What is a metagraph?
Metagraphs: Custom Blockchains on Constellation
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Blockchains are powerful, but they often force developers to play by someone else’s rules. What if you could build a blockchain designed specifically for your application, with its own logic, scalability, and data processing?
That’s exactly what metagraphs offer.
A metagraph is a custom, application-specific blockchain built on Constellation Network. Unlike traditional blockchains, where multiple projects share the same infrastructure, each metagraph operates independently. This gives developers full control over rules, data processing, and scalability—allowing them to create networks optimized for real-world applications.
Metagraphs function as decentralized backends, supporting a wide range of use cases, from AI training and data verification to decentralized identity and finance.
Most blockchains rely on smart contracts for application functionality, but these come with limitations:
Rigid constraints – Smart contracts must follow the rules of the blockchain they run on.
Reliance on third-party oracles – They require external data sources to process real-world information.
Scalability bottlenecks – High network usage impacts all applications equally.
Metagraphs remove these restrictions by offering:
Custom execution environments – Developers define their own consensus, fee structure, and logic.
Native real-world data integration – No need for external oracles to verify information.
Independent scalability – Each metagraph runs on its own infrastructure, ensuring consistent performance without network congestion.
Instead of competing for resources on a shared blockchain, metagraphs act as tailored, decentralized networks built for real-world applications.
Metagraphs can be designed to fit the exact needs of a project, from small-scale applications to enterprise-grade solutions.
3+ validator nodes
A single token for transactions
Minimal computational needs
Ideal for basic token economies and P2P transactions
Multiple validators for decentralization and scalability
Custom processing pipelines for AI, finance, healthcare, or IoT
Cross-chain interoperability for seamless metagraph and blockchain integration
Ideal for data verification, decentralized AI, identity solutions, and large-scale apps
Metagraphs are not just for tokens—they can handle data tagging, trust scoring, predictive analytics, and more.
Each metagraph can issue its own token, which powers transactions within its network, incentivizes validators to process and secure data, and assigns value to verified data streams. Since metagraphs have full control over their tokenomics, projects can customize how their token is distributed, used, and governed to fit their specific needs.
Metagraphs unlock a new level of blockchain customization, allowing developers to create scalable, decentralized networks optimized for real-world applications. With a metagraph, developers can:
Build a blockchain tailored to their exact needs without the limitations of a shared network.
Process and verify real-world data natively, eliminating reliance on external oracles.
Scale independently, avoiding congestion from other applications.
Create new use cases beyond tokens and DeFi, enabling innovation in AI, supply chain, identity, and more.
Metagraphs provide the flexibility, efficiency, and control needed to bring groundbreaking blockchain applications to life.
