Concordium is a permissionless layer-1 blockchain, supporting smart-contracts, offering fast and real finalization of transactions, providing for identification of participants at the protocol level and for confidentiality based on zero-knowledge-proof (ZKP) cryptography. The technology is supported by state-of-the-art peer reviewed science papers. Concordium's originality is to be compliance-oriented and provide a blockchain which meets business needs. It offers an environment where confidential data about a suspected transaction can be disclosed - when the request is substantiated by a court order from a relevant regulator.The $CCD native token serves to pay for transaction fees which are low, predictable and fiat-stable.