Synternet is a blockchain that powers modular, interoperable data infrastructure across all major chains, with its Data Layer protocol serving as the customizable execution layer between blockchains for decentralized data exchange. ^[1]

Overview

Synternet is a blockchain platform that enables interoperable data infrastructure across multiple blockchain networks. Its central component, the Data Layer, is a customizable execution layer that facilitates decentralized data exchange between blockchains. The system is designed to improve efficiency, security, and interoperability, allowing developers and systems to access real-time and historical on-chain data without relying on centralized services. Its modular architecture supports the development of decentralized applications and promotes cross-chain data integration. ^[1]

Features

Data Layer

The Synternet Data Layer is a decentralized protocol that provides efficient, trustless access to blockchain data for Web3 applications. It allows blockchain nodes to publish data and developers to retrieve it using cryptographic tokens, creating a decentralized data marketplace that removes reliance on centralized infrastructure. Unlike traditional systems where decentralized data often passes through centralized APIs, Synternet uses on-chain consensus to authenticate users, assign roles, and log transactions, ensuring the data pipeline remains decentralized and transparent. The protocol encourages open participation, allowing anyone to act as a data provider or consumer, with incentives and quality control governed by token-based staking and evaluation mechanisms.

The architecture follows a publisher-subscriber model, processing each data stream once and distributing it to multiple subscribers, which enhances efficiency and scalability compared to conventional request-response APIs. This system supports real-time data delivery through Synternet’s custom tech stack, including optimized node infrastructure and a built-in query engine for filtering and aggregation. Use cases include tracking token prices across decentralized exchanges. The platform supports languages like JavaScript and Python, accommodating a range of development teams, while enforcing strong encryption and data protection standards to maintain data security and privacy. ^{[2] [14]}

Products

Syntoshi AI

Syntoshi is an AI agent integrated with the Synternet Protocol and Synternet Insights, designed to transform real-time on-chain activity into structured intelligence. It focuses on cross-chain wrapped assets and systemic risks. It provides rapid signals during critical response windows by flagging de-pegs, monitoring collateralization levels, detecting hacks, and identifying anomalies across chains. Powered by Synternet’s decentralized inference pool, Syntoshi continuously refines its understanding of market behavior, protocol health, and liquidity dynamics using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). As a reference framework, Syntoshi showcases potential on-chain inference streams for agent developers on Synternet, focusing on cross-chain DeFi, whale tracking, DEX liquidity, Bridges, Wrapped Assets, and DEX transactions. The AI agent has evolved, with improvements to its personality, data streams, and structural updates, making it more user-friendly while retaining its analytical depth. ^{[7] [15]}

Actors

Publishers

In the Synternet Data Layer, Publishers broadcast data streams—identified by structured subject names—into a decentralized Broker network using NATS messaging technology. These subjects are registered on-chain with a credit deposit, forming service agreements that define pricing and other parameters for Subscribers. Data is priced per byte to reflect network costs and encourage efficient data formatting. Publishers operate in an open, competitive environment with no subject limitations, and Subscribers are responsible for assessing Publisher trust, similar to current RPC markets. When exiting, Publishers must first expire all services and complete accounting rounds before reclaiming any remaining credit, though free data streams can be closed more quickly. ^[8]

Subscribers

In the Synternet Data Layer, Subscribers are responsible for funding access to data streams by forming on-chain service agreements with Publishers, defining pricing for specific subjects listed on the developer portal. Each Subscriber is tied to one or more Clients—authorized entities that consume the data using consumption tokens issued by the Subscriber. While Subscribers and Clients can be the same, they are often separate, and their relationship is based on trust, as client management is not enforced on-chain in the current version.

Subscribers must pre-fund their on-chain profiles with Synternet tokens, which are incrementally spent as data is delivered. Failure to maintain credit halts data delivery to all associated Clients. To exit, Subscribers must first unsubscribe from all active services, after which any remaining credit enters a 14-day lock-up before it can be withdrawn. Although data is consumed in real time, payments and accounting processes often lag, with settlement delays ranging from minutes to hours due to challengeable on-chain transactions. ^[9]

Brokers

Brokers in the Synternet Data Layer are entities that operate nodes to relay data streams between Publishers and Clients, earning rewards for doing so. To join the network, a Broker must register an on-chain profile and deposit a significant amount of Synternet tokens as credit, deterring freeloaders while remaining accessible. Brokers manage their cluster of nodes within a NATS supercluster, where all nodes share access to data streams and validate each other’s legitimacy by checking for proper on-chain registration and credit. Clients connect to Broker nodes via NATS's peer-to-peer logic, and the node delivering data becomes responsible for accounting. If a node disconnects, another seamlessly resumes delivery without data loss.

Brokers are rewarded based on the number of messages delivered. Subscribers pay the reward, requiring an attested Proof of Delivery (PoD), verified by Observers who receive a small share of the network fee. To exit, Brokers must notify Clients, disconnect all nodes, submit pending PoDs, and wait through a challenge period before reclaiming their credit. Brokers operate under a trustless model reinforced by high slashing risks and third-party Observers, which discourages manipulation and ensures accountability. ^[10]

Observers

Observers in the Synternet Data Layer are responsible for verifying the correctness of Proofs of Delivery (PoDs) submitted by Brokers. They must register on-chain with a deposit of Synternet tokens. Their primary roles are to attest to valid PoDs and challenge invalid ones. Observers earn rewards in two ways: through attestations, which verify PoDs and grant a modest portion of the Subscriber-paid network fee, and through challenges, which detect faulty PoDs and allow the challenging Observer to claim the full network fee and a portion of slashed Broker and Observer credits. A randomly selected quorum must approve each PoD of Observers, and incorrect attestations result in slashing. Observers are incentivized to monitor all PoDs, not just those assigned, as successful challenges yield larger rewards. However, submitting false attestations or challenges leads to penalties, ensuring the integrity of the decentralized accounting process. ^[11]

SYNT

The Synternet Network Token (SYNT) is the native cryptocurrency of the Synternet Network, designed to support the Web3 data ecosystem by ensuring security, incentivizing participation, and enabling governance. The tokenomics of SYNT are structured around three key principles: enabling scalable Web3 data provision at sustainable prices, supporting community governance for protocol improvement, and maintaining token value through active protocol usage. The protocol consists of the App Chain, Data Layer, and PubSub protocol.

SYNT plays a crucial role in the blockchain and the Data Layer, facilitating state transitions and economic activities like staking, delegation, and slashing to ensure security. It also serves as a means of governance through proposals and voting, and as a payment method for data delivery, guaranteeing that services are paid for upon successful data delivery. Additionally, SYNT acts as a store of value, reflecting the network's activity and value creation. ^[12]

Tokenomics

SYNT has a total supply of 1.1B tokens and has the following allocation: ^[13]

• Community: 51.8%
• Exchanges: 13.4%
• Team: 12.8%
• Investors: 10.7%
• Treasury: 9.9%
• Partners: 1.4%

Partnerships

• Graphlinq
• Axone
• Fractality
• Fluence
• RivalZ
• Cluster Protocol
• Restake
• Interchain Foundation
• Kyve
• Cosmos
• IoTeX
• Osmosis
• Oasis
• Google Cloud
• Injective
• MapleBlock
• Stakin
• Saxon
• Anyone