Ever wondered if you could chat with friends on LINE while exploring decentralized apps? Kaia, a new L! blockchain platform, is making that a reality.
In the latest crypto news, Kaia, created by two of Asia’s leading social messaging apps, has officially launched its mainnet, introducing innovative Telegram-like “apps-within-apps” to LINE, the popular messaging platform.
The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-based chain went live on August 29, boasting impressive processing speeds of around one second and remarkably low gas fees, as announced by the Kaia DLT Foundation in a blog post.
This launch also marks the debut of Kaika Wave, a program designed to empower developers to create “mini DApps” (decentralized applications) that integrate seamlessly with LINE.
Kaia emerged from the February merger of Japan’s Finschia blockchain, previously associated with LINE, and South Korea’s Klaytn blockchain, developed by Kakao. Together, these apps boast a combined user base of over 250 million, with their influence spanning across South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, and Indonesia.
While specifics on which mini DApps will first appear on LINE remain under wraps, this move mirrors the steps of Telegram, a rival messaging platform, which last year launched its own blockchain-powered Mini Apps using The Open Network (TON) chain.
Telegram’s Mini Apps range from productivity tools like to-do lists and language tutoring to crypto apps for trading and play-to-earn games, which have already attracted millions of users.
Speaking of Telegram—the TON blockchain, which underpins Telegram’s Mini Apps, recently suffered two significant outages within 36 hours.
The first outage, lasting over seven hours, occurred between August 27 and 28, and the second extended into August 29, lasting six hours. These disruptions were reportedly caused by the network overload following the airdrop of a dog-themed memecoin called Dogs (DOGS), which overwhelmed the system as users scrambled to claim their share.
