# Tezos

## One line

Tezos is an open-source, self-upgrading blockchain platform with on-chain governance and smart contract support.

## What we do

Tezos builds and maintains a decentralized blockchain network where users can deploy smart contracts, build decentralized applications, and transact without intermediaries. Its native token, tez (XTZ), is used for fees, staking, and interacting with dApps across gaming, DeFi, and arts verticals. It continuously upgrades the protocol through community governance, with 21 protocol upgrades completed to date. Developers, validators, researchers, and builders participate in an open ecosystem governed by its users.

## Find us

- Website: https://tezos.com
- X: https://x.com/tezos

## Recent updates

- seen: 2026-09-20 — Proposed Ganesha as the 7th upgrade proposal for Etherlink Mainnet. · https://tezos.com/
- seen: 2026-09-20 — Ushuaia upgrade cut Layer 1 confirmation times from ~66 seconds to 12-18 seconds. · https://tezos.com/
- 2026-09-20 — TVL $22M · https://defillama.com/chain/Tezos

## Last updated

last_checked: 2026-09-20 (tezos.com)

state: unclaimed

confirmed: no (drafted from the company's own public sources)

verified: no

Source: https://sindo.io/c/tezos