COTI (Currency of the Internet) is a project focused on blockchain payment solutions and privacy infrastructure, aiming to address the high costs, low efficiency, and privacy deficiencies of the TradFi system through innovative technology. Since its establishment in 2017, COTI has evolved from an initial payment network into an EVM-compatible Layer 2 protocol, with its core mission to provide fast, low-cost, and privacy-first financial infrastructure for businesses and individuals.
Core Positioning: From Payment Network to Privacy Infrastructure
COTI was originally positioned as a decentralized payment network, using the DAG-based Trustchain protocol to support high-throughput transactions (100,000 TPS), and launched the COTI Pay gateway service for merchant payments. However, with the increasing demand for privacy in the blockchain industry, COTI is