What if a single upgrade could revolutionize the entire layer one landscape? With Altaris, Injective turns this vision into reality.

The Altaris mainnet upgrade aims to redefine Injective as a whole with a host of new capabilities. This includes enhanced scalability for faster than ever transaction speeds alongside the introduction of the first RWA Oracle, bridging the gap between digital and traditional assets. But most importantly, Altaris revolutionizes the very economic framework of the Injective ecosystem, paving the way for a new era of Web3 finance.

The following sections delve into a few major components of the Altaris upgrade, highlighting their benefits, rationale, and overall impact.

Background

Altaris was made possible by the community voting in favor of Injective Improvement Proposal 420 (IIP-420). The proposal was not only met with immense enthusiasm but also witnessed one of the highest rate of governance participation in Injective history with over a $1 Billion worth of staked INJ used to vote in favor of IIP-420.

Altaris is the first major upgrade to Injective following Volan, launched in January 2024, and aims to provide the most optimized and advanced version of Injective to date.

Optimized Network Performance and Developer Tools

At the core of Altaris is a substantial improvement in scalability, performance, and developer tools. Here are some key upgrades that make Injective more robust and versatile.

Enhanced Scalability

Altaris incorporates various optimizations designed to accelerate the chain speed and overall performance. Additionally, network infrastructure updates—such as more efficient data handling and better resource management—contribute to a more robust and responsive system. The confluence of these elements revolutionize chain level consensus flexibility, vastly improves performance and powers a more efficient developer experience.

Wasm 2.0 Integration

Developers will be particularly interested in the expanded smart contract capabilities. With the introduction of Wasm 2.0 support, the potential for creating sophisticated decentralized applications has grown significantly. This upgrade provides the tools necessary to build the next generation of innovative dApps on Injective.

Enriched Interoperability

Altaris also integrates IBC hooks and Packet Forward Middleware (PFM) to boost cross-chain capabilities. These additions significantly enhance interoperability, allowing Injective to seamlessly interact with other blockchains. This boosts the overall utility and flexibility of the Injective ecosystem, opening up new possibilities for cross-chain applications and collaborations.

Developer Toolkit Upgrade

Updates to the Python, Go, and TypeScript SDKs support the Altaris chain version, enhancing developer capabilities. Additionally, the Injective-proto repository is updated with new proto definitions for seamless integration. These upgrades provide developers with more robust tools, enabling the creation of more sophisticated and efficient applications on Injective.

Real World Asset (RWA) Oracle

One of the most exciting additions is the integration of the Real World Asset (RWA) Oracle. This advanced oracle network expands Injective's capacity to offer tokenized asset offerings, ensuring that data feeds for these assets are both accurate and tamper-proof. This is crucial for the stability and security of financial transactions within the ecosystem. The implications of the RWA oracle are far-reaching, opening up new possibilities for applications that bridge the gap between blockchain and traditional finance.

Economic Enhancements

A number of capabilities introduced by Altaris focus on the economic structure of Injective itself from the introduction of an upcoming Universal Burn Auction to the release of Stake Grants, Injective fosters collaboration. Together, Altaris’s economic improvements optimize Injective’s token economy.

Universal Burn Auction

This new feature allows developers to create and launch pool auction contracts, enabling community-driven participation in the burn auction process. Additionally, INJ will be included in the auction basket, promoting a more dynamic and deflationary token economy. These adjustments are designed to optimize the burn auction process, ensuring a more efficient and inclusive system.

Note: the pool auction process will require a separate on-chain governance proposal to be instantiated. Herein, details regarding this feature’s functionality will be provided in-depth.

VIP Discount Structure

A tiered VIP fee discount schedule has been implemented for DEXs across Injective, offering steeper discounts at lower thresholds. Additionally, the maximum fee rate for all markets on Injective DEXs has been cut in half, moving from 10% to 5% or lower, benefitting all users regardless of status.

This tiered structure is designed to incentivize higher levels of staking and trading activity, rewarding users with greater fee discounts as they move up the tiers.

Stake Grants

This innovative mechanism allows users to leverage stake from other community members to meet staking requirements for benefits across the ecosystem. For instance, a staker (granter) can now authorize portions of their stake for other traders (grantees) to use for exchange fee discounts on DEXs natively built on Injective.

A given trader’s staked amount for fee discounts can now be calculated as follows:

Total Stake = Own Stake + StakeGranted from Granter - StakeGranted to Others

Coupled with the new VIP fee discount tiering, these changes promote a more collaborative environment, encouraging greater participation and engagement across the network.

Security and User Experience Improvements

Security and user experience remains a top priority for Injective, and the Altaris upgrade delivers a monumental leap on this front.

Injective Bridge Updates

The Injective Bridge has been strengthened for better performance, security, and reliability. Additionally, bridge management has been upgraded with the introduction of new messages and mechanisms to increase the efficiency of updates to the Injective Bridge.

Ledger Hardware Wallet Support

Ledger hardware wallet support has been seamlessly integrated via CLI, providing users with a secure and convenient transaction option.

Advanced Market and Trading Features

For the trading community on Injective, several features have been introduced to enhance trading experiences across the network:

Streamlined process for launching new perpetual markets on native DEXs
Support for partial liquidations across DEXs, allowing for more flexible trading
Better margin reduction capabilities for more effective position management

Miscellaneous

A number of other features are included in Altaris, such as governance optimization. A full list of the updates can be found on the IIP-420 page on the Injective Hub here.

Looking Ahead

The Altaris upgrade is more than just a technical improvement—it's a testament to Injective's unwavering commitment to continuous refinement and advancement. Where others see limitations in crypto, Injective sees possibilities. While some platforms struggle with scalability, Injective thrives on it. In a space often divided between innovation and security, Injective unites them.

Through improvements in scalability, data reliability, economic mechanisms, security, and user experience, Injective is strategically positioning itself at the forefront of the on-chain financial revolution. Altaris serves a dual purpose: it not only enhances current functionalities but also lays a robust foundation for future growth and widespread adoption. This forward-thinking approach reinforces Injective's vision of fostering a more inclusive and powerful global financial system.

As the industry continues to progress, Injective remains dedicated to expanding the boundaries in this space. The Altaris upgrade is poised to catalyze the emergence of innovative applications and use cases, further elevating the Injective ecosystem to new heights.

The future of finance is not a distant prospect—it's unfolding now, and Injective stands at the cutting edge of this transformation. With each upgrade, with each new feature, Injective shapes the landscape of Web3 finance. As Injective moves forward, the potential for groundbreaking developments only grows.

Stay tuned, for this is just the beginning. The on-chain revolution is here, and Injective is leading the charge. Join the journey and join the future of finance with Injective.

About Injective

Injective is a lightning fast interoperable layer one blockchain optimized for building the premier Web3 finance applications. Injective provides developers with powerful plug-and-play modules for creating unmatched dApps. INJ is the native asset that powers Injective and its rapidly growing ecosystem. Injective is incubated by Binance and is backed by prominent investors such as Jump Crypto, Pantera and Mark Cuban.