I used to roll my eyes whenever a chain said “mass adoption.” Most of the time it just meant cheaper gas and a new logo. @Vanarchain caught my attention differently, mostly because it didn’t show up yelling for attention. I kept seeing it in gaming circles first, not crypto Twitter.
At first, I wasn’t sure what Vanar really wanted to be. L1s love to say they’re for “everyone,” but when you actually use them, it still feels like crypto people talking to crypto people. What I noticed over time with Vanar is that it leans heavily into stuff people already understand — games, brands, digital worlds. Virtua and the VGN games network made that clearer. This wasn’t a chain hunting devs only. It felt like a chain built around users who don’t even know what an L1 is.
The speed and low fees matter, sure, but that’s table stakes now. The more interesting part is how much effort they put into smoothing the Web2 to Web3 jump. Wallet friction, UX, brand comfort — those things are clearly being thought about.
That said, I still wonder how much this depends on partners actually showing up. Adoption doesn’t come from infrastructure alone. It comes when regular people stick around.
#Vanar feels like it’s aiming at the right problem. Execution is the part I’m still watching.
