TL;DR

May was marked by new ecosystem integrations and growing industry recognition across the cross-chain landscape. XRPL support went live, connecting one of crypto’s leading payment networks to major ecosystems, while the Project X integration improved access to HyperEVM liquidity and trading opportunities.

Ecosystem visibility continued to grow through collaborations with Wanchain and Chainflip, both highlighting Rango’s role in cross-chain execution and liquidity routing.

Flow activity remained strong despite mixed market conditions. Ethereum led source-chain volume with over 40% share, while Bitcoin, Arbitrum, Solana, and Tron remained key destinations for capital. Volume activity was concentrated in the $10K–$1M range, with 19 swaps exceeding $1M and a top transaction of nearly $9M. Leading routes continued to center around Ethereum, Arbitrum, and Bitcoin.

Learn Center content explored interoperability, security, and updates on crypto technology, reflecting the industry’s broader move toward simpler multi-chain experiences.

1. Product Updates

May brought new ecosystem integrations that expanded Rango’s reach while improving access to emerging liquidity hubs. The month’s updates continued the broader effort to connect fragmented chains, assets, and trading venues through a single execution layer.

XRPL Goes Live on Rango

Rango integrated XRPL, enabling users to swap to and from the network across Bitcoin, Solana, TON, Sui, TRON, BNB Chain, Ethereum, and other major ecosystems. DeFi smoothly accesses XRPL payment rails now, one of crypto’s leading payment-focused networks. Support for GemWallet further streamlines the experience, enabling access to XRPL and external networks through a single, simplified flow.

Expanding HyperEVM Access with Project X

Rango integrated Project X to strengthen routing and asset coverage across HyperEVM. As activity around Hyperliquid and its ecosystem continues to grow, the integration expands the range of assets available to traders while improving access from major chains and liquidity hubs. By combining bridges, DEX liquidity sources, and execution paths behind one interface, Rango simplifies entry into the HyperEVM ecosystem and helps users reach trading opportunities without navigating fragmented infrastructure.

2. Partner Activity

Rango’s partner ecosystem continued expanding through industry collaborations, ecosystem discussions, and growing recognition from infrastructure providers.

Wanchain GM Radio Session

Wanchain invited Rango to join its GM Radio session to discuss the future of DeFi and cross-chain infrastructure, highlighting Rango’s growing visibility across interoperability discussions. The conversation centered around the next phase of cross-chain execution, where routing layers move beyond simple bridging toward seamless multi-chain interactions. The collaboration reflects increasing recognition of Rango’s role in shaping how liquidity, swaps, and execution are connected across fragmented ecosystems.

Chainflip Highlights Rango Routing Infrastructure

Chainflip published a detailed breakdown of how Rango routes swaps through its infrastructure, highlighting Rango’s role as a cross-chain execution layer connecting 86+ blockchains and aggregating liquidity across tens of DEXs and bridges. The article explains how Rango’s routing engine evaluates price, speed, reliability, gas efficiency, and execution quality in real time, automatically selecting optimal paths for users. It also emphasizes Chainflip’s growing role within Rango routes, especially for native BTC swaps, where direct asset execution improves efficiency by reducing wrapped-asset complexity and shortening cross-chain paths.

3. Flow Stats

Rango’s cross-chain activity remained resilient throughout May, reflecting continued demand for efficient liquidity movement despite mixed market conditions.

Large-Scale Activity Highlights

High-value trading activity remained consistent throughout the month. The largest single transaction routed through Rango reached nearly $9 million, while 19 transactions exceeded the $1 million mark. Major routes were led by Ethereum-to-Arbitrum stablecoin transfers, alongside significant Ethereum-to-Bitcoin flows, demonstrating continued demand for both Layer 2 liquidity access and Bitcoin settlement routes.

Volume Distribution & Transaction Share Analysis

Transaction activity in May was concentrated within the mid-sized trading segments. Swaps between $10 to $100K represented the largest share of all transactions, accounting for 35% of total activity, followed by the $100,000–$1M range at 25%. This distribution highlights strong participation from active DeFi users and professional traders, rather than reliance on isolated large-volume transfers.

On the volume side, however, a different pattern emerged. Transactions below $100 represented a significant share of total transaction count while contributing only a small fraction of overall volume, demonstrating broad retail participation across the platform. Meanwhile, larger transactions continued to drive the majority of routed value, reinforcing Rango’s position as infrastructure trusted by both everyday users and high-volume market participants.

