# WalletConnect

> WalletConnect is the connectivity network behind a large share of the digital-asset economy, allowing wallets, applications, chains and payment systems to communicate through a common, chain-agnostic standard. Founded in 2018 around a simple wallet-to-app pairing protocol, the company now operates network infrastructure and WalletConnect Pay, an enterprise payment layer for payment service providers, merchants and wallets that supports stablecoin and crypto checkout online and at physical points of sale.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Newark, United States
- **Founders:** Pedro Gomes (Founder and Director)
- **Team size:** 51-200 employees on LinkedIn; the supplied company record estimates 71
- **Products:** WalletConnect Network, WalletConnect Pay, WalletConnect Token (WCT), WalletGuide, WalletConnect Agents SDK
- **Notable:** Made QR-code-based, end-to-end encrypted wallet-to-app pairing a familiar web3 interaction., Reported 392 million connections and 55.5 million unique users during 2025., Reported more than $400 billion in onchain activity facilitated during 2025.

## Products & services

- **WalletConnect Network** — A chain-agnostic connectivity network and common set of standards linking wallets, applications, chains and infrastructure operators through encrypted sessions.
- **WalletConnect Pay** — A non-custodial stablecoin and crypto payments layer for PSPs, acquirers, merchants and wallets, supporting ecommerce, point of sale and agentic commerce.
- **WalletConnect Token (WCT)** — The network token used for staking, rewards and governance as WalletConnect moves toward decentralized operation.
- **WalletGuide** — A discovery and certification initiative highlighting wallets that meet WalletConnect user-experience standards.
- **WalletConnect Agents SDK** — Developer tooling that lets AI agents use existing wallets for protocol-agnostic payments without exposing private keys.

## Achievements

- Made QR-code-based, end-to-end encrypted wallet-to-app pairing a familiar web3 interaction.
- Reported 392 million connections and 55.5 million unique users during 2025.
- Reported more than $400 billion in onchain activity facilitated during 2025.
- Expanded compatibility to more than 700 wallets and tens of thousands of applications.
- Introduced WCT and a multi-operator path toward decentralizing the network.
- Launched WalletConnect Pay globally with an announced Ingenico integration for physical checkout.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — WalletConnect's public network dashboard continued to show live daily volume, transactions, connections, users and 16 network nodes.
- **2026-07** — The company reported that the network powered more than $207 billion in transaction volume in the first half of 2026.
- **2026-06** — WalletConnect promoted its Agents SDK for protocol-agnostic payments through existing wallets.
- **2026-05** — WalletConnect published enterprise integration guidance for PSPs and acquirers adopting WalletConnect Pay.
- **2026-04** — WalletConnect described an integration with Polygon's Open Money Stack for stablecoin payment experiences.
- **2026-01** — WalletConnect Pay announced a global launch with Ingenico, targeting ecommerce and physical point-of-sale payments.
- **2025-12** — WalletConnect reported 392 million connections, 55.5 million unique users, 85,500 applications and more than $400 billion in 2025 onchain activity.

## Links

- Website: https://walletconnect.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walletconnectnetwork
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/wctclub
- GitHub: https://github.com/walletconnect
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/people/Wallet-connect/100069943966348/

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Last updated: 2026-08-12