Introduction

LUKSO is an L1 EVM-based Blockchain running on Proof of Stake. All tools and tutorials for Ethereum also work well for LUKSO, as the network has equal functionality and is up to date with the Shanghai and Capella update. To participate in the network, the Ethereum clients can be run with a custom network configuration. To run a node, operators can use the LUKSO CLI, Dappnode, Docker, or manual installation.

• Why did LUKSO launch as Layer 1 blockchain?
• What is the network architecture of LUKSO?

Developers building on LUKSO can write smart contracts in an EVM-based language like Solidity, deploy them using Hardhat, and utilize standards already developed for other Ethereum networks.

• Learning Tools of the Ethereum Foundation.
• What are the main features of LUKSO standards?

Who is LUKSO intended for?

LUKSO is intended for creative economies, where identities play a key role. LUKSO allows brands, creatives and developers to dictate the distribution of wealth and influence from lifestyle activities. They can do so by having Universal Profiles (UPs), creating Digital Identities and Certificates, and building Tokenized Communities.

Why choose LUKSO?

LSPs (LUKSO Standard Proposals) are the building blocks of LUKSO. They are used to to build blockchain-based applications that offer an enhanced user experience, and allow for more flexibility and interaction. LSPs are part of the more general LIPs used to discuss protocol specifications and client API improvements.

LSPs introduce new concepts like Universal Profiles, Digital Assets & NFT 2.0, and Vaults.

By integrating different LSPs in unique ways, LUKSO solves fundamental blockchain problems:

• 🔓 Upgradeable security: Universal Profiles can be owned by an EOA or a custom contract such as a multisig. Therefore, users can have multiple devices and applications controlling their account, each of them with different permissions. Users can even have social recovery, such that they grant certain permissions of their account to their friends and family.
• 👩‍🎤 On-chain profile: users can build their profiles onchain, adding images, tags, descriptions and links to their accounts to shape their online persona.
• 📢 On-chain notifications: users get notified upon token transfers and they can visualize the assets that they own within their profile. They can even block transfers of certain assets by creating allow lists or block lists.
• 📝 Updatable and flexible metadata: metadata can be updated, enabling dynamic NFTs that can change certain properties over time, while other properties remain immutable.
• 💫 Extend your account over time: users can extend their account over time seamlessly, with no need to redeploy the associated smart contract.
• ⛽️ Gasless experience: Universal Profiles support Transaction Relay Services that cover the gas for users's transactions. Users won't have the burden of getting the native token of the chain to start interacting with your application.

Seamless Onboarding

Currently, users are subsidized with the Transaction Relay Service from LUKSO.

What can be built on LUKSO?

The number of LSPs is constantly evolving. Even more, there are innumerable ways one can connect the LSPs and create innovative dApps. The following list contains several potential use cases. Please bear in mind that those represent only the tip of the iceberg.

• social media applications
• content publishing platforms
• identity and reputation systems
• tokenized communities for creatives
• marketplaces and outlets
• ... 🪄