Quai Network announced today that it is connecting to wormholes, taking a major step towards full multichine interoperability. The integration uses Wormhole’s messaging layer and its native token forwarding (NTT) standard, so $Quai and $QI can move natively between Quai and over 40 blockchains, from Ethereum and Solana to Base, BSC, and avalanches, without the usual wrap asset friction.
Quai describes it as an “energy-based” monetary system built on top of SHARDED’s EVM-compatible work of work stack stacks, with high throughput and decentralization prioritizing. Proof of Team Entropy – Its architecture, powered by minimal (poetry) consensus, offers extremely high trading speeds while keeping fees low, paying networks, claiming it is suitable for Defi, SocialFi and NFTS. By linking to wormholes, Quai effectively opens its high-speed environment to liquidity and users who already live in other chains.
What Wormhole NTT brings to the table
Wormhole’s Native Token Transfer (NTT) is an open standard for making tokens natively multichine. Unlike the mintrap version of assets, NTT stores the properties, ownership, metadata and supplies of native tokens and moves them between connected chains. The result is less complexity, lower fees and less UX headaches for users and developers building cross-chain apps. Wormhole’s NTT is already being used in projects that require scale and complexity across many networks.
According to Quai, the deployment includes native token transfers for $Quai and $QI (no wrap token juggling anymore), plus support for multi-chine-dup that allows you to tap Quai throughput while accessing cross-chain lixity. For everyday users, this means easier payments (using sellers via apps like Tink Tipping, Kipper or Blippay), and for Defi builders it means simpler on-ramps for $QI as a distributed energy dollar. The team also flagged upcoming developer documentation, tutorials and grants to help builders adopt wormholes in Quai.
The Wormhole network has already linked dozens of blockchains, reporting massive cross-chain throughput and liquidity, making it easier for tens of millions of billions with cross-chain volume since launch. By tapping on its network, Quai aims to plug in the energy dollar economy into its existing liquidity pool and user base. This is a practical move for projects that hopefully expands real payments and Defi activity quickly.
Quai says it will announce the official launch date and release a step-by-step guide when the integration is published. Builders can start the Quai Wormhole SDK via project documentation, and users will need to watch Quai’s X account for Live Demos, Community Events, and launch details.
If you want to keep or build $quai or $qi, expect cross-chain movements that store the properties of native tokens and open up liquidity and user access in major chains with less friction than many older bridging solutions, without wrapping tokens. For developers, integration promises an opportunity to combine Quai’s claimed throughput with Wormhole’s multi-chine plumbing.
