Kaia Blockchain ecosystem rise: Mini Dapp leads new model of on-chain growth

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Evolution of the Kaia Ecosystem: On-chain Growth Model Centered Around Mini Dapp

1. Overview of the Kaia Blockchain Ecosystem

1.1 Background and Team

Kaia is a new ecosystem formed by the merger of two major blockchain projects, Kakao's Klaytn and LINE's Finschia. Klaytn was launched by Ground X in June 2019, with early governance partners including well-known companies such as LG Electronics. LINE launched the LINK chain in August 2018, which was later renamed Finschia. In August 2024, the two chains officially merged to become Kaia, managed by the newly established Kaia DLT Foundation.

Kaia is committed to becoming a high-performance L1 public chain focused on large-scale applications, deeply integrated with mainstream social platforms such as KakaoTalk and LINE. As a public chain based on BFT consensus, Kaia has been optimized to achieve enterprise-level reliability and performance, providing underlying support for Web3 applications.

1.2 Development History

  • June 2019: Ground X launched the Klaytn mainnet
  • December 2022: LINE launched the Finschia mainnet
  • April 2023: LINE established the Finschia Foundation
  • August 2024: Klaytn and Finschia merge into the Kaia mainnet
  • April 2025: Kaia received investments from institutions like 1kx.
  • May 2025: Tether issues USDT on the Kaia chain.

1.3 Main Features

Kaia adopts a hierarchical node architecture, including core units, proxy nodes, and endpoint nodes. It utilizes an improved Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus to achieve a 1-second block time and instant finality, with a theoretical peak of 4000 TPS.

Kaia is EVM compatible and supports Ethereum smart contracts. It integrates with various cross-chain bridges to achieve asset interoperability. It deeply connects with the LINE ecosystem, allowing developers to directly deploy Dapps within the chat application.

Kaia adopts a sustainable token economic model, with the native token KAIA used for paying transaction fees and incentives. It supports on-chain governance, allowing for adjustments to the inflation rate and fee structure.

Kaia focuses on the Asian market, bringing Kakao and LINE users into the Web3 ecosystem. With advantages such as second-level finality and low Gas fees, it lays the foundation for promoting large-scale blockchain applications.

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2. Progress of ecological construction

2.1 Kaia Wave Plan and Mini Dapp Ecosystem

In August 2024, Kaia launched the Kaia Wave program, enabling developers to build Mini Dapps for LINE users through LINE NEXT's NEXT WEB SDK. The first batch of Mini Dapps went live in Q1 2025, covering multiple tracks.

Kaia and LINE Dapp Portal jointly held a Mini Dapp Growth Competition, focusing on project MAU and token holder growth. The Dapp Portal serves as an entry point, allowing users to discover and use various Dapps within LINE.

2.2 Kaia Stablecoin Plan

In May 2025, Kaia partnered with Tether to issue USDT natively on-chain. The first batch of USDT has been integrated into the LINE Mini Dapp ecosystem, supporting in-app payments, cross-border transfers, and more. Multiple exchanges support the USDT-KAIA network.

Kaia is promoting the issuance plan of the Korean won stablecoin. The team has participated in the South Korean central bank's CBDC project, laying the foundation for the development of stablecoins. In the future, more on-chain financial products and services will be launched.

2.3 Ecological Investment Progress

In April 2025, Kaia secured funding led by 1kx and Blockchain Capital, with participation from Galaxy Digital and others. This collaboration will help promote Mini Dapp services and strengthen Kaia's global influence.

2.4 Ecological Strategic Cooperation

Kaia continues to expand strategic partnerships:

  • Integrated with Dune, launched on-chain data visualization
  • Collaborate with Fireblocks to provide secure asset custody
  • Collaborating with KuCoin to support the listing and investment of Mini Dapp
  • Collaborating with Republic to provide advisory support for developers
  • Collaborating with MEXC to launch KAIA trading pairs and contracts
  • Collaborating with Travala to support KAIA payments for travel services
  • Integrate with Team Finance, support token locking and management

2.5 Developer Support and Community Building

Kaia supports developers and the community in various ways:

  • Conduct blockchain training in Singapore
  • Launch Yapper Leaderboard content incentives
  • Release DEX Scanner feature
  • Open Developer Bootcamp
  • Launch Kaia Agent Kit Development Suite

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3. Excellent Project Cases of Kaia Ecosystem

3.1 Excellent projects that have completed TGE

  • Elderglade: A Web3 gaming ecosystem with over 11 million global users.
  • Bombie: A zombie shooting game based on LINE, with over 11 million registered users.
  • Frog Defense: Bringing TikTok IP into the Web3 gaming space
  • Lair: Liquidity staking product based on KIP-163

3.2 Other promising leading projects

  • SavannaSurvival: A Web3 survival game that combines automatic combat, education, and management.
  • Boxing Star X: Web3 Boxing Game
  • DarkStar: Cross-platform space game
  • Captain Tsubasa: A football game based on the classic manga.
  • Slime Miner: Web3 Idle RPG
  • Fate War: The first "play-to-earn" RPG game
  • Kyuzo's Friends: A social game based on the DNAxCAT IP

The Kaia Mini Dapp growth competition has accelerated the incubation and landing of high-quality Web3 projects, showcasing the ecosystem's competitiveness in core tracks such as gaming. In the future, Kaia will continue to promote Mini Dapp innovation and community co-construction, accelerating the mainstream adoption of Web3 applications.

"Korean Ethereum" Kaia Ecosystem Evolution: On-chain growth paradigm centered around Mini Dapp

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HodlNerdvip
· 6h ago
interesting game theory at play here... kakao x line = inevitable network effects
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ShibaSunglassesvip
· 6h ago
There are so many public chains, they are all getting competitive.
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SigmaBrainvip
· 6h ago
New suckers playing people for suckers ground? Here comes another one.
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MetaLord420vip
· 6h ago
Is the Korean team playing with new things again?
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MissedAirdropAgainvip
· 6h ago
Another wave where everyone is rushing to develop a Rug Pull L1.
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MiningDisasterSurvivorvip
· 6h ago
Another public chain is bragging, do you remember how many died in 2018?
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