# Decentrareum Architecture #### Smart Contracts Decentrareum maintains compatibility with existing Ethereum smart contracts while optimizing gas consumption and transaction speeds. This ensures a seamless transition for dApps and developers. #### Layer 2 Scaling Solutions Decentrareum utilizes Layer 2 scaling solutions like Optimistic Rollups and zkRollups to offload transaction processing from the Ethereum mainnet. This results in faster, cheaper transactions. #### Enhanced Privacy Features The use of zero-knowledge proofs and confidential transactions ensures that Decentrareum transactions are private by default, protecting user data and financial information. #### Governance Model Decentrareum implements a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) for governance, allowing token holders to propose and vote on protocol upgrades, security measures, and ecosystem changes. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://decentrareum.gitbook.io/decentrareum/decentrareum-overview/decentrareum-architecture.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.