Many things rely on ETH to develop other ecosystems.

If we talk about which tool in the Web3 world truly started with ETH and has bridged multiple chains, WalletConnect must be on the list. Since 2018, it has been helping Ethereum wallets and DApps connect—when you use established applications like Uniswap, Aave, and OpenSea, that moment when you scan to connect your wallet is likely when it's working behind the scenes.

The Position of WCT in the ETH Ecosystem

Although WalletConnect now supports dozens of chains including Solana, BNB Chain, and Polygon, Ethereum remains its main battlefield: the vast majority of early traffic comes from ETH DApps, and the highest transaction volume and activity still belong to Ethereum ecosystem applications. The newly introduced node staking and secure routing features are also tested first in the ETH mainnet environment, which means the practical scenarios for WCT are first landing in the ETH ecosystem.

For ETH users, WCT is not just a strange token, but a passport to participate in a decentralized connectivity network—staking WCT allows one to become a node, providing stable connections for countless applications on Ethereum, while also earning token rewards.

The Synergistic Effect of ETH + WCT

After EIP-1559, Ethereum has a burning mechanism, gradually reducing supply; WCT also has its own economic closed loop—nodes earn rewards based on performance, participate in governance voting, and in the future, a portion of service fees will be burned. The combination of the two is very similar in investment logic, both being types where supply is controllable and usage scenarios continue to grow.

Moreover, with the explosion of Ethereum Layer-2 (such as Arbitrum, Optimism, zkSync, etc.), the frequency of interactions between wallets and applications has surged, naturally increasing the usage rate of WalletConnect, which directly boosts the demand for WCT.

WCT is the fuel for multi-chain connection protocols, but its binding relationship with ETH gives it a higher status in the Ethereum ecosystem than many people imagine. Holding ETH makes you a shareholder of Ethereum; holding WCT makes you its 'connection service provider.' Using the two in combination is the best way to secure the dividends of Web3 infrastructure.