DuckChain (DUCK) is a Layer 2 blockchain integrating AI and cross-chain interoperability, transforming Telegram into a crypto super-app with seamless DeFi access.

 (TON) blockchain in 2024 has focused the crypto industry's attention on the Telegram messaging app and its potential 

 use cases. The Open Network, frequently referred to as TON, became the first major blockchain project to tightly integrate the worlds of crypto and Web 2.0–based social media. And Telegram, with its nearly 1 billion active monthly users and popularity for one-to-one and one-to-many interactions, can be an absolute goldmine for web3 projects.

It was only a matter of time before other blockchain technology projects recognized the messenger's massive potential, and rushed to leverage opportunities. One of the earliest among these projects is DuckChain (DUCK) — a 

 network. DuckChain aims to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, 

 (EVM) compatibility and cross-chain interoperability with a unified gas system, and to close integration with Telegram to become a significant bridge between Web 2.0 and web3 environments.

 (DUCK) is a high-performance, AI-powered Layer 2 chain designed for tight integration with the Telegram social media network.

 It’s based on Arbitrum Orbit technology, a framework for building highly scalable and cost-efficient Layer 2 chains with EVM compatibility. As a Layer 2 platform, DuckChain links to TON’s Layer 1 network while also providing the functionality to integrate assets from the Ethereum and 

DuckChain's Arbitrum Orbit–based foundation supports its platform’s high throughput and low transaction costs. Naturally, the use of the Arbitrum Orbit stack also ensures EVM compatibility. In fact, DuckChain is one of the first, if not the first, web3 solutions within the wider TON ecosystem that features direct compatibility with EVM. As of yet, TON’s underlying blockchain has no built-in compatibility with the Ethereum ecosystem, making DuckChain a pioneer in bridging these two major blockchain environments.

DuckChain is not only fully EVM-compatible — it’s also connected to Bitcoin, allowing assets from Ethereum and Bitcoin ecosystems to be utilized on the platform. Additionally, 

 — social tokens widely used on Telegram for monetization — can be tokenized on DuckChain for further use within its 

 (DApps). In the future, the platform also hopes to implement cross-chain interoperability with 

DuckChain’s network has also integrated several AI-supported functions. These include AI-driven governance, personalized AI assistants for token holders, AI analysts that assist users in navigating the 

 (DeFi) ecosystem and AI-driven cross-chain operations.

The DuckChain team has made AI integration a key focus for its platform. In January 2025, the project’s communications began frequently referring to DuckChain as the “Telegram AI Chain,” highlighting the importance of AI functionality for the platform's future direction and vision. DuckChain — or the Telegram AI Chain, if you will — is building up an impressive network of partner platforms to realize its AI vision. Among the key AI partner platforms are 

 (FLOCK). Each of these partners will support specific functions and use cases for DuckChain’s AI agents.

DuckChain’s Layer 2 network uses the underlying TON blockchain for finalized transaction settlement. Built using Arbitrum Orbit, it enjoys EVM compatibility, high scalability and low transaction costs. The chain’s architecture includes three primary layers — aggregation, execution and data.

DuckChain’s Aggregation Layer is a component of its blockchain’s architecture, serving as a bridge between DuckChain and TON’s Layer 1 network. It’s made up of three elements: 

The Execution Layer is DuckChain's main processing engine, powered by Arbitrum Orbit technology. In addition to transaction processing, this layer is also responsible for keeping DuckChain synchronized with the Telegram environment.

DuckChain's Execution Layer can handle around 5,000 

 (TPS) thanks to Arbitrum Orbit technology, which facilitates the processing of high volumes of transactions in a scalable and cost-efficient way.

The third component of DuckChain’s architecture, the Data Layer, ensures that all transaction data is securely stored and accessible for verification. DuckChain’s platform uses a distributed mode for its data storage. The Data Layer allows Layer 1 validators to access and securely verify transaction data from the DuckChain Layer 2 network.