Chain Flow Dynamics

Ethereum remained the dominant liquidity hub throughout May, accounting for 40.1% of source-chain volume and 25.1% of destination-chain volume. Bitcoin, Solana, BNB Chain, Tron, Arbitrum, and Base continued to form the core of Rango’s routing activity, reflecting healthy demand across both established and emerging ecosystems.

Destination flows showed particularly strong activity toward Arbitrum and Bitcoin, while Tron maintained a notable share of routed volume, further reinforcing its growing importance within Rango’s routing network. The data highlights a balanced cross-chain environment where capital continues moving across multiple ecosystems rather than concentrating around a single network, with Ethereum serving as the primary liquidity coordination layer.

4. Insightful Reviews

Rango Learn May’s publications examined how users, applications, and assets interact across an increasingly interconnected blockchain landscape.

What Is Chain Abstraction?

Examines the concept of chain abstraction and how it can remove much of the complexity users face when interacting across multiple blockchains. This article explores the technologies and design approaches enabling a more seamless multi-chain experience. Read more Market Trends articles covering the evolution of blockchain infrastructure and user experience.

ERC-6170: Cross-Chain Messaging Interface

Explores ERC-6170, a proposed standard for cross-chain messaging that aims to simplify communication between applications across different networks. The article examines how standardized messaging can improve interoperability and reduce integration complexity for builders. Read more infrastructure analysis on Rango Learn Center.

What is Crypto Wallet Approval?

Breaks down wallet approvals, one of the most common yet misunderstood permission mechanisms in DeFi. The article explains how token allowances work, the risks of excessive approvals, and practical steps users can take to improve wallet security. Discover more self-custody best practices and Web3 Security guides on Rango Learn.

Top trending articles

The following articles generated the highest engagement on Rango Learn during the month.

Top Blockchain Explorers You Should Know About

What Is Citrea? Bitcoin Layer 2

What to Do if You Lose Access to Your Crypto Wallet?

Rankings are based on reader clicks and reflect the topics that attracted the most interest from the community.

To Sum Up

May delivered steady progress across infrastructure, ecosystem growth, and education.

XRPL and HyperEVM-related integrations expanded Rango’s routing capabilities and network reach.

Industry collaborations reinforced Rango’s position within the cross-chain ecosystem.

Capital flows remained healthy, led by Ethereum, Bitcoin, and stablecoin routes.

The next phase includes deeper execution abstraction, improved routing intelligence, and a smoother cross-chain user experience.

TL;DR

April focused on ecosystem expansion and preparing the next phase of Rango’s infrastructure. Plasma integration marked key product progress, along with the rollout of intent-based routing (beta) and the announcement of the 2026 roadmap.
From a flow perspective, Rango surpassed $8B in total routed volume, maintaining a flawless execution record. Activity remained concentrated around major liquidity hubs, with Ethereum leading volume (~$111M), while BTC and ETH continued to anchor routing behavior. Stablecoins dominated both transaction count and volume, confirming their role as the primary settlement layer across chains. Despite broader market weakness and multiple Bitcoin drawdowns, Rango processed ~$1.5B year-to-date, signaling consistent demand for cross-chain execution even amid downtrends.
Ecosystem growth continued through deeper wallet integrations and broader community visibility, while Learn Center content focused on infrastructure evolution, troubleshooting user challenges, and practical trading insights.

1. Product Updates

April product updates centered on expanding chain coverage while advancing toward more abstracted, user-friendly execution across DeFi.

Plasma Integration

Plasma is now supported on Rango, introducing a high-performance L1 optimized for stablecoin payments. With lower fees, faster finality, and EVM compatibility, users can access cheaper and more efficient cross-chain swaps, while builders gain immediate connectivity to aggregated liquidity. As new blockchains emerge, Rango continues to unify fragmented liquidity into a single routing layer.

2026 Roadmap & Delivered Progress

Rango’s 2026 roadmap focuses on simplifying and automating cross-chain execution through gasless swaps, AI-assisted intent routing, and a unified trading terminal. This direction is already taking shape: infrastructure support for XRPL and Stellar has been delivered, expanding Rango’s reach into non-EVM ecosystems, with wallet integrations coming next.

At the same time, intent-based execution is no longer just a concept; Rango Intent is already live in routing (currently for lower-volume flows), marking an early step toward abstracted, outcome-driven swaps. With over $8B processed and 150+ integrations, these developments show the roadmap is actively being implemented, not just planned.

