Aventus is a layer-2 blockchain protocol that improves the scalability, cost-effectiveness, and speed of Ethereum transactions. Ethereum suffers from scalability concerns, making it a victim of its own success. As the blockchain network of choice for the majority of enterprises, its maximum transaction throughput is woefully inadequate to satisfy demand. As a result of the economics of supply and demand, transaction fees have soared, making them prohibitively expensive. The Aventus Network (AvN) addresses this issue by allowing businesses to construct on top of the Ethereum network using Aventus' second-layer protocol. With the AvN, applications may simply collaborate cross-chain with any