Settlement Layer (Base Layer)

1. Consensus-Integrated Oracle Logic

InterLink utilizes a specialized consensus pipeline to integrate real-world data directly into the block validation phase:

• Price-Injected Voting: During the validation phase, network nodes broadcast the latest BT/ITL price data sourced from decentralized providers. The network immediately validates this data within the heartbeat of the consensus.

• Real-Time Price Discovery: By the time a block is finalized, the price for any internal swap is already agreed upon by the network. This eliminates the price lag found in standard AMMs and ensures that the Auto-Swap triggered by a retail payment uses the most accurate, verified rate.

2. High-Concurrency Processing (Non-Sequential Settlement)

To support a global network of merchants processing thousands of simultaneous transactions, the InterLink Core enables Unordered Processing:

• Bypassing Sequence Bottlenecks: Standard blockchains require sequential transaction ordering, which often causes bottlenecks. InterLink allows retail transactions to be processed in parallel without strict sequence requirements.

• Deterministic Expiry: The protocol uses a timestamp-based timeout mechanism. Transactions expire if they are not included in a block by a specific time, allowing for massive parallel processing of retail QR payments at scale.

3. Deterministic Finality Engine

InterLink achieves absolute finality in 1-2 seconds.

• Unlike probabilistic systems, once a transaction is included in a block, it is irreversible.

• This is critical for retail: a merchant can confirm a "Paid" status on their terminal instantly, ensuring no risk of double-spending or reversals.

4. Atomic Execution & State-Level Restrictions

InterLink ensures that the payment and the asset appreciation (swap) are chemically bonded:

• Atomic Multi-Operations: The protocol bundles multiple operations into a single atomic execution. A single user payment triggers a protocol-level swap in the same block, ensuring the funds are distributed and assets are purchased simultaneously.

• Embedded Transfer Restrictions: The core engine intercepts payment transfers to ensure that fee redirection to the AMM pool is executed at the base level. This makes the "Buy-back" of BT tokens a mandatory, non-custodial condition of the payment settlement.