DuckChain’s close integration with Telegram creates access to on-chain opportunities for the messenger's nearly 1 billion active users. Telegram users can generate a DuckChain account in a streamlined way, without the usual procedures involved in setting up a blockchain network address. Thanks to DuckChain's integration with the core Telegram app, tedious procedures, such as 

Its blockchain also provides a mechanism to deposit Telegram Stars 

social tokens widely used on the messenger to pay for digital goods 

 and convert them into native crypto assets for DeFi purposes, such as gas payments, 

DuckChain also features a unique unified 

. Besides enabling Telegram Stars for gas payments, its system also lets users pay transaction fees on the network using The Open Network's native TON coin and tokens from compatible EVM chains.

TON coin is among the top twenty crypto assets on the market (as of Feb 10, 2025) by market cap, and features high liquidity levels. Gas payments in TON and popular EVM tokens provide the DuckChain network with sufficient levels of liquidity for transactions at all times.

The Layer 2 chain is a unique platform, offering 

 via DuckChain bridges for three large ecosystems 

 Ethereum, Bitcoin and TON. This cross-chain functionality is of particular note for two reasons. First, it creates opportunities for using DApps among holders of BTC, the world's most-capitalized cryptocurrency. And secondly, it provides a common platform for assets from two large ecosystems — TON and Ethereum — that aren’t natively compatible.

DuckChain's AI module supports several features powered by 

, a technology that’s currently experiencing explosive growth, including in the world of web3. One of these features is AI Governance DAO, powered by the Quack AI protocol. It supports members of the platform's governance DAO by assigning them personalized AI agents that assist the DAO members in analyzing proposals, suggesting new ideas and carrying out other governance processes.

In Q1 2025, the DuckChain project aims to introduce personalized AI agents for all holders of the platform's native token, DUCK. In addition to governance power, these agents will provide their owners with services such as blockchain education, guidance on user procedures and financial analytics.

DuckChain also integrates AI agents for cross-chain interoperability processes and the analysis of DeFi opportunities.

The platform’s native cryptocurrency, DUCK, had its token generation event (TGE) in mid-January 2025. DUCK runs on multiple chains — T

— and its utility functions include the following:

DUCK is currently priced at $0.0032 (as of Feb 11, 2025), and has a total and maximum supply of 10 billion. Its current circulation is 5.9 billion. Supply allocation shares are per the chart below.

In January 2025, DuckChain announced its first 

 campaign, with eligibility criteria determined on Jan 7, 2025. The airdrop was designed to reward two groups of early adopters: 

The airdrop allocation criteria included various factors, such as using on-chain Telegram Stars, the number of friends invited to the platform, using testnet 

 (NFTs), staking earnings, accumulating loyalty points and participating in the asset bridging event.

 as a Perpetual contract with USDT. Under the contract, you can trade DUCK with up to 50x leverage.

The DuckChain project is unique in several ways. First, it’s one of the first Layer 2 platforms for The Open Network — often referred to as TON. It also connects the ecosystems of three major blockchain environments — TON, Ethereum and Bitcoin — thus allowing holders of TON, BTC and Ethereum-compatible tokens to utilize them within DuckChain’s DApps. Very few (if any) web3 projects operating in the industry provide this kind of diversified connectivity.

At the same time, the most crucial feature of DuckChain is undoubtedly its integration with Telegram. The use of Telegram Stars within the platform is a unique feature that should act as a major driver for crypto adoption by the messenger's extensive user community. DuckChain isn't the first blockchain project to leverage Telegram, but it does represent the first major web3 initiative to provide easy monetization of Telegram Stars 

 the primary digital currency of the Telegram social network — within the world of 

If you've stocked up on some Telegram Stars, and are thinking of crypto-related opportunities, DuckChain might be an intriguing platform for you to peruse.

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Altcoins

Crypto

Stellar and Lumens are not the same. So, the next time you use them interchangeably again, think twice. Here's everything you must know.

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Stellar Lumens (XLM) is a decentralized protocol for transferring digital currency to fiat across borders and currency pairs. Stellar’s XLM is similar to Ripple but it is created to overcome the challenges of peer-to-peer cross-border transfers.

The year 2017 remains historic for many cryptocurrencies. While some crumbles and disappeared, some like Bitcoin and Ethereum are soaring to their all-time high. While Lumen might not be the most 

, you can’t help but wonder what’s the fuss about and how Stellar’s XLM is gaining traction in the world of crypto.

