Eclipse Mainnet is about to launch, how is the ecological development? How to layout airdrop opportunities?
Last week, Eclipse officially launched its official bridge, supporting the transfer of ETH from Ethereum to the Eclipse network. At the same time, the project will launch its mainnet in the coming weeks.
Despite the controversies surrounding Eclipse, such as undisclosed private transactions between Polychain’s former partner Niraj Pant and Eclipse Labs’ former CEO Neel Somani, the project’s popularity remains strong.
As an Ethereum-based Solana Virtual Machine (SVM) L2 project, Eclipse combines the data availability and verifiability of Celestia, the ZK fraud proof technology of RISC ZERO, and bridges Ethereum and Solana. It not only combines the high performance and scalability of SVM, but also retains the security attributes of Ethereum. In addition, Eclipse accepts ETH as a gas payment method, which helps it easily obtain liquidity and benefit from the network effect of Ethereum.
The author also noticed that Eclipse CEO Vijay Chetty revealed at the Solana Breakpoint 2024 that Eclipse has become one of the largest data users of Celestia. Currently, Eclipse’s ecosystem is mainly focused on three verticals: DeFi, consumers, and infrastructure, and plans to launch its mainnet in October.
When talking about the future development of Eclipse, Vijay Chetty shared the project’s roadmap, including establishing trustless L2, achieving trustless deposits and chain scaling, introducing fraud proofs and forced inclusion, developing the Sequencer rotation protocol and governance mechanism, etc. He also mentioned that Eclipse’s long-term vision is to promote high-throughput DeFi and consumer applications on the chain, and plans to introduce Firedancer.
Note: Firedancer is designed to eliminate single points of failure and enhance the overall stability and robustness of the network. Unlike the existing Rust-based validators, Firedancer is written in C language, which significantly reduces the potential impact of vulnerabilities on the entire network, adding another strong line of defense to Solana’s security. Recommended reading: “What is the highly anticipated Firedancer at Breakpoint?”
It is worth mentioning that Eclipse has also created the Unified Restaking Token (URT) “tETH”, which allows users to deposit LRT tokens in exchange for tETH to participate in more Eclipse DeFi opportunities and earn more rewards. In Vijay Chetty’s eyes, Eclipse will become the home of LRTfi. URT currently supports ETH and will support SOL in the future.
Eclipse has raised a total of $65 million, and its ecosystem development has attracted attention since the mainnet was opened to builders at the end of July. It is worth noting that several mainstream Solana ecosystem projects such as Orca, Save, Mango, and Backpack will support the Eclipse network, but the native projects of Eclipse are currently relatively scarce. Next, let’s explore the ecosystem and interaction of Eclipse together.
DeFi:
– Orca: Token exchange and liquidity platform on Solana, will be launched on Eclipse.
– OpenBook: DeFi hub on Solana, will be launched on Eclipse.
– Francium: Mining and lending platform on Solana.
– Save (formerly Solend): Lending platform on Solana.
– Mango Markets: Solana ecosystem DEX.
– Lifinity: DEX on Solana, uses oracles to update prices provided on the DEX.
– Neptune Protocol: Native stablecoin project in the Eclipse ecosystem, allows users to deposit various collateral types (TIA, stTIA, wETH, stETH, SOL, JitoSOL, mSOL, stDYDX, and RETH) to create a Neptune Treasury, which enables them to borrow from Neptune. Loans are issued in the platform’s native stablecoin USDN. Neptune Protocol will also issue protocol token NPT, which rewards users providing liquidity to the system. In addition, people who stake NPT tokens will receive staking rewards proportionally.
– Hedgehog: Prediction market on Solana.
– Invariant: AMM DEX on Solana.
– Zeus Network: Permissionless communication layer on Solana.
– Hourglass: Allows token stakers to have access to partner tokens within the community.
– Ebisu: Allows users to borrow USD-denominated credit by re-staking liquidity collateralized tokens (LRT) with decentralized stablecoins. ebUSD is Ebisu’s over-collateralized stablecoin that allows users to earn rewards through EigenLayer AVS and Ethereum staking rewards. Ebisu has launched the Ebisu Money public testnet on Omni Omega.
– Stride: Liquidity staking and modular cross-chain project in the Celestia and Cosmos ecosystems.
– Allora: Decentralized AI network, previously announced integration with Eclipse, allowing developers to access advanced AI models directly from Allora’s infrastructure.
– Loch: View unrealized and realized profits of each token and the entire portfolio, and perform on-chain copy trading. Currently in invitation-only stage.
– EnsoFi: Fixed-rate and lending protocol on Solana and Sui, already launched on Eclipse testnet.
– ether.fi: Liquidity restaking project on Ethereum.
– Dinero: Yield protocol on Ethereum, including ETH liquidity staking token (pxETH, benefiting from Dinero validator ETH staking yield), collateral-backed stablecoin pxUSD, and permissionless RPC.
– Renzo Protocol: Liquidity restaking protocol.
– Swell: Liquidity restaking platform.
– Nucleus: Yield protocol that boosts user earnings by directly integrating with restaking platforms and earns lending returns using the Ion Protocol. Nucleus will soon support tETH on Eclipse.
– Leverage.fun: DeFi platform built with a focus on risk management, launched by spot, perpetual, and options P2P marketplace Convergence.
– Astrol: Native lending protocol on Eclipse. Its first product, Astrolend, is an over-collateralized decentralized lending protocol.
– Puffer Finance: LSD protocol.
– RateX: Leveraged yield trading protocol, previously won in the Solana 2024 Renaissance Hackathon MCM region hosted by Solana accelerator Colosseum. RateX has launched on Solana.
– DeCalls: Price prediction game. DeCalls will be launched on Eclipse.
– Sharp Trade: Prediction and options platform on Solana, already launched on Eclipse.
– NFT:
– Rarible: NFT trading marketplace.
– Scope: Eclipse-native NFT launchpad powered by Rarible, supports creation, launching, and minting of NFTs. For the next 4 months, all platform fees on Scope will go to the Eclipse Creator Fund to support artists and their creative work on Eclipse.
– Validators: NFT series on Eclipse, also provides the Eclipse Bridge. Validators’ Blip feature supports sending messages to wallets on Eclipse.
– After School Club: NFT series and student community on Eclipse.
– Meme:
– Let’s Cook: Launchpad, MemeFi platform. The platform’s on-chain community rating system, Hype, is inspired by Reddit’s voting system. Let’s Cook has also launched an on-chain points system, Sauce, where users can earn Sauce through activities such as rating and executing market orders. Sauce will be used for COOK token distribution in the future.
– XSTATION: Allows trading of memecoins and execution of other on-chain activities directly on X, Web3 social networks.
– Moon Coin: Self-proclaimed first meme coin on the Eclipse Network. Currently, $Moon can be earned through activities such as invitations, spinning the wheel, and check-ins on the Telegram mini-program. Moon Coin’s Twitter has been followed by Backpack’s official account.
– AI:
– Beacon Protocol: Envisions a future where we are rewarded when AI uses our data. Beacon Data Hub will soon include the automotive IoT platform DIMO and decentralized AI network Allora. The Beacon Protocol stack includes Zama FHE, Lit Protocol MPC, and RISC Zero ZK for cutting-edge privacy and computation in AI.
– WootzApp: Solves AI training data problems, a better web extension than native applications. The WootzApp app store code is currently in the testing phase.
– BlockMesh Network: Open-source secure network for ethical AI supervision, previously won in the Solana Renaissance Hackathon hosted by Solana accelerator Colosseum.
– Infrastructure:
– Backpack: Solana ecosystem wallet and trading platform Backpack. Frequent interaction between Eclipse and Backpack’s official accounts.
– Hyperlane: Cross-chain messaging protocol, already supports Eclipse and Solana.
– Metaplex: Provides Digital Asset Standards (DAS) that support tokens and NFTs on the Solana blockchain.
– Pyth Network: Oracle. Pyth has launched Pyth Price Feeds on Eclipse.
– Switchboard: Oracle network.
– Stork: Oracle provider.
– Helius: Solana ecosystem RPC, API, data, private nodes, and developer support.
– Triton One: Provides RPC for Solana, Sui, and other blockchains.
– MagicBlock: High-performance engine for on-chain games and applications.
– Squads: Multisig management tool in the Solana ecosystem.
– Skate: Facilitates cross-chain interactions using an intent-driven mechanism, enabling global applications to run in a consistent state across various technical frameworks.
– Luganodes: Staking infrastructure.
– Flipside: On-chain data platform.
– Salmon: Open-source wallet.
– Hey Wallet: Social wallet and trading assistant.
– Others:
– Arcium: Supercomputer for hyper-encrypted internet, supports any computation securely on fully encrypted data.
– AllDomains: Web3 domain platform.
– Blobscriptions: Expanding inscription capabilities across multiple ecosystems, integrating with the Eclipse network, allowing users to mint inscriptions on Eclipse using their intuitive tools.
– IntoTheVerse: Building a mobile game metaverse.
– LuckyPaw: Asset issuance layer.
– Soddle: Earn rewards by guessing your favorite crypto personalities through prompts, tweets, and emojis.
– How to interact?
1. Add the Eclipse network in the Backpack plugin wallet.
2. Cross-chain ETH:
– Official cross-chain bridge: https://bridge.eclipse.xyz/
– Hyperlane cross-chain bridge: https://www.usenexus.org/
3. Mint the “Path of Discovery” NFT (Eclipse cross-chain bridge commemorative NFT, minting ends on October 24th): https://scopenft.xyz/
4. Interact with:
– https://www.validators.wtf/ (buy related series NFTs or cross-chain)
– https://www.validators.wtf/blip (send messages to wallets on Eclipse)
– https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/blockmesh-network/obfhoiefijlolgdmphcekifedagnkfjp (earn points on BlockMesh)
– https://eclipse.sharptrade.fi/ (interact with Sharp Trade)
– https://eclipse.lifinity.io/pools (swap or provide liquidity on Lifinity)
– https://rarible.com/Anticipation-OE/items (open edition NFTs previously launched on Ethereum to celebrate the partnership with Rarible, will be able to be cross-chained on Eclipse mainnet).
References:
– YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyiuVT4LKQE
– https://x.com/0x_xifeng/status/1839675433748664500
