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Bringing Account Abstraction to B² Network (BSquared): BTC Connect

Bringing Account Abstraction to B² Network (BSquared): BTC Connect

BTC Connect continues its path of adoption among the leading Bitcoin L2s. Today, we’re happy to announce that Particle Network is bringing account abstraction (AA) to the B² Network Mainnet, supercharging this zk-rollup on Bitcoin. As the first-ever Account Abstraction protocol for the Bitcoin ecosystem, BTC Connect is the

Navigating the Chain Abstraction Landscape: A Multi-Faceted Analysis

Navigating the Chain Abstraction Landscape: A Multi-Faceted Analysis

As Web3 scales faster and faster within a rich L2/rollup panorama, the need for a unified user experience across chains grows exponentially. This makes chain abstraction –infrastructure unifying multi-chain asset and account management, solving the current fragmentation across ecosystems– a top priority in today’s landscape. The development of

Chain Abstraction for Bitcoin L2s: How BTC Connect Enables Hyperconnectivity

Chain Abstraction for Bitcoin L2s: How BTC Connect Enables Hyperconnectivity

A few months ago, we released BTC Connect, the first account abstraction (AA) protocol for the Bitcoin ecosystem. This release was motivated by two goals: Furthering the interconnection of the Bitcoin and EVM networks, and enabling a natural way for Bitcoin users to onboard into L2s without relying on non-Bitcoin

The Modular L1 Powering Chain Abstraction: Particle Network

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The Modular L1 Powering Chain Abstraction: Particle Network

TL;DR: * L2s and rollups deliver the scalability blockchains need, but resulting in siloed ecosystems. Meanwhile, cross-chain interactions are too costly and difficult, creating an undeniable industry-wide User Experience tradeoff. * Particle Network’s modular L1 powers chain abstraction, making the experience of interacting with a multi-chain ecosystem invisible to users.

Bringing Account Abstraction to SatoshiVM: BTC Connect

Bringing Account Abstraction to SatoshiVM: BTC Connect

Dear community, We recently introduced BTC Connect, the first-ever Account Abstraction protocol for the Bitcoin ecosystem. And, as many of you know, this is the first step toward full chain abstraction encompassing the Bitcoin ecosystem, one of Particle Network’s goals for 2024. Today, we’re happy to announce that

Breaking Through Chain Abstraction on Bitcoin: BTC Connect

Breaking Through Chain Abstraction on Bitcoin: BTC Connect

The Bitcoin ecosystem has entered an accelerated growth and evolution phase. Many consider that 2023 and 2024 will be remembered as the years of bleeding-edge Web3 innovation arrived at Bitcoin. Amongst this revolution, a growing ecosystem of EVM-compatible L2s, Ordinals, BRC-20 tokens, and new dApps has sparked. However, despite abundant

Capybara Crew Is Now Live On The People's Launchpad! Here's how to mint your ERC-404 NFTs.

Capybara Crew Is Now Live On The People's Launchpad! Here's how to mint your ERC-404 NFTs.

$ALLY community, We are going live with our second-ever Launchpad activation! This time around, we’re delivering our exclusive Capybara Crew collection, with new dynamics destined to benefit our nascent ecosystem’s OGs, also tapping into the new paradigm of NFTs: the ERC-404 standard. As usual, here’s how you

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on Berachain

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on Berachain

Dear community, We are elated to report that we’re introducing compatibility with Berachain to our Smart Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) modular stack! Berachain is a modular EVM-compatible L1 blockchain, powered by a unique consensus model, Proof-of-Liquidity. With this integration, developers building on Berachain will be able to leverage Particle Network'

$MERL Claiming Is Going Live On Our Launchpad! Here's What To Do Next

$MERL Claiming Is Going Live On Our Launchpad! Here's What To Do Next

It’s claiming time! The first event on our Launchpad is over, and now you can secure your $MERL allocation. Here’s what you need to do next, so read this guide carefully. A milestone for our community Before diving into the next steps, we wanted to sincerely thank you.

The People's Launchpad Is LIVE! Participate To Get Merlin Chain Tokens

The People's Launchpad Is LIVE! Participate To Get Merlin Chain Tokens

BTC holders and $ALLY community, As announced, this Feb 5th, at 12 PM UTC, our Launchpad is going live. And, to kick things off with a bang, we will debut giving you the exclusive opportunity to participate in Merlin Chain's token launch. Merlin Chain is a Bitcoin Layer2

Upgrading Our Site, Docs & DevEx: Web3 Developer Tools Overview

Developer Onboarding

Upgrading Our Site, Docs & DevEx: Web3 Developer Tools Overview

Particle Network dev community, The last few months have been full of announcements and deep dives on our upcoming ecosystem. If you’ve kept an eye on our channels, you may also have seen that, as a part of our transition to a full-blown token-centric economy, we’ve dedicated considerable

Expanding Particle Network: Growth and Development Recap

Expanding Particle Network: Growth and Development Recap

2023 was the year Particle Network cemented itself as a leading infrastructure player in Web3. With a rapidly growing, interconnected ecosystem, we’re not just evolving: we are paving the way for millions of users to improve their interactions with the decentralized web; and for developers to create better, mass-market-ready

BTC Connect: Bringing Account Abstraction to Bitcoin (Demo Inside!)