HyperEVM Integration for MetaMask

HyperEVM swaps are now accessible directly within MetaMask through Rango’s routing layer. Users benefit from optimized pricing, simplified in-wallet execution, and removal of manual bridge selection. This integration reinforces a shift toward embedded, frictionless cross-chain experiences within familiar wallet environments.

2. Partner Activity

Partner activity reflected continued ecosystem growth, with stronger integrations at the wallet level and increased visibility across key communities.

Messari Q4 Insights

Recent data highlighted strong growth across Rango’s ecosystem. Average daily volume increased significantly, driven by higher usage on Ethereum and BNB Chain, while transaction count and active addresses also trended upward. Activity remained concentrated across major chains, with BNB Chain and Solana contributing a large share of user interactions. Continued integrations expanded support for BTC routing, omnichain execution, and stablecoin efficiency.

Chain-Level Ecosystem Maneuver

Soneium and TRON both highlighted Rango as an important part of how users move liquidity in and out of their ecosystems. TRON’s strong on-chain activity on Rango -especially around stablecoin flows and transaction volume- shows how heavily it relies on efficient routing. At the same time, Soneium’s growing ecosystem points to increasing demand for simple cross-chain access. In both cases, Rango helps make that movement smooth and accessible, connecting users to and from these networks without added complexity.

3. Flow Stats

Flow activity in April highlighted stable demand for cross-chain execution, with capital concentrating around major liquidity hubs and stablecoin settlement pairs.

$8B Milestone

Rango surpassed $8B in total routed volume, achieved without any exploit history. This milestone reflects sustained reliability across routing, integrations, and execution under varying market conditions, reinforcing long-term infrastructure stability.

2026 YTD Performance

From the beginning of 2026 through April, Rango processed approximately $1.5B in volume despite broader market weakness and multiple Bitcoin price declines. This suggests consistent underlying demand for cross-chain execution, even during periods of reduced market momentum.

April Flow Insights

Ethereum led total volume flow ($111M), while BTC and ETH continued to act as primary routing hubs. Stablecoins dominated both transaction count and volume, highlighting their role as settlement assets. At the same time, TRON showed noticeable directional demand shifts, indicating evolving capital movement patterns across chains.

4. Insightful Reviews

Rango Learn continued to focus on practical, decision-oriented content, covering infrastructure developments, market structure, and user-level risk awareness.

ERC-5164: Cross-Chain Execution

Explores a proposed standard for cross-chain messaging that allows applications to execute calls across EVM chains without relying on custom bridge integrations. By abstracting execution into a unified interface, ERC-5164 aims to reduce fragmentation and improve interoperability at the application layer. Review ERC-5164 full details in Rango Learn, Market trends.

10 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Trading Crypto

Focuses on behavioral and operational errors that impact trading outcomes more than market direction. Topics include position sizing, custody risks, fee awareness, and emotional decision-making, offering a practical framework for more consistent long-term participation. Read expert tips and other Web3 Security articles.

Comparing On-chain Data Price Metrics Across Major Cryptocurrencies

Breaks down how on-chain metrics can complement traditional price analysis by revealing user behavior, valuation stress, and network activity. It emphasizes that interpretation varies across chains, requiring context-specific frameworks rather than one-size-fits-all conclusions. Check out the full guide on Rango Learn Center.

Top trending articles

Top Trending articles are ranked based on user clicks and engagement metrics:
Troubleshooting Common Metamask Issues
Coinbase vs. Binance: Best Crypto Exchange for You
Top 5 AMMs Platforms for Crypto Trading in 2025
Top DeFi Wallets in 2025
Data is sourced directly from activity on the Rango Learn Center.

To Sum Up

April was driven by infrastructure expansion and early steps toward intent-based execution.
Product development outweighed partner activity, with key integrations and roadmap progress shaping the month.
Capital flows remained stable, centered around ETH, BTC, and stablecoins.
Rango continues moving toward simpler, abstracted cross-chain UX.
Next steps focus on scaling intents, launching gasless flows, and expanding wallet-level access.

The Future of Cross-Chain Is Here!

With the rise of new blockchains, users face increasing challenges when interacting across them. To access these isolated ecosystems, users often need to juggle multiple DEXs and bridges. As a team with deep experience in both crypto and TradFi, we recognized this pain early on, and we set out to solve it. From day one, Rango’s vision has been to simplify DeFi by removing barriers and improving user experience across the entire ecosystem.

