Hello community!
At Aradia, we are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have participated in the first round of the UCG initiative. This program has been the cornerstone of our development, opening the doors for us to build within the Astar ecosystem and allowing us to focus on what truly matters: creating utility and driving genuine demand. Over the past four months, we have dedicated ourselves to providing tools that simplify the Web3 experience, as detailed in our Aradia Final Report: Building Bridges and Strengthening the Astar Ecosystem.
Achievements Recap
Our first round was dedicated to laying a solid foundation for the community, aiming to create an “all-in-one” toolkit that serves both creators and users:
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Tools: We successfully launched our ERC-20 and ERC-721 factories on both Mainnet and Testnet.
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Community Gateway: We had the honor of being the official infrastructure for users to visualize the Astar Burndrop Passport, marking a significant milestone in our collaboration with the network.
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Asset Visualization: We implemented full support for NFT and ERC-20 asset visualization, allowing users to view their holdings on both Mainnet and Testnet directly from their profile.
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Aradia Refuel: We developed the Aradia Refuel system, designed to facilitate the exchange of ETH for ASTR and solve liquidity friction regarding gas fees within the ecosystem.
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Growing Interest: We have seen a consistent flow of thousands of unique visitors who use Aradia as their entry point to explore what Astar has to offer.
Second Round Objectives
We see Soneium as a vital partner for growth. Due to the availability of faster integration tools, we plan to implement our newest features on Soneium first. This “speed-to-market” approach allows us to test and refine new functions rapidly, ensuring the protocol becomes self-sustainable sooner. By establishing a strong presence there, we can funnel more resources and attention back into the broader ecosystem.
While Soneium offers a fast track for new features, our commitment to Astar remains a top priority. We are working every day to finalize the tools we have already started, such as the Crowdfund Factory and the Refuel Vaults. We are building the necessary infrastructure from the ground up where it doesn’t yet exist, ensuring that Astar users have a robust, reliable, and native set of tools to interact with the blockchain daily.
We are working on integrating liquidity aggregators to make Aradia a central hub for users. Our main goal is to ensure that every new feature we launch provides direct utility to the ASTR token. We want to create a cycle where value is constantly fed back into the ecosystem’s liquidity, helping the network grow even in challenging market conditions.
We are moving beyond being “just an NFT marketplace.” The next phase of Aradia is about daily utility. We are adding features that users need every day—from better asset visualization to easier ways to join and participate in the community. We want Aradia to be the first tab you open when you start your day in the Astar and Soneium world.
Consistency is our promise. Just as we did in the first round, we will provide punctual and detailed monthly reports. We believe in showing our work openly, sharing every milestone reached and every challenge overcome. Our goal is to stay close to the community, listening to your feedback and building the tools you actually want to use.
We are ready to keep building, see you onchain 
