An EVM-compatible SKALE blockchain, Europa Hub powers gasless DeFi and gaming with near-instant finality, zero user gas via sFUEL, and pooled validator security.
SKALE Europa Hub is a mainnet, EVM-compatible chain that acts as the liquidity and interoperability hub of the SKALE Network, bridging to Ethereum via IMA and connecting other SKALE chains. It is designed for high-frequency apps—gaming, social, NFTs, and micro-payments—where end users pay $0 gas in sFUEL with fast finality. Key performance: average user gas cost $0; ~1s block times; throughput in the thousands of TPS for simple transfers; sustained high activity visible on europahub.network and SKALE explorers.
Europa Hub is unique for its zero-gas end-user model (sFUEL is not a market-priced token) and subscription-style costs for dApps, secured by a pooled Ethereum-anchored validator set without a centralized sequencer. Versus typical L2s (~$0.01–$0.10 per tx and 2–12s blocks), Europa delivers $0 average gas, ~1s blocks, and thousands TPS per chain, with horizontal scaling across multiple SKALE chains. It also offers native interchain messaging and on-chain file storage, enabling real-time, high-volume applications that remain EVM-native.
SKALE Europa Hub uses sFUEL as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain sFUEL by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge sFUEL to SKALE Europa Hub, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select SKALE Europa Hub as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on SKALE Europa Hub 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 SKALE Europa Hub 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 sFUEL on SKALE Europa Hub, ensure your wallet is connected to the SKALE Europa Hub network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of sFUEL to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.