Ancient8 Chain is a gaming-focused, community-driven Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain. Powered by the OP Stack and enhanced by Celestia, it aims to solve the scalability and adoption challenges faced by Web3 games and consumer DApps. By leveraging the strengths of Optimism and Celestia, Ancient8 Chain prioritizes speed, cost-effectiveness, and providing developers with cutting-edge technology, especially for on-chain game development.
Vision of Ancient8 Chain
Ancient8 Chain’s core vision is to empower the next 100 million Metaverse citizens. From our origins as a gaming guild to our evolution into a comprehensive gaming infrastructure chain, this vision has remained steadfast. Today, on Ethereum, we drive mass adoption, democratize gaming, and pioneer modular blockchains for great on-chain experiences. To achieve this vision, Ancient8 Chain positions itself as a catalyst for the growth of Web3 gaming. By prioritizing modularity and lowering gas fees, we have built a gaming landscape that resonates with every participant, from players to builders, creating an unparalleled and inclusive gaming environment for the next 100 million Metaverse citizens.
What makes Ancient8 Chain unique
The decision to build Layer 2 on OP Stack stems from the pursuit of creating the best infrastructure for Web3 games and consumer DApps. This decision is in line with Optimism’s concept of superchains, promising scalability and composability. It enables developers to build engaging experiences and ensures that users benefit from low-cost transactions. The integration of Celestia enhances the infrastructure with strong data availability. This means not only a smoother present, but also a future where scalability and diverse systems coexist, opening up new possibilities for games and DApps on the Ethereum network.
Modular Design
Ancient8 Chain’s modular design integrates OP Stack and Celestia, running in a microservices architecture, providing an ideal framework for seamless integration of on-chain games.
OP Stack’s modular components cover data availability, sorting, derivation, execution, and governance layers, providing fine-grained control over each aspect.
The integration of Celestia introduces data availability sampling and namespaced Merkle trees, optimizing blockchain modularity. This allows for easy updates and modifications, which is critical for handling emerging market solutions with minimal disruption.
This seamless approach was fully demonstrated in the smooth transition during the upgrade from testnet V1 to V2, demonstrating Ancient8 Chain's unique adaptability in the market.
Ancient8 Chain leverages OP Stack's scalability solution, employing Optimistic Rollups, a layer 2 scaling technology. This involves the efficient execution of smart contracts on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), significantly increasing transaction throughput.
The use of state channels and off-chain computation further enhances scalability. By addressing Ethereum mainnet limitations through these technical approaches, Ancient8 Chain ensures a high-performance blockchain to support the growing demand for on-chain games and other consumer DApps, and eliminates congestion and latency through sophisticated technical optimizations.
Ancient8 Chain is committed to reducing gas fees, with the primary priority of providing an excellent user experience. This focus complements the platform's scalability solution, ensuring that users can participate in on-chain games and other DApps in a cost-effective manner. The combination of enhanced scalability and minimized gas fees makes Ancient8 Chain a versatile and user-friendly blockchain platform.
EVM Compatibility
OP Stack is fully compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), allowing developers on Ancient8 Chain to seamlessly port existing Ethereum projects. This technical fit ensures that smart contracts written for Ethereum can be executed on Ancient8 Chain without major modifications.
The cost-effective Rollup architecture powered by the EVM enhances cross-chain interoperability. It simplifies code migration and infrastructure adaptation, highlighting the technical synergy between Ancient8 Chain and the broader Ethereum ecosystem.
Our commitment to providing affordable transactions and near-instant confirmations opens the door for a wider audience to participate in blockchain-based games and applications. Ancient8 Chain is a step forward in bringing these experiences to the mainstream, driving a new era of adoption in the blockchain industry.
Empowering Game Studios: Ancient8’s All-inclusive Growth Layer Suite
Ancient8 is more than just a link in the chain – we are a vibrant gaming ecosystem with a unique growth layer. This layer includes a suite of products that cover all aspects of game development and marketing, supporting every stage of the gaming journey, from the creation of a game to its arrival in the hands of players.
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Ancient8 Layer 2 is tailor-made to meet the unique needs of the gaming space. Ancient8 Chain deeply understands what gamers want – fast transactions and affordable interactions – to ensure games run smoothly and players stay engaged.
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