The Power of xDai and WordPress
Ethereum gas fees have been rocketing since the price of Ethereum and the hype about cryptocurrencies has increased.
Layer 2 is a solution to scalability and more reasonable fees. Layer 2 are the logical step forward to handle scalability problems. The main idea is to handle transactions off the main Ethereum chain (layer 1).
The volatility of the Ether price, together with network congestion can turn the use of Ethereum very expensive.
Benefits of xDai Chain
- Cheaper transactions
- Transaction fees in xDai stable coin, pegged to the US Dollar
- Single token for transactions and gas fees
xDai Chain and WPSmartContracts
Now you can deploy all Smart Contracts flavors in xDai chain.
You only need to switch your Metamask to xDai to start deploying and interacting with Smart Contracts in xDai chain.
Setting up Metamask for xDai
- Open Metamask, and select “Custom RPC” from the Network Dropdown.
- In the “Custom RPC” Settings, add in the xDai network details and click Save:
- Network Name: xDai
- New RPC URL: https://rpc.xdaichain.com/
- Chain ID: 0x64 (100)
- Symbol: xDai
- Block Explorer URL: https://blockscout.com/xdai/mainnet
How to Get xDai Tokens
- Get free 0.01 xDai: https://blockscout.com/xdai/mainnet/faucet
- Converting Dai to xDai using the xDai Bridge.
- Purchase directly with fiat using Ramp.Network.