Massa

Massa is a Layer-1 smart contract blockchain built for high throughput and decentralization using parallel execution and a consensus design that allows multiple blocks to be produced and validated in parallel. Its goal is to support scalable Web3 applications while keeping participation accessible and avoiding heavy hardware requirements.

A core part of Massa’s approach is enabling asynchronous, message-driven smart contracts (often described as “autonomous smart contracts”) that can schedule actions and interact with other contracts over time without relying on off-chain automation. This makes it suitable for applications that need recurring logic, event-driven workflows, and “always-on” on-chain behavior.

Key features of Massa include:

• Parallelized Architecture: Multi-threaded block production and execution to increase throughput while preserving decentralization.

• Proof-of-Stake Validation: A PoS-based security model designed to allow broad participation in consensus.

• Autonomous Smart Contracts: Smart contracts that can schedule and trigger future executions, enabling on-chain automation without external bots.

• Asynchronous Messaging: A contract interaction model based on async calls/messages, supporting scalable composability across many concurrent operations.

• DeWeb Orientation: Infrastructure features aimed at decentralized application delivery and web-like hosting use cases as part of a broader “decentralized web” vision.

• Token Utility (MAS): Used for transaction fees and network participation mechanisms such as staking/validation and protocol-level incentives.