What is Unichain?

Unichain is a Layer 2 blockchain solution developed by the team behind Uniswap, one of the most significant decentralized exchanges. With over $180 million raised in funding, Unichain aims to provide a scalable, low-cost environment for DeFi, NFTs, and other Web3 applications. 

Previously, users participated in the testnet, and now the team has officially launched the mainnet, offering early adopters the opportunity to engage and potentially receive an airdrop.

Key Information:

  • Investment & Funding: Uniswap raised $188 million from leading investors such as Paradigm and a16z, with a focus on Layer 2 scaling solutions.

  • Mainnet Launch: The Unichain mainnet is now live, allowing users to interact with the ecosystem.

  • Potential Airdrop: Engaging with Unichain activities could qualify users for future rewards.

Unichain Metrics and User Engagement

  • Transaction Costs: Gas fees on Unichain are minimal, with transactions costing less than $0.001 when configured correctly (make sure the gas fee is set at 0.0005 Gwei).

  • Financial cost: around 0.0025 $ETH or 6$ (more volume, more gas spent - more chance for airdrop).

Wallet activity and top 10%
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Mainnet has only been launched for a week but the network has already reached impressive numbers, the daily number of wallets and transactions is really surprising. The average number of transactions per day is holding steady at 400k, and the number of total transactions has reached 12.2M. The number of active wallets per day is not so high, around 20k.

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The number of new wallets in the past week was 89,279, which is not a lot. Besides, more than 60% were active in the network for only 1 day.

But if you go deeper, the average number of wallets made 5 transactions and 4  interactions with contracts. Based on the metrics provided by LayerHub, to be in the top 10% of users on the network you need:

  • Make more than 8 transactions.

  • Interact with more than 8 contracts.

  • Hold 0.3 $ETH.

  • More than 5 active days.

Let’s get started

Step 1: Bridge $ETH to Unichain

  • Visit the Unichain Bridge (you can also use Stargate, gas.zip or superbridge).

  • Connect your wallet and select the source chain.

  • Bridge at least 0.0025 $ETH to Unichain. Higher amounts may provide better engagement scores.

  • Confirm the transaction and wait for funds to arrive.

Step 2: Deploy a Smart Contract

  • Use the Owlto platform for contract deployment.

  • Connect your wallet and navigate to the "Deploy" section.

  • Deploy a simple contract to register blockchain interaction.

Step 3: Rent a Domain on Unichain

  • Go to the ZNS.

  • Search for an available .defi domain (from 5 characters cheaper).

  • Choose a registration period (minimum 1 year recommended).

  • Complete the transaction.

Step 4: Increase Transaction Volume on Uniswap

  • Visit Uniswap on Unichain.

  • Connect your wallet and switch to Unichain Mainnet.

  • Swap between different tokens to increase on-chain activity (try to swap different tokens all the time to interact with more contracts).

Step 5: Mint Low-Cost NFTs

NFTs can be mined with NFTs2Me. NFTs actually play an important role in interactions because: each NFT gives unique transactions + contracts + NFTs. Consider minting from these collections:

Each mint contributes to transaction history and enhances eligibility for potential airdrops.

Step 6: Engage with Layer3 Quests

  • Check for available quests on Layer3.

  • Complete any tasks requiring Unichain interactions.

  • Regularly monitor for new missions.

Step 7: Monitor and Optimize Activity

  • Use Unichain block explorer to track transaction history.

  • Aim for 50+ transactions across different activities.

  • Adjust transaction gas fees to 0.0005 Gwei for cost efficiency.

  • Keep track of your OnChain metrics and rankings on LayerHub[ССЫЛКА].

Conclusion

Engaging with Unichain’s ecosystem early can increase the chances of receiving future incentives, including a potential airdrop. The key to maximizing rewards is sustained, diverse activity across multiple touchpoints. Follow this guide, stay updated on new developments, and maintain high engagement levels to position yourself for future benefits.

With this guide and the metrics provided by LayerHub, you'll easily be in the top 10%!

  • Make more than 8 transactions.

  • Interact with more than 8 contracts.

  • Hold 0.3 $ETH.

  • More than 5 active days.