Core Concepts

This section explains the fundamental ideas behind the XChain Protocol. Each document is self-contained and scales from high-level overviews to technical depth — start with what you need and follow the cross-references.

Document	Description
Metalayer	How XChain runs above existing blockchains without sidechains or bridges
Actions	What ACTIONs are and how they drive every state change on the platform
Tokens	The XChain token model — supply, decimals, ownership, and locking rules
Ledger	Double-entry accounting model underlying all balance and ownership tracking
Encoding	How ACTION data is embedded in blockchain transactions via AES-128-CTR obfuscation
Cross-Chain	How XChain coordinates token swaps across Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin
Gas	The XCHAIN fee token — what it is, how it works, and why it exists
Security Model	Threat model, trust assumptions, and protocol-level security guarantees
Smart Contracts	Programmable contract layer — sandboxed JavaScript VM with gas metering that orchestrates existing ACTIONs
Block Hashes	Per-block cryptographic hashes (ledger, actions, contracts) for state verification and integrity checking
Scope and Non-Goals	What XChain deliberately is and is not — design boundaries, current limitations, and when to choose it

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