Technical Framework

Antarctic Technology Core Framework

AX is designed around a technical framework that prioritizes user control, execution reliability, and market integrity. At a high level, the system is built on four pillars:

• Self-custodied accounts: Users retain control of their assets while interacting with the protocol, reducing reliance on third-party custody.

• zkRollup settlement: A rollup-based settlement layer is used to improve throughput and settlement efficiency, with privacy-preserving design where applicable.

• Hybrid liquidity architecture: Liquidity is supported through a layered model intended to maintain resilient depth and consistent pricing across market conditions.

• Governance safeguards: Critical parameter updates are subject to time-delayed controls (e.g., timelocks) to improve predictability and reduce the risk of abrupt changes.

Alongside these components, AX includes an embedded risk-control layer designed to monitor trading behavior and incentive usage, and to mitigate activity that could undermine market order—such as abusive trading patterns, wash trading, or misuse of campaigns and rewards. Specific eligibility standards and enforcement rules are defined in the Trading Risk Management Framework and the platform’s Risk Control Rules.