Tanssi Foundation

The Tanssi Foundation supports the growth, governance, and decentralization of the Tanssi Network, a protocol designed to simplify and accelerate the deployment of application-specific blockchains, known as appchains. The project, developed by Moondance Labs and founded by Francisco Javier Agosti in 2023, aims to reduce the traditionally complex and months-long process of launching a blockchain to just minutes. Thiago Rüdiger serves as the CEO of the Tanssi Foundation, overseeing ecosystem growth.

Tanssi operates as a decentralized, permissionless infrastructure protocol that provides developers with the necessary tools to deploy customized appchains without needing to manage the underlying complexities. This is often compared to an "AWS for appchains," as it handles infrastructural components such as block production, wallets, data explorers, and oracles. The protocol provides security by connecting appchains to a shared and decentralized network of block producers, leveraging external security from providers like Symbiotic's restaking protocol, which allows appchains to inherit Ethereum's economic security from inception. This model eliminates the need for new projects to bootstrap their own validator set.

The business model centers around the native utility token, $TANSSI, which is integral to the ecosystem's functionality. The token is used for network security through staking, paying for services like appchain deployment and transaction fees, and participating in the network's governance. The protocol serves developers and projects across various sectors, including DeFi, Real-World Assets (RWA), and gaming, that require scalable, secure, and customizable blockchain environments. The Tanssi Foundation also runs a Grants Program to provide financial and technical support to teams building on its infrastructure.

The project has secured over $10 million in funding from investors such as Arrington Capital, HashKey Capital, Fenbushi, and Borderless Capital, with support from notable individuals like Gavin Wood. Following a successful testnet phase that saw thousands of appchains deployed, the mainnet launched in mid-2025.

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