Stellar and Lumens have always been used interchangeably in the crypto market. But the truth is, they represent different meanings and frameworks.

 refers only to the network, the protocol, the system, and the community as a whole. On the other hand, Lumens (XLM) is the native digital currency of Stellar that powers the network.

The crypto is then used to send, receive, to be traded with other assets. Perhaps the confusion started when the cryptocurrency was initially known as Stellar (STR); later, it was renamed— Lumens or XLM. 

Stellar and Lumens came to light in 2014, when Jed McCaleb, founder of Mt.Gox and co-founder of Ripple, launched the network system Stellar together with the former lawyer Joyce Kim. The nonprofit Stellar Development Foundation was created in collaboration with Stripe CEO Patrick Collison for the project’s official launch in July.

After raising $3 million in seed funding from Stripe, Stellar was finally released as a decentralized payment network and protocol with a native currency— Stellar. In August 2014, Mercado Bitcoin, the first Brazilian bitcoin exchange, announced it would be using the Stellar network.

The next question you should be asking is: "How does it work?"

Stellar works just like the rest of the 

 in many similar ways. In fact, it has a close resemblance to another popular altcoin— 

. As an open-source payment technology that uses the Stellar Consensus Protocol, the technicalities are almost on par with Ripple, allowing quicker and more affordable sending and receiving funds.

Stellar is essentially a decentralized network of servers on the blockchain that run independently. That means it is distributed among all of the interconnected nodes within the Stellar network without being monitored by a centralized source. When the network syncs and reaches a consensus, thus allowing the ledger to be distributed evenly and widely.

 is anyone can just set up a verification node (server) with the Stellar Core where the verification process is done using the 

Think of SCP as Stellar’s algorithm to verify a transaction. It allows the network to scale faster and more efficiently than most PoW blockchains like Bitcoin. The highlight of the Stellar network is the transactions occur in a more decentralized manner using what we know as ‘anchors.’  

These anchors represent entities that people trust to be in charge of their deposits and hand out credits into the blockchain for those deposits. These anchors function as the bridge between different currencies and the Stellar blockchain. Thus, all money transactions executed on the Stellar network (asides XLM) are carried out in the form of a credit issued by the anchors.

Ultimately, it reduces the cost and time required for cross-border transfers.

Again, lumens (XLM) is Stellar’s native cryptocurrency. It serves several functions on the network and mainly uses to pay users for the transaction fees and act as an intermediary to enable users to trade between multiple currencies fast, easily and at the lowest cost possible. For lumens to work as intended, users must maintain a minimum balance of XLM in their accounts.

A worthy note is Stellar has a decentralized protocol that is built right into the protocol. And any payment in different currencies can be routed through its order book and comes out as the desired currency. 

Since the primary use for XLM is settling cross-border transactions for both individuals and financial institutions, Stellar has also partnered with IBM has helped lumens gain considerable adoption as a cross-border remittance within the blockchain. 

Sarah (sender) wants to send his mother (receiver), who is in China, $50 as a remittance. Suppose she goes through the traditional wire transfers. In that case, she’ll be charged with an average of 7.1% transaction fee that’ll be translated to $46.25 at the final remittance, excluding the currency exchange charges.

But, if she chooses Stellar, that converts her dollars to lumens, and then the order book converts lumens into Yuan. Sarah’s mom can receive almost the exact amount of dollars all under five seconds. 

So the concept is similar to Ripple? And the answer is, yes. Still, there are differences you might not be aware of.

Stellar vs. Ripple: What Are The Differences?

Stellar’s basic operation is similar to most decentralized payment technologies. Still, it is fundamentally different from 

, even though both Ripple and Stellar are open sources and relying on the distributed ledger technology.

What sets them apart is they are targeting 

. Unlike Ripple, which works with established banking institutions and consortiums, Stellar focuses more on individuals and on developing markets and has multiple use cases for its technology. Some of these include money remittances and bank loan distribution to the unbanked. Various partnerships with banking institutions and payment processing platforms worldwide allow people to benefit from Stellar’s network for carrying out local and international transactions at almost no cost.

 itself ‘to help’ rather than ‘to profit’ from the public. 

