As blockchain technology continues to evolve and the adoption of digital assets rises globally, traditional financial systems are undergoing a profound structural transformation. Around the world, users are demanding greater financial participation, asset autonomy, and value transparency. However, conventional centralized financial platforms, burdened by high entry barriers, data silos, and lagging risk controls, are increasingly ill-equipped to meet the expectations of a new generation of financial participants.

Decentralized Finance (DeFi) has emerged in response to this shift, rapidly growing within just a few years. The total value locked (TVL) in DeFi protocols surged from under $5 billion in 2020 to projections exceeding $80 billion by 2025. Despite market volatility, structural demand continues to expand rapidly. Yet, most existing DeFi platforms still face fundamental challenges, including weak consensus mechanisms, fragmented ecosystems, and underdeveloped infrastructure—making it difficult to establish a stable, inclusive, and sustainable financial system.

In response to these systemic shortcomings, NPC—informed by long-term market observation and deep-rooted community consensus—is initiating a strategic “Dual-Engine Upgrade”, anchored by the development of a native exchange and proprietary public blockchain. This initiative aims to build an open, secure, and scalable decentralized financial infrastructure.

NPC has always upheld the vision of “financial inclusion”, committed to creating a decentralized ecosystem where everyone can participate, govern, and benefit. Through multiple rounds of community governance discussions and economic simulations, NPC has established a robust consensus base and institutional framework to support the execution of this major upgrade.

Launching the NPC Exchange

Unlocking Ecosystem Liquidity and On-Chain Asset Value

NPC is preparing to launch its own digital asset exchange, which will serve as a key infrastructure for ecosystem liquidity and user interaction. The exchange will feature full autonomy in its technical architecture, asset framework, and user experience. It will support a dual-token system—NPCC (platform token) and NPCP (governance token)—enabling efficient order placement and real-time matching. On-chain market-making and cross-chain matching technologies will be introduced to improve liquidity across multi-chain assets.

To meet the complex demands of diverse asset types and compliance scenarios, the NPC Exchange will support trading of over 600 crypto assets, spanning spot, leverage, derivatives, and options. It will also incorporate smart contract-based risk controls, custodial solutions, and secure storage systems to create a multi-layered asset protection framework. With multilingual interfaces and diverse payment methods, the platform aims to offer truly inclusive global access.

Crucially, the exchange will be designed around community-driven governance, adopting an NPCP-based voting mechanism. Community members will collectively make decisions on asset listings, fee structures, and platform policies, progressing toward an open, transparent, and co-governed governance model.

Developing the NPC Smart Chain

Laying the Foundation for DeFi 2.0

Alongside the exchange, NPC is also developing its own public blockchain—the NPC Smart Chain—which will serve as the underlying technical platform for ecosystem governance and future application expansion. The chain will be a fork of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) architecture, ensuring full compatibility with Ethereum tools and smart contracts. It will adopt a Proof of Staked Authority (PoSA) consensus mechanism, utilizing 21 validators elected via staking to balance performance and decentralization.

In terms of its on-chain economic model, NPCC will serve as the native token of the NPC Smart Chain, functioning in three key roles: gas payments, staking rewards, and governance rights. Through dual-signature penalty mechanisms and dynamically adjustable on-chain governance parameters, the chain will ensure operational transparency, governance flexibility, and high security.

Looking ahead, the NPC Smart Chain will offer modular deployment capabilities, supporting a wide range of DeFi 2.0 components including staking systems, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, DAO governance, decentralized exchanges (DEX), and NFT platforms. This will provide a powerful and flexible foundation for developers and projects to operate sustainably and collaborate freely.

Building Financial Infrastructure for the Age of User Sovereignty

The NPC Dual-Engine Upgrade is not a mere addition of features—it represents a structural reformation toward a decentralized, user-sovereign financial paradigm. The exchange will serve as the central hub for asset flow and liquidity, solving challenges around capital efficiency and asset security. The public chain, meanwhile, will act as the backbone for governance and system evolution, enabling long-term consensus and user-led collaboration.

In this new system, users are no longer passive participants—they become co-creators of rules, maintainers of infrastructure, and beneficiaries of the system. Ownership, governance rights, and value distribution will be systematically returned to users through both platform design and on-chain logic, realizing a truly user-centered decentralized financial system.

Looking Ahead

NPC will continue to refine its dual-engine architecture—advancing governance frameworks, optimizing staking mechanisms, expanding multi-chain interoperability, and supporting the incubation of community DAOs. Additional focus will be placed on setting RWA tokenization standards and improving cross-ecosystem collaboration to further establish NPC’s influence in the global digital finance landscape.

Ultimately, NPC aspires to build a global financial network that is secure, transparent, self-driven, and community-powered. In this future ecosystem, every participant will be able to allocate assets, earn yields, and engage in governance—without reliance on centralized intermediaries. With consensus as the foundation, technology as the path, and trust as the bridge, NPC is working to co-create a thriving, inclusive digital financial civilization for generations to come.