# Zilliqa

Launched in 2017, Zilliqa is a next-gen blockchain designed for security and scalability. The public blockchain enables innovative startups and global enterprises to create user-friendly dApps more easily.

## A state-of-the-art blockchain platform

Zilliqa is one of the fastest-growing blockchain systems. The high-throughput is enabled by its “sharding” architecture, a design feature that makes Zilliqa the world's first sharding-based blockchain.

## Related

[What we support](/what-we-support) · [Node-as-a-Service](/products/node-as-a-service) · [Developer portal](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/)