Fantom

Lesson in the Blockchain Roadmap · Stage 3: Types of Blockchains

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Fantom?

Fantom is a directed acyclic graph (DAG) smart contract platform that provides decentralized, scalable, and secure services. It's designed to overcome the limitations of older blockchain technologies, particularly in terms of transaction speed and cost. Fantom uses its own consensus mechanism called Lachesis, which allows for near-instant transaction finality and high throughput.

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Free resources to learn Fantom

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Fantom: common questions

Can I learn Fantom in Hindi?

This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Fantom in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Fantom tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 23 of 127 in the free Blockchain roadmap, in stage 3, Types of Blockchains. If you are new to Blockchain, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.