Mova Chain is a public blockchain designed for payments and on-chain settlement. The project describes an architecture intended to handle high transaction throughput with deterministic finality and parallel processing of transactions.

Key parts of the system described include:

• DAG-based consensus (HashCube): The network uses a directed acyclic graph structure for transaction ordering and confirmation. Consensus is described as combining ordering, voting and validation steps to reach finality.
• Parallel execution model: Transactions are described as being executed in parallel where possible, using read/write sets and verification steps to reduce contention and increase throughput.
• Node role separation: The network describes distinct node roles that participate in different parts of transaction intake, validation, ordering and auditing.
• Smart contract support: The project describes support for running smart contract logic, including EVM-compatible contracts and WASM-based execution, to allow programmable settlement and application logic on-chain.
• Payment-focused modules and integration approach: The project is framed as an “engine” made up of modular components intended for payment flows, settlement logic and integrations with external systems, including compliance-oriented concepts and institutional integration in its broader design and roadmap.

MOVA is the native token of Mova Chain. It is used as the network’s operational asset and as the unit through which participants interact economically with the chain.

MOVA’s described functions include:

• Paying network fees: MOVA is used to pay transaction fees (gas) required to submit and execute transactions and smart contract calls on the network.
• Securing the network through staking mechanics: The system describes staking-linked participation where certain node roles are expected to commit value and can face penalties for behaviour that violates protocol rules or produces incorrect outcomes.
• Incentivising network participation: MOVA is used to reward participants who contribute to running the network in the roles defined by the protocol, aligning incentives with transaction processing and validation activity.
• Representation across formats for interoperability: The project describes token representations used for specific contexts, including wrapped formats used to represent coins in token form and bridged representations intended to move value across networks.

MOVA was created as part of the Mova Chain project. Public project materials present a core leadership team and board advisors associated with building and directing the project:

• Wael Muhaisen (CEO): Leads strategy and institutional alignment, with experience across financial markets, brokerage operations and investment innovation, including leadership roles at ENBD and founding Al Ansari Financial Services and Trend Investment.
• Lucian (CTO): Leads technical development, with experience in large-scale low-latency systems and blockchain architecture since 2014, including custom consensus implementations (PoW, PoS, DPoS, PBFT and DAG).
• Tina Zhou (Head of Development): Leads architecture and delivery across Web2 and Web3 platforms, with a PhD in Computer Science and experience in AI/ML, optimisation and distributed systems for blockchain-integrated applications.
• Adelino da Silva (COO): Leads operations and expansion, with experience across Europe, Africa, MENA and Lusophone markets, focused on Web3 operations and cross-border execution.
• Jerry (CSO): Focuses on security and ecosystem growth, with experience across Web3 and financial engineering, including contributions to Conflux, FLAME DAO and PICWE.

Board advisors presented by the project include:

• Sir Alan Kitchin (Board Advisor): Managing solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, with governance and compliance background and leadership roles across organisations including ReOx Ltd.
• Jamal Khurshid (Board Advisor): Fintech and investment leader, former Chairman of Jacobi Asset Management and founder of Digital RFQ, also serving on boards of Nasdaq-listed companies.
• Walid Tawfiq (Board Advisor): Financial services leader with experience in private banking and wealth management across ADCB, Bank of Singapore and ENBD, supporting institutional partnerships.