what's Abstract Chain?
Abstract Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain built using the ZK Stack by zkSync and integrated with Celestia for data availability, designed to drive mass adoption of consumer crypto applications. It emphasizes user-friendly experiences, enabling seamless interactions with decentralized apps, trading, gaming, and social features without the complexities of traditional Web3. The chain supports fast, low-cost transactions and fosters a culture economy where users earn rewards through onchain activities. Central to Abstract is the Abstract Portal, a unified gateway that serves as the homepage for consumer crypto. It integrates the Abstract Global Wallet, allowing users to log in via email or wallet, manage assets across apps, discover curated ecosystems, and earn XP and badges for participation. The Portal simplifies onboarding for newcomers while providing tools for trading tokens, watching creators, and engaging in play-to-earn mechanics. Abstract's ecosystem includes over 100 apps at launch, spanning DEXs, games, AI agents, and social networks, all optimized for intuitive use. Governance is panoramic, involving community input to shape the network's evolution, positioning Abstract as a scalable platform for builders creating immersive, rewarding onchain experiences.
New badge awarded on the Portal for users opting into email notifications.
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x.com/abstractchainIntroduced a new badge on the Portal awarded to users who opt into email notifications.
Luca Netz provides a cryptic hint about the next development for Abstract Chain (starts with 'S', ends with 'C') and references 'Project Quantum' as having institutional alignment.
The Abstract portal adds a cumulative XP graph feature in the rewards tab showing week-over-week XP growth. A new voting mechanism launches allowing users to earn rewards for voting on marketer of the year (1-3pm ET), seeded with $100 on a 10x price curve.
Two FREE Red Bull Racing NFTs ("Cowboy" and "Heartbeat") are now available to collect for 24 hours.
The Abstract portal launches a new NFT viewer feature showing portfolio breakdowns with collection counts and values, integrated with OpenSea.
A token claim event is live for Abstract Chain where users can claim tokens. (ID: 1995491961055387970)
Xeet prepares to roll out player cards, tut plans to launch 2 more activations, and Fugz IP generates millions of views on Instagram.
MyriadMarkets reaches $100M+ lifetime volume, AboreanFi hits 500M+ volume, and ecosystem games Gigaverse and Cambria win Games' Choice Award and Best Onchain Game respectively. PenguClash introduces Soul Bound Token distribution, Cambria Season 3 and Duper Season 7 launch, and YGG partner summit kicks off in Manila.
Conquest multiplayer game by Gigaverse enters public beta for two days with Soul-Bound token rewards for completing four rounds, Red Bull Racing "In the Moment" NFTs return for a final drop on December 4th, and Pokemon TCG gacha game opens to the public.
Disney and Star Wars NFTs are coming to the platform through partnership with Cryptoys, and Clipper University offers $3-5K+ opportunities.
ARTMS launches Flash Badge collectibles on the platform, where users receive badges for collecting photocards. (ID: 1991603628751388679)
The portal now separates luck-based and skill-based games into their own categories, with users able to hide luck-based games entirely from their discover page.
SpeedTradingEx, a new trading application with 1-click trade functionality, launches on the platform.
Rainbow wallet adds support for Abstract Chain. (ID: 1991211754257326202)
The platform introduces full transparency requirements for luck-based games including RTP disclosure, and will soon allow users to hide these games while enforcing minimum RTP standards for portal listings.
Aborean, Abstract Chain's liquidity layer, achieves $22M TVL and $410M volume in less than 6 weeks since launch. The platform runs a time-sensitive 100% rebate program through its Ascendence initiative ending Wednesday.
Abstract Chain reports $34M in Total Value Locked (TVL), positioning it among mid-tier new 2025 chains behind Plasma ($3B), HyperliquidX ($1.9B), Katana ($458M), and Berachain ($300M).
Abstract Portal adds a dedicated NFT section to the platform. (ID: 1989098736820314365)
Ceden team's megaweapon game launches in Abstract portal after Xeet marketing campaign, introducing free-to-play option to address user concerns about gambling-only gameplay.
Myriad Markets with $30M October volume and 13K users expands on Abstract Chain through esports, brackets, and social wagers, positioning the chain as a consumer hub for prediction markets, gaming, and meme trading with daily new apps and wager tournaments.
InsightXnetwork launches bubblemaps tool for Abstract memecoins to investigate token bundling. FinalBosu announces collaboration with web3 game MyNeighborAlice, the77bit MMO announces upcoming token powered by itsacoin, and OverpassIP launches new licensing opportunity for Pudgy Penguins.
Abstract Chain advances to finals in community chain showdown tournament scheduled for Friday 11/7 at 11am-1pm ET after winning semifinals, with tournament voters earning over $50,000 in rewards.
Abstract Chain receives recognition from 0x team as a favorite onchain builder. (ID: 1986524088609972405)
New Aborean LP Badge launches on the platform for liquidity providers.
