Calix Chain
High-performance Layer-1 blockchain — EVM-compatible, post-quantum ML-KEM-768 security, full DeFi protocol stack, and cross-chain IBC bridge.
What is Calix Chain?
Calix Chain is a Layer-1 blockchain using CometBFT BFT consensus with finality in ~500ms, fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine. All Ethereum tooling — Hardhat, Foundry, Remix, ethers.js, viem — works without modification.
calix1... (Cosmos bech32) = 0x... (EVM hex). Same 20-byte key.Chain Parameters
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Chain ID | 999 (0x3E7) |
| Native token | CLX · 18 decimals (on EVM) · denom uclx |
| Consensus | CometBFT BFT (Tendermint v2) |
| Block time | ~500ms · 1-block finality |
| Gas limit | 30,000,000 per block |
| Min gas price | 1 Gwei (0.025 uclx) |
| TPS | >300 current · target 10,000+ |
| Post-quantum | ML-KEM-768 (CRYSTALS-Kyber, NIST FIPS 203) |
| Token standard | CLX20 — clx20/SYMBOL denom, EVM precompile |
| Smart contracts | EVM (Solidity) + CosmWasm (Rust) |
| Interoperability | IBC v10 + Lock-and-release EVM Bridge |
Architecture
Calix Chain is built on two complementary execution environments sharing a single state machine:
- Cosmos SDK v0.53.6 — staking, governance, IBC, CLX20 native tokens, PQC module, CosmWasm.
- EVM module — executes Solidity smart contracts; CLX20 tokens are accessible via EVM precompiles.
Both environments are synchronized at every block commit, guaranteeing consistency between Cosmos-side balances and EVM-side token state.
DeFi Protocol Stack
| Protocol | Description | Docs |
|---|---|---|
| AMM DEX | Uniswap V2-style x·y=k AMM with 0.3% fee, CREATE2 pair factories | → DEX |
| Cross-Chain Bridge | Lock-and-release bridge with Go relayer, SQLite persistence, Prometheus metrics | → Bridge |
| Price Oracle | Multi-feeder median aggregation, TWAP, circuit breaker, Chainlink-compatible interface | → Oracle |
| LP Staking | Dividend-per-share accumulator, O(1) per user, CLX reward distribution | → Staking |
| CosmWasm | wasmd v0.55.0, CW20/CW721/IBC contracts, Wasm-IBC messaging | → Wasm |
| Multisig | M-of-N on-chain governance, submit/approve/execute proposal lifecycle | → Multisig |
Post-Quantum Security
The x/pqc module integrates ML-KEM-768 (NIST FIPS 203) for quantum-resistant key pairs. CLX20 transfers can encrypt metadata using the recipient's on-chain public key. Secret keys are never stored on-chain — all decryption is performed client-side.