When you open the dApp and habitually click on 'Connect with Wallet', have you ever thought about who is supporting the underlying layer?
The answer is WalletConnect — in the past, it was an invisible 'connector', but now, it is undergoing a self-upgrade with the help of WalletConnect Token (WCT), moving from a tool layer to a true economic network.
The design of WCT is not simply to 'issue tokens', but to return the ownership of the protocol and governance to the community. Through airdrops and distributions, early users of WalletConnect wallets, developers, and partners will be able to obtain tokens, allowing them to have a voice in key decisions such as network upgrades, fee mechanisms, and node incentives in the future. This means that an action of connecting your wallet may also become your qualification for participating in governance.
Technically, WCT will support an incentive mechanism for node operators. As WalletConnect evolves from an 'API service' to a distributed node network, nodes will need to stake tokens to participate, and stakers will also receive rewards. This not only enhances network security but also forms a long-term self-driven economic closed loop.
From the user's perspective, WCT is more like an 'identity token': it represents your contributions to the Web3 ecosystem and allows you to upgrade from a mere user to a community member. This is the essence of decentralization: no longer relying on a single company, but rather maintained and developed collectively by token holders.
WalletConnect, with WCT, has announced a signal: the 'entry point' of Web3 is no longer just a passive tool, but is meant to become a network asset shared by the community. Those who can understand and layout first may gain an advantage in the next wave of Web3 infrastructure.
