WalletConnect Pay launched on Monad network.

CEO and CMO are featured in the Global Stablecoins Report published by The Paypers.

Partnered with SafePal for a WalletConnect Pay pop-up event in Hong Kong featuring exclusive merchandise.

Payment integration is available for developers building at ETHGlobal events.

Integrated WalletConnect Pay with Privy, MiniPay, and Moneda for onchain, in-app, multi-chain payments via embedded wallets and neobanks.

Published survey results from 1,442 respondents indicating 63% would pay in crypto if easy, with 28% willing to pay daily and 35% weekly, promoting WalletConnect Pay as a solution.

Integrated with Blokko to enable 500,000 merchants across LATAM and USA to accept WalletConnect Pay without changing existing payment infrastructure.

Partnered with Moneda, enabling EURC payment support in WalletConnect Pay.

Hosts a WalletConnect Townhall on 2026-03-11.

Integrated into Shopify's payments stack

Declared a 'supply chain risk' by the Pentagon.

Users report wallet connection and signing failures with Uniswap's web app when using WalletConnect, MetaMask, and Trezor Suite, generating troubleshooting discussions on Reddit and Telegram.

Integrated with Stripe's payments stack.

Reached $9.44 billion in weekly stablecoin volume across the Network during the week ending April 8, 2026, an increase of $2.14 billion from the previous week, with USDC as the top stablecoin and Ethereum as the top chain.

Supports real-world merchant adoption on Polygon through WalletConnect Pay.

Bitpanda Wallet blocks WalletConnect to protect Web2 users from getting rugged.

Appointed Riaz Bordie as CTO to lead WalletConnect Pay technical vision and global expansion, bringing experience from former roles as Checkout.com CTO and SumUp VP of Engineering.

CEO will speak at The Stablecon conference in Amsterdam on May 19-20, 2026, discussing stablecoins, global crypto payments, and WalletConnect Pay.

Integrates Pay SDK for payments on Arbitrum.

Integrated with BitGo for institutional self-custody wallets to connect to and manage positions across hundreds of dApps across Ethereum, Solana, Base, Optimism, and BNB Chain.

Sponsors WalletCon Cannes 2026 on March 31, hosting a builder event, powering art print/USDC transactions via WalletConnect Pay, and judging ETHGlobal Cannes with $5,000 in prizes. Draws over 1,000 attendees and 8,000 live stream views.

Published P5 proposal to allocate WCT rewards for WalletConnect Pay purchases, leveraging WCT's incentive layer and governed by WCT holders.

has the ability to turn on a fee switch for WCT token

Integrated with Bron wallet to enable connection to applications.

Partnered with MoonPay and Ingenico for stablecoin payments at retail, using Virtual Accounts for instant fiat settlement and enabling tap-to-pay with EURC via Moneda wallet.

Distributed 1.9M WCT to stakers on January 6, 2026.

Featured in a futures trading contest hosted by HTX exchange with a $10,000 prize pool, running until January 7, 2026.

Joined the Phishing Defense Network as a founding partner alongside MetaMask, Backpack, and Phantom for real-time detection and protection against phishing threats.

72% of payments on WalletConnect settled in stablecoins.

Fixed several wallet connection issues on mobile when using WalletConnect, as part of the Curvance dApp improvements deployed in late December 2025.

WalletConnect Pay was demonstrated at DevConnect with functionality to pay in USDC on the Optimism network.

The new WalletConnect Dev Dashboard goes live, providing a centralized platform for wallets and apps to manage projects, submit to WalletGuide, and track certification flows.

WCT token is now available for trading on a new platform. The builder rewards campaign closed after distributing 750,000 WCT to 414 Base builders over 10 weeks.

Launched WalletConnect Pay, a hardware-backed crypto payment feature, supported across 11 wallets. Live at 94° coffee shop in Lisbon.

WalletConnect Pay is coming to SolanaConf in the UAE, expanding to the Solana ecosystem.

WalletConnect announces day one support for @stable mainnet, a real-world payment infrastructure built around USDT and predictable settlement.

An AI Agent is demonstrated featuring wallet connect, portfolio insights, and trade execution capabilities, described as a "self-custody assistant."

WalletConnect Pay is being showcased at Binance Blockchain Week 2025.

Ethena Labs joined the WalletConnect App Certified program in November.

Processed $7.87B in stablecoin volume last week.

WalletConnect projects $400B in total network volume for this year, compared to the $4B projection stated on December 1st.

WalletConnect projects $4B in total network volume for this year, with WalletConnect Pay referenced as part of the platform's payment infrastructure.

100 limited-edition artworks sell out in 2 hours at WalletCon event via IRL Touchpoint system, with all participants receiving $WCT tokens and IRL Points.

NativeSwap adds WalletConnect to their roadmap alongside Ledger and Trezor support as part of their planned platform updates.

$14.84M worth of $WCT tokens unlock this week.

Launched WalletConnect 2.0 and beta version of WalletConnect CLI.

DeFi Saver receives App Certification, joining the program on day one as a verified application.

Orca receives App Certification, joining the program designed to help users identify trusted apps and prevent scams.

Launched Pay globally as an SDK from Lisbon pilot with merchant volume capabilities, offering 2% WCT cashback on crypto payments; launched App Certified program with LI.FI and Stargate.

Joins the Clear Signing Alliance alongside Ledger, Trezor, Safe, Fireblocks, Sourcify, and Ethereum Foundation as part of a trillion-dollar security initiative by the Ethereum Foundation.

Integrated with TRON blockchain (TronDAO) to enable stablecoin payment infrastructure and real-world usage capabilities.

Integrated with TON ecosystem, including Fireblocks, SafePal, STON.fi, and stablecoin card functionality with Picnic BR.

WCT ranks #5 in combined social and market metrics tracking, showing active community and strong market performance during weak overall crypto market conditions.

ChainSafe announces its Infrastructure & Staking teams have launched a new service platform that includes support for WalletConnect alongside multiple blockchain networks including Ethereum, Filecoin, Polkadot, and others.

WalletCon conference takes place in a few days with final batch of keynote speakers announced, bringing together builders, companies, designers, and innovators.

65% of WCT supply unlocked on Nov 15th with token surging 50%+. Funding rate stands at negative -2000% APR.

WalletConnect hosts a booth at EFDevcon where attendees can test WalletConnect Pay and earn WCT tokens.

Devconnect App goes live with WalletConnect as one of nine infrastructure partners, featuring venue navigation, ticket storage, quests, and crypto wallet payment functionality for event attendees.

Integration with Stacks (Bitcoin layer-2 blockchain) completes, adding support to the Stacks ecosystem.

WalletConnect Council advances CAIP-358 (wallet_pay) standard to enable seamless onchain payments for products and services.

WalletConnect Pay will soon enable direct crypto purchases on Amazon.

Launches One-Click Pay for retail merchant payments, supporting over 700 wallets.

Staking improvements roll out with stronger APY and flexible unlock options for WCT token holders.

WalletCon conference takes place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 10 days with community and partner participation.

WCT token will have a major one-time unlock exceeding $5 million within the next seven days according to Tokenomist.

Sui blockchain integrates with WalletConnect, adding another Layer 1 blockchain to the platform's supported networks.

WalletConnect Pay will support multiple transfer types across any chain and any token.

Infrastructure upgrades deliver faster performance for users in Asia Pacific and South America regions.

Platform now powers $400B+ in onchain volume, a new metric disclosure showing transaction scale across the network.

GK8 by Galaxy integrates with WalletConnect to enable institutions to connect to DeFi protocols through GK8's custody stack with policy-enforced security and compliance.

Integration with Stacks expands access to Bitcoin DeFi and STX stacking yield opportunities, connecting users and institutions through Hex_Trust.

Platform connections increase to 365M+ and integrated apps reach 76K+, with Nansen AI releasing a report on the network.

Binance Earn launches WCT Simple Earn Flexible Products offering up to 21% APR including exclusive bonus tiered APR on top of real-time APR rewards.

WalletConnect Pay goes live with dtc_pay, enabling stablecoin payments across retail and hospitality in Asia.

WalletConnect reports 352M+ connections across 57k apps with over $400B in annual transaction volume.

New onboarding incentive program offers rewards from 425,000 WCT pool for referring friends who stake 100+ WCT for 12 weeks, with Layer3 handling distribution.

Content Creators Contest for Developer DAO members closes November 5th with a 10k WCT prize pool distributed across 10 winners receiving 1k WCT each.

WalletConnect announces WalletConnect Pay, a new feature that enables crypto payments across platforms beyond basic wallet connection functionality.

$17.72M token unlock scheduled for November 15, representing 65.21% of released supply.

$38.9B in total transaction volume flowed through WalletConnect in October alone.

WalletConnect Network reduces latency by 2x in Asia and 3x in South America.

WalletConnect integration launches on Suilend Protocol, a DeFi platform on Sui Network, providing institutional access via Fireblocks.

WalletConnect integration launches on Scallop DApp, a money market platform on Sui Network.

A weekly prize pool of 75,000 WCT launches through TalentProtocol leaderboard for builders creating Base and Farcaster Mini apps. Content Creators Contest connects to an EFDevcon giveaway with bonus points for early submissions.

Integration with Fireblocks launches, connecting to users processing over $10T in transactions and $200B+ monthly stablecoin volume. Forbes projects $400B of total network value for 2025.

A Content Creators Contest launches with an educational workshop event scheduled for October 28th at 5:30pm UTC to provide guidance to participants.

550,000 WCT tokens distributed to 695 Base builders as part of an ongoing distribution program.

WalletCon Buenos Aires conference programming schedule is now live and available for attendees to view.

WalletConnect Network introduces a monetization model to fuel innovation and reward contributors while keeping the service free for end users.

A global real-time phishing defense network launches with WalletConnect, MetaMask, Backpack, and Phantom as collaborative partners, creating a decentralized security system to prevent crypto phishing attacks.

New capability coming soon to make all onchain actions readable through the platform.

MoonPay payment integration now active, allowing payments to MoonPay merchants through 700+ supported wallets.

475,000 WCT tokens distributed so far to top WalletConnect x Base builders through the Talent Protocol leaderboard reward program.

Integration with Utila completed, allowing their institutional clients to manage assets, deploy capital, and access DeFi through WalletConnect.

Network monetization exploration announced, keeping the experience free for end users, with more details forthcoming on the monetization strategy that has been a primary goal since WCT launch.

Townhall event scheduled for October 16 at 4PM CET will cover boosted staking rewards and Base builders rewards, featuring speakers from Arculus, Bluefin, Talent Protocol, and MultiversX.

Sui Network support goes live on WalletConnect, enabling institutions using Fireblocks to access Sui with Bluefin and Suilend as the first available applications.

CEO Jesse Houlgrave participates in panel alongside Mastercard at Blockworks Digital Asset Summit, discussing payment solutions including subscriptions and recurring payments for TradFi-onchain convergence.

Partnership established with DTC Pay for WalletConnect Pay, with first milestone completed.

Partnership with Solayer Labs established to host Singapore event featuring onchain payments roadmap presentation.