#Marlin is an open protocol that provides scalability solutions to improve the performance of applications on the blockchain. Marlin aims to provide a decentralized web experience by optimizing the network layer and increasing the performance of the blockchain. #POND is the native token of the Marlin platform and is used for governance, rewards for incentivizing protocol participation, and for running nodes on the Marlin network.

Marlin is maintained by a network of Ethereum nodes to maintain the integrity of smart contracts built on top of blockchains like #Ethereum . Nodes in the Marlin network, called Metanodes, run #MarlinVM , allowing developers to deploy customized skins and perform edge calculations.

Marlin SDK improves the performance of blockchains and off-chain protocols, providing scalability to hundreds of thousands of nodes. Additionally, Marlin Foundry provides the ability to seamlessly integrate the Marlin SDK to create anonymity networks.

Marlin supports Libp2p, a networking framework for writing decentralized peer-to-peer applications. This helps Marlin make a significant difference when it comes to Web3 and any peer-to-peer application relies on networking between distributed nodes.

Marlin's goal is to power the blockchain platforms, protocols and applications of the future by creating scalable, decentralized networks. It also advocates embedding privacy and anonymity at the network layer and is developing technology to improve the privacy and performance of entire blockchains.