## Metis Moves into Real-World Applications Mode: New Strategy for 2026

It seems that 2026 will be a pivotal year for Metis. The project announced an ambitious strategy aimed at what is called the "deadly sin" of the crypto industry — shifting from speculative games to building functional products. And judging by the initial results, they are serious.

### Triple Stack: Architecture for Scalability

The new strategy is based on integrating artificial intelligence with high-performance blockchain technology. Metis has developed an integrated three-layer stack:

**Andromeda** — a computational layer with a fee of about $0.01 per transaction and confirmation times of less than 2 seconds. This is even faster than most L2 solutions promise.

**Hyperion** — a transaction accelerator that reduces processing time by more than 50% through parallel execution of operations.

**LazAI** — an application data layer, where the METIS token now functions as the native gas token. Simplified: the ecosystem is moving to a single currency.

### From Numbers to Reality

The numbers are impressive, but the main question is how they perform in real-world conditions:

CreateAI generated 20,000 jobs in three hours. Yes, in three hours. Not a week — three hours.

AI companion DAT Lazbubu attracted over 90,000 participants to a blank sheet. This is no longer an experiment; it’s a movement.

GMPayer enabled AI agents to autonomously execute transactions. In other words: algorithms can now independently manage assets. This is a new level.

### Why This Matters

Metis’s strategy for 2026 essentially flips the priorities. While most projects are still debating whether crypto assets are even necessary, Metis is already launching an ecosystem where AI and blockchain work as a single organism. Low fees, speed, support for decentralized applications — these are not just improvements; they are a transition to a new class of products.

Metis Decentralized Coordinator Natalia Amelin was straightforward in a community letter: this is about real applications, not speculation. And it seems they are proving it.