The Importance of Decentralization for WalletConnect
While @WalletConnect initially launched with a centralized relay infrastructure to ensure a streamlined user experience, decentralization has always been at the heart of its mission. Decentralization of the network is critical not only to secure it, but also to align with its core vision, where user autonomy and open participation take precedence. In 2024, WalletConnect took a major step toward this vision by introducing its first node operators, marking the beginning of its transition to a permissionless, fully decentralized network.
Decentralizing WalletConnect’s relay infrastructure is about more than distributing servers—it’s about creating a resilient network that can operate without relying on any single entity.