Insights What is Chain Abstraction? Arriving at a Formal Definition TL;DR for non-nerds: “Chain abstraction” is typically used to refer to infrastructure that allows anyone to use decentralized applications without being aware of the manual steps associated with interacting with their underlying chains (such as bridging assets, managing multiple gas tokens, balances etc.) To continue impulsing this technology—which
Developer Onboarding Featured The Modular L1 Powering Chain Abstraction: Particle Network Note: This article was updated on 15/05/2024 to refine the explanation of certain components of Particle Network, as well as reflect conceptual developments that have occurred since its original publication. TL;DR: * L2s and rollups deliver the scalability blockchains need, but resulting in siloed ecosystems. Meanwhile, cross-chain interactions
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
Product 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
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
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,
Developer Onboarding Introducing Particle Network’s Omnichain Paymaster: Cross-Chain Gas Sponsorships As we progress through the simultaneous development of the many upgrades coming to Particle Network, we have successfully concluded the release of our Omnichain Paymaster. This service, directly integrated into Particle Network's Modular Smart WaaS stack, constitutes a part of our Omnichan Account Abstraction stack for AA interoperability.
Developer Onboarding A New Era: Celebrating 15M End-Users & Debuting Our Token-Centric Economy Today, we celebrate a major milestone with an even greater announcement. A mere 12 months after launching, Particle has crossed 15 Million wallet activations, an explosive signal demonstrating the strong need for seamless Web3 onboarding. Over 800 decentralized applications are now integrating Particle's Wallet-as-a-Service solutions, propelling us to
Developer Onboarding Announcing Smart Wallet-as-a-Service: Elevating ERC-4337 with Modular Infrastructure Account abstraction (AA) is one of Web3’s biggest bets to fix its user experience issues. Our industry is currently in the search for better products that allow it to compete with traditional alternatives. In this context, AA arises as a way to facilitate the building of complex business scenarios
Developer Onboarding Social Logins & Embedded Wallets In Web3: Choosing A WaaS Provider As the Web3 ecosystem doubles down on its intention to create mass-consumption-ready products, there is a pressing need for friendly, attractive applications and user experiences. In this context, Wallet-as-a-Service (WaaS) tools arise to solve a critical problem on both sides of the spectrum: For developers, they simplify the creation of
Developer Onboarding Wallet-as-a-Service: Modularly Transforming Web3 UX Web3 UX is broken. Imagine you’re in 2018 and are a hardcore believer in decentralized technology. You learn that in 2023, a wide array of financial, gaming, and other kinds of solutions are available, but they still struggle with adoption. Your primary guess, most likely, would be that a
