# Althea

Althea is a Cosmos‑aligned chain built around connectivity, telecom, and local‑economy use cases. Apps typically interact via Tendermint RPC/gRPC/REST with bech32 accounts and IBC routing. If you’re building machine‑to‑machine payments or bandwidth markets, Althea’s ecosystem tools and governance model are designed for that domain.

Get started here with our [Quickstart Guide](/liquify/supported-chains/chainlist/althea/quickstart-guide.md)


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# 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://liquify-2.gitbook.io/liquify/supported-chains/chainlist/althea.md?ask=<question>
```

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.