Ankr uses cloud-native, container-based networks to build it's own architectural and resource allocation algorithm. It allows Ankr to focus on its technical details by integrating with various cloud-native solutions
Ankr’s application users are not required to interact with infrastructure providers' APIs. Instead, there is a local orchestrator that handles resource allocation automatically.
Ankr’s blockchain network is divided into four layers:
Core layer: Full nodes use proof of stake (PoS) and Stake Byzantine Fault tolerance, which defines the service quality of the bandwidth, computation, and storage.
Relay layer: Full nodes that do not produce blocks or take part in consensus can add a better network on top of the layer and earn Ankr rewards using proof of network contribution (PNC).
Access layer: It contains data center nodes, MIning nodes, and edge computing nodes. These light nodes control illegal nodes.
Micro-node layer: It contains device nodes and transaction hashes.
Ankr uses Proof of Work (PoW) node ID generation calculation. It avoids Eclipse, Sybil attacks as well as hostile routing attacks using its disjoint path finding algorithms
Use of Native tokens in the ecosystem: Ankr token is used to pay for request blockchains, reward independent node providers and reward Ankr holders for staking their Ankr towards full nodes