Tagwise

Inside the Protocol

A deep dive into the decentralized architecture, cryptographic identity resolution, and high-performance infrastructure that powers Tagwise.

User App

Consumer Application

TIP Client

TipClient.resolve("@alice")

Fast API Resolution

HTTP GET /v1/resolve

Redis

(Memory)

0.5ms

Postgres

(Disk)

15ms
Fallback

Direct On-Chain

RPC getAccountInfo

120ms

Applications Layer

CONSUMER UX

Wallets (Phantom, Solflare), dApps, DEXs, and widgets requesting resolution.

TIP Client SDK

npm: @tagwise/tip-sdk

Lightweight TypeScript library with local response caching and fallback RPC logic.

TIP Edge API

EDGE GATEWAY

High-concurrency globally distributed edge workers providing REST & GraphQL.

Resolver Core

PROTOCOL ENGINE

Cryptographic proof engine that verifies Anchor state signatures and proofs.

TIP Indexer

REAL-TIME SYNC

Event-driven indexer tracking on-chain Anchor account mutations and delegations.

TIP Registry Program

ANCHOR SMART CONTRACT

On-chain smart contract maintaining canonical tag-to-address bindings.

Solana Devnet

LAYER 1 STATE

The base settlement layer providing sub-second finality and cryptographic consensus.

Zero-Custody Guarantee: At no point in the 7-layer stack does Tagwise hold, custody, or intercept payment funds.

Architecture Comparison

TIP vs. SNS

Dimension
Tagwise Protocol (TIP)
Solana Name Service (SNS)
Primary Design Goal
Payment identity & commerce routing
General Web3 domain naming (.sol)
Target Use Case
Wallets, Exchanges, Merchant Checkout
Web3 profile pages, NFT domains
Human-Readable Format
@tag (e.g. @alice)
domain.sol (e.g. alice.sol)
Merchant Invoices
Native invoice schema & verification
Standard text records (manual)
Token Routing
Native preference (SOL, USDC, PYUSD)
Not natively optimized for multi-token
Resolver Latency
< 50ms via global edge cache
Standard RPC latency (~200ms+)

Note: TIP and SNS serve complementary layers on Solana. SNS handles general Web3 naming and profiles, while TIP is optimized exclusively for instant financial checkout and merchant routing.