My father was born in 1961. He grew up listening to tube radios, bought his first color TV at 35, and took nearly a decade to understand how smartphones worked. Whenever he heard me talk about Ethereum, Solana, DeFi, or NFTs, he would say: “son, that’s programmer stuff.” And he was right. For a long time, Web3 was not a technology for everyone — it was an initiation ritual for those who could navigate the jungle of wallets, transactions, networks, and technical jargon.
But something changed.
Last week, my father played an on-chain game, used a swap protocol, and browsed an NFT marketplace. All this with a connected wallet. And the most amazing part? He didn't even know he was on Web3. He just... used it.
The magic behind this experience? A protocol that, ironically, does not appear: WalletConnect. More specifically, two almost invisible, yet profoundly transformative functionalities — Multi-Chain Sessions and Smart Sessions.
This is the account of what happens when Web3 finally stops shouting 'look how decentralized I am' and starts simply functioning.
Web3 Has Always Had a Problem: It Shows Too Much
Think of any good technology you use today. The internet, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, digital banking. None of them require you to understand how they work. You don’t need to know what TCP/IP is to make a video call. You don't even remember your credit card password because Apple Pay has already solved that for you.
Web3, on the other hand, has always made a point of reminding you that it exists. With every interaction, there it is asking you to sign something. With every network change, a pop-up. With every transaction, a scare with the gas price. Even the most engaged users have been trained to click 'sign' almost without reading, because friction has become the norm.
But friction does not scale. It frustrates, tires, and drives away. And more: friction is a vulnerability disguised as security.
WalletConnect: the Invisible Protocol
WalletConnect is not a wallet, nor a decentralized application. It is a communication protocol. In simple terms: it is the bridge between your wallet (like MetaMask, Trust Wallet, or Rainbow) and the decentralized application you want to use.
But unlike many bridges, this one does not ask for tolls or inspections at every step. And that is precisely what makes its new features so impactful.
Multi-Chain Sessions: The End of the Network Dance
Let's go back to my father.
When he entered that Web3 game, the game needed to interact with two contracts: one running on Ethereum and another on Polygon. In the past, this would require him to manually switch networks, approve two distinct connections, sign two terms of trust. He would have closed the tab before finishing the tutorial.
But with Multi-Chain Sessions, this dance ends. His wallet established a single session with the game. During the first handshake, the game asked for access to both networks. The wallet approved — all at once. From then on, everything was continuous.
He didn't even realize he was on multiple blockchains. This, in itself, is a revolution.
From a technical standpoint, the session carries metadata that identifies which networks the user authorized interactions with. The dApp can send requests to any of them, and the wallet understands how to handle each call. No network switching. No restarting sessions. No noise.
Smart Sessions: Freedom with Intelligent Limits
But perhaps the biggest leap came with the second feature: Smart Sessions.
Remember that game? It required constant interactions with the contract: opening chests, making trades, leveling up. In another context, this would mean a flurry of pop-ups asking to 'authorize', 'confirm', 'sign'. Now imagine a player seeing their game stop every 30 seconds because of a wallet pop-up.
Smart Sessions solve this with a simple and powerful idea: conscious delegation.
In the first connection, my father received a clear question: 'do you allow up to 10 actions in this app in the next two hours, with a total cost of up to 0.01 ETH?'. He clicked 'yes' and that was it. Behind the scenes, the wallet applied these rules locally. The app could operate freely within the authorized scope — nothing more.
If the app tried to go beyond these limits, the wallet would block it. If the time expired, the session would be terminated. If my father wanted to revoke, it would take just one click.
This architecture is more than just a practical solution. It is a new philosophy for Web3: trust with intelligence, not with resignation.
For Developers: Less Code, More Users
Now let's switch perspectives: what if you were the developer of the game my father used?
In the old model, you would have to write separate code for each blockchain, create redundant authentication flows, deal with errors when the user forgot to switch networks or when the wallet got confused.
With Multi-Chain Sessions, all of this becomes a single session. Its logic becomes cleaner. Its front-end, more direct. Its retention, higher.
And with Smart Sessions, you can create continuous experiences, like games, marketplaces, or social platforms — environments where constant interruption is not only annoying but destructive.
And the Wallets? Now They Are Intelligent Guardians
Wallets do not come out unscathed from this change. On the contrary, they become active agents of the user experience. Instead of just signing what the app asks, they start applying defined policies — with scope, deadlines, and control.
This changes the game. A wallet that implements these sessions well stands out immediately in the market. It not only protects but simplifies.
For institutional or custodial wallets, the gain is even greater: less micro-management, more operational efficiency, and an additional layer of protection.
The Token That Sustains Everything: WCT
Of course, none of this exists in a vacuum. All this innovation needs incentive. And that's where WCT, the WalletConnect token, comes in.
Unlike so many tokens that are merely instruments of speculation, WCT has purpose. It can:
Reward wallets and dApps that adopt the new sessions;
Fund relays that support high multi-chain traffic;
Sustain votes to decide which networks or standard rules enter the protocol;
Create staking as a mechanism of trust and reputation.
In practice, the more the ecosystem uses Multi-Chain and Smart Sessions, the more WCT appreciates as a coordination unit.
The Usability Battle: Where Web3 Will Be Won
It's tempting to think that the future of Web3 depends on new blockchains, revolutionary tokens, or favorable regulations. But what truly sets the pace is the user experience.
WalletConnect is betting that the biggest barrier to mass adoption is not technology — it is the feeling of being lost. And that if we give people an experience as smooth as Web2's, the rest will come naturally.
It's no wonder that other projects are also trying to solve this equation: MetaMask Snaps, simplified connection SDKs, cross-chain solutions. But the strength of WalletConnect lies in something that others do not have: neutrality and ubiquity. It does not depend on a specific wallet. Nor on a blockchain. It simply connects — the right way.
When Technology Disappears, Magic Appears
That weekend when my father used Web3 without knowing, I realized something important: the deepest innovation is the one that disappears. That fades from the screen, from the radar, from the mind — and just stays there, functioning, reliable.
WalletConnect did not reinvent the blockchain. It just understood that for Web3 to be truly global, it needs to be invisible where it matters, and powerful where it counts.
Multi-Chain Sessions and Smart Sessions are perhaps the first real step towards a Web3 that does not require the user to become a specialist — just that they want to participate.
And if my father can use Web3 without realizing it, perhaps we are indeed on the right path.
