Introduction

Hydranet is a decentralized off-chain settlement layer, unleashing the full potential of blockchains to elevate your crypto experience. Built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and our proprietary Lithium protocol for EVM and smart contract-based blockchains, Hydranet unlocks gasless, instant, and trustless cross-chain trading and payments with native currencies, empowering a new era of decentralized applications with infinite scalability combined with the security and trustlessness of leading Layer 1 blockchains.

Unlike traditional DeFi or centralized exchanges, Hydranet operates through off-chain state channels. This means trades, payments, and app logic execute instantly, with settlement only happening on Layer 1 blockchains when necessary. The result: CEX speed, DEX sovereignty. Users retain full control of their keys, assets, and data at all times, while enjoying instant and gasless trades and payments. This is crypto as it should be - secure, efficient, and truly in your hands.

Hydranet is powered by a decentralized ecosystem of Titans and Guardians, secured and governed by HDN token holders. Together, they maintain network stability, enforce trustlessness, and earn rewards for enabling crypto users to leverage the power of off-chain protocols.

The Hydranet Wallet with its built-in DEX is the first application built on this network, demonstrating its capabilities with instant, gasless cross-chain trading and payments. As more users and builders join, the ecosystem will expand far beyond trading into payments and commerce, DeFi, gaming, and beyond — showcasing the true potential of an off-chain, multi-chain settlement layer.

With Hydranet, you're not just a user, you're a pioneer. Join us on our journey, experience crypto as it should be, and build the off-chain layer with us!

Why Hydranet?

Hydranet combines self-custody, multi-chain access, and off-chain performance into one seamless ecosystem. Here’s what makes it stand out:

• Self-Custody First: Users always retain full control of their private keys and assets. No intermediaries, no compromises.
• Gasless, Instant Transactions: Execute trades, payments, or app logic instantly across chains without network fees.
• Cross-Chain Native: Move Bitcoin, Ethereum, ERC20 tokens, and more natively across chains without wrapping or pegged assets.
• CEX Performance, DEX Sovereignty: Enjoy order book trading, limit/market orders, and instant confirmations without giving up custody or privacy.
• Easy mode, Familiar UI: Engage in streamlined one-click trades, akin to popular on-chain DEX platforms.
• Frontrunning Protection: Hydranet’s off-chain architecture eliminates mempool exposure, ensuring trades execute fairly without frontrunning or sandwich attacks.
• Everywhere, Anytime: Browser-ready wallet and off-chain nodes let you connect instantly across devices, with no complex setup.
• Infinite Scalability: Off-chain channels process transactions without congestion, enabling apps and trading to scale to billions of users.

Hydranet isn’t just a wallet or a DEX, it’s a settlement layer where speed, security, and sovereignty converge.

Innovations

Hydranet pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with off-chain technology through these unique breakthroughs:

• Lithium Protocol: Our proprietary state channel protocol for EVM and smart contract-based chains, enabling gasless, multi-asset, and multi-hop payments.
• Decentralized Off-Chain Order Book: A first-of-its-kind system for trustless, high-performance trading via state channels.
• Browser-Embedded Nodes: Instantly connect to Lightning or Lithium directly from your browser, no external node setup required.