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At ZetaChain, our mission is to build a Universal Blockchain with native access to any blockchain, making crypto as accessible, diverse, and connected as the internet. January was an exciting start to the year for ZetaChain. From being recognized by CoinMarketCap as one of the top American-made blockchain projects to closing out major updates from December, ZetaChain advances closer in its mission to unlock seamless cross-chain experiences and onboard the next billion users. Let’s check out the latest updates and achievements so far in 2025.

• 🏈 CoinMarketCap Names ZetaChain a Top American Crypto Project: ZetaChain’s inclusion in CoinMarketCap’s “Made in the USA” list underscores ZetaChain’s commitment to advancing blockchain interoperability and growth in the United States.

• 🌉 100+ People Joined Our San Francisco Kickoff Event with BNB Chain: The new year kickoff event co-hosted by BNB Chain also featured presentations by Berkeley and Penn Blockchain Club.

• ☁️ Google Cloud Launches Free Test ZETA Support: Google Cloud’s faucet support for test ZETA is a significant milestone to reach more developers and grow innovation for Universal Apps that span all chains. Google Cloud recently launched support for ZetaChain as a validator.

• 🏠 ZetaChain Releases Gateway: The new tech upgrade Gateway streamlines the developer experience for deploying Universal Apps that operate natively across any blockchain, including Bitcoin. Learn more in our full announcement!

• 📈 ZetaChain Trending with 108% Growth by Weekly Active Users (WAUs): With 108% WAU growth on DappRadar, ZetaChain ranked as the top trending blockchain project alongside Universal DEX Eddy Finance with 2,000% WAU growth.

• 🇧🇭 stc Bahrain Partners with ZetaChain to Advance Interoperable Web3 Solutions in the Middle East: stc Bahrain partnered with ZetaChain to secure the Universal Blockchain as part of its Web3 Launchpad Program under the Pearling Path initiative.

• 🚀 38,000+ dApp Contracts on ZetaChain: Chain Broker reported a 1,400% increase in development activity on ZetaChain, signaling growing developer interest in building Universal Apps that span all blockchains.

• 🌍 Universal Tokens Are Now Live: With Universal NFTs and Tokens, creators can easily issue cross-chain transferrable assets and manage liquidity across chains in a single place. Check out this quick video demo by lead DevX contributor Denis Fadeev!

• 🇹🇼 100+ People Joined Our Taiwan Event with Solana: We were thrilled to co-host and present ZetaChain’s mission in Taiwan to close out 2024. Check out the event recap and stay tuned for more exciting events and technology collaborations with the Solana ecosystem!

• 😇 Block Sponsorship Secured at ETHDenver 2025: ETHDenver officially announces ZetaChain as the Block Sponsor at this year’s Web3 conference in Denver. In addition to operating a booth at the show, we’re excited to participate in and host a number of events with partners.

• 🟠 The First Native BTC-backed Stablecoin bitSmiley Launches Testnet: Listen back to our AMA to learn how to participate in bitSmiley’s incentivized testnet as they prepare to launch the first native BTC-backed stablecoin on ZetaChain with no bridging or wrapping tokens!

• 🔵 Coinbase Shouts Out ZetaChain: ZETA was a day 1 available asset on Coinbase in 2024. The Universal Blockchain generated more than 165 million transactions less than one year after launch!

• 🧹 Universal DEX Eddy Finance Announces Dust Aggregator: The new feature leverages ZetaChain’s Universal Connectivity to swap all your small balances into a single token across chains with just one click. Stay tuned for the release!

• 🥕 First 2.6M ZETA Delegations Complete: Following the stc Bahrain partnership, ZetaChain launched a 10,000,000 ZETA delegation program to strengthen its validator ecosystem. In December, we completed the first delegation. More details here.

• 🫂 Hiring DevX and More ZetaChain Contributors: Apply here for our smart contract/TS engineer role! ZetaChain is also looking for top crypto talent in San Francisco and NYC across Product, Engineering, BD, and Design. Check out all of our opportunities and apply here!

About ZetaChain

ZetaChain is the first Universal Blockchain with native access to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and more, offering seamless user experience and unified liquidity to the next billions of users. With its Universal EVM, ZetaChain empowers developers to build Universal Apps that operate natively across any blockchain, creating a fluid crypto ecosystem from a single platform.

Follow ZetaChain on Twitter @zetablockchain and join the conversation on Discord and Telegram. Reach out to partnerships@zetachain.com if you’re building on top of ZetaChain.

Any projects mentioned are 3rd party, not ZetaChain.

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