Psy Protocol is a Layer‑1 blockchain that combines a Parallel Ascending Recursive Tree Hierarchy (PARTH) with Proof‑of‑Useful‑Work consensus to achieve millions of transactions per second, O(log n) block finality, and fixed low fees. It processes transactions locally and validates them with zero‑knowledge proofs, preserving data privacy, and uses Software‑Defined Keys—programmable zk circuits that enable autonomous AI agents and custom account logic without private keys.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Existing blockchains struggle to deliver simultaneous scalability, low transaction costs, and strong privacy guarantees. Developers face throughput limits, unpredictable gas fees, and reliance on validator‑centric trust models, while emerging AI‑driven applications lack native support for autonomous agents and programmable identities.
Solution
Psy Protocol is a Layer‑1 blockchain that combines a Parallel Ascending Recursive Tree Hierarchy (PARTH) with a Proof‑of‑Useful‑Work (PoUW) consensus to achieve internet‑scale throughput—millions of transactions per second with O(log n) block times. Transactions are executed locally and validated with zero‑knowledge proofs, ensuring that sensitive data never leaves the user’s device while still providing cryptographic assurance to the network. The platform introduces Software‑Defined Keys, programmable zero‑knowledge circuits that serve as customizable public keys, enabling fully autonomous AI agents and novel account logic without storing private keys. Fixed, low fees and the absence of MEV or gas wars create predictable economics for both users and developers. Together, these components deliver a high‑performance, privacy‑preserving, mathematically secure environment for decentralized applications and agentic economies.
Target Audience
The primary customers are blockchain developers and enterprises building high‑throughput, privacy‑sensitive decentralized applications, as well as AI‑focused teams that require native support for autonomous agents and programmable identities.
Features
- PARTH architecture provides true parallel transaction processing, eliminating global state contention and supporting millions of TPS with O(log n) block finality.
- Proof‑of‑Useful‑Work consensus incentivizes miners to perform productive computation, aligning network security with useful work and enabling fixed, low transaction fees.
- Local proving with zk‑SNARK/zk‑STARK proofs keeps user data on‑device; only encrypted state deltas and succinct proofs are broadcast to the chain.
- Software‑Defined Keys (SDKeys) are programmable ZK circuits that define account authorization, allowing custom multisig, spending limits, cross‑chain verification, and autonomous AI agent logic.
- Agent‑centric account model supports fully autonomous AI agents that can sign transactions without private keys, facilitating AI‑driven DeFi, oracle, and service markets.
- Developer tooling includes Rust and TypeScript SDKs, CLI utilities, and comprehensive documentation for rapid smart‑contract deployment on a scalable substrate.
- Open‑source governance and FOSS libraries ensure transparency and community‑driven evolution of the protocol stack.
- Predictable economics: no MEV extraction, no gas wars, and deterministic fee schedule for end‑users and applications.