BTC Connect: Bringing Account Abstraction to Bitcoin (Demo Inside!)

Recently, we announced the development and initial partner ecosystem for BTC Connect –the first EVM-compatible ERC-4337 AA protocol for Bitcoin, supported by leading players in the BTC universe. Today, we are bringing you all the details about BTC Connect’s design and motivations, what it means for the larger Bitcoin

The People’s Inscription Marketplace is Live! Here’s how to buy $ALLY & more.

The People’s Inscription Marketplace is Live! Here’s how to buy $ALLY & more.

We promised, and now, we deliver. After our Inscription Campaign’s massive success, becoming the #1 widest distributed and largest Inscription community ever, 120 thousand of you are now proud $ALLY holders. We also left you with a clear promise: To release the first-ever Inscription Marketplace on Linea, enabling $ALLY

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on Gnosis

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on Gnosis

Dear community, We are happy to announce that we’re introducing compatibility with Gnosis to our Smart Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) modular stack! Gnosis is a community-run, anti-fragile sidechain for Ethereum, secured by over 140k validators. Thanks to this integration, developers building dApps on Gnosis will be able to leverage Particle Network&

We’re Going Live! Here’s How to Participate in The People’s Alliance Inscription

We’re Going Live! Here’s How to Participate in The People’s Alliance Inscription

It’s almost go-time! At 2 PM UTC, The People’s Alliance is going live with its Inscription Campaign, the first and largest community-exclusive Inscription system on any blockchain, ever. And, while our and the different Alliance Members’ X are overflowing with excitement, we have also received many questions about

The Particle Account Abstraction Bundler Just Crossed 1M UserOps! Fuelling Adoption Across dApps

Developer Onboarding

The Particle Account Abstraction Bundler Just Crossed 1M UserOps! Fuelling Adoption Across dApps

Dear community, We are thrilled to announce that the Particle Bundler has surpassed 1 million transactions! Just over two months away from its open-source release, this milestone underscores the growing adoption of Particle's solutions among Web3 developers across chains. This also establishes Particle Network as a leading player

NFT Gaming: Meta Merge Integrates Particle Network to Enhance Its Web3 Experience

NFT Gaming: Meta Merge Integrates Particle Network to Enhance Its Web3 Experience

TL;DR: Meta Merge integrated Particle Network's Auth, NFT, and wallet services in February 2023, streamlining the complex process of Web3 onboarding and wallet management for its NFT gaming platform. This made user onboarding into the blockchain-based platform more accessible, especially for those new to the technology. Thanks

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on Linea

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on Linea

Dear community, We are pleased to introduce that we’re introducing compatibility with Linea to our Smart Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) modular stack! Linea is a developer-ready zkEVM rollup for scaling Ethereum dApps. Linea is a developer-ready, low-latency L2 chain with low gas fees and high throughput backed by the security of

Particle Network 101: Developer Experience Edition

Developer Onboarding

Particle Network 101: Developer Experience Edition

We’ve remarked on it often, and we’ll say it again: Particle Network sits at a unique spot in the Web3 ecosystem. Serving end-users and developers, our mission is to make the experience of using Web3 as seamless as possible, providing developers with tools to create state-of-the-art dApps. And,

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on X1

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on X1

Dear community, We are pleased to introduce a new integration to our Smart Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) modular stack: Compatibility with X1’s Testnet! X1 is a ZK L2 network by OKX, powered by the OKB token and built using Polygon CDK that offers full EVM compatibility, with high performance, low fees,

SocialFi & Decentralized Social Media for the Masses: The Role of Smart WaaS Tools.

SocialFi & Decentralized Social Media for the Masses: The Role of Smart WaaS Tools.

The history of decentralized social media is one of trial and error. Also referred to as “DeSo” or “DeSoc”, decentralized social media emerged as early as 2010 to create an alternative to traditional social platforms, which unilaterally curate user-generated content while profiting from it while appropriating users’ data. As social

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on Scroll

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on Scroll

Dear community, We are pleased to introduce a new integration to our Smart Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) modular stack: Compatibility with Scroll! Scroll is a zkEVM that seamlessly extends Ethereum’s capabilities. Its mission is to provide an accessible scaling solution that preserves the essence of Ethereum with minimal trust, security and

Why Is Shamir’s Secret Sharing NOT an MPC Security Solution For Private Keys?

Technical/Security

Why Is Shamir’s Secret Sharing NOT an MPC Security Solution For Private Keys?

Private keys (and, to some extent, seed phrases) can be daunting to manage for non-tech-savvy users. And, even for knowledgeable ones, the perspective of securely storing keys forever might be overwhelming, even if they embrace the idea of self-custody. This specific need created a market of its own, leading to

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on ZetaChain

Introducing Social Logins & Modular Account Abstraction on ZetaChain

Dear community, We are delighted to introduce a new integration to our Smart Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) modular stack: Compatibility with ZetaChain’s Testnet! ZetaChain is a Layer-1 blockchain and developer platform that connects any L1 and L2. Its Testnet is currently live, building up to a Mainnet release. This integration allows