Over the past four years, since mid-2021, ~$8B in volume has been transferred through Rango’s infrastructure. Industry leaders such as Trust Wallet, MetaMask, Exodus, Binance Web3 Wallet, and over 100 partners have trusted Rango to power their cross-chain operations. And we’re just getting started. Rango continues to expand, integrating every major chain imaginable and giving users access to the full spectrum of DeFi opportunities in one seamless platform.

We believe that within the next 3–5 years, people around the world will entrust their lifetime savings to blockchain infrastructure, often without even realizing it. From retirement planning to property purchases, travel funding, or everyday expenses, blockchain will quietly power the world’s most important financial transactions. Our mission is to make that journey simpler, safer, and more intuitive for everyone who chooses to put their trust in decentralized infrastructure.

How We’re Building This Future

In DeFi, new users face many barriers, from gas fees and complex wallet setups to fragmented liquidity and confusing UX. At Rango, we’re removing these obstacles step by step, guided by a simple principle: make DeFi accessible to everyone.
Here’s how we’re doing it:

One-Click Gasless Swap

Users no longer need to worry about not having enough gas in their wallets. Today, each ecosystem, whether EVM chains, Solana, or others, has its own gasless solutions.
Rango goes further. We’re building a universal gasless swap experience that works seamlessly across all major networks, giving users true freedom to transact anywhere.

Rango Intents

DeFi just got simpler. With Rango Intents, users only need to express what they want to do, and solvers will compete to deliver the best execution. The old challenges of limited bridge liquidity, unsupported chains, and time-consuming swaps belong to the past. With Rango Intents, users get faster swaps, the best rates available, full cross-chain coverage, and no gas fees for failed transactions.

One-Click DeFi

Swapping is often just the first step toward a larger goal. By expanding Rango Intents to support a diverse set of DeFi actions, we’re turning that single step into a gateway to everything. Rango will enable one-click access to:

• Cross-chain and on-chain Lending / Staking
• Cross-chain and on-chain Limit Orders
• Cross-chain and on-chain DCA
• Cross-chain and on-chain Payments
• Cross-chain and on-chain NFT Purchases

AI Agents

AI is transforming every industry, and DeFi is no exception. Rango will be powered by AI-native agents that act on user intents. Just tell your agent what you want to achieve, and it will handle the execution, from routing swaps to optimizing returns, while you stay in full control.

One Platform, Every Market

Tokenization is redefining finance. From stocks and bonds to real-world assets, everything is moving on-chain. We will develop a DeFi Trading Terminal, a place where users can invest, trade, and manage their portfolios across all markets: spot, perpetuals, futures, and options. Our goal is to deliver an experience as smooth as a centralized exchange or traditional brokerage, but with the transparency, security, and self-custody guarantees of blockchain. Rango will continue to unite its own innovations with the best solutions in the crypto ecosystem, integrating them into one secure, seamless platform instead of reinventing what already works.

Our Roadmap

Phase 1 — Q1 2026

Rango will expand its Aggregation Engine to XRPL and Stellar, strengthening multi-chain connectivity. Gasless Swaps will launch on Solana and EVM networks, while Swap and Payment Intents go live for TON and EVM ecosystems.

Phase 2 — Q2 2026

The Aggregation Engine will integrate new bridges and DEXs, ensuring optimal liquidity. Gasless Swaps will expand across chains, and One-Click DeFi adds Swap, Payment, and Lending Intents for Solana, Bitcoin, and other supported chains. AI-Assisted Intent Execution will debut for swaps and payments. We’ll also launch the beta version of the Trading Terminal and introduce perps trading.

Phase 3 — Q3 2026

We’ll integrate new blockchains, expand Gasless Swaps, and launch Limit Order and Lending Intents across all chains, while the Trading Terminal introduces voice control and commands.

Phase 4 — Q4 2026

This phase brings DCA Intents and yield-bearing DCA strategies across supported networks. AI-Assisted Execution expands to cover DCA intents for automated investing, Limit Order execution, and NFT purchases. The Trading Terminal will support spot trading toward a holistic trading mobile app experience.

Next Phases — 2027 and Beyond

Rango will continue evolving, adding new networks, intents, and integrations based on market demand. The Trading Terminal will expand into Forex, Bonds, and Money Markets, while AI-Assisted DeFi advances into Robo-Advisory, enabling automated saving and long-term investment for all users and connecting DeFi with real-world use.

