What Is Fantom (FTM)? Mar 9 2021 · 20:23 UTC by José Oramas · 7 min read Photo: Fantom Foundation / Twitter You have successfully joined our subscriber list. The guide provides everything you might need to know about Fantom – a fast, high-throughput open-source smart contract platform for digital assets and dApps. One of the next-generation platforms to address several limitations of the existing blockchain networks is Fantom (FTM). What is Fantom? Usually, DeFi platforms are blockchain-based networks that provide a series of functions for their users. In this case, Fantom is not a blockchain, rather a network of blockchains that allows users can to build their blockchains with scalability, speed, and effectiveness.