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# Technical Architecture

Detailed breakdown of the Layer 2 architecture

The major components of Ryoshi are:

| Component         | Type                              |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Virtual Machine   | zkEVM                             |
| Mode              | Validium                          |
| Data Availability | Data Availability Committee (DAC) |
| Consensus         | Ryoshi PoE contract `ZkEVM.sol`   |
| Sequencer         | Trusted                           |
| Gas token         | SHIB                              |

<figure><img src="https://684104929-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FYu90SSzhg4hogdKPgjZY%2Fuploads%2F3W6DyL74HjMfv0L8gZEc%2Funnamed.png?alt=media&amp;token=39c35b38-d346-444f-abed-d55803d15679" alt=""><figcaption><p>Explanation of how transactions are processed and data is managed</p></figcaption></figure>