Helios is a mainnet blockchain whose native currency is HLS, used to pay gas and settle transactions. In a cross-chain bridge, it enables secure deposits, withdrawals, and liquidity routing of HLS and supported assets between networks. Typical use cases include value transfer, treasury operations, and accessing dApps that integrate Helios via the bridge.
Helios stands out in this integration by offering native mainnet settlement with HLS, avoiding wrapped-gas abstractions and enabling direct fee payment on the canonical chain. Current published metrics: average gas cost N/A, block speed N/A, TPS N/A, and on-chain activity N/A (no official info URL); verify live values in the Helios explorer before bridging for accurate fee and confirmation estimates. This streamlined, native support simplifies cross-chain routing compared with networks that require synthetic tokens or staging layers.
Helios uses HLS as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain HLS by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge HLS to Helios, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select Helios as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on Helios you can use thirdweb, which provides an easy way to build, monetize and scale your apps, games or agents. You can find detailed guides and documentation on https://portal.thirdweb.com to get started quickly.
To add Helios to your wallet, you can connect your wallet and click on [Add to Wallet] button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can add the network manually using the RPC URL and chain details and add it to your wallet's network settings.
To send HLS on Helios, ensure your wallet is connected to the Helios network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of HLS to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.