QuarkChain Devnet Shard 4 is an EVM-compatible shard on QuarkChain’s sharded mainnet that uses QKC and supports native cross-shard transfers finalized by the root chain. It is used to deploy and test high-throughput dApps (DeFi, GameFi, NFTs) and to bridge assets/liquidity across shards and external EVM chains. Typical shard metrics include sub-cent average gas costs (paid in QKC), block times measured in seconds, and aggregate throughput scaling into the thousands of TPS, enabling low-latency, high-volume workloads.
Its uniqueness comes from elastic sharding: Shard 4 inherits native cross-shard interoperability secured by the root chain, unified liquidity across shards, and full EVM tooling without relying on trusted relays. Compared with monolithic L1s, you get sub-cent fees, faster block speed (seconds vs ~12s on Ethereum L1), and orders-of-magnitude higher TPS (thousands vs tens), with activity distributed across shards but finalized on a single root chain. This architecture delivers horizontal scalability and fast finality for real-time, cost-sensitive applications.
QuarkChain Devnet Shard 4 uses QKC as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain QKC by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge QKC to QuarkChain Devnet Shard 4, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select QuarkChain Devnet Shard 4 as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on QuarkChain Devnet Shard 4 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 QuarkChain Devnet Shard 4 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 QKC on QuarkChain Devnet Shard 4, ensure your wallet is connected to the QuarkChain Devnet Shard 4 network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of QKC to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.