Litheum

Litheum is positioning itself as a third-generation blockchain platform, directly addressing the persistent scalability challenges that have constrained the widespread adoption of earlier blockchain technologies. The company's core technology is a novel consensus mechanism termed Proof of Performance (PoP). This system is designed to facilitate microtransactions and support AI agents at a large scale by incentivizing every Remote Procedure Call (RPC), a feature the company calls End-to-End Decentralization.

The development of Litheum was initiated by founder Clayton Rabenda, who, after years of development experience on the Ethereum network, sought to address fundamental issues like gas fees and consensus design. Confronting what he perceived as a lack of meaningful innovation in the blockchain space in 2017, Rabenda focused on first principles, completing the initial design for Proof of Performance and beginning prototype construction in early 2022. The company has secured $750,000 in a Strategic TestNet Round in May 2025, with investors including Amber Group.

Litheum's business model revolves around providing a robust infrastructure for the Web3 ecosystem, targeting developers of decentralized applications (dApps), particularly in sectors like Decentralized Finance (DeFi), gaming, and the metaverse. The platform aims to eliminate the economic friction of gas fees, allowing developers to focus on user experience and onboarding. The network's architecture relies on "Runners," who provide the necessary skills and resources to operate the network. By building an optimized blockchain for Decentralized Artificial Intelligence (DeFAI), Litheum serves as a settlement layer for AI agents, enabling them to conduct secure and transparent transactions. The technology is also being positioned to attract the traditional finance (Trad-Fi) community by offering a secure and verifiable solution to blockchain's scaling problem.

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