Shardeum’s mission since inception has been simple: make decentralization accessible to billions. Shardeum’s EVM mainnet will launch on October 30, 2025. The EVM roadmap is divided into two phases, and it will be metrics-driven. Phase 1 begins now, with the goal of reaching 10 million users. Once there, Phase 2 will be about bringing Shardeum’s scalable EVM to market, enabling the network to scale for global adoption while maintaining performance, and delivering seamless user experiences.
In Phase 1, Shardeum is integrating proven, open-source EVM software into its Layer 1 network to accelerate adoption. Our current sharded token-only mainnet will transition into an unsharded EVM mainnet. With this foundation, Shardeum will accelerate user growth in the near term, prioritizing India, to lead in the world’s largest untapped on-chain market. Today, there are 500M+ crypto users worldwide, and about 80M are active on-chain. In India, over 50M use centralized exchanges, yet only a few million are on-chain. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to convert millions of people into true on-chain users.
You can find the mainnet endpoint here.
SHM trading is live on leading crypto exchanges including Kucoin, LBank and MEXC. For full list of exchanges, please visit this webpage. More centralized and decentralized exchange listings are coming soon.
In Phase 1, Shardeum is integrating proven, open-source EVM software into its Layer 1 network to accelerate adoption. Our current sharded token-only mainnet will transition into an unsharded EVM mainnet. With this foundation, Shardeum will accelerate user growth in the near term, prioritizing India, to lead in the world’s largest untapped on-chain market. Today, there are 500M+ crypto users worldwide, and about 80M are active on-chain. In India, over 50M use centralized exchanges, yet only a few million are on-chain. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to convert millions of people into true on-chain users.
Driving adoption in a market like India takes two parts: a reliable network and a token people can actually use with ease. The EVM delivers the first; the SHM token split delivers the second. On October 6, 2025, we invited the community to vote on redenominating SHM supply from 249 million to 60 billion. 85% of the community voted in favor of redenomination. Splitting (not inflating) SHM to a 1:240 ratio 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 Ripple (XRP) and 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.
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Shardeum is an EVM-compatible Layer 1 with low fees, fast finality, and high scalability, allowing developers to use the same tools, wallets, and smart contracts they already know. That also means developers can move at the speed of their ideas:
From Idea to dApp in Minutes: Developers can easily deploy popular EVM-based dApps like Uniswap or Aave, and also take inspiration from viral apps on other ecosystems like pump.fun by building their EVM equivalents for Shardeum.
Solve Real Problems in India: India is home to one of the world’s largest untapped Web3 user bases. Build utilities that tackle everyday problems – remittances, permissionless app deployment, finance, microtransactions, identity verification, tokenization, gaming – and reach millions of first-time crypto users.
Inclusive for All Builders: From first-time developers experimenting with Solidity to seasoned teams scaling global dApps, Shardeum offers the tools, documentation, and community support to help you succeed.
Strong Community Momentum: In our recent EVM Testnet Quest, over 10,000 users participated and stress-tested the network in just 4 days. Our Discord is one of the largest and most active blockchain communities globally with 600K+ members — a ready-made audience for your projects.
Ecosystem Growth = User Growth: With Shardeum’s infrastructure, developers don’t just deploy dApps – they contribute to building the rails for India’s Web3 future, while onboarding new users from one of the fastest-growing digital economies in the world.
We also plan to introduce support for builders in the future through hackathons, bug bounties, performance-based grants, and other ecosystem programs to encourage adoption and growth
To create a real on-chain user base in India, we are committed to doing the hard work that others have avoided:
Building Awareness & Education: We actively engage communities through large-scale Proof of Community (PoC) events, university programs, quests, and workshops that demystify Web3 for first-time users.
Attracting dApps: By supporting the deployment of popular EVM dApps and inspiring new ones built for Indian users, we ensure there are meaningful products to use from day one.
Localized UX: We will encourage founders to design dApps that feel natural to UPI-native and mobile-first users – lowering friction for India’s digital population.
Supporting Builders: Through GTM support and direct community access, Shardeum helps founders scale their projects beyond the prototype stage. We also plan to introduce support for builders in the future through hackathons, bug bounties, performance-based grants, and other ecosystem programs to encourage adoption and growth
Regulatory Alignment: We are committed to working closely with policymakers and regulators to ensure compliance with Indian laws while safeguarding decentralization.
Our co-founder’s journey of building WazirX through both growth phases and challenges provides us with a unique edge in driving adoption. Just as WazirX overcame early adoption hurdles when crypto penetration was shallow, Shardeum is now positioned to do the same for true on-chain adoption. By combining infrastructure, ecosystem support, and community-led growth, Shardeum will onboard millions of Indian users to Web3.
You can find the latest tutorials here. Advanced users can check our developer docs if needed. Please note that these resources are being updated, and the exact details will be available in the coming days/weeks. We appreciate your patience.
Always start with this golden rule: Do Your Own Research (DYOR). It’s especially crucial in a space like Web3, which blends cutting-edge technology with elements of finance, economics, capital markets, and governance. Blockchain isn’t just about innovation – it’s about empowering individuals with true ownership of their assets and data, offering a decentralized alternative to traditional systems. At its core, it promotes transparency, permissionless access, and open-source infrastructure – all of which make informed decision-making essential.
With this foundation in mind, you can start with setting up a self-custodial wallet and connecting to decentralized networks. This blog guides you through that process and highlights other key steps to help ensure a secure experience.
OCC is short for Open, Collaborative and Community-Driven. OCC is the core principle of Shardeum. Much like the Internet, Shardeum will be open, collaborative, and community-driven and would democratize accessibility to decentralization. Shardeum will be the infrastructure on which the next iteration of the Internet, Web3, will be built.
Community participation is always essential for Shardeum’s growth. Members can support the network by running nodes, staking/delegating SHM, building applications, answering questions to guide newcomers, or joining/organizing hackathons, meetups, and campaigns. Beyond technical contributions, Shardeum’s Ambassador Program will open new avenues for involvement, empowering community members to create content, spread awareness, and champion Shardeum within their local networks. Every act of participation – whether coding, educating, or advocating – helps strengthen the ecosystem, accelerate adoption, and build the foundation for Shardeum’s smart contract platform.
You can find more career-related Q&As under the careers category. We offer career opportunities to individuals globally in roles that are in demand on the project. And yes, it will be our pleasure to recruit potential candidates from within the community (and otherwise). By consistently contributing to the project, you naturally have a higher chance of being hired at Shardeum.
A total of 25,480,000 SHM (10.23% of the supply) has been allocated for airdrops and ecosystem initiatives in Shardeum’s tokenomics. We’ve announced our SHM airdrop campaign for Phases 1 and 2. Phase 1 is dedicated to our early contributors, who have played a crucial role in Shardeum’s growth since its announcement on February 2, 2022. Phase 2 was designed for incentivized testnet participants. We’ve published a blog detailing both phases, including eligibility criteria, the registration process, important deadlines and how to claim your rewards. We will have more airdrop campaigns on Shardeum mainnet. Stay tuned to our official channels for updates on future campaigns.
