{"id":11077,"date":"2023-04-04T10:48:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T10:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/?p=11077"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:21:18","slug":"what-is-shiden-network-sdn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-shiden-network-sdn","title":{"rendered":"What is Shiden Network (SDN)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Alternar tabla de contenidos\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #ffffff;color:#ffffff\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-shiden-network-sdn\/#a_test_network_for_astar\" >A test network for Astar<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-shiden-network-sdn\/#how_does_shiden_network_work\" >How does Shiden Network work?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-shiden-network-sdn\/#what_is_the_shiden_token_sdn\" >What is the Shiden token (SDN)?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span><p>Do you know what\u00a0<strong>Shiden Network<\/strong>\u00a0is and how it works? This is a project built on top of the Kusama network. The main goal of Shiden is to achieve to create a\u00a0<strong>multi-chain<\/strong>\u00a0decentralized application layer. To achieve this goal, Shiden Network has the ability to execute smart contracts compatible with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-the-ethereum-virtual-machine\/\">Ethereum Virtual Machine<\/a>\u00a0through\u00a0<strong>the Solidity language and the Web Assembly or WASM<\/strong>. This compatibility makes Shiden Network a potentially favorable ecosystem for the use and\u00a0<strong>development of dApps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Shiden Network was developed to run within the parachain of the Kusama network. In this way Shiden Network can employ all the power and qualities of the Substrate framework. Thanks to this system the Shiden Network has high<strong>\u00a0scalability, high interoperability<\/strong>\u00a0based on Substrate based networks,\u00a0<strong>high expandability and fast commit times.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The goal behind the development of Shiden is to become one of the largest DeFi projects based on<strong>\u00a0the Kusama ecosystem<\/strong>. Although the project has been well received so far, it should be noted that it is a project in an early development stage so we see so far it is just a step in the creation of\u00a0<strong>something bigger.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"a_test_network_for_astar\"><\/span><strong>A test network for Astar<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As mentioned above, Shiden Network is under development and is the first step in the construction of a larger project called\u00a0<strong>Astar<\/strong>\u00a0(formerly called Plasm). Shiden\u2019s role in this project is to represent a\u00a0<strong>\u201ccanary network\u201d or what we commonly call a test network.<\/strong>\u00a0The goal of this network is to provide Astar with a scalable and decentralized application development oriented platform that can make\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-web-3-0\/\">Web 3.0<\/a>\u00a0a reality.<\/p>\n<p>The Astar project is a protocol running on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-polkadot-dot\/\">Polkadot<\/a>\u00a0blockchain which consists of functions that have been tested within the Shiden Network. Astar would be<strong>\u00a0the superset of stable and proven functions in Shiden<\/strong>. In other words, Shiden would be\u00a0<strong>the rapid protocol development space<\/strong>\u00a0where interested users can test new functions before they have been released to the world.<\/p>\n<p>This type of operation is very common in the ecosystem of\u00a0<strong>Polkadot and Kusama<\/strong>, since this would be the canary network of Polkadot. Shiden would be the same as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-ethereum-eth-and-how-does-it-work\/\"><strong>Kusama<\/strong><\/a>, but belonging to the main\u00a0<strong>Astar<\/strong>\u00a0network.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"image_188185242\" class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\">\n<div class=\"img-inner dark\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-large size-large lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiden-Network2.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiden-Network2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiden-Network2-300x205.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Shiden-Network\" width=\"768\" height=\"526\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiden-Network2.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiden-Network2-300x205.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Shiden-Network2.jpg\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_does_shiden_network_work\"><\/span><strong>How does Shiden Network work?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In terms of\u00a0<strong>developmen<\/strong>t, Shiden and Astar\u00a0<strong>differ<\/strong>\u00a0significantly. Shiden\u2019s development is much more advanced although they are practically\u00a0<strong>the same project<\/strong>. Apart from this difference, the rest of the aspects are the same. To carry out a correct operation, this project counts on a series of\u00a0<strong>components<\/strong>\u00a0that we will see next:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Multilayer network<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The operation of the\u00a0<strong>Shiden Network<\/strong>\u00a0is relegated to a\u00a0<strong>decentralized<\/strong>\u00a0network system that performs the function of the\u00a0<strong>multilayer<\/strong>\u00a0network. This system is organized by \u201cLayers\u201d. In the first layer we can find the genesis of the Shiden Network. Here all the logic that is responsible for maintaining the stability and security of the network is executed.<\/p>\n<p>Layer 1 is written and developed entirely through\u00a0<strong>Substrate<\/strong>. It is deployed in a Kusama parachain. In other words\u00a0<strong>Layer 1<\/strong>, that is, the first layer, is a public blockchain that any user can join.<\/p>\n<p>Logically, under layer 1 we find layer 2.<strong>\u00a0Layers 2<\/strong>\u00a0function as the child layers of the first layer. They are used for the development of various modules that allow the development of child layers to provide access to\u00a0<strong>unique functions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that the capacity of these layers 2 is\u00a0<strong>infinite<\/strong>\u00a0because they can implement\u00a0<strong>complete protocols or virtual machines<\/strong>\u00a0in them. In this way we can understand that Layer 2 has the capacity to develop real expansion spaces thanks to its great flexibility.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Optimistic Virtual Machine<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As expected, all this operation must be driven by a brain that makes it work, so to speak. This function is carried out by the<strong>\u00a0OVM or Optimistic Virtual Machine<\/strong>. This virtual machine is composed of a set of standards responsible for streamlining and unifying the various types of\u00a0<strong>Layer 2 protocols of the Shiden network.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the\u00a0<strong>OVM<\/strong>, developers can simply express the logic they want to achieve in their applications and the machine takes care of enforcing the necessary rules. Through its operation, smart contracts and applications can be developed and executed through the client app known as\u00a0<strong>L1 Adapter<\/strong>. This is a scheme that many blockchain developers are used to developing with, as it is the same model that we can see in applications deployed on\u00a0<strong>the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-ethereum-eth-and-how-does-it-work\/\">Ethereum<\/a>\u00a0network<\/strong>\u00a0plasma scalability protocol.<\/p>\n<p>The OVM owes its entire operation to\u00a0<strong>Substrate<\/strong>, since it has the necessary tools to make developers\u2019 work easier.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Lockdrop<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Lockdrop is the economic incentive mechanism used in the Shiden network. This mechanism uses the concept of \u201copportunity\u201d instead of what we know as \u201c<strong>assets<\/strong>\u201c. Its creation was based on the objective of using this mechanism to issue tokens with monetary value.<\/p>\n<p>The operation of Lockdrop can be compared to a fixed-term\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-cryptocurrency-staking\/\">staking<\/a>, although its mathematical complexity is much higher. Such\u00a0<strong>staking<\/strong>\u00a0would be performed by a user holding\u00a0<strong>SHIDEN tokens (SDN)<\/strong>\u00a0in a proportion appropriate to his level of participation in the system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\"><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_the_shiden_token_sdn\"><\/span><strong>What is the Shiden token (SDN)?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Like most projects,\u00a0<strong>Shiden Network<\/strong>\u00a0has its own native token, SDN. SDN is a token that falls into the category of network utility token. One of its main functions is based on enabling\u00a0<strong>Lockdrop.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, SDN is also in charge of\u00a0<strong>incentivizing<\/strong>\u00a0all network users. Some of the functions of this token are:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-cryptocurrency-staking\/\">staking<\/a>\u00a0for consensus and<strong>\u00a0rewarding<\/strong>\u00a0validators and nominators,\u00a0<strong>payment<\/strong>\u00a0of commissions, use of\u00a0<strong>the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/en\/what-is-a-dapp\/\">dApps<\/a>\u00a0Rewards system and the network voting system.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It should be noted that this token has a limited supply of 71,336,892 tokens. These will be released through a\u00a0<strong>deflationary<\/strong>\u00a0issuance policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Tiempo de lectura:<\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutos<\/span><\/span>Do you know what\u00a0Shiden Network\u00a0is and how it works? This is a project built on top of the Kusama network. The main goal of Shiden is to achieve to create a\u00a0multi-chain\u00a0decentralized application layer. To achieve this goal, Shiden Network has the ability to execute smart contracts compatible with the\u00a0Ethereum Virtual Machine\u00a0through\u00a0the Solidity language and the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[165],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrencies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11077"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24590,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11077\/revisions\/24590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitnovo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}