In terms of the organization size, Ripple tends to be a larger organization with more substantial capital. After all, Stellar is targeting a smaller pool of users when comparing to Ripple. 

When deciding if Stellar or Ripple to invest in, it’s good for you to note that 

 that might affect the prices. The removal of XRP from major crypto exchanges like Coinbase, Crypto.com, and more. Naturally, it’ll remove its potential trading volumes. 

XLM’s price is driven by the rate of Stellar’s network adoption. While the network offers ample functionalities that may or may not reflect in the digital currency price, the more Stellar gets adopted, the higher the price Lumens. Stellar’s blockchain is one of the best and evidently boosted by its partnership with renowned tech titans like IBM, Flutterwave, and French company Tempo Money, to name a few.

. Since then, its price is oscillating around $0.03 to $0.10 without wavering. However, the coin’s stable performance and increasing adoption of the Stellar platform have led to optimistic price predictions for 2021 and beyond. 

Analysts believe the price is quite likely to trade around the $0.20 to $0.30 range. While Coinswitch sees XLM 

. However, if it should go backward, the coin could possibly take a dip to roughly $0.05 and hold there for a while before moving up. 

 since the bull run in May 2021. Currently, it’s ranked 21 by its 

How High Can Stellar Lumens XLM Go? Can It Reach $100?

Of course, Stellar is not the brightest star that shines specifically for its value over the year. Yet, it is generally performing well in crypto despite the ups and downs, which is quite typical for the crypto nature. Naturally, this left investors and crypto enthusiasts wondering how far the coin can go. 

XLM’s price prediction in the longer term

, they vary greatly. Some suggest even go as 

, which is more than a 500% growth. Still, it’s safer moderate estimates range from $1 to $3. In the end, if you intend to diversify your portfolio, XLM is still generating a considerable ROI. 

While $100 seems like an unreasonable price target, Stellar Lumens (XLM) is still a fantastic long-term investment. Nevertheless, its price is unlikely to soar over $100. After all, Stellar is here to help rather than to profit. On the contrary, as the supply of Lumens increases at a fixed rate of 1% yearly, this fights inflation and protects one’s holdings. 

A good takeaway here is XLM is an altcoin that disappears into thin air. In fact, it has gained mass adoption and is currently listed on almost every exchange out there.

The strength of XLM lies in the Stellar network and its current partnerships. The platform already has an impressive partner list and has even been integrated with Samsung Mobile.

Let’s be real, partnerships are an essential part of any crypto project as they drive adoption and are a testament to the real-world utility of the XLM coin. To name a few, here are some companies Stellar is partnered up with:

That is just one of the reasons why Stellar Lumens is in the top 10 of all altcoins. It is very well established, has a huge backing, and its technology helps solve one of the major problems in the world today – bringing financial services to the unbanked population. Even established companies like Deloitte are currently building services on the Stellar network.

In 2017, there are already 30 banks confirmed they have signed up to use Stellar’s blockchain for cross-border transfers. Payment service Stripe has also expressed 

 in on-boarding Stellar to its platform.

Stellar is a great long-term hold because it isn’t going anywhere any time soon. But it is unlikely it will dethrone Bitcoin nor Ethereum as a leading cryptocurrency. 

Even Elon Musk has faith in crypto, which means the hopes for Stellar Lumens to stay is real. Although Stellar is becoming a go-to payments token. Still, Stellar Lumens hasn’t had a lot to report in terms of development lately. Such stagnancy may have contributed to the token losing 0.12% in value in January. However, it certainly doesn’t mean anything if you have faith. It’s just a matter of time to see how this crypto can play out. 

Stellar XLM seems like a good investment for 2021, although there is still a lot of room for the platform to grow and develop. The coin has made some strong partnerships, has a strong community behind it, and this makes a strong case for some significant price appreciation.

What about the future, you ask? Nobody really knows how it’ll turn out.

What Is Stellar Lumen (XLM) & Is It Good Investment? (2022)

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