An EVM-compatible shard of the QuarkChain mainnet, delivering high throughput and low fees via elastic sharding and cross-shard transactions, powered by QKC (Chain ID 100002).
QuarkChain Shard 1 is an EVM-compatible shard on QuarkChain Mainnet where QKC is used for gas, purpose‑built for general‑purpose smart contracts and cross‑shard dApps. Typical use cases include low‑fee DeFi, NFT minting/trading, gaming, and micropayments that benefit from seconds‑level confirmations. For comparison, track live metrics—average gas cost, block speed, TPS, and active addresses—on the QuarkChain explorer, which are generally lower fees and faster confirmations than Ethereum L1.
QuarkChain Shard 1 is unique for native cross‑shard transactions secured by a root chain, elastic sharding that scales throughput by adding shards, and heterogeneous shard support, all while remaining fully EVM‑compatible. A single account can send cross‑shard with fast finality and low fees without external bridges, enabling high‑throughput dApps. Key performance metrics to watch on Shard 1—avg gas, block time, TPS, and activity—consistently reflect low fees and high throughput relative to monolithic L1 networks (see the official explorer for real‑time values).
QuarkChain Shard 1 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 Shard 1, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select QuarkChain Shard 1 as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on QuarkChain Shard 1 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 Shard 1 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 Shard 1, ensure your wallet is connected to the QuarkChain Shard 1 network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of QKC to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.