Cilantro is an enterprise level blockchain that is focused on high throughput and scalibility. Cilantro can process 1000s of tx/second and incorporates a smart contract language called Seneca to provide advanced user functionality. Features such as staking and anti-spam measures are also included out of the box.

Cilantro is built utilizing the ZeroMQ messaging platform. ZMQ is respected networking library that provides advanced socket functionality and several useful message patterns that work well in an asynchronous framework. The Cilantro network consists of individuals transacting on the network alongside three key types of participants: the masternodes, the witnesses, and the delegates. Each of these three are integral to the network and are described in more detail below.

Masternodes serve as the entry point into the Cilantro network and publish transactions sent from individual nodes on the network. Masternodes are crucial security actors and stake 100,000+ TAU in order to obtain masternode status. They are inherently altruistic and providing a service in order for the blockchain to provide such high throughput. They also support the cold storage of the transaction database once consumption is done by the network. They have no say as to what is 'right,' as governance is ultimately up to the network. However, they can monitor the behavior of nodes and tell the network who is misbehaving.

Witnesses exist primarily to check the validity of proofs of transactions sent out by masternodes. They subscribe to masternodes on the network, confirm the hashcash style proof provided by the sender is valid, and then go ahead and pass the transaction along to delegates to include in a block. They will also facilitate transactions that include stake reserves being spent by users staking on the network.

Delegates bundle up transactions into blocks and are rewarded with TAU for their actions. They receive approved transactions from delegates and broadcast blocks based on a 1 second or 10,000 transaction limit per block. They also act as executors of the smart contracts passed along in transactions and are critical to the Cilantro security model.

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