Connect to Swellchain, the Layer 2 built for liquid staking and restaking. Experience seamless integration with Swell's $1.5B+ liquid staking protocol on Optimism Superchain.
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Mainnet — Optimism Superchain
Swellchain is a purpose-built Layer 2 on the Optimism Superchain, designed specifically for restaking and liquid staking use cases. Built by Swell Network, a leading liquid staking protocol with $1.5B+ TVL, Swellchain brings native restaking infrastructure, seamless swETH integration, and DeFi-optimized features to a high-performance Layer 2 environment.
https://rpc.crypto-chief.com/swellchain/{YOUR_API_KEY}
wss://rpc.crypto-chief.com/swellchain/ws/{YOUR_API_KEY}
Replace {YOUR_API_KEY} with your actual API key from the dashboard.
Access the restaking-native Layer 2
A Swellchain RPC node provides applications with access to Swell's restaking-optimized Layer 2, enabling liquid staking operations, restaking protocols, and DeFi applications leveraging Swell's infrastructure. Built on the Optimism Superchain, Swellchain combines proven Layer 2 technology with innovative restaking primitives.
Swellchain is the first Layer 2 purpose-built for restaking, bringing together Swell's liquid staking expertise with scalable Layer 2 infrastructure. By enabling native swETH operations and EigenLayer restaking on a high-performance chain, Swellchain creates a new category of DeFi applications focused on maximizing staking yields.
Swellchain advantages:
Liquid staking allows users to stake ETH while maintaining liquidity through tokens like swETH (Swell ETH). Restaking (pioneered by EigenLayer) lets users stake their already-staked ETH to secure additional protocols, earning multiple layers of yield.
Swellchain brings both concepts together on a scalable Layer 2, enabling complex yield strategies impossible on Ethereum mainnet due to gas costs.
Swellchain architecture:
Swellchain is part of the Optimism Superchain — a network of interoperable OP Stack chains. This provides Swellchain with standardized bridging, shared security, and cross-chain communication with other Superchain networks like Base, Optimism, and Mode.
Quick start for developers
Swellchain supports all standard Ethereum JSON-RPC methods as it's fully EVM-compatible:
const { ethers } = require('ethers');
const provider = new ethers.JsonRpcProvider('https://rpc.crypto-chief.com/swellchain/YOUR_API_KEY');
// Verify we're on Swellchain
const network = await provider.getNetwork();
console.log('Chain ID:', network.chainId); // 1923
// Get ETH balance
const balance = await provider.getBalance('0x...');
console.log('Balance:', ethers.formatEther(balance), 'ETH');
// Interact with swETH on Swellchain
const SWETH_ADDRESS = '0x...';
const swethABI = ['function balanceOf(address) view returns (uint256)'];
const sweth = new ethers.Contract(SWETH_ADDRESS, swethABI, provider);
const swethBalance = await sweth.balanceOf('0x...');
console.log('swETH:', ethers.formatEther(swethBalance));from web3 import Web3
w3 = Web3(Web3.HTTPProvider('https://rpc.crypto-chief.com/swellchain/YOUR_API_KEY'))
print('Connected:', w3.is_connected())
print('Chain ID:', w3.eth.chain_id) # 1923
print('Latest block:', w3.eth.block_number)
print('Gas price:', w3.eth.gas_price)const { ethers } = require('ethers');
const provider = new ethers.WebSocketProvider('wss://rpc.crypto-chief.com/swellchain/ws/YOUR_API_KEY');
// Monitor new blocks
provider.on('block', async (blockNumber) => {
console.log('New Swellchain block:', blockNumber);
});
// Monitor swETH transfers
const SWETH_ADDRESS = '0x...';
const filter = {
address: SWETH_ADDRESS,
topics: [ethers.id('Transfer(address,address,uint256)')]
};
provider.on(filter, (log) => {
console.log('swETH transfer:', log);
});Restaking-optimized infrastructure
Optimized infrastructure delivering <75ms latency with OP Stack technology and efficient state access.
Enterprise-grade security with 99.9% uptime leveraging proven Optimism rollup technology.
Monitor swETH operations, restaking activities, yield metrics, and DeFi protocol interactions.
Strategically deployed nodes ensuring low latency for DeFi users and protocols worldwide.
Infrastructure scales with Swellchain's growing DeFi ecosystem handling increasing transaction volumes.
24/7 support from engineers familiar with liquid staking, restaking, and OP Stack development.
Build restaking applications on Swellchain
Swellchain's restaking-native infrastructure enables DeFi protocols focused on maximizing yield through liquid staking and EigenLayer restaking strategies.
Build protocols leveraging EigenLayer restaking on Swellchain. Create AVS (Actively Validated Services) and yield optimization strategies with native swETH support.
Launch yield aggregators combining liquid staking yields with restaking rewards. Optimize complex yield strategies on low-fee infrastructure.
Create DeFi protocols using swETH as collateral — lending markets, leveraged staking, derivatives. Swellchain's native integration makes this seamless.
Build wallet applications focused on liquid staking and restaking. Our infrastructure ensures smooth swETH operations and yield tracking.
Create dashboards tracking restaking yields, swETH performance, and Swellchain ecosystem metrics for investors and protocols.
Leverage Superchain messaging to build cross-L2 restaking applications connecting Swellchain with other OP Stack chains.
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