What Scala is
Scala (XLA) is a Layer-1 blockchain network, currently ranked 497th by market capitalization among the assets we track. Scala is its own settlement layer. Smart contracts run on top of it, fees are paid in XLA, and the security model rests on validators bonding the token rather than burning energy to mine it.
Scala (XLA) is a cryptocurrency designed to facilitate fast and secure transactions, leveraging a unique consensus mechanism. It aims to provide a scalable and decentralized platform for various applications.
How consensus and the token economy connect
Validators propose and attest to blocks; honest behavior earns rewards, dishonest behavior burns the stake. That feedback loop is what lets Scala finalize transactions without miners.
Under the hood, XLA secures its ledger with Proof of Work, built on the CryptoNight algorithm.
Background & fundamentals
Governance is structured as Decentralized, so no single company controls issuance or protocol changes. Its codebase is open-source, meaning the implementation can be audited rather than taken on trust. The project publishes a whitepaper documenting its original design, which is worth reading before sizing any position in XLA.
CoinPaprika classifies the project's development status as "On-going development". In sector terms it is most often filed under Cryptocurrency, Cryptonight, and Proof Of Work.
Where Scala sits in the market
At $0.00000708, Scala carries a market capitalization of $72.25K. Around $39.38 changes hands across exchanges in a typical 24-hour window. That is a turnover of about 0.05% of the float — on the quieter side, which can mean thinner liquidity for large orders.
Only ~67% of the 21B-XLA maximum supply is circulating today, so emissions remain a live factor in price discovery. XLA remains -100% beneath its all-time high of $0.00353337, the kind of gap that historically takes a full cycle or a fresh catalyst to close.
What the price history shows
The tape currently reads 24-hour -2.61%, 7-day +193.84%.
Volatility profile
Recent action puts Scala in the Extreme-volatility band — it is in a high-volatility regime — these are the conditions where outsized gains and losses both become more likely.
How to evaluate Scala
A grounded read on XLA comes down to three questions:
- Real usage — active addresses, fees paid, and total value locked — does on-chain demand justify the valuation?
- Staking economics — the share of XLA staked, the yield, and unlock/queue dynamics that govern liquid supply.
- Ecosystem depth — how many applications and how much liquidity have chosen Scala over competing Layer-1s.
This page pulls live market data, on-chain stats where available, exchange-by-exchange volume, and our forecast model into one view so you can work through those questions in a single place. None of it is investment advice — it is a structured starting point for your own research.