Metis Double-Strength Strategy: Based on MetisSDK, Andromeda and Hyperion will reshape the Layer2 infrastructure

The evolution of Metis: Pioneer infrastructure beyond single L2

The blockchain expansion narrative has undergone profound changes since the birth of the Layer2 solution. From the initial competition to pursue transaction throughput, the industry has formed a key understanding: different blockchain applications require differentiated infrastructure optimization. The Metis team has a deep insight into this trend and has built a vision system that breaks through the limitations of a single chain.

We are realizing this vision by building a decentralized infrastructure stack for the blockchain industry, and the first phase of the outcome is the double-chain strategy. The core of this strategy is composed of the new developer framework MetisSDK and the demonstration chain Hyperion (HYPE), where Hyperion is designed to demonstrate the potential of the SDK. The double-chain architecture integrates the existing base layer Andromeda with the new AI-optimized performance layer Hyperion, a complementary infrastructure that will unlock unprecedented capabilities for the Layer2 field.

In short, Hyperion and Andromeda will collaborate in the segments of collaborative services and general blockchain scenarios to generate synergies through innovations such as Metis SDK and LazAI. All technological breakthroughs are integrated into the Metis brand system, realizing value capture through a single token, and forming a unified ecological front.

"Multi-chain architectures stem from our core perceptions - no single-chain design can perfectly fit all Web3 applications," explains Metis's technology team. "With ensuring seamless interoperability, allowing chains to use their expertise, developers can deploy different components of the application to the most suitable chain."

Andromeda: Solid Base

As Metis' first milestone in building scalable decentralized infrastructure, Andromeda has become the cornerstone chain, providing reliable support for general-purpose decentralized applications. Adopting the Optimistic Rollup architecture, the chain inherits Ethereum security while significantly improving transaction throughput and reducing costs.

This chain is particularly outstanding in supporting DeFi protocols, gaming platforms, and other fields that require deterministic execution and mature records. Its decentralized sorter chain and proven infrastructure make it ideal for reliability-first applications.

Andromeda's Optimistic Rollup continues the classic design, with default transactions valid until falsified, through anti-fraud windows to maximize security while still providing significant performance improvements over the Ethereum base layer. Existing eco-players cover DeFi protocols to all kinds of applications, benefiting from this robust architecture.

With Hyperion joining the ecosystem, Andromeda will continue to evolve to optimize core modules such as on-chain data availability and fraud prevention systems, but its core positioning remains unchanged: providing a rock-solid infrastructure for general applications that value security models and deterministic execution.

At present, Android has implemented full DSEQ node deployment, becoming the preferred project that attaches importance to security and decentralization. It will continue to serve traditional DeFi use cases, and this strategic positioning remains unchanged.

It is worth looking forward to that Andromeda will achieve the Stage 0 upgrade in the near future and plans to achieve the Stage 1 goal by the end of the year.

Hyperion (HYPE): Layer2 innovation in the AI ​​era

Unlike Androidda's general positioning, Hyperion (HYPE) represents a leap in the specialization of blockchain architecture. Built based on MetisSDK, its core is high-performance MetisVM, which provides exclusive optimizations for AI applications while maintaining Ethereum compatibility.

Compared with the traditional Layer2's progressive iteration in existing designs, Hyperion directly points to the fundamental bottleneck restricting blockchain performance and breaks through the application limitations of existing technology.

MetisVM's technological breakthroughs are driving a new wave of blockchain and decentralized AI applications, and its innovations include:

1. Excellent performance with advanced opcode processing and custom instruction extension
2. Inferred and parallel execution of contract operations driven by prediction algorithms
3. State-aware cache intelligently stores frequently accessed smart contract state variables
4. Optimized inference engine, hardware acceleration and zero-knowledge proof to enable efficient and secure AI model operations within blockchain infrastructure

Hyperion is designed for AI-enabled high-performance computing applications such as high-frequency trading, gaming and DePIN, complementing rather than competing with Andromeda.

Metis CEO Tom Ngo pointed out that "Hyperion has also fundamentally changed the way blockchain is executed, starting from the first principle, supporting AI-native computing. With Hyperion's specialized architecture, applications that are too expensive or simply impossible to achieve on-chain have become feasible."

Technical breakthrough: How Hyperion achieves a performance leap

In addition to MetisVM, Hyperion's performance advantages come from three core technological innovations, which together redefine the functions of Layer2:

Optimistic Rollup executed in parallel

Traditional blockchain executions process transactions in sequence, creating inherent bottlenecks. Hyperion breaks this limit by:

• Instant transaction endurance : Sub-second settlement is achieved through Optimistic Commitments
• Parallel execution engine : smart contracts and transactions are processed in parallel, significantly improving processing speed
• Optimized fraud prevention mechanism : Reduce costs and delays while ensuring Ethereum-level security

The combined effect of these methods changes execution efficiency. Taking DeFi multiple redemption scenarios as an example: traditional chains need to be processed sequentially, while Hyperion can execute transactions that affect different liquidity pools in parallel. Multiple inference operations of AI applications will achieve exponential performance improvements.

MetisDB: A new generation of state management systems

Blockchain performance relies on efficient state management, and Hyperion uses MetisDB to achieve instant state access, optimized transaction processing and cost-effective data management.

MetisDB achieves this goal by:

• Memory-mapped Merkle Tree: Provides nanosecond state access to real-time applications
• Multi-version concurrency control (MVCC): supports high-speed execution and parallel state update
• Asynchronous I/O processing: Ensure low latency, high throughput storage operations

This innovative approach eliminates storage bottlenecks and enables seamless execution of high-frequency blockchain transactions.

Ethereum settlement and cross-chain interoperability

While breaking through performance boundaries, Hyperion still provides the ultimate security guarantee by the Ethereum settlement layer. State commitments are published to Ethereum, ensuring that chain inherits the same security as the underlying layer.

Hyperion interoperates with multiple blockchain ecosystems, ensuring seamless cross-chain liquidity and data flows, enabling:

• Shared bridge and cross-chain connection : building multi-chain liquidity chains
• Decentralized data and computing power aggregation : connecting AI-driven applications, computing power suppliers and data links

In this way, Hyperion builds a seamless Web3 infrastructure that enables scalable decentralized applications to interact across blockchain chains and ensures security by Ethereum.

The powerful features of Metis SDK: empowering the double-chain ecosystem

Hyperion (and LazAI) is based on the Metis SDK, a comprehensive development toolkit that enables seamless cross-chain interactions with high performance capabilities and supports Hyperion’s role as a liquidity hub in the broader blockchain ecosystem.

Metis SDK provides native tools for AI and high-performance dApps, allowing developers to focus on business logic and make it easier to build AI-native applications without managing complex blockchain interactions. This framework enables teams to create execution layers powered by Metis while overcoming underlying infrastructure challenges.

SDK-driven standardization ensures compatibility between Android and Hyperion, enhances the double-chain architecture and enables applications to easily deploy across two chains when needed. This interoperability is crucial to ecosystem cohesion.

By leveraging the Metis SDK, developers can unlock new possibilities, enhance the entire blockchain ecosystem, and create applications that combine the security of existing blockchain infrastructure with cutting-edge performance capabilities.

Complementary chain: Maximizing synergies

The real innovation of Metis strategy lies not only in individual chains, but in how they complement each other. Rather than forcing all applications to adopt a one-size-fits-all solution, Andromeda and Hyperion are designed to work seamlessly:

• Specialized execution environment : Developers can deploy core smart contracts on Android to enable composability with the current ecosystem while routing compute-intensive protocols to Hyperion.
• Seamless flow of assets : Assets can flow freely between chains through shared bridge infrastructure, creating a unified liquidity environment.
• Consistent development experience : Similar tools and interfaces can run on both chains, minimizing the learning cost of building teams on Metis.

In addition, asset interoperability will be maintained between the two chains, forming a key part of the double-chain collaboration mechanism.

"The double-chain strategy provides a natural path for project evolution," Tom Ngo added, "applications can start with standard features on Android, gradually integrating AI components through Hyperion as demand grows, while maintaining a unified user experience."

Developer adaptation guide

The complementarity of Andromeda and Hyperion creates a natural affinity for different application components:

Andromeda is perfect for:

• Core financial contracts that value reliability and composability
• Need for maximum decentralized long-term data storage
• Traditional DeFi applications with established execution mode
• Enterprise applications that require certainty execution assurance

Hyperion advantages:

• AI native applications that require computing efficiency
• High-frequency trading and complex DeFi operations
• On-chain games with real-time interaction requirements
• Dynamic computing power demand scenarios

For developers, decisions are not binary—but strategic deployment on both chains based on component needs. MetisSDK will resolve most cross-chain complexity. Let teams focus on application logic rather than chain-specific implementations.

Existing Android applications can progressively integrate AI capabilities. Initial deployment on Androidda provides stability and composability through established protocols, while experimental features can be tested on Hyperion, creating a natural evolutionary path that minimizes risk and explores innovation boundaries while maintaining stability.

METIS Token: Unified Economic Layer

METIS tokens are at the heart of this ecosystem architecture, which means Hyperion is expanding the capabilities of Metis instead of replacing Androidda. METIS will acquire value and maintain utility in both chains through multiple mechanisms:

• Native Gas Tokens : METIS is a native Gas token for all transactions on Android and Hyperion. Double-chain transactions use METIS
• Unified Value Capture : The transaction volume of AI-intensive applications on Hyperion and general DApps on Android contributes to token value in a unified economic system.
• Cross-chain functions : staking, governance and other scenarios can run seamlessly in both chains, eliminating the fragmentation of the token economy.

This multi-chain architecture ensures that METIS token utility is enhanced across the domain when the ecosystem is expanded. New application categories supported by Hyperion’s dedicated architecture create additional utility for tokens that benefit the entire ecosystem.

It is worth noting that METIS was originally published on Ethereum, and its existence in double-chain mapping is all cross-chain mapping.

Long-term ecosystem growth strategy

The double-chain strategy resists market volatility through diversification of use cases: Andromeda guarantees basic activities, and Hyperion drives innovative growth. The complementarity of this balanced architecture creates natural expansion paths designed to build long-term resilience.

This approach also protects the ecosystem from market cycles by diversifying use cases across different technical fields. Because DeFi applications in general provide reliable baseline activity, AI applications drive innovation and new growth frontiers. The balanced double-chain foundation is designed to create long-term resilience while still supporting cutting-edge development.

This strategy makes Metis unique in the Layer2 field. Instead of splitting into competing chains, or extending a single chain design beyond its best use cases, Metis creates dedicated environments that work seamlessly. This approach meets the needs of the enterprise, i.e., different workloads usually run on dedicated infrastructure optimized for a specific task.

Implementation timetable and roadmap

Hyperion's development and integration with the Metis ecosystem follow a structured timeline designed to ensure stability while introducing its enhanced capabilities:

April-May 2025: Testing network online

May-August 2025: Main Network Launch

September-December 2025: Main network upgrade

Throughout the launch, Metis will provide comprehensive support to developers who switch between chains, including documentation, grants from cross-chain application building teams, and optimized technical assistance.

Future Vision: Beyond Double-Strength

While the double-chain architecture represents a significant advance in Layer2 design, our vision also extends to reserve space for the future specialization evolution of blockchain.

Just as Hyperion is built specifically for AI native applications, the professional execution environment of the future can target other emerging workloads with unique requirements. This modular architecture allows Metis to quickly adapt to the ever-changing technological landscape while maintaining the security and developer experience at the core of its value proposition.

The integration of Hyperion with Metis’ previously announced AI infrastructure LazAI creates particularly interesting possibilities. As on-chain AI applications mature, the synergy between these technologies will enable a new category of decentralized applications to utilize blockchain security and AI capabilities at the same time, and will usher in a new era of the integration of blockchain security and AI capabilities.

Conclusion: Reshaping the Layer2 pattern

The introduction of the double-strand architecture of Andromeda and Hyperion marks a fundamental reconstruction of the evolutionary path of Layer2. By identifying the optimization priorities of different applications, we have created an ecosystem that takes into account security, stability and cutting-edge performance.

This strategy makes Metis unique in the Layer2 field. While other solutions must be traded down between security, performance, and decentralization, Metis allows developers to optimize every component of their application based on their specific needs. Ultimately, an ecosystem that can support both traditional DeFi applications, enterprise workloads, and AI native innovations without any compromises.

As blockchain moves to mainstream applications, the flexibility and scalability of our solutions lay the foundation for sustainable development. By solving Layer2 adoption bottlenecks such as centralized sorters, chain congestion and rigid economic models, we are building the infrastructure to support the next wave of blockchain innovation.

The double-stranded approach will not limit the future of Layer 2 to single-strand designs optimized for all use cases, but will cultivate a modular ecosystem that will become a reality for cross-chain applications that are considered impossible. With Andromeda and Hyperion, Metis is turning this future into reality.