Shape culture. Shipped 🚀
Author: Vinny Mullin
We’re excited to roll out Shape, the chain for creators! Shape is a low-cost, high-throughput, and culture-first network, built on Ethereum and powered by our Rollups-as-a-Service platform.
Starting today, developers can build on the Shape Mainnet and will have access to our entire developer platform. All of the most trusted APIs, products, and tools are available to make building on Shape easy and effective.
Why build on shape?
Shape is an open platform that encourages limitless creativity—whether it's fine art, weird experiments, or creating entire new worlds built on digital objects. Shape is committed to a permissionless onchain future, where anyone can build anything. We're inspired by Shape's vision of creating an empowering space for digital artists and builders, founded on the principles of accessibility and decentralization.
The network itself is designed to prioritize community consensus and creation. With Gasback, 80% of sequencer fees are returned to smart contract owners, allowing the community to "shape" the value of activities, games, and objects in real time. This ensures that cultural impact is both recognized and rewarded.
As part of our partnership, Shape builders have access to the complete Alchemy developer platform, and the products and APIs to build anything. This includes:
- Node API - for the fastest and most-reliable uptime in web3
- Account Kit - enabling web2-caliber sign-up and transactions
- Data APIs - powering token history, NFT calls, and more
Shape use cases
Shape is a permissionless network, allowing anyone to build on the chain. This openness is reflected in the partners building on Shape from Day 1, including Deekay, Transient Labs, Highlight, White Walls, Buildtree, Ninfa, and others.
With the Shape team’s roots in digital art, NFTs, and decentralized networks, Shape is particularly well-suited for:
- Digital art
- Gaming
- Decentralized AI
- Community-driven apps
Get your API key and start creating anything on Shape Mainnet!
Start building today!
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