Obsidian Chain is a Layer 1 blockchain built for communication and application data. It produces a single canonical block each slot and includes messages through the Silica Protocol so high throughput does not disrupt normal block propagation.
Silica Protocol is Obsidian's messaging layer. Apps submit signed message blobs that can be included and replicated like other chain data, with a feeless standard lane and an optional paid Priority lane.
Most chains price every interaction like a financial transaction, which makes social feeds, messaging, and data logs expensive or impractical. Obsidian gives communication its own protocol layer so standard messages can be feeless while settlement and DeFi stay predictable.
Rock is an encrypted messenger built by Obsidian Labs that runs directly on Silica Protocol. It uses the chain for ordering, delivery, and storage of chats and channels, while encryption happens at the application level. Rock is a live reference app that demonstrates feeless standard messaging and shows what is possible on Obsidian.
OBS is the native asset of Obsidian Chain. It is used to secure validators, reward archive nodes, pay transaction gas, and pay optional Priority message fees. Priority fees are distributed to proposers (30%), lane leaders (20%), and archive nodes (50%).
Genesis supply is fixed at 200,000,000 OBS. That supply is allocated across a presale pool, founders with vesting, Obsidian Chain Foundation treasury, Obsidian Labs development pool, community and ecosystem programs, liquidity, and strategic reserves. Allocation percentages, vesting terms, and dedicated pools for validators, archive nodes, and builders are described in the tokenomics section of this site.
The protocol mints OBS to pay validators and long term infrastructure, including archive nodes. There is no fee burn; transaction fees and optional Priority message fees (paid in OBS) are distributed to proposers (30%), lane leaders (20%), and archive nodes (50%). Details of the issuance schedule are published as the network and validator program roll out.
The network is designed so that validators and supporting infrastructure can be run by independent operators who stake OBS. Over time, tokenholders who do not run their own validators may be able to delegate or participate through pools, subject to local regulations and the final staking model. Details on validator requirements, yields, and delegation options will be documented as mainnet and the validator program roll out.
Obsidian Chain Foundation is responsible for the network and token layer. It stewards the genesis supply, manages reserve allocations, and oversees the long term issuance schedule for validators and archive nodes. Obsidian Labs is an independent development company that built the architecture, maintains Rock, and plans to deliver the DEX, bridge, and other applications, but does not control token issuance.
The primary asset is native OBS on Obsidian Chain. For onboarding and liquidity, Obsidian may use a representation of OBS on Ethereum that functions as a claim on native tokens at mainnet launch. Any such representation is intended as a technical bridge rather than a separate long term asset, and final terms will be published in dedicated documentation before any presale opens.
Obsidian Labs intends to pursue listings with one or more major centralized exchanges and to deploy a native decentralized exchange and bridge on Obsidian Chain. These efforts are a priority because they improve access, deepen liquidity, and support a healthier market for OBS. Timelines, partners, and listing outcomes depend on third party decisions and market conditions, so no specific listing or date can be guaranteed.
The chain is already running in a working environment with Rock and a block explorer in testing. Targets include a presale window around early 2026, mainnet genesis shortly after, Rock on public app stores, a native DEX and bridge during 2026, and upgrades to archive nodes and protocol performance into 2027. All dates are goals that can move as audits, security reviews, and real world testing require.
At the protocol level, blocks and their contents are part of a permanent ledger and are replicated across the network. Privacy for users comes from encryption and application design, not from hiding the existence of messages on the chain. Rock and other apps are built to encrypt content so it is readable only by intended parties while still benefiting from on chain ordering and history.
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