《The 300 Million Connections Behind Scanning: @WalletConnect Rewrites the On-Chain Rules》

No one expected that the simple "scan to connect" feature from 2018 would grow into an infrastructure serving 47.5 million users. @WalletConnect took 6 years to transform "wallet connecting DApps" from "luck-based" to "standardized": over 600 wallets can connect to 65,000 DApps, cross-chain connections don’t require switching tools, and end-to-end encryption leaves no room for hackers; among the 300 million connections, there hasn’t been a major security incident - this is considered a “hard achievement” in Web3.

$WCT has turned it from a “tool” into a “community”. By staking WCT, users can participate in governance, such as voting on “connection timeout optimization”; they can also earn rewards, with a maximum APY of 23%, and 123 million in staking volume is the best proof. In November 2024, an airdrop of 185 million $WCT will be equivalent to giving the community “ecological tickets”; currently, among over 59,000 stakers, many joined back then. With a circulation of 186 million and a trading volume of 187 million US dollars, these figures look better than many smaller public chains.

#WalletConnect does not promote “monopolization”. WalletGuide helps users choose safe wallets, while the Certified program endorses wallets like Solflare; developers using Reown SDK can write half as much code - when everyone can earn money in this ecosystem, that’s what stability truly means. Currently, stablecoin payments account for 72%, nearly all DeFi protocols connect to it, and even Circle is seeking collaboration with it, which underscores the confidence in “openness”.

@WalletConnect is still expanding: SocialFi and cross-chain features are scheduled, aiming to serve 100 million users. It has proven that Web3 does not need “barriers”; what it needs are “bridges” like it - and $WCT is the “rebar” that makes this bridge stronger.