# Fractal Technology <span style="color: red;">(this section is a work in progress)</span> Fractal is a secure resilient financial infrastructure. It offers the world the ability to seamlessly execute and track digital asset transactions. Fractal can be considered a successor to block chain, but not in a derivative way. Fractal is a novel architectural paradigm for decentralized computing that solves all the limitations of Gen1 decentralized persistence. The name "Fractal" for the persistence technology stems from fractal geometry, which lies within the mathematical branch of measure theory. A generalized definition of a fractal is an "infinitely repeating, self-similar pattern". Regardless of the zoom level or granularity, the same structure is repeated over and over. - Fractal curves are analogous to the arms of an octopus, which have their own nervous system and can operate autonomously. - Fractals can be forcibly dissected in a process known as Amoebization and the resulting parts will continue to operate independently, eliminating the possibility of losing assets or monetary value. - Sovereign Entity Protocol is at the heart of every Fractal instance. I implemented a schema version which eliminates the possibility of a hard fork Separation of responsibility ### The UUID <span style="color: red;">(temporarily stubbed out)</span> ### Logical Structure <span style="color: red;">(temporarily stubbed out)</span> ### Ring Contracts Live contracts exist in a pool Contracts raise events ### Universal Transactions <span style="color: red;">(temporarily stubbed out)</span> ### Bridges and Interconnectors <span style="color: red;">(temporarily stubbed out)</span> **Next whitepaper section:** [[04. Previous Notes]]