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Ankr has confirmed its first **Forge Drop** is funded and ready for distribution. The reward pool will go to users who participated early in the platform. **Key Details:** - Drop amount not yet disclosed - Distribution based on completed missions and Forge Points earned - Rewards target early adopters of the Ankr Forge platform **How Forge Works:** - Hold $ANKR tokens - Complete missions and partner campaigns - Earn Forge Points that determine drop allocation - Current campaign with Electroneum is live The Forge platform launched recently as Ankr's new rewards system, designed to incentivize on-chain activity. Users can start accumulating points now at [ankr.com/forge](https://www.ankr.com/forge/).

Ankr has secured Trust Wallet as an enterprise client, handling over 1 billion monthly requests for Tron infrastructure. The partnership extends beyond mainstream chains to include emerging networks like Kaia Chain, ABDAO Global, DogeOS, Electroneum, and Xphere. **Key Points:** - Trust Wallet processes **1B+ requests/month** through Ankr's infrastructure - Ankr specializes in supporting chains not widely available through other providers - The company projects handling over **1 trillion RPC calls monthly** in 2026 - Previous year saw trillions of calls across BNB Chain (623B), Ethereum, and Polygon Ankr positions itself as the infrastructure provider for projects requiring support for less common blockchain networks, filling a gap in the enterprise Web3 infrastructure market. [Read full announcement](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/)