Many people encounter WalletConnect for the first time when opening a DEX or NFT marketplace, seeing that familiar blue logo. For most, it’s just a 'scan to connect' tool. But for someone like me, who has been rolling on-chain for many years, WalletConnect is one of the few projects that truly 'changes the way of interaction' from the ground up.
I first used WalletConnect in 2020; it was not the current experience of 'scanning to automatically pop up the wallet'. Back then, the product was still very rudimentary and often failed to connect. But even then, I had already realized that the pain point it solved was a common problem in the entire Web3 ecosystem: the connection between users, wallets, and DApps was too chaotic, too fragmented, and too dependent on centralized platforms.
What it does is very pure - a connecting layer protocol that does not host, mediate, or control, but simply helps you straighten and stabilize the 'line' between wallets and applications. You don’t need to register or authorize any platform to hold your assets, yet you can log in seamlessly and complete interactions. This is why I believed in this project from the beginning.
Years have passed, and this once small protocol has become one of the most fundamental connection standards on-chain:
Tens of billions of dollars of interactions are completed through the WalletConnect network each year;
Global users exceed 45 million, with over 300 million connections made;
It connects over 700 wallets, serving more than 61,000 Web3 applications;
From MetaMask, Binance to Trust Wallet, almost all mainstream ecosystems integrate it without exception.
This is the definition of 'infrastructure' - invisible and indispensable.
But what truly surprises me is that it has not remained in the 'tool' phase. The WalletConnect network is driving protocol decentralization with the $WCT token, evolving from a product into a community-driven network. Nodes include top operators like Consensys, Ledger, Figment, and Nansen, meaning this network will be both decentralized and highly resilient to risks in the future.
This time I didn’t miss out; I have participated in the WCT staking process (entry: https://staking.walletconnect.network/). The whole operation is not complicated - binding wallets, authorizing, and staking are done in one go. Compared to those recent 'air coins' that hype concepts, the trust in WCT comes from six years of product accumulation, the practicality of the underlying protocol, and the cohesion of community consensus.
I believe in one idea: true Web3 infrastructure will not rise through marketing; they grow from being 'indispensable'.
And WalletConnect is exactly such a quiet yet powerful existence, validated by tens of millions of users worldwide. $WCT is just the beginning; the future of connectivity is finally being led by us.
