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The Quai Ecosystem
A network is only as useful as what surrounds it. Quai's ecosystem spans wallets, explorers, mining infrastructure, developer tooling, and a community that has been building since the testnet years — all open for new projects to join.
How the ecosystem fits together
Quai's adoption surface has four faces. Users need wallets and exchanges to hold and spend QUAI and QI. Miners need pools and infrastructure that make securing the network profitable from day one. Builders need SDKs, explorers, and grants that compress time-to-mainnet. And the community threads it all together — documentation, education, and the directory of what's live.
Because the network is EVM-compatible, the ecosystem compounds quickly: existing Solidity contracts, Ethers-style tooling, and dApp architectures port over with minimal change, and each new integration lowers the cost of the next one.
The ecosystem map
The major surfaces, and the flagship projects on each.
Wallets
Pelagus is the flagship browser extension, supporting both QUAI and QI and serving as the injected provider for dApps. Blip covers mobile payments in beta, Tangem provides hardware-card custody, and a MetaMask Snap enables QUAI transfers.
Wallets on Quai +Explorers and network data
Quaiscan serves explorer data and contract verification for mainnet and the Orchard testnet, stats.quai.network tracks live network health, and the supply tracker reports issuance in real time.
Quaiscan +Mining infrastructure
StratumX provides decentralized, non-custodial Stratum infrastructure with no fees or KYC, while Project SOAP turns SHA-256, Scrypt, and KawPow merge-mining subsidies into continuous QUAI buybacks and burns.
StratumX +Developer tooling
The quais SDK (an Ethers v6 fork), the maintained hardhat-example repo, the SolidityX compiler for cross-zone contracts, and builder grants form the core build stack.
Integrations directory +Getting QUAI
Exchange listings and the Symbiosis bridge from Ethereum and Base give users multiple acquisition paths, documented step by step.
How to get QUAI +Community
The community hub, Discord, and the ecosystem directory catalogue live projects and connect builders with users, contributors, and support.
Ecosystem directory +
Joining the ecosystem
The ecosystem is permissionless by design: deploying a contract, spinning up a mining operation, or shipping a wallet integration requires no approval. For teams that want support, Dominant Strategies runs builder grants for projects expanding what's possible on Quai, and the ecosystem directory gives live projects distribution to the community.
The fastest entry points: builders start with the docs and the integrations directory, miners start with StratumX, and projects seeking visibility submit to the ecosystem directory.
How the ecosystem grew
2022–2024
Tooling takes shape on testnet
The quais SDK, Pelagus wallet, and Quaiscan explorer mature across successive public testnets, so core infrastructure is battle-tested before real value moves.
February 2025
Mainnet opens the economy
Genesis activates real mining, real fees, and real applications — the ecosystem shifts from rehearsal to production.
2025
Mining infrastructure expands
StratumX brings decentralized, fee-free pool infrastructure, and Project SOAP extends Quai's reach to SHA-256, Scrypt, and KawPow mining communities.
2025
Bridges and exchange access
Symbiosis bridging from Ethereum and Base plus growing exchange coverage widen the paths into the network for users and liquidity.
Frequently asked questions
What wallets support Quai Network?
Pelagus (browser extension) is the flagship wallet and the standard injected provider for dApps, with support for both QUAI and QI. Blip offers mobile payments in beta, Tangem offers hardware-card custody, and a MetaMask Snap enables QUAI transfers.
Where can I see what's built on Quai?
The ecosystem directory at ecosystem.quai.network catalogues live projects, and the community hub aggregates guides and resources. For network-level activity, Quaiscan and stats.quai.network show what's happening on-chain.
How do I get my project into the Quai ecosystem?
Deploying is permissionless — start with the developer docs and the integrations directory on this site. To get distribution, submit your project to the ecosystem directory and share it through the community hub and Discord.
Are there grants for building on Quai?
Yes — builder grants are documented at docs.qu.ai/build/grants and support teams expanding the network's application and infrastructure surface.
How do I start mining Quai?
Quai mines with GPU-friendly KawPow. StratumX provides decentralized, non-custodial pool infrastructure with no fees or KYC, and the docs include guides for pool and solo configurations — plus SHA-256 and Scrypt participation through SOAP merged mining.
Plug into the ecosystem
Explore what's live, get QUAI in your wallet, or start building with the tools you already know.