The challenge
What needed to change.
Krown Technologies wanted its own chain, not a tenant on someone else's. It had to run a DEX, a wallet, staking and a bridge, feel familiar to Ethereum developers, and leave room for post-quantum security.
A whole ecosystem on one chain
Trading, wallets, staking and bridging all depend on the same execution layer, RPC and explorer.
Ethereum tooling, own network
Builders needed Solidity, Hardhat, Foundry and MetaMask to work without changes.
Clear operational ownership
A live network needs mapped dependencies, recovery procedures and a team accountable for day-to-day operations.
The engineering decision
Taking over a live chain without stopping it.
As operational responsibility changed hands, the network was live and users already held KROWN. VTS mapped 79 servers and 25 applications, linked them to their infrastructure dependencies, and documented recovery and provisioning procedures. The decision was to stabilize and document the existing system before changing it. That preserved continuity while creating a foundation for future improvements.
What VTS delivered
From decision to delivery.
A usable Layer 1 needs more than block production, so we built the chain and the infrastructure around it.
Proof-of-stake EVM chain
Separate execution, consensus and validator layers, with Solidity contracts and standard token formats working as expected.
Public RPC
Dedicated endpoints for wallets, apps and integrations, kept separate from validator responsibilities.
Explorer and indexing
Every block, transaction, address and contract is publicly inspectable.
Archive nodes
Full historical state for analytics, debugging and integrations.
Validator fleet
Validators spread across providers, with slashing protection and controlled key management.
Bridge to Ethereum
A Hyperlane corridor connecting Krown to Ethereum.
One connected ecosystem
- 01
The chain
Separate execution, consensus and validator components.
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Qastle Wallet
The ecosystem wallet. Case study coming soon.
Project facts
A network in operation
- 2M+
- transactions Sep 2026
- 128K+
- addresses Sep 2026
- 1.9M+
- blocks produced Sep 2026
- Jan 2026
- mainnet launch Jan 2026
Krown Explorer network totals, September 2026. Addresses are not unique users; network totals are distinct from growth attributable to VTS.
Explore the public networkWorking together
How we engaged.
VTS provided fractional CTO and engineering leadership for Krown. Since July 2026, a monthly DevOps and maintenance retainer covers monitoring and remediation across the chain, validators, RPC, staking platform, DEX and explorer.
