Traditional monolithic blockchains bundle consensus, execution, and data availability into a single layer, creating the infamous “blockchain trilemma” — the difficulty of achieving decentralization, security, and scalability simultaneously.
Modular blockchains offer a breakthrough by decoupling core blockchain functions into independent layers, each focused on specific responsibilities. This approach not only enhances overall performance but also provides developers with unprecedented flexibility in composing solutions. In today’s landscape, modular architecture has emerged as the critical pathway to achieving high performance, low costs, and customization in public chain infrastructure.
Why ME Network Chose Modularity
Our understanding of the industry’s pain points led ME Network to a clear conviction from day one: we’re not building yet another “faster blockchain” — we’re creating an open infrastructure platform. Modular architecture gives ME Network three core advantages:
Flexibility — Developers can select the optimal module combination for their specific use case, rather than being forced into a one-size-fits-all solution.
Scalability — Independent optimization of each layer breaks through the performance ceiling of monolithic chains, enabling true horizontal scaling.
Interoperability — Standardized module interfaces allow different ecosystems to collaborate seamlessly, breaking down blockchain silos.
This design philosophy mirrors the magic of LEGO blocks — a few dozen standard pieces can create infinite possibilities. ME Network aims to encapsulate complex underlying technologies into standardized modules, empowering developers to build blockchain applications as intuitively as assembling LEGO bricks.
Precise Division of Labor Across Three Layers
Execution Layer: Efficient Business Logic Processing
The execution layer handles smart contract processing and transaction execution, leveraging Rollup technology to process massive volumes of transactions off-chain while minimizing on-chain load.
Picture a DeFi protocol during market volatility — thousands of transactions flooding in simultaneously. Processing everything on the main chain would be unsustainable. Our execution layer batches these transactions off-chain, submitting only final results on-chain. Whether handling DeFi arbitrage trades or NFT marketplace surges, the execution layer maintains stable processing capacity.
Settlement Layer (ME Hub): The System’s Central Brain
Once the execution layer processes transactions, ME Hub serves as the “central brain” ensuring the trustworthiness and finality of results.
All execution outcomes are submitted to ME Hub for final confirmation. This layer not only verifies transaction correctness but also provides consensus and security mechanisms for the entire network. We also ensure that every transaction undergoes rigorous verification through Fraud Proof mechanisms. The settlement layer also handles the critical responsibility of cross-chain asset locking and release, providing the cornerstone for multi-chain ecosystem fund security.
Therefore, through the modular architecture, Rollups do not need to deploy independent validator nodes during construction, significantly reducing operational costs while inheriting ME Hub’s underlying consensus and security mechanisms.
Data Availability Layer: Reliable Data Assurance
The data availability layer is dedicated to storing and maintaining transaction data — often overlooked yet critically important in modular architecture.
Previously, Rollups posting data to Ethereum mainnet saw gas fees account for over 90% of total costs. ME’s data availability layer employs Data Availability Sampling (DAS) technology, allowing nodes to verify availability without downloading complete datasets, slashing costs to a fraction of the original. We’ve also implemented erasure coding, enabling the system to recover complete data from other nodes even when some data nodes temporarily go offline.
Security is paramount. Even in the face of network attacks or malicious behavior, the data availability layer provides reliable protection, with complete records of every user transaction available for audit at any time.
Embedded Modules: Providing Building Blocks for the Ecosystem
With a clear three-layer architecture in place, how do developers actually leverage it? This is where ME Network’s embedded module design delivers real value.
Want to build a gaming-focused Rollup? Simply use ME’s execution layer and DA layer with gaming-optimized parameters. Need to construct a high-frequency DeFi application chain? Integrate our fast settlement layer with high-throughput execution environment. This “plug-and-play” approach reduces blockchain development from infrastructure construction to business logic implementation.
More importantly, Rollups built on ME Network naturally inherit our security and interoperability. All application chains using ME modules form an interconnected ecosystem where assets flow seamlessly and states can be trustlessly shared, truly achieving “deploy once, benefit everywhere.”
This is the value of modularity — not everyone needs to understand the underlying technology, but everyone can build a chain suited to their specific needs. The execution layer, ME Hub, and data availability layer are each fully optimized and tested internally, but how they’re combined and configured depends entirely on project requirements. Payment networks, social applications, gaming platforms, supply chain systems — these seemingly disparate applications can all be built using ME’s modules.
The Future of “LEGO-Style” Composable Innovation
Modularity doesn’t make technology more complex — quite the opposite. It encapsulates complexity while making development simpler for builders.
The future of blockchain won’t be dominated by a single chain ruling all scenarios, but rather hundreds or thousands of specialized chains, each serving specific purposes while seamlessly collaborating. ME Network’s mission is to provide the most fundamental and reliable modules for this multi-chain ecosystem. We provide the building blocks; developers create the innovations. This is what blockchain should be — open, flexible, and composable.
About Meta Earth
Meta Earth (ME) is based on a modular, high-performance, infinitely scalable multi-dimensional fusion underlying value network — ME Network, which supports the high-concurrency big data processing needs of traditional industrial applications.
And through an encrypted DID (Decentralized Identifier) system — ME ID & ME Pass which can effectively protect user privacy data, and a co-construction & co-governance mechanism which can fully reflect personal sovereignty and equality for all, as well as an economic model which can guarantee UBI (Unconditional Basic Income) without any distinction, Meta Earth is fully dedicated to enhancing happiness for a better life and maintaining ecological balance to promote sustainability.
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