Wanchain WAN / Wanchain

Welcome to Wanchain

Wanchain is a global leader in decentralised blockchain interoperability and creator of the blockchain industry’s first decentralised cross-chain bridge. Since its founding in 2017, Wanchain has remained committed to driving blockchain adoption by establishing a unified decentralised network of blockchains built on industry-wide standards and specifications. Wanchain’s cross-chain infrastructure, renowned for its engineering rigour and industry-best uptime, empowers developers to build truly decentralised cross-chain applications to power the future of Web3. Today, this decentralised infrastructure supports countless products across dozens of EVM and non-EVM networks.

What is the WanBridge?

WanBridge is Wanchain’s decentralised, direct, non-custodial value-transfer bridge. It is a network of smart contracts that can lock, mint, burn, and unlock fungible tokens and NFTs on both EVM and non-EVM networks without requiring any intermediary blockchains or centralised intervention. WanBridge cross-chain transactions are executed and secured by the Wanchain Bridge Node Group.

Try WanBridge at https://bridge.wanchain.org/.

What is XFlows?

XFlows is Wanchain’s canonical cross-chain swap platform. It enables decentralised native-to-native asset swaps across multiple EVM and non-EVM networks. XFlows seamlessly selects between multiple route types to ensure that users benefit from the best possible rates.

Try XFlows at https://xflows.wanchain.org/.

What is XPort?

XPort is Wanchain’s cross-chain data transfer protocol. It enables arbitrary data to be passed from one blockchain to another. It is composed of two basic elements: a robust off-chain relayer and a set of rudimentary on-chain smart contracts called Cross-Chain Gateways that send and receive data.

The off-chain relayer is the same Bridge Node Group that secures all cross-chain transactions executed using the Wanchain Bridge. These permissionless Bridge Nodes are rotated and re-elected monthly. They use Multiparty Computation and Shamir’s Secret Sharing cryptography to transfer messages and arbitrary data across chains.

The Cross-Chain Gateways are a set of smart contracts deployed on each supported blockchain. These have limited functionality — they can essentially only send and receive data. They serve as the point of contact for all 3rd party developers.

Importantly, XPort is designed to be compliant with the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance’s Distributed Ledger Technology Interoperability Specification, co-authored by Wanchain’s VP on Engineering Dr. Weijia Zhang.

What is XStake?

XStake is Wanchain’s web-based staking platform. It houses a variety of infrastructure-supporting staking opportunities. Using XStake, users can easily help secure the Wanchain Layer 1 blockchain by delegating WAN to Wanchain PoS Validator Nodes participating in Galaxy Consensus.