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It is infinitely scalable through an unlimited number of custom, application-specific blockchains called “Subnets,” which can interoperate with the core platform for settlement and transfer of value across these custom implementations.
Due to its novel consensus mechanism, Avalanche is uniquely capable of achieving near-instant finality even as more nodes participate in network security.
In other proof of stake protocols, the number of consensus messages increases quadratically with the number of nodes, impeding their ability to improve the robustness of the system with more meaningful decentralization of network power without dramatically increasing computer power.
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