Build on Kadena
Welcome to Kadena, the only scalable Layer 1 Proof of Work blockchain — now with EVM compatibility. What will you build?
Introducing Chainweb EVM
Chainweb improved on Bitcoin’s POW foundation, making it smart contract-ready, more scalable and more affordable. With Chainweb EVM, Kadena has become a decentralized alternative to Ethereum Layer 2s, with near-zero gas fees, infinite scalability and energy-efficient POW security.
Builder Resources
The Building Blocks of Kadena
Our $25M Grants Program
We’re awarding $25M in grants to accelerate the adoption of Real World Asset Tokenization and give builders a head start with our RWA token standard.
Why Build on Kadena?
- INFINITE
Transactions per second
- ZERO
Outages since launching in 2020
- $0.0007
Average cost per transaction
Upcoming Events
CONF3RENCE 2025 will be the flagship event of Digital Week Dortmund, the region’s premier celebration of innovation and digital transformation.
Who is Speaking?
Annelise Osborne
Boston Blockchain Week 2025 will mark a pivotal moment in technological history, bringing together visionaries, innovators, and thought leaders at the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence.
Who is Attending?
Annelise Osborne and Cesar Pereira
Real-World Asset Tokenization. Policy & Regulation. Institutional Investing. Blockchain x AI. Rise of Crypto Payments. Blockchain for Social Impact. Venture Capital & Fundraising.
Who is Speaker?
Myriam Benson
The Real-World Asset Summit returns for a two-day gathering at The William Vale for a third consecutive year. Uniting 350 handpicked capital markets and crypto leaders committed to shaping the future of tokenized assets, the flagship summit is designed to cultivate deep alliances and establish clear directives to create meaningful progress for the industry.
Who is Attending?
Stuart Popejoy and Annelise Osborne
ETHSofia is set to unite builders, founders, researchers, investors, and crypto enthusiasts in the vibrant city of Sofia to collaboratively shape the future of Web3.
Who is Attending?
Dan Wiggins and Joel Woodman
ETHGlobal New Delhi is an event bringing together some of the top minds and experts in Ethereum Ecosystem to New Delhi. We enable teams to make something great in only 36 hours by providing an abundance of web3 resources like mentors, partners, and software.
Who is Attending?
C.J., Rizwan Kazi, and Heather Swope
CapitalX brings together the builders, allocators, and institutions actually driving the future of finance. This is where financial institutions and Web3 pioneers engage deeply on real-world use cases — from tokenized funds to DeFi infrastructure. No hype. Just what’s real, regulated, and next.
Who is Speaking?
Stuart Popejoy
TOKEN2049 Singapore will bring together 25,000+ attendees from 7,000+ companies and 160+ countries for a buzzing two-day main event.
Who is Speaking?
Stuart Popejoy
The conference will explore transformative concepts, market disruptors, industry trends, and emerging technologies shaping the future marketplace. With a special emphasis on Africa, it will examine global trends, opportunities, and challenges faced by market players leveraging blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies.
Who is Speaking?
Annelise Osborne
Real World Applications
Kadena’s unique combination of security, scalability and decentralization makes it perfect for DeFi use cases.
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Visionary Leadership
Kadena was co-founded by Stuart Popejoy and Will Martino, creators of JP Morgan’s first blockchain, and counts Stuart Haber, one of the most-cited author’s in Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin paper, among our advisors.