TL;DR

February focused on execution infrastructure and BTC-oriented expansion. TeleSwap integration improved trust-minimized Bitcoin routing, while new environments including Citrea, MegaETH, and Hyperliquid expanded access to emerging high-performance and BTC-native DeFi ecosystems. Rango also crossed the $7B cumulative swap volume milestone.

Monthly volume exceeded $600M with over 450K transactions, and 185.8K unique wallets interacted through the month. Daily activity peaked at $222.2M on Feb 4th. Capital rotated primarily through Ethereum, Arbitrum, Solana, BNB Smart Chain, and Bitcoin-linked settlement paths.

Top routes were led by ARBITRUM.USDC → ETH.USDC, followed by large BTC and stablecoin rails such as ETH.USDT → BTC.BTC, confirming continued dominance of deep-liquidity settlement pairs.

Research content during the month focused on cross-chain standards, BTC rollups, wallet security, and developer onboarding.

1. Product Updates

MegaETH Support

Users can now swap and bridge into MegaETH from any supported chain. Same-chain swaps are live via Kyber, with bridges including Across, Gas.zip, and Garden. This matters because MegaETH is positioning itself as a real-time Ethereum environment built for very high throughput and ultra-low latency, making it a relevant destination for faster DeFi execution and early ecosystem liquidity.

Hyperliquid Chain Live

Cross-chain routing into Hyperliquid is now available from Bitcoin, Solana, Tron, and major EVM networks. Routing is powered by Hyperliquid Bridge, Relay, Mayan, Symbiosis, and ProjectX integrations. This is strategically important because Hyperliquid combines a fully onchain order book with low-fee, high-speed trading infrastructure and has become a major venue for users seeking more efficient perps and spot execution.

BTC Ecosystem Expansion via Citrea

Routing support now aligns with the Citrea environment, including Fibrous and Juice for swaps and Garden for bridging, strengthening BTC-native DeFi connectivity. This is valuable because Citrea is built around bringing programmable, Bitcoin-secured execution into the BTC ecosystem through a zk-rollup design. For Rango, integrating into this stack improves access to Bitcoin-native liquidity and helps connect emerging BTCfi environments to the wider DeFi market rather than leaving them siloed.

2. Partner Activity

• Trust Wallet milestone: Over Billions in Bitcoin and Solana trading volume through Rango, reinforcing Rango’s role as embedded infrastructure behind major wallet execution flows.
• Zelcore integration: Zelcore v8.28.0 introduced Rango swap support with client-side signing across multiple blockchains, expanding Rango’s reach into another wallet environment and improving direct user access to same-chain and cross-chain execution.
• TeleSwap integration: Rango announced TeleSwap support to improve Bitcoin bridging with a stronger trust-minimized routing path for native BTC and Bitcoin-originated assets.

3. Flow Stats

February flows stayed concentrated in deep-liquidity execution corridors rather than dispersing broadly across the long tail of chains. Monthly routed volume showing $612.3M, 456.4K transactions, and 185.8K unique wallets, while Rango also moved past $7B in cumulative swap volume. Activity peaked on Feb 4 with $222.2M in daily volume, highlighting how a small number of high-conviction trading days drove an outsized share of the month’s throughput.

On destination flows, Ethereum dominated with about $300.1M, followed by Solana ($85.1M), Bitcoin ($80M), Tron ($55.9M), BSC ($30.2M), and Arbitrum ($26.2M). This points to Ethereum remaining the primary settlement sink, while Solana, Bitcoin, and Tron continued to absorb meaningful routed capital.

Route-level data showed even stronger concentration. The largest corridor by far was ARBITRUM.USDC → ETH.USDC at about $208.5M, followed by ETH.USDT → TRON.USDT ($44.3M), ETH.USDT → BTC.BTC ($34.9M), BTC.BTC → ETH.USDT ($25.9M), and ARBITRUM.USDC → SOLANA.USDC ($24M). Together, these routes confirm that stablecoins and BTC remained the core settlement assets for moving size across chains.

The largest single transaction in the February snapshot was about $6.5M, while multiple top wallets traded over $20M during the period.

