(NETWORK) Blockchain Settlement Layer

Blockchain Settlement Layer (NETWORK)

Blockchain Settlement Layer - GAIB L2 for Secure Cross-Chain Settlement

The Blockchain Settlement Layer serves as the canonical record-keeping environment for GAIB’s Economic Layer. It provides an immutable, censorship-resistant ledger for all validated asset states and economic events. Its primary role is to anchor the On-Chain Asset Representation (OAR) objects - created by the Asset Validation Layer - onto a cryptographically secure and globally auditable infrastructure.

Key features include:

• Immutable Registry: Every validated asset update is recorded as an OAR transaction, timestamped, and permanently stored.

• Canonical Truth: Only attestations signed by the active validator set can modify OAR state, ensuring that on-chain records correspond precisely to verified real-world data.

• Blockchain-Agnostic Architecture: GAIB is designed for deployment across major ecosystems such as Ethereum, Solana, and L2 networks, ensuring flexibility and interoperability.

GAIB Chain: An Optimized L2 Settlement Hub

While GAIB maintains its blockchain-agnostic design to ensure maximum reach, the protocol will establish its own Layer 2 network, GAIB L2 (GAIB Chain), to serve as the primary and most efficient settlement hub. Built using the robust OP Stack, GAIB L2 is an Optimistic Rollup that inherits the security of its underlying L1 (Ethereum) while offering vastly superior throughput and dramatically lower transaction costs.

Key characteristics include:

• EVM-Compatible: GAIB Chain is fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), meaning all existing Ethereum developer tooling, smart contracts, and infrastructure can be deployed seamlessly. This accelerates development and simplifies integration for other protocols.

• Superchain Integration: As part of the OP Stack ecosystem, GAIB Chain is designed for native interoperability with the Superchain - a network of interconnected L2s (like Base and Optimism) that share a common bridging framework and security model. This will allow GAIB to seamlessly tap into the vast liquidity and user base of the entire Superchain ecosystem, utilizing the standard OP Stack bridge for trust-minimized asset transfers.

• Dedicated Blockspace: By operating its own Rollup, the GAIB protocol secures its own blockspace, ensuring that core protocol operations, such as OAR updates, validator settlements, cross-chain attestations, etc., are not subject to the fee volatility or congestion of other networks. The network will be powered by a decentralized sequencer set managed by GAIB validators, further enhancing its resilience.

Multi-Chain and Cross-Chain Interoperability:

While GAIB L2 functions as the main settlement hub, the protocol supports a multi-chain synchronization model. OAR updates and value flows can be mirrored across connected chains through LayerZero OFT standard or IBC-style messaging. This design guarantees:

• State Consistency: All chains reflect the same verified OAR data.

• Supply Integrity: Prevents duplication or misrepresentation of GAIB-backed assets.

• Composability: Enables seamless participation of GAIB tokens and assets across DeFi protocols, exchanges, and other L1/L2 environments.

Core Role in the Modular Architecture

As the final settlement layer, NETWORK anchors the verified reality of GAIB’s ecosystem:

• From PROOF, it receives signed attestations confirming the state of real-world AI infrastructure.

• From ONRAMP, it stores the resulting tokenized asset representations.

• From REWARD and LIQUID, it records yield accruals, liquidity flows, and protocol transactions.

The following diagram illustrates how each layer interacts within the modular architecture, highlighting the flow of information and assets across the system.

By combining Ethereum-grade security, Layer-2 scalability, and multi-chain interoperability, NETWORK provides the trust foundation that underpins GAIB’s entire decentralized economic system — ensuring that every transaction, attestation, and value update within GAIB remains verifiable, permanent, and globally auditable.