Cryptoys announces migration to Abstract Chain with Disney and Mattel IP, including Mickey & Friends, Star Wars, and Masters of the Universe brands.
Leadership announces TGE approach ties token product launch to L2 success, taking a responsible stance on token generation event timing. (ID: 1986397443659821223)
Bubble Maps integration coming to Abstract Chain ecosystem. (ID: 1986238638754234451)
Streaming feature launches for all Gold Tier users and above with no gatekeeping or pending approvals. Abstract Chain wins round 1 of community chain showdown with voters earning over $5,300 in rewards, and semifinals scheduled for Thursday 11am-1pm ET.
Community chain showdown matches run with Abstract Chain versus Monad, offering ~$1,500 in rising rewards with a 10x price curve mechanism for early participants.
$BEAVER token airdropped to active Abstract Chain users, with 25% of MegaWeapon game revenues allocated to buyback and burn of the token.
Gigaverse fishing competition runs on the platform with prizes including Chimpers NFTs valued at $1,700.
AboreanFi teases token launchpad platform called "The Forge". Virtuals_io launches "Pudgy AI", an X bot that creates videos based on Pudgy Penguins.
Block times drop from 1 second to 200 milliseconds, a 5x speed boost enabling real-time applications across the network.
Player props deploy on the platform while auto-markets feature enters testing phase with points distribution for testers, and additional liquidity gets added to points markets.
Abstract Chain shows fast implementation of ERC-8004, an emerging standard for AI agent identity verification and reputation on Ethereum, with on-chain data indicating early-stage adoption.
Social trading platform Lute goes live as an official partner with XP allocation expected. $LOL token by YieldGuild officially launches.
Badges return to the platform with users able to claim them by opening LP positions on AboreanFi; XP day event scheduled for tomorrow.
$CHECK will deploy on both Base and Abstract chains. (ID: 1985371140731162936)
An AI companion device for kids launches on Abstract Chain, with the builder seeking parent community involvement to shape the product development.
$CHECK token generation event launches next month.
Luca Netz teases "Project Quantum" launching soon on Abstract Chain; Spellborne game launches monster minting and trading.
xeet.ai launches 13 total tournaments (5 flash, 8 regular) involving Abstract Chain with partners including Lute trading platform with Abstract support, KonaDeFi for DeFi yield, and Myriad Markets for prediction markets.
Abstract Portal ships Dark Mode with bar charts for price tracking and token favorite buttons for watchlists.
Abstract Chain drops transaction fees for Halloween and launches a swap campaign with up to $1k USDC in prizes.
Gate.io exchange adds support for Abstract deposits and withdrawals, while Cambria MMO game raises $2M.
Pandora team schedules discussion tomorrow at 11AM EST about SpeedTrading launch and the future of coins on Abstract Chain.
Block times reduced from 1 second to 200ms, delivering a 5x speed boost for transactions. Binance US integration enables easier fiat on-ramping and off-ramping, while Aborean Finance crossed $25M in TVL and 200M+ volume.
YGG Play's LOLLand game integrates Abstract Chain XP rewards for players participating in its play-to-airdrop season, with season 1 ending in final hours.
Social trading app Lute partners with the chain and runs a xeet.ai tournament.
Liquidity issue on the chain to be discussed with Aborean Finance founder Alexander in scheduled AMA tomorrow at 3PM EST.
Mintify integrates with Abstract Chain, enabling over 70 communities to claim points through Mintify Rewards. $PENGU token becomes available on Abstract Chain alongside Solana.
141 new projects deploy on the chain over the past month, ranking 5th in new project distribution across all blockchain networks tracked by Moni Discover.
Block times decrease from 1 second to 200ms following chain upgrade completion. Trading game RoachRacingClub runs $10K tournament in collaboration with YGG.
Abstract Chain integrates x402 payment settlement with daydreamsagents facilitator for agentic commerce use cases.
Chain upgrade launches shortly to improve transaction speed.
MoodyMights game partners with AlfaTheUnicorn. A Xeetby memecoin launches, though the IP owner explicitly states no association with the team, holds zero tokens, and provides no endorsement.
New Abstract Chain badge launches on cookiedotfun platform.
Myriad on Abstract Chain captures 0.2% of prediction market volume, ranking 4th behind Polymarket (52%), Kalshi (46%), and Limitless (1%), as weekly prediction market volume reaches $2 billion.
Maero, a musical and cinematic universe created by a former Marvel Senior Product Manager, announces NFT mint on October 27th and partners with Lingo to offer 10 exclusive NFTs through a raffle for $LINGO token stakers.
Total Value Locked hits $40M+ with 100% monthly growth, while AboreanFi protocol captures $23M TVL since launching one month ago.
Three top Abstract native IP projects (godthedog, Fugz, and bearish_af) collaborate to host an event together.
Lute announces partnership with Abstract Chain, citing alignment on consumer experience and target audiences. TVL continues increasing.
Logan Ross becomes the new marketing lead. Cambria completes sellout of 3,333 Islands NFTs raising over $1 million, while a $400,000 hackathon for prediction markets launches with only 36 entrants, and GLHFers Strategy token debuts at $1.3 million market cap.
Early Bird flash badge is now claimable for users who signed up before Mainnet launch.
TUT™ RWA_F001 fashion drop shows secondary market activity, with holder-specific update announcement incoming.
Co-Founder Luca Netz confirms holding is the primary way to earn XP on the chain, with holding rewarded more than any other user activity.
Cambria begins time-sensitive Islands NFT mint on OpenSea in under 9 hours, while PDGYSTRG launches OnChainHeroes strategy token at $150K market cap and Aborean enters third Epoch with new pools and yield rates.
MyriadMarkets prediction market platform is built on the chain, featuring engage-to-earn model and gas payments with points.
Holders of Abstractions NFTs were given free mint opportunity for Legend of Breadio, providing priority access to megaETH's $MEGA public sale with presale starting at 1M MC and capping at 999M MC in English auction style.
New Early Bird badge claimable for pre-Mainnet waitlist registrants, AboreanFi launches Ascendance staking program with 100% first-season token match for locked ABX tokens, and Fairplay_trade Team Trading competition launches with $2,500 prizes.
Luca Netz makes statement suggesting the next major project comparable to Pudgy Penguins will originate from Abstract Chain, though exact wording remains uncertain.
Franky the Frog game achieves 50,000 players in Season 2 and receives spotlight status with Abstract Chain, with plans to add onchain raid feature.
3 out of 5 nominated games in the Onchain Game category are built on the platform.
Two ecosystem projects launch content creator campaigns: KonaDeFi offers 1.5m Kona Points and MyriadMarkets offers 1b $MYR Points via xeetdotai tournaments.
Maero Universe NFT collection launches mint on October 27th on OpenSea, building on Abstract Chain with plans for real life art shows and live sessions.
Cambria MMO launches Islands land collection mint on Thursday on ETH Mainnet (3,333 supply at 0.1 ETH each, with gameplay mechanics for building and tax generation). Gacha game's Pokemon TCG machine reaches $800K volume in closed beta ahead of public rollout.
USDT/USDC liquidity pool on AboreanFi earns 82% APR and the platform features a Velodrome/Aerodrome-style gauge model with a new token.
An upcoming merge mining announcement is referenced involving BIGCOIN, with a community member planning a 100 BIGCOIN giveaway to celebrate the news.
HeyElsaAI adds support for Abstract Chain, allowing users to execute transactions through AI-powered natural language interface that handles wallet routing, bridging, and swapping.
Xeet.ai is now listed on the Abstract Portal.
BinanceUS now supports native deposits and withdrawals for Abstract Chain. Abstract V2 is teased, RedBull NFT mint during F1 Singapore reaches 1,247,415 minted, network hits 121M+ total transactions, and AboreanFi records $150M+ volume on the chain.
16% of free floating YGG tokens on the chain are now staked on YGG_Play Launchpad, earning points for LOL token contribution.
Proof of Play Arcade gaming event goes live on Abstract Portal with 2 ETH prize pool plus 20% revenue share from credit purchases.
Maero Universe NFT project mints October 27th on OpenSea, built on Abstract Chain as a musical and cinematic universe where holders can vote on storylines and appear in episodes.
Marketing leadership departs Abstract Chain after reaching what they describe as an established phase of the project.
RWA drop (TUT™ RWA_F001) featuring 10 million threads of cotton sold out in under 90 minutes on dyli_io. Trading competition runs October 20-27 via Fairplay_trade partnership.
PDGYSTRG launches $HEROSTR, the first Abstract-native $STR token fork on Abstract Mainnet, with a 1% fee buyback mechanism for heroes NFTs using Uniswap V2.
323,000 stakers now participating in liquid staking protocol.
Game multiplier appears more frequently than expected; optimal strategy involves betting 1/90th of balance and cashing out between 50-70x.
Active ticket/game pass mint ongoing with signs of speculative trading activity.
Over 6,000 tickets sold for Monday event featuring tiered rewards system and substantial prize pool.
Active mint period continues for 4 days with locked secondary trading; participation requires minting directly as no secondary market access is available.
Pass mint is live until May 5, with top 100 wallets eligible for XP, NFTs, meme tokens and USDC rewards.
Ticket mint live at $22 until May 5th 11:59am EST, gameplay period May 5th-9th on Rektech platform.
Quantum Core NFT mint launching January 29th at 0.22 ETH per mint (5K supply), offering token conversion, 7-10% additional token supply, and free land NFT; existing NFT holders receive free mint.
Access Tickets minting for 0.012 ETH until May 5th, granting entry to 4-day gaming competition with rewards for top 100 players.
Multi-day tournament with prizes begins May 5th; tickets available April 25th.
Token receives highest verification status (Vetted) in new verification system, joining major tokens like USDC and ETH.