{"id":101607,"date":"2025-10-02T14:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=101607"},"modified":"2025-10-02T14:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T14:39:37","slug":"psy-protocol-testnet-combines-internet-scale-and-speed-with-bitcoin-level-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=101607","title":{"rendered":"Psy Protocol Testnet Combines Internet Scale and Speed with Bitcoin-Level Security"},"content":{"rendered":"

[PRESS RELEASE \u2013 Hong Kong, Hong Kong, October 2nd, 2025]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psy makes web2 business models financially viable on web3, with applications from commerce to agentic AI.<\/em><\/p>\n

Psy Protocol<\/a> (formerly QED Protocol) today launched its public testnet, introducing a blockchain architecture designed to deliver internet-scale throughput and Bitcoin-level security. The launch demonstrates million-TPS capacity in internal benchmarks, enabled by client-side zero-knowledge proofs and a horizontally-scalable state architecture. Psy\u2019s architecture is unique in that it achieves virtually unlimited transactions per second (TPS) and block times that scale logarithmically with the number of users.<\/p>\n

The protocol is backed by leading investors and partners, including Blockchain Capital, Arrington Capital, UTXO, Anagram, Draper Dragon, CoinSummer, Amber Group, Paper Ventures, Protagonist, LBank Labs, Valhalla Capital, StarkWare, Edessa Capital, and strategic mining groups F2Pool and ViaBTC Capital.<\/p>\n

\u201cPsy\u2019s architecture tackles the core barrier to mainstream web3 adoption by solving the scalability and security trade-offs that have held decentralized applications back,\u201d said Aleks Larsen, General Partner at Blockchain Capital. \u201cFor the first time, recognized high-concurrency models in the web2 ecosystem \u2014 from commerce to AI \u2014 can run on a fully decentralized foundation with Bitcoin-level security.\u201d<\/p>\n

How Psy Achieves Internet-Scale Throughput<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psy\u2019s performance addresses one of blockchain\u2019s most persistent limitations: the inability to support the high-concurrency applications that define modern internet usage. Fully on-chain DeFi, agentic payments, and decentralized versions of platforms like Amazon, eBay, or social networks have remained theoretical because existing blockchains cannot process the transaction volumes these applications demand.<\/p>\n

Traditional blockchains face an unavoidable bottleneck: every full node must validate every transaction. This design provides strong security but sharply limits throughput. Ethereum processes roughly 60 transactions per second, while even high-performance proof-of-stake networks like Solana average roughly 1,000 TPS. Psy\u2019s state model (PARTH) removes this bottleneck entirely.<\/p>\n

Psy dramatically reduces the computational burden on the network by leveraging client-side compute. Rather than requiring every node to validate each transaction, users generate zero-knowledge proofs locally on their devices. These proofs are orders of magnitude faster to verify than the underlying transactions, and the network aggregates them in parallel through recursive zero-knowledge proofs, culminating in a single, succinct block proof that validates millions of transactions in seconds.<\/p>\n

Crucially, the PARTH architecture enables block creation times that scale logarithmically with user count. In benchmark scenarios with one million users each submitting ten transactions, Psy processed 10 million transactions in roughly 10 seconds \u2014 demonstrating throughput exceeding one million transactions per second.<\/p>\n

Enabling web3\u2019s Next Evolution<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psy\u2019s technology stack makes web3 business models competitive in demanding use cases such as fully on-chain DeFi and agentic payments. With faster transaction speeds, scalable architecture, and built-in data privacy, the testnet demonstrates how Psy achieves scale without compromising the security and decentralization that made Bitcoin revolutionary.<\/p>\n

This performance enables blockchain applications to compete directly with centralized platforms while giving users back data ownership and control \u2014 rather than leaving it in the hands of tech monopolies.<\/p>\n

The public testnet is live today, allowing developers and users to experience Psy\u2019s performance firsthand. Mainnet deployment is planned for later this year.<\/p>\n

Why Psy Chooses Proof-of-Useful-Work<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unlike most high-throughput blockchains that rely on proof-of-stake consensus, Psy builds on proof-of-work principles \u2014 the consensus mechanism introduced by Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

Proof-of-stake systems often concentrate power among validators with large token holdings, allowing them to extract value through practices like MEV. Their security depends on the very tokens they issue, creating circular dependencies that introduce systemic risk.<\/p>\n

Psy eliminates proof-of-work\u2019s traditional energy inefficiency by making mining \u201cuseful work\u201d \u2014 the generation and aggregation of zero-knowledge proofs that directly secure transactions. This shifts mining from wasteful competition to collaborative value creation: instead of determining the blockchain by raw hash power, Psy advances the network by maximizing the useful work miners perform for users.<\/p>\n

\u201cWeb3 commerce and the agentic economy never scaled because users were asked to choose between convenience and decentralization,\u201d said Carter Feldman, founder and CEO of Psy Protocol. \u201cPsy removes that false choice, giving developers the tools to build fast, secure, and scalable platforms that feel seamless \u2014 even though they run fully on-chain.\u201d<\/p>\n

Official website:<\/strong> https:\/\/psy.xyz<\/a><\/p>\n

Official X (Twitter):<\/strong> https:\/\/x.com\/PsyProtocol<\/a><\/p>\n

Psychonaut Incubation Program:<\/strong> https:\/\/psy.xyz\/psychonaut<\/a><\/p>\n

About Psy Protocol<\/strong><\/p>\n

Psy Protocol<\/a> is a Proof-of-Useful-Work smart contract platform that combines the neutrality and security of proof-of-work with the scalability and speed promised by next-generation architectures. By shifting transaction proving to users and aggregating zero-knowledge proofs on-chain, Psy delivers internet-scale throughput, low fees, and open participation \u2014 without sacrificing proof-of-work\u2019s superior security. Psy empowers developers to build hyper-scalable web3 applications, aiming to host the next generation of the decentralized internet.<\/p>\n

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