Ankr Joins Shentu Chain as Validator

Ankr has published a detailed breakdown of how its Forge rewards platform operates ahead of the first token drop. **How it works:** - Hold $ANKR tokens and complete missions to earn Forge Points - Points accumulate based on holdings and on-chain activity - Your point balance determines your share of the Drop pool - The pool is funded through ecosystem partnerships and platform activity **What's confirmed:** - First Drop is funded and ready - Early participants are already earning points - V2 features are in development - Current campaign with Electroneum is live The platform differs from typical quest systems by requiring actual on-chain participation rather than social media tasks. Users connect directly to partner ecosystems launching with Ankr's infrastructure. Full technical details available at [ankr.com/blog](https://www.ankr.com/blog/ankr-forge-how-it-works-and-when-the-first-drop-lands/)

**Ankr secures Trust Wallet as enterprise client**, handling over 1 billion monthly requests for Tron infrastructure. **Key partnerships include:** - Trust Wallet (Tron support) - Kaia Chain - ABDAO Global - DogeOS - Electroneum - Xphere Ankr positions itself as the infrastructure provider for chains that aren't widely supported by other services. The company expects to process over 1 trillion RPC calls monthly in 2026, building on 2025's performance where BNB Chain led with 623 billion calls. [Read more](https://www.ankr.com/blog/trust-wallet-needed-more-supported-chains-from-its-provider-ankr-delivered/)

AB Chain has launched on Ankr's RPC infrastructure to support the growing $300B+ stablecoin market. The partnership provides developers with tools to build payment applications on AB Chain's heterogeneous blockchain network. **Key Features:** - Low-latency global access through Ankr's RPC infrastructure - Enterprise-grade reliability for payment systems - Support for omnichain assets and cross-chain connectivity - Optimized for high-speed stablecoin transactions AB Chain positions itself as infrastructure for connecting blockchains and enabling efficient digital payments. Developers can now access the network through [Ankr's RPC service](https://www.ankr.com/rpc/abchain). The integration aims to address the technical requirements of payment applications as stablecoins become more widely adopted for global transactions. More details available in [Ankr's announcement](https://www.ankr.com/blog/ankr-launches-RPCs-for-AB-Chain/).

**Flow blockchain experiences significant TVL growth** driven by liquid staking adoption, marking a pivotal shift toward Consumer DeFi. **Ankr leads the charge** with ankrFLOW, their liquid staking solution that: - Unlocks instant liquidity for staked FLOW tokens - Maintains 1:1 value ratio with original stake - Enables compounding yield opportunities **Key metrics highlight momentum:** - Over 39M FLOW tokens staked (~$15M value) - Flow ranks #2 in TVL on Ankr platform after Ethereum - Positions Flow as major player in liquid staking space **The impact extends beyond numbers.** This liquid staking infrastructure provides the deep capital base necessary for Flow's transition into Consumer DeFi, where users can maximize returns while maintaining asset flexibility. Ankr's portable liquid staking tokens solve traditional staking's capital inefficiency problem, allowing users to earn staking rewards while accessing additional DeFi opportunities.

**Ankr announces comprehensive infrastructure support for Monad mainnet launch** Ankr is providing day-one support for Monad, a new Ethereum-compatible Layer-1 blockchain designed for massive scale. The partnership includes: - **Full RPC and archive node support** - **Premium API stability** for high-performance applications - **Global bare-metal node network** infrastructure **Monad's key features:** - Over 10,000 transactions per second - Low transaction fees - Instant finality - Ethereum compatibility **Infrastructure performance:** Ankr's testing showed **100x the throughput** of other providers during stress testing. The company's blockchain-native load balancer and private fiber backbone are specifically designed to match Monad's ambitious performance targets. This partnership continues Ankr's expansion as a leading RPC provider, following recent support announcements for Kava Chain and gRPC implementation for premium developers. [Read full announcement](https://www.ankr.com/blog/welcoming-monad-mainnet/) | [Access Monad RPC](https://www.ankr.com/rpc/monad/)