4. Insightful Reviews

February’s educational content focused on usability, evolving standards, wallet safety, and BTC-native infrastructure:

• How to Become a Blockchain Developer offers a practical roadmap for entering blockchain development, covering core skills, tooling, and realistic learning paths.
• Citrea: Bitcoin Type-2 Rollup Explained outlines how Citrea brings programmable execution to Bitcoin through a zk-based design and why that matters for BTCfi.
• ERC-7802: Cross-Chain Mint/Burn Interface explains a proposed shared token interface for native cross-chain mint/burn flows and why standardization could reduce fragmentation.
• What to Do if Losing Access to Your Crypto Wallet focuses on wallet recovery risks, backup strategy, and the importance of proactive self-custody preparation.

To Sum Up

February was a month of infrastructure expansion, sharper BTC positioning, and continued proof of Rango’s role as execution-layer hosting multi-chain DeFi. Product work extended Rango into new high-potential environments such as MegaETH, Hyperliquid, and Citrea, while partner activity reinforced distribution through wallets and distribution channels. On the flow side, the month showed strong throughput, a new cumulative +$7B milestone, and clear concentration in high-liquidity stablecoin and BTC settlement rails. Altogether, February strengthened the case for Rango not just as an aggregator of routes, but as a connective execution layer linking emerging ecosystems to the deepest capital pools in DeFi.

TL;DR

• Rango Exchange is integrating Social Wallets powered by Privy, allowing easy login with social accounts and seamless access to DeFi tools.
• Users will be able to onboard with familiar login methods like Google, X (formerly Twitter), and others, creating a blockchain wallet instantly without installing any browser extension.
• This removes the need for seed phrases or additional wallet extensions, providing a smooth onboarding process that even non-technical users can comfortably navigate.
• Wallets created through social logins remain fully self-custodial and are recoverable through secure login flows without needing to memorize or store mnemonics.
• A smoother, faster, and more accessible DeFi experience becomes possible for both newcomers and seasoned users, without compromising ownership or wallet control.

Welcome to the Next Era of DeFi Onboarding: Social Wallets on Rango

Web3 is rapidly evolving, but onboarding remains one of its biggest pain points. For many new users, setting up a wallet, storing a seed phrase, and figuring out how to connect to a dApp is enough to make them quit before they start. At Rango Exchange, we believe crypto should be accessible to all, not just the tech-savvy. That’s why we’re excited to roll out Social Wallets: a powerful way to simplify the Web3 login experience, without compromising on self-custody.

What Are Social Wallets and Social Logins?

A Social Wallet lets users create or access a blockchain wallet just by signing in with familiar credentials like their Google, Facebook, or X (formerly Twitter) account. No seed phrases, no Chrome extensions, no confusing setup.

Here’s what this unlocks:

• Fast onboarding: Users can go from zero to transaction-ready in seconds, without downloading anything or understanding private keys or gas fees.
• Self-custody: Despite using a social login, the wallet remains fully under the user’s control, without a central entity holding their private keys.
• Recovery made simple: Lost your device? Just sign in again with your social account to recover access, with no need to store secret recovery phrases.

Social wallets are built using advanced cryptography that splits or secures wallet keys behind the scenes. The result? A Web2-like experience with Web3 principles intact.

Meet Privy: Embedded Wallets with Strong Security

Privy is one of the leading providers of social wallet infrastructure. When a user signs in via Google or email, Privy generates a secure blockchain wallet for them in the background. Here’s how it keeps things safe:

• Key Sharding: Your wallet’s private key is never stored whole. It’s split into encrypted pieces, stored separately, and recombined only within secure computing environments.
• Trusted Execution Environments (TEE): Signing actions occur in isolated hardware environments, ensuring sensitive operations like key handling are protected from external threats.
• Escape Hatch: Users can export their wallet keys if they ever want to take full manual control, allowing full migration to other wallet systems if needed.

Privy currently powers wallets on major blockchains like Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, Cosmos, and more.

How Rango Exchange is Integrating Social Wallets

Rango is making it easier than ever to join the DeFi ecosystem:

• You can now sign in with Google, Email, or X (formerly Twitter), and instantly gain access to your personal wallet, with no prior wallet setup needed.
• Under the hood, a smart contract wallet is generated for you, enabling advanced features like gas sponsorships and transaction customization.
• You can start swapping, bridging, and exploring DeFi instantly, no MetaMask required, no wallet installation process, just a familiar login.

