# ThunderCore

> ThunderCore began as a fast, inexpensive, EVM-compatible Layer 1 for consumer-facing decentralized apps. Founded by Chris Wang in 2017 and informed by Cornell research, it offered one-second blocks, single-block finality, a native TT token, wallet, bridge and developer tooling. In 2026, after Upbit and Bithumb decided to end TT trading support, the community approved an orderly wind-down of the independent chain and continued TT on BNB Smart Chain - turning ThunderCore into an unusually clear case study in the economics of operating blockchain infrastructure.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Sunnyvale, United States
- **Founders:** Chris Wang (Founder and founding CEO)
- **Products:** ThunderCore Mainnet, Thunder Token (TT), TT Wallet / ThunderCore Hub, DApp Hub, ThunderBridge
- **Notable:** Built and operated an EVM-compatible public mainnet continuously from 2019 until its final block on September 1, 2026., Demonstrated more than 4,000 peak transactions per second with roughly one-second confirmation in company documentation., Reported more than 700 million transactions, 400,000-plus monthly active users, 1,700-plus issued tokens and 10 million-plus NFTs on its website before wind-down.

## Products & services

- **ThunderCore Mainnet** — An EVM-compatible, permissionless proof-of-stake Layer 1 using PaLa consensus, historically offering roughly one-second blocks and single-block finality; it produced its final block on September 1, 2026.
- **Thunder Token (TT)** — Originally the mainnet's gas and utility token; after the mainnet wind-down it continues as BEP20-TT on BNB Smart Chain with future issuance terminated and supply capped under the migration proposal.
- **TT Wallet / ThunderCore Hub** — A non-custodial mobile wallet and DApp browser. Wallet services ended on February 23, 2026, with users directed to export keys and use third-party wallets.
- **DApp Hub** — A discovery surface launched in December 2025 to highlight decentralized applications, builders and community activity.
- **ThunderBridge** — Cross-chain asset bridges connecting ThunderCore with Ethereum and BNB Chain; the service ended on August 28, 2026 as part of the mainnet wind-down.
- **Developer Tooling** — Documentation, JSON-RPC endpoints, testnet faucets and templates for Ethereum tools including Foundry, Hardhat, Remix and Truffle.

## Achievements

- Built and operated an EVM-compatible public mainnet continuously from 2019 until its final block on September 1, 2026.
- Demonstrated more than 4,000 peak transactions per second with roughly one-second confirmation in company documentation.
- Reported more than 700 million transactions, 400,000-plus monthly active users, 1,700-plus issued tokens and 10 million-plus NFTs on its website before wind-down.
- Published an open-source Go implementation of PaLa, a Byzantine fault-tolerant consensus protocol developed from academic research.
- Completed a community-approved migration of TT to BNB Smart Chain and reported delivery of migrated TT to supporting exchanges in September 2026.
- The BEP20-TT contract passed a CertiK security audit in September 2026, according to ThunderCore.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — ThunderCore mainnet produced its final block on September 1; no further mainnet transactions, blocks or smart-contract activity occur after it.
- **2026-09** — ThunderCore said BEP20-TT passed a CertiK smart-contract audit on September 7.
- **2026-09** — ThunderCore reported completing TT delivery to exchanges supporting the migration on September 11.
- **2026-09** — The official asset-migration window remains open through December 1, 2026; some third-party tokens, NFTs and smart-contract balances are not automatically covered.
- **2026-08** — A token-holder vote approved continuing TT on BNB Smart Chain and beginning an orderly wind-down of the ThunderCore mainnet after Upbit and Bithumb chose to end TT trading support.
- **2026-02** — TT Wallet service ended, following an export period for users' private keys and assets.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thundercore.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thundercore
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ThunderCoreLab
- GitHub: https://github.com/thundercore
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/thundercoretaiwan

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