Holding hands on the chain, walking into the future together:
The decentralized romance hidden in the code
The ultimate dream of Web3 is to enable everyone to 'control my data' in the digital world, and to achieve this freedom, 'connection' must take the first step. Since 2018, it has been like a 'magpie bridge' on the chain, pondering how to make the relationship between wallets and DApps simpler and safer. Today, it is no longer a minor player — with 180 million successful 'matches', and 30 million users traveling across chains with it, it is undoubtedly the 'invisible matchmaker' of the cross-chain ecosystem. Every time you scan to connect, you are voting for the promise of 'privacy not leaking, freedom not discounted, and cross-chain not jamming'.
Here's a little-known fact: using WalletConnect to connect to DApps is basically like getting something for free — developers earn nothing from it. After all, to get more people into Web3, we can't set the threshold higher than Mount Everest. But we also need to be practical; running a network incurs costs, and we can't expect the team to keep 'working for love'. Therefore, in the future, the community will vote on whether to collect a small 'communication allowance' — a very tiny amount, paid with WCT, without users having to pay out of pocket, all handled by the application side. This money will go into a 'contributor red envelope pool', distributed to node operators and wallet teams that support the network, promoting a positive cycle of 'who works, who gets paid'. Honestly, WCT is the 'heartbeat pacemaker' of this ecosystem; it can't do without it~ #WalletConnect
Let's talk about the token distribution that everyone is most concerned about: the team and early supporters received 30%, but don’t worry about them 'cashing out and running away' — these WCT must be locked for 1 year as a 'cooling-off period', and then gradually unlocked over 4 years. This isn't about wanting to make quick money; it's clearly written into the rules that 'living together with the ecosystem' is the way forward. After unlocking, WCT can also be used for staking and governance, gradually transforming the network from 'requiring approval' to 'anyone can join', truly realizing the decentralized ideal of 'everyone manages the ecosystem'.
We always believe that good Web3 infrastructure should not be someone's 'private property', but rather a 'public toolbox' for everyone. Whether developers quickly set up connection channels with AppKit or users switch between multiple chains as if strolling through their own garden, WalletConnect is quietly 'building the framework' behind it. Next, we will optimize the deployment of light nodes, striving to make it easy for ordinary people to participate in network construction — after all, in the future Web3, no one can be left out.
It has never just been a scanning tool; it's more like a decentralized party where 'everyone is a builder'. Join us now, vote your ideas with $WCT, and with every connection, spread trust as we shape the future of Web3 together in the way we want~