This brings huge benefits:

• No seed phrase required: Say goodbye to writing down a 12-word phrase; access and recovery happen using familiar login credentials.
• No wallet installation needed: Users can start interacting with DeFi from mobile or desktop browsers without having to install any wallet extension.
• Full control over your funds: Even though login is simplified, users maintain non-custodial control of assets and signing authority.
• Fast, familiar login experience: The experience is smooth and intuitive, just like logging into your favorite Web2 apps and services.

It’s like the ease of a centralized exchange, but with the self-custody principles of DeFi.

Conclusion

With Social Wallets, Rango Exchange is taking a big step toward mainstream DeFi adoption. By integrating secure, user-friendly login systems from Privy, we’re helping lower the barrier to entry and welcoming the next wave of users into Web3.

Whether you’re a crypto pro or just getting started, social login is here to make your experience smoother, safer, and more enjoyable.

TL;DR

January was about execution, access, and consolidation. Rango expanded core infrastructure across Ton, Solana, and Katana; Ton same-chain swaps getting smoother via Omniston, Solana routing alternatives enhancement through OKX DEX aggregator and dFlow.

Shipped key UX upgrades like Social Login, deepened routing quality, and reinforced its dominant position in cross-chain Bitcoin and multi-chain aggregation. Network effects continued to compound as coverage, partners, and volume scaled in parallel.

Partners like Trust wallet and Metamask expanded their swap coverage through Rango. Trust expanded To Ton swaps and MM expanded to Tron swaps, both expanded on same-chain and cross-chain swaps.

Last but not least, besides educational review articles, ZetaChain campaign wrapped in January, Rango was a key partner in Soneium Season 5 and Interlink hosted a campaign in-wallet on Rango swaps (partnered by Rango).

1. Product Updates

January focused on lowering friction at the access layer and improving execution quality across major ecosystems.

Rango Social Login went live, enabling seedless, extension-free onboarding while preserving self-custody through practical recovery. This unlocks smoother entry for first-time DeFi users, mobile-native experiences, gaming and social apps, and fast campaign onboarding, without changing the underlying DeFi infrastructure.

On Solana, Rango’s 1-click interop UX continued to mature. Long-standing collaboration with OKX DEX Aggregator further strengthened liquidity depth and real-time routing, improving slippage control and execution reliability. This reflects a broader shift: cross-chain infrastructure is now judged by execution rate and frictionless volume, not headline numbers alone.

Rango also integrated dFlow into its smart router for same-chain Solana swaps. Early data shows dFlow already winning a meaningful share of Solana paths, enhancing fills and access to spot and tokenized markets within Rango routes.

2. Partner Activity

Rango expanded its ecosystem through both new integrations and partner expansions.

• Katana, a fast, fully EVM-compatible ZK-rollup, is now connected to Rango’s multi-chain hub. Katana stands out with productive TVL, chain-owned liquidity, and a curated DeFi stack (Sushi, Morpho, Vertex), and has ranked among the top three EVM L2s by TVL growth in 2025.

• Ton ecosystem expansion continued with Stonfi (via Omniston) integrated for optimized same-chain routing. This enables efficient TON and long-tail token execution and powers partners such as Trust Wallet’s Ton swaps.
• Tron is now supported in MetaMask via Rango, enabling seamless Tron swaps and bridges directly inside MetaMask using Rango’s routing infrastructure.

3. Campaigns

Multiple ecosystem campaigns wrapped up successfully this month:

• The Rango & ZetaChain Holiday Campaign concluded with strong participation and engagement.
• The Soneium exploration campaign wrapped up with NFT badge distribution to users who swapped $100+ into Soneium. These NFTs now act as eligibility passes for Soneium Season 5 bonus scoring.

• The New Year Swap Party, hosted by ITLX Wallet with Rango, offered $20,000 in rewards with real-time, in-wallet leaderboard tracking. ITLX Wallet continues to process millions in volume using Rango-powered swaps and bridges.

4. Flow Stats

Cross-chain flows in January reinforced clear, non-random intent across major networks.
ETH USDT → TRON USDT was the top route in January. In parallel, $38M in volume flowed between BTC and ETH USDT, highlighting Bitcoin’s continued role as a primary liquidity origin while Ethereum-based stablecoins remained the pivotal settlement asset across cross-chain execution paths.

Rather than fragmented movement, the data highlights structured, repeatable routing behavior, a sign of mature cross-chain demand flowing through Rango’s infrastructure.

5. Insightful Reviews

Rango Learn continued to focus on practical