Swellchain Goes Live: Accessible on Infura, Decentralized by DIN

We’re excited to announce that Swellchain, the restaking-powered Layer 2 network, is now live and publicly accessible via Infura and decentralized by DIN! Swellchain represents a transformative leap in Layer 2 technology, combining the security of Ethereum, the scalability of Optimism's OP Stack, and the power of EigenLayer’s pooled restaking mechanism. Whether you’re a developer building DeFi applications or a user seeking the benefits of restaking, Swellchain is designed to deliver.

What makes Swellchain unique?

Swellchain is not just another Layer 2 network. It stands apart through several key innovations:

Restaking-powered security

Swellchain leverages EigenLayer’s restaking mechanism to pool Ethereum’s security across decentralized services, such as sequencing and verification. This eliminates the need for costly custom trust pools, offering robust security while significantly reducing infrastructure overhead.

Native yield through rswETH

Swellchain uses rswETH, a restaked liquid staking token, as its native gas token. This creates a self-reinforcing ecosystem where every transaction contributes to staking rewards, making Swellchain a hub for yield-enhancing DeFi strategies.

Built on the OP stack

By leveraging Optimism’s proven OP Stack, Swellchain inherits a modular, scalable, and Ethereum-compatible foundation, providing developers with a seamless environment to deploy DeFi applications.

Vertically integrated AVS architecture

Swellchain integrates AltLayer’s Actively Validated Services (AVS) to power its core infrastructure:

• MACH: Rapid finality for near-instant transaction confirmations.
• VITAL: Permissionless state verification for secure rollup integrity.
• SQUAD: Decentralized sequencing for censorship-resistant transaction ordering.

These services ensure that Swellchain remains secure, efficient, and decentralized at every layer.

Swellchain, now decentralized by DIN

As a part of the DIN ecosystem, Swellchain is backed by a network of decentralized infrastructure providers. DIN ensures high availability, robust performance, and resilience for all decentralized applications running on Swellchain. This integration aligns with Swellchain’s mission to enhance decentralization while delivering unmatched performance.

• Infura access via MetaMask developer dashboard:

Developers can now seamlessly connect to Swellchain through Infura’s reliable RPC infrastructure. MetaMask Developer Dashboard integration makes it simple to build scalable and secure DeFi applications.

• Decentralized by DIN:

Swellchain benefits from DIN’s decentralized infrastructure, ensuring high reliability and performance through a distributed network of providers.

• Restaking-powered security:

Built on EigenLayer and Symbiotic, Swellchain pools Ethereum’s security for decentralized services, creating a more secure and cost-effective DeFi ecosystem.

Why build on Swellchain?

Swellchain offers developers and users an unmatched platform to build and interact with DeFi applications:

• Cost-effective transactions:
  Leverage restaking-powered scalability to significantly reduce transaction fees while maintaining Ethereum-grade security.
• Enhanced yield opportunities:
  With rswETH as the native gas token, every transaction contributes to staking rewards, driving ecosystem growth and user engagement.
• Seamless interoperability:
  Built on the OP Stack, Swellchain ensures compatibility with Ethereum-based smart contracts and tools, enabling easy migration and integration.

Get started today

Ready to build on Swellchain? Connect via Infura on the MetaMask developer dashboard.

What is DIN?

DIN is a decentralized service discovery marketplace, enhancing the performance, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of dapp development through a network of 50+ Web3 Infrastructure providers.

DIN is capable of serving 14+ popular blockchain network APIs and RPCs with high throughput and performance with no single point of failure. DIN is currently in a federated phase, progressively decentralizing traffic across Infura and MetaMask.

Learn more by reading the DIN Whitepaper.Follow DIN on Twitter/X (DINBuild) and Mirror.