Scroll ecosystem recently launched its mainnet.

This article will help you know the basic things you need to know about the ecosystem and how to position yourself and benefit maximally from the ecosystem.

Scroll is an Ethereum scaling solution that uses zero-knowledge technology to make transactions faster and more efficient, while maintaining high security. This is done by creating an equivalent version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) on a layer 2 solution, allowing for more transactions to be processed without congesting the main Ethereum network.

While Ethereum is the leading blockchain network for powering decentralized applications, its popularity also brings higher costs, creating a barrier to adoption for the next wave of users and developers.

Scroll is funded with over $83m & backed by notable firms such as polychain capital, sequoia capital and BainCapital Crypto, Variant and more with Over 500 users and 310+ Ethereum has being bridged so far.

According to data from DefiLlama as at 18th October 2023, Scroll network has accumulated a TVL of $2.48Million + with 13 protocols already listed.

So far, scroll has over 150 deployed projects with the Ecosystem made up of different arrays of protocols/projects viz

🔹Wallet, NFT, DEX Aggregator, Social,

🔹Derivative, Naming Service, Yield

🔹NFT Marketplace, Metaverse/AI,

🔹Gaming, Lending, Infrastructure

🔹Community, Security, Synthetic,

🔹NFT Launchpad, Tooling, DeFi & Bridge.

The puzzle pieces in the ecosystem are gradually coming together, aiming for completeness in no time.

How to Bridge to Scroll Network

To bridge the scroll network, there are 2 main ways;

Firstly,

- simply add ScrollMainnet RPC using chainlist.org/chain/534352 on your metamask wallet

- After adding RPC to metamask, visit

Owlto Finance bridge (Certik Audited) to enjoy a fast, cheap and easy bridge via

owlto.finance/bridge

Secondly,

- you can use the Scroll native bridge on DappGate via dappgate.io/bridge

Details:

※ Network Name: ScrollMainnet

※ RPC URL: chainlist.org/chain/534352

※ ChainID: 534352

※ Symbol: ETH

※ Explorer: blockscout.scroll.io

※ Bridge: owlto.finance/bridge

※ Bridge: dappgate.io/bridge

Faucet on scroll

To interact with scroll testnet, you first need to receive testnet ETH on Sepolia Testnet. Then you may bridge from Sepolia Testnet to Scroll Sepolia Testnet.

Sepolia Faucets

Each faucet has its own rules and requirements, so you may need to try a few before you find one that works for you.

Here are a few Sepolia faucet apps:

• https://sepoliafaucet.com

• https://sepolia-faucet.pk910.de

• https://faucet.quicknode.com/drip

• https://faucet.chainstack.com

Once you receive ETH on Sepolia, you should see it in your wallet on the Sepolia Network. It may take a few seconds for them to appear, but you can check the status by looking for a transaction to your address on a Sepolia Block Explorer.

Most faucets only allow requests for test tokens once every 24 hours.

Scroll Sepolia Faucets

If you don't want to interact with the bridge, some faucets directly distribute Scroll Sepolia ETH.

• https://scroll.l2scan.co/faucet

• https://www.covalenthq.com/faucet/

• https://faucet.quicknode.com/scroll/sepolia

• https://bwarelabs.com/faucets/scroll-testnet

Some Recent Integrations/News on Scroll Network

- Kyber Network recently integrated scroll mainnet and is helping to create capital-efficient liquidity, powerful aggregation and secure trading experience.

- Scroll ecosystem is now on the radar of Gecko Terminal and other tracking tools.

- Iziswap is the leading dex on scroll with a TVL of $1.22M in 24hours

- ZadaFinance is now live on the Scroll mainnet, which is serving as the ecosystem's inaugural native cross-rollup DEX

Some upcoming projects on Scroll ecosystem that should watch out for are;

• Zonic App: https://zonic.app/ - NFT marketplace

• Punk SwapDEX: https://punkswap.exchange/ - First dex with revolutionary NFT farming.

• Cattie Swap: https://www.cattieswap.xyz/ - Native dex and launchpad

• Skydrome: https://skydrome.finance/ - First ve(3,3) exchange on scroll that optimizes escrow model

• Ivy Swap: https://ivyswap.io/ - Native dex and launchpad

• QuillSwap: https://quillswap.io/ - Dex on scroll

• Name Scroll : https://scrollname.com/ Domain name service on scroll

• Voltage swap: https://voltageswap.xyz/ - Lightning fast swap dex offering swap, trading, farming and lending.

• Swap verse: https://swapverse.exchange/ - First seamless cross-chain swap offering interoperability across multiple chains.

• Unitap app: https://unitap.app/ - A tool to onboard new networks and communities into web3. It also offers faucet services, allowing users to claim testnet tokens on Scroll Sepolia.

• PixelSwap : https://link3.to/pixelswapfi - multichain dex protocol that helps facilitate smooth, fast and cost-efficient token swaps for users.

• Satori Finance: https://satori.finance/ - DeFi derivatives platform featuring both offchain aggregation and onchain settlements. It offers both Perpetual and Margin trading.

• Base summer punks: https://scroll-cryptopunks.nfts2.me/ - CryptoPunk NFT on Scroll.

N/B: Just like the rug pulls that happened on Base, Sui network and other chains when it first launched its mainnet, we might see even more rug pulls in Scroll. This is because there are so many new projects launching without much vetting or due diligence.