Frequently asked questions

Meridian is a proof-of-stake blockchain that anchors real-world assets (BTC, ETH, stablecoins) from their home chains into a unified settlement layer. It provides sub-3-second finality, native DeFi primitives, and stake-weighted governance — all secured by a masternode network.

Meridian is purpose-built for cross-chain settlement, not general-purpose smart contracts. Every feature — anchoring, finality, fees — is optimized for moving value between chains. Most L1s require bridges and wrapped tokens; Meridian natively anchors assets with masternode-level security.

Meridian is a full L1 blockchain that uses a native anchoring mechanism to represent external assets. Traditional bridges rely on multi-sig or light client verification; Meridian uses its masternode consensus to validate locks and mints, eliminating single points of failure.

MRD is used for three core functions: (1) paying settlement fees on the network, (2) staking to secure the chain and earn rewards, and (3) governance voting on protocol parameters. A portion of fees is burned, creating deflationary pressure.

MRD holders can delegate their tokens to any masternode. Rewards are distributed proportionally based on stake amount and duration. The annual inflation rate starts at 8% and decreases by 0.6% per year until it reaches 2% in year 10.

MRD will be tradeable at Mainnet Genesis, currently targeted for Q1 2026. Testnet MRD has no real value and is provided for development and testing purposes only.

Assets are locked in a smart contract on the source chain. Meridian's masternodes observe the lock event via a relayer network, reach consensus on its validity, and mint an equivalent amount of an anchored token on Meridian. The reverse process burns the anchored token and unlocks the original asset.

Meridian uses a masternode-based Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) consensus. The top 100 masternodes by stake are elected to produce blocks in a rotating schedule. Finality is achieved in under 3 seconds through a pipelined BFT consensus protocol.

Yes, Meridian runs an EVM-compatible execution environment. Existing Solidity smart contracts can be deployed with minimal modifications. The native anchoring precompiles are exposed as standard ERC-20 interfaces.

You need to stake a minimum of 10,000 MRD and run a Meridian node with at least 8 CPU cores, 32 GB RAM, and 500 GB SSD storage. Full setup instructions are available in the documentation.

Meridian is EVM-compatible, so developers can use familiar tools like Hardhat, Foundry, and Remix. The documentation includes guides for deploying smart contracts, integrating anchoring, and using the native DeFi primitives.

Testnet MRD is available through the faucet in the app dashboard. You can also participate in the testnet by bridging assets, running a testnet node, or contributing to the bug bounty program.