D'CENT selects 'Boba Network' as 'Tap That Drop' Season 1 finale partner

IoTrust, operator of hardware wallet brand D'CENT, said it selected the Layer 2 infrastructure project 'Boba Network' as the 12th and final partner of 'Tap That Drop' Season 1.

This collaboration brings Tap That Drop Season 1, which involved 12 global projects, to a close, and the campaign is expected to naturally expand into a forthcoming mega airdrop.

Boba Network is a Layer 2 solution designed to make blockchain use faster and cheaper, characterized by significantly alleviating the high fees and slow processing speeds occurring on Ethereum. Users can execute the same tasks faster on Boba Network, and fees can be reduced by 40 to 100 times compared to before. Also, developers can use EVM-based tools as-is, lowering the adoption barrier by allowing existing infrastructure to be used without separate learning.

Boba Network's core technology, hybrid compute, naturally connects on-chain and Web2 systems. While blockchains are fundamentally isolated from the outside world, hybrid compute supports smart contracts in directly leveraging external APIs, real-world data, and complex off-chain computations. For example, when real-time market data utilization, AI model integration, or fast computations for games and social services are required, hybrid compute flexibly handles these processes. This structure creates a foundation for Web3 services to develop in a form closer to the real world and expands the limitations of existing on-chain technology.

Recently, Boba Network secured an ecosystem commit worth $70 million to raise funds needed for network growth, and it joined the Optimistic Stack-based superchain ecosystem to strengthen development standardization·scalability·compatibility. The BOBA token is also already 100% unlocked in operation, so there are no variables from future unlocks, and it is evaluated as a structure with transparency and stability from a long-term perspective. Based on this, Boba Network is expanding hybrid compute-based applications with various projects such as DeFi, gaming, and infrastructure protocols, breaking down the boundaries between Web2 and Web3.

Boba Network focuses on strengthening a real-usage-centered Web3 ecosystem within the superchain structure, developing in a direction that solves Layer 1's high-cost·low-speed limitations while increasing connectivity to real-world data. Hybrid compute provides the technical foundation to flexibly integrate on-chain and off-chain, enabling various services to implement new user experiences and lowering adoption barriers for developers and projects even in multichain environments. This design philosophy is an important foundation for Boba Network to establish itself as next-generation L2 infrastructure beyond a simple rollup chain.

Tap That Drop Season 1 was a campaign that showed hardware wallets can go beyond being mere asset storage tools, connecting directly to various Web3 ecosystems centered on the wallet and expanding ways for user participation. Through Season 1, D'CENT confirmed that performing on-chain missions inside the wallet, interacting with protocols, and exploring new projects can become natural, everyday user experiences. Actual participation metrics also showed meaningful increases in user engagement and ecosystem conversion rates, forming a pattern in which hardware wallet users directly participate in core Web3 activities beyond simple storage. This is significant in that Tap That Drop was a season that validated changes in wallet-based Web3 participation structures with real data, not just a simple event.

After the end of Tap That Drop Season 1, D'CENT plans to conclude the entire series with a 'mega airdrop', and thereafter return with a more advanced form of Tap That Drop Season 2 that goes beyond individual project collaborations so users can remain continuously connected to various Web3 ecosystems within their wallets. D'CENT plans to continue strengthening an ecosystem-centered approach and expanding user experience so that wallet-based Web3 activities can become more intuitive and natural experiences.