Althea L1 is purpose-built for Infrastructure Finance (iFi) — an emerging category that combines DeFi, physical infrastructure networks, and onchain Real World Assets. Althea brings the $3T utilities and telecom infrastructure sectors onchain into a unified ecosystem.

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Central to Althea L1 is the iFi DEX, a native decentralized exchange built to serve this infrastructure economy. It powers DeFi trading, machine-to-machine payments, and autonomous device transactions across the network.

Example: A router paying for bandwidth from an upstream provider, or a sensor purchasing cloud storage for its data. When these devices hold different tokens, the iFi DEX handles automatic conversion in real time.

Through our integration with the >$10bn @SkyEcosystem, sUSDS is now available on Althea L1 and across IBC-connected chains. This brings yield-bearing stablecoin access to our growing ecosystem and expands DeFi capabilities throughout Cosmos.

As physical infrastructure becomes increasingly autonomous and intelligent, Althea L1 provides the financial rails for a machine-driven economy operating at the speed of the network itself.