Alkanes
What is Alkanes？
Alkanes is a token-based smart contract metaprotocol built on the protorunes framework using the protorunes standard, designed to enable smart contract functionality through a combination of WebAssembly (WASM) and UTXO-based transactions.
Key Features
UTXO-Based Smart Contracts
Alkanes leverages Bitcoin’s UTXO model to deploy smart contracts, embedding WASM code through inscriptions similar to Ordinals for on-chain execution.
WASM-Driven with Storage Optimization
Contracts are written in Rust, compiled into gzip-compressed WASM binaries, and embedded in Bitcoin transactions to align with storage constraints.
Protorunes Framework
Built on the Protorunes standard, inheriting design patterns from Ordinals and Runes, using a witness envelope to deploy WASM files and enable contract interactions.
Metashrew Open-Source Indexer for Contract State Tracking
Integrates the open-source Metashrew indexer to track contract states, supporting real-time data access and validation on Bitcoin.
UniSat Product Support for Alkanes
UniSat Wallet
UniScan
UniSat UTXO Management Tool
UniSat Marketplace
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