July 2024: 22 big improvements to the universal blockchain!
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At ZetaChain, our mission is to power Universal Apps that span all chains from native Bitcoin and Ethereum to Cosmos, Solana and beyond. In July, we took 22 additional steps towards realizing this goal!
Enabled 8.4M users on Polygon to access Universal Apps on ZetaChain without switching networks — the first new chain support since the launch of ZetaChain Mainnet Beta. Learn more in our full announcement!
Crossed 125 infrastructure providers that support the universal blockchain. Learn more about the newest ecosystem partners here!
Hosted our 2nd Universal Blockchain Summit at EthCC and co-hosted many panels and side events in Brussels!
Released the Gateway upgrade, which will allow Universal Apps to easily extend to non-EVM chains like Cosmos and Solana. See coverage by The Defiant, and learn more in our full write up!
Launched XP Status & Rewards to over 1,000,000 members and the first rolling ZETA rewards starting on July 25th. Most recently on August 7th, 1,000,000 more ZETA was distributed to XP members!
#1 Cosmos wallet, Keplr, with 1M monthly users went live on ZetaChain, and #1 Cosmos explorer, Mintscan, now supports ZetaChain including staking and governance!
Released to the public a comprehensive report on the current state of chain abstraction in collaboration with leading crypto research firm Delphi Digital!
Launched Fuel, introducing instant, daily ZETA rewards. Check out this quick demo, and learn more in our full product announcement!
Added the first meme (PEPE) as a ZRC-20 asset on ZetaChain to enable building with PEPE together with native assets from other connected chains, including Bitcoin. Learn more about what’s possible in our full article!
Released a ZetaChain Localnet & Devnet to make building Universal Apps much faster. Learn more about what this means here, and apply for access to exclusive features on Devnet here!
Released UniversalKit to give developers ready-to-use React components that let you easily build beautiful interfaces for Universal Apps. Get started here!
Released a new Staking experience on ZetaHub to make it much easier to manage, access, and understand your delegations to secure ZetaChain. Try it out here!
Launched the first version of ZetaAI for developers using ZetaDocs. Learn more about what’s coming with these AI-powered agents for the universal blockchain here!
Hosted 3 events at BTC Nashville on building Universal Apps for Bitcoin and made a big statement with our recent opinion piece, *More Bitcoin L2s, more problems.*
Improved support for data indexing with the launch of SubQuery and our technical workshop for developers building with KYVE! Check out the full SubQuery announcement and watch our workshop back here!
Launched Alchemy support for ZetaChain, and we secured free credits for developers building Universal Apps with Alchemy. Learn more in our chat with Head of Product Michael Garland here!
Launched Tenderly support for ZetaChain to provide a full-stack infra platform for ZetaChain developers. Learn more in our full write up, and listen back to our chat with DevRel lead Nenad Vitorovic!
Partnered with restaking protocol Puffer Finance and Symbiosis to enable bridging PufETH from Ethereum to ZetaChain — with $500,000 in ZETA incentives for users. Learn more in the full announcement!
Passed the first governance proposal to raise ZRC-20 liquidity caps to support larger asset volumes for the growing Universal App ecosystem. Learn more in our full article!
Hosted a 100 person “meat” up, led by ZetaChain Indonesia, with great food and web3 networking!
Welcomed two new Universal Apps into the ecosystem including DEX aggregator WOWMAX and web3 wallet ECOIN’s swap feature, both with support for native BTC swaps!
Revealed exciting plans to bring the first CDP native BTC backed stablecoin product to ZetaChain. Listen back to our Ecosystem AMA with bitSmiley and Sovryn!
About ZetaChain
ZetaChain is the first universal L1 blockchain. It serves as the base-layer of the decentralized internet, providing a platform for global access, simplicity, and utility across any blockchain. Zetachain’s Omnichain Smart Contracts on the Universal EVM are purpose-built for general chain abstraction across the entire crypto ecosystem. ZetaChain can connect to any blockchain, from Ethereum and Cosmos to Bitcoin and beyond, enabling unified liquidity, user experience, and data all from a single place. Universal Apps on ZetaChain are future-proof and have full compatibility with both existing and new chain integrations. With a proposed Universal Proof-of-Stake capability, ZetaChain supports staking of assets like native Bitcoin and Ethereum in exchange for rewards, powering unbounded scale for economic security.
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