PopChain: The Underlying Infrastructure

As Web3 officially enters the “consumer-grade application” phase, most existing public chains remain focused on financial assets, secure computing, and basic scalability. However, they generally lack native support and composable incentive mechanisms for complex non-financial scenarios such as identity systems, social relationships, content rights, and behavioral value.

PopChain was created to fill this structural void. It is a high-performance Layer 1 public chain led by the Pop ecosystem, built on the Cosmos SDK and utilizing a DPoS (Delegated Proof of Stake) consensus mechanism. Specifically designed for ConnectFi (Connector Finance), PopChain centers on user identity, follows the thread of content assets, and targets on-chain behavior for incentives. It is dedicated to building the next-generation consumer-grade infrastructure for Web3.

Technical Architecture Highlights

• Modular Design: Built on the Cosmos SDK, allowing for the flexible deployment of governance, incentive, NFT, and reputation modules, supporting rapid customized innovation.

• DPoS Consensus Mechanism: Combines delegation mechanisms with reputation systems to achieve high performance (second-level block production) while ensuring community-led governance.

• Native Cross-Chain Capability: Supports the IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) protocol for seamless interaction with other Cosmos chains, and enables bidirectional asset interoperability with mainstream chains like ETH/BSC via PopBridge.

• Account Abstraction & Low-Barrier Interaction: Supports on-chain Gas sponsorship, social login, and multi-terminal wallet access, providing non-crypto-native users with a Web2-like experience.

Native Functional Modules

• DID (Decentralized Identity) System: Users own portable on-chain identities tied to their behavioral records, spanning multiple DApps and protocols.

• Content Rights Protocol: Graphics, text, video, and creative outputs can be directly minted as NFTs and verified on-chain, forming original digital assets.

• Behavioral Assetization Engine: Actions such as likes, comments, shares, and invitations can be measured in real-time and mapped to on-chain incentives, facilitating “Watch-to-Earn” and “Engage-to-Earn” models.

• Incentive Collaboration Mechanism: Features a built-in multi-role collaborative structure with compound profit-sharing for creators, connectors, developers, and nodes.

Strategic Positioning

PopChain is not a traditional “financial public chain”; it is a Value Distribution Network built on the logic of connection. It focuses on unlocking the latent value within user engagement, providing infrastructure for a new internet form where “Content is Asset, Relationship is Consensus, and Identity is Entry.”

As the core foundation of the POP ecosystem, PopChain hosts DApp deployments and serves as the Sovereign Backbone Network for value flow, user incentives, asset generation, and collaborative governance.