages including Go, TypeScript, Python, Kotlin, and C#.                              |
| **Application logic**       | A Nested Chain can be defined in approximately 200 lines of application code.                             |
| **How applications launch** | Through the Canopy Terminal, which is designed to move a chain from development to deployment in minutes. |
| **Early network support**   | Canopy Network provides shared cryptoeconomic security through its validator ecosystem.                   |
| **Application control**     | Builders can define their application’s logic, rules, economics, and governance.                          |
| **Interoperability**        | Nested Chains can compose with one another without relying on third-party bridges.                        |
| **Long-term path**          | A mature Nested Chain can continue using Canopy or move toward independent Layer 1 operation.             |

### The builder experience

Canopy is built around a simple belief: onchain creation should not be limited to people with deep protocol expertise.

A builder should be able to arrive with a problem to solve, use AI to develop an application around that idea, and leave with something they can test, share, and continue improving. Canopy provides the infrastructure behind that experience so the first step can be creation rather than systems engineering.

### The network behind the experience

Each application built with Canopy can become a Nested Chain. This gives the application its own programmable environment while allowing it to draw on Canopy’s shared validator infrastructure as it grows.

Canopy uses CNPY as the collateral asset for its validator ecosystem. Validators can restake that collateral to support multiple Nested Chains, helping new applications access shared security without independently recruiting and funding a validator network from the start.

### Learn more

Read the [Canopy Overview](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/canopy-overview) for a fuller introduction to the platform.

Continue to [Why Canopy?](https://canopy-network.gitbook.io/docs/canopy-network/why-canopy) to explore the problem Canopy is designed to solve.

### Stats

| Feature                        | Canopy                                 |
| ------------------------------ | -------------------------------------- |
| **Throughput**<sup>**1**</sup> | 10,000+ TPS                            |
| **Blocktimes**<sup>**2**</sup> | Default: 20 seconds, can be customized |
| **Data availability support**  | Full Nodes                             |
| **Gas token support**          | Custom                                 |
| **Upgrades**                   | Validator-led                          |
| **EVM compatibility**          | Eth RPC compatible                     |
| **Interoperability**           | Event Emission and Listening           |

<sup>1</sup>Data from multi-node setup sustained 10K+ TPS over 100 blocks with 8vCPU and 16GB RAM

<sup>2</sup>While standard blocktimes are 20 seconds, sub-second blocktimes can be achieved.&#x20;