Tezos is an open-source blockchain that can execute peer-to-peer transactions and serve as a platform for deploying smart contracts.Tezos blockchain is the tez (ISO 4217: XTZ; sign: ꜩ).Tezos network achieves consensus using proof-of-stake.Tezos uses an on-chain governance model that enables the protocol to be amended when upgrade proposals receive a favorable vote from the community. [+]