Smart Contracts Go Live: Shardeum EVM Mainnet Has Arrived

Today, Shardeum and its community celebrate a historic milestone: the launch of the Shardeum EVM mainnet. After the token-only mainnet launch in May 2025, Shardeum now goes live with full Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatibility, allowing developers to build, deploy, and scale smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) with ease.

Shardeum EVM Mainnet: Features and Benefits

This marks a new chapter for Shardeum, bringing developers and users closer to mass adoption of Web3, especially in India. Key features include:

• Full EVM compatibility enabling seamless deployment of leading Ethereum dApps like Uniswap or Aave, and Shardeum-native versions of viral dApps such as pump.fun.
• Proof-of-Stake consensus with fast finality and delegated staking, ensuring efficiency and security.
• Low fees and high throughput benefitting both developers and end-users.
• Modular architecture that allows new features to be added in the future without disrupting the network.
• India-first strategy to tap into the world’s largest untapped on-chain market, creating a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bring millions of people on-chain.
• Permissionless access: Any genuine participant – individual or enterprise, Web2 or Web3 – can build and transact freely without gatekeepers and at negligible cost.

Connect to Shardeum EVM Mainnet

The RPC endpoints for the Shardeum EVM mainnet remain the same as those used for the token-only network.

• Network Name: Shardeum
• RPC URL: https://api.shardeum.org/
• Chain ID: 8118
• Block Explorer URL: https://explorer.shardeum.org

SHM Token Redenomination: From 249M to 60B

Driving adoption in a market like India requires two things: a reliable network and a token that feels accessible. The EVM delivers the first; the SHM redenomination delivers the second.

On October 6, 2025, the community voted overwhelmingly (85% in favor) to redenominate SHM supply from 249 million to 59.7 billion (~60B) at a 1:240 ratio. This change is a token-split (redenomination) and not an inflationary issuance: no new tokens are issued, existing allocations remain the same, and the total value of the token supply at launch undergoes no change in market-cap as a result. For example, if you held 100 SHM valued at $5 in total before the token split, after the 1:240 split you will hold 24,000 SHM, still valued at $5 in total (aside from natural market fluctuations).

Splitting SHM to a 1:240 ratio, essentially, will increase the token count and lower per-token price creating a stronger sense of affordability, driving retail interest in fast-emerging markets like India. Several projects like Polkadot (DOT) have shown how a high token supply can drive accessibility and create significant potential as real utility expands. Moreover, this helps exchanges, wallets, dApps, and first-time users onboard SHM more easily, creating a network effect favoring high adoption.

After connecting your wallet (e.g., MetaMask) to the aforementioned Shardeum mainnet, your redenominated SHM balance will show automatically, and you can continue using SHM as you normally do. Note, exchanges supporting SHM will take 1-2 business days to complete the upgrade from their end and resume deposits, withdrawal and trading.

L1 Blockchain from India to the World

Shardeum’s mission since inception has been simple: make decentralization accessible to billions. By lowering barriers to participation and aligning incentives for validators and the broader ecosystem, Shardeum is primed to onboard India’s massive developer and user base into Web3.

A cutting-edge Layer 1 blockchain like Shardeum can act as the nucleus for India inspiring new startups, creating jobs, training developers, attracting capital and powering trust-driven utilities that improve efficiency across sectors. A ripple effect – much like how railroads and airports transform connectivity, sparking regional development.

From remittances and microfinance to digital identity and real-world assets, Shardeum provides the infrastructure to solve local challenges while enabling global-scale innovation.

Next Steps

With EVM mainnet live, the Shardeum ecosystem enters a new growth phase. Near-term milestones include:

• Updating technical documentation, including boilerplates for developers.
• Release the latest version of the whitepaper on the website, incorporating key updates
• Community-run validators with delegation
• Launching ecosystem-wide dApps to drive early adoption
• Guiding and supporting builders through GTM strategies, grants and other ecosystem programs to scale their projects
• Actively engaging and educating communities through Proof of Community (PoC) events, university programs, quests, and workshops that demystify Web3 and blockchain for first-time users.
• Engaging contributors through Shardeum Ambassador program to spread the word about the project
• Working closely with policymakers and regulators to ensure compliance with Indian laws while maintaining decentralization.
• Open sourcing codebase

These are all part of EVM mainnet’s Phase 1 roadmap. As communicated previously, once Shardeum gains 10 million users  in Phase 1, our Phase 2 roadmap will introduce Shardeum’s innovations to scale the network for global adoption.

For common questions, please visit our FAQ page on the website. You can also post your queries directly on the Shardeum Discord, where our team and community members are ready to help.

Partner with Shardeum

Backed by its community, validator economy, and smart contract functionality, Shardeum is ready to bring millions of new users to Web3. You can now partner with Shardeum, gain direct access to its massive community, and capture first-mover advantage in India with a scalable Layer 1 blockchain.

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