> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.taker.xyz/taker/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.taker.xyz/taker/welcome-to-taker.md).

# Welcome to Taker

Taker is the first and largest Bitcoin ecosystem incentive protocol, designed to democratize Bitcoin gains for all fractional Bitcoin holders. It serves as the Bitcoin Incentive Layer, leveraging multiple reward frameworks to encourage millions of users to adopt, hold, and utilize Bitcoin and its derivatives, scaling yields and expanding the Bitcoin community by 100x.

## **Core Features**

Taker provides a robust and innovative ecosystem with the following key features:

* **Focused on Retail Bitcoin Holders**: Designed specifically to empower individual Bitcoin holders, enabling them to maximize their Bitcoin yields.
* **EVM-Compatible**: **Taker Chain features EVM compatibility**, supporting seamless integration with existing dApps and tools.
* **Comprehensive Support for Bitcoin Derivatives**: Supports all Bitcoin derivative assets, including **Bitcoin Liquid Staking Derivatives (Bitcoin LSDs)** and **Liquidity Restaking Tokens (LRTs)**.
* **Economic Flywheel**: Drives traffic from retail users to kickstart and sustain the economic flywheel, creating a self-reinforcing growth loop for the ecosystem.

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## **Getting Started**

Taker supports multiple user roles, each with its own set of tools and documentation. Select your role below to get started:

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## **Network Information**

**$Taker** is the native token of Taker Chain, with a total supply of **1 billion**. Below is a quick overview of Taker Chain's key parameters and information:

* **Network name**: Taker Mainnet
* **RPC URL:** [**https://rpc-mainnet.taker.xyz**](https://rpc-mainnet.taker.xyz)
* **Chain ID**: 1125
* **Currency symbol**: Taker
* **Explorer URL:** [**https://explorer.taker.xyz**](https://explorer.taker.xyz/)

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## **Technical Highlights**

**Taker Chain**, as a core product of the Taker ecosystem, provides advanced blockchain technology to ensure high performance, security, and decentralization. Key highlights of Taker Chain include:

1. **Nominated Proof of Liquidity (NPoL)**:\
   Taker Chain introduces **NPoL (Nominated Proof of Liquidity)**, an **innovative** consensus mechanism pioneered by Taker. Built on the foundation of NPoS (Nominated Proof of Stake), NPoL is designed to incentivize greater participation from ecosystem users by incorporating **liquidity contributions** into the consensus process.
2. **Dual Finality Mechanism**:
   * **Probabilistic Finality**: Through the BABE (Blind Assignment for Blockchain Extension) protocol, blocks are constantly produced, ensuring Taker Chain continues to progress even when the canonical chain is not yet finalized.
   * **Provable Finality**: With GRANDPA (GHOST-based Recursive Ancestor Deriving Prefix Agreement), once a block is finalized, it is irreversible and agreed upon by all participants, guaranteeing network consensus and reliability.
3. **Secure and Proportional Elections**:\
   Taker Chain implements a **verifiably secure and proportional committee election rule**, ensuring that validators are elected fairly and in a way that reflects the stake distribution, further enhancing network security and decentralization.
4. **EVM Compatibility**:\
   Taker Chain features **EVM compatibility**, allowing seamless integration with existing Ethereum-based dApps, tools, and smart contracts. This ensures developers can easily build and deploy applications within the Taker ecosystem.
5. **High Performance**:\
   Taker Chain is designed to deliver **high TPS** with **Fast Finality**, providing a smooth and efficient experience for all network participants.