# Peer-To-Peer Security

Canopy Network's stack is recursive and self-reinforcing in nature:

1. New chains launch under a **Security Root** chain that alleviates the [cold start problem](../../why-canopy/background-and-industry-state#are-hard-to-launch) of L1s by:
   * Utilizing the Total Locked Value (TLV) to prevent hostile takeover
   * Provides interconnection with its ecosystem
   * Lends its diverse validator set for decentralization
   * Enables instant liquidity through token swaps to chains outside of the ecosystem
   * Cross-pollinate tokens through block rewards
2. Once matured or independent, **they become security roots to seed the next generation**:
   * See point 1&#x20;

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This stack adopts the ease of [Ethereum's dApp model](../../why-canopy/comparables/ethereum#what-is-ethereum) but couples it with the true independence of a L0 and fortifies the security mesh with each new blockchain that is added.&#x20;

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Hint: Because Canopy enables a mesh of L0 peers - this design addresses the [Monolith](broken-reference) problem too!
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