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# Maskade Blockchain

**Maskade L1** is an Avalanche Subnet-EVM purpose-built for tokenization and regulated financial applications.

| Property         | Value                                                                                                            |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Chain            | Maskade L1 (Avalanche Subnet-EVM, AvaCloud testnet)                                                              |
| Chain ID         | 30917                                                                                                            |
| Native gas token | MASQT (testnet)                                                                                                  |
| Block time       | \~1–2 seconds                                                                                                    |
| Gas price        | \~1 gwei                                                                                                         |
| Validators       | 5 (testnet); permissioned set planned for mainnet                                                                |
| RPC              | `https://testnet-zodorrwa-f9d42.avax-test.network/ext/bc/2kmpuMFVjX9UBJ5dEkwKXnDF3x5q3cSnDW4rKsnu6YgLtqapSX/rpc` |
| Subnet ID        | `28nyhqG8XhGwDUZFxsd1DyRcwjaNtNYWTTh5V6dtLrFSe1Nm`                                                               |

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**Why a dedicated L1?**

1. Purpose-built for **real-world asset issuance, distribution, and compliance**  permissioned validators and curated deployment for enhanced security
2. Sub-second finality supporting high-throughput retail flows
3. EVM compatibility every Solidity tool, library, and standard works unchanged
4. Sovereign governance with customized economic policies for compliance-focused use cases
5. Strong resistance to fraud and operational failure while maintaining enterprise-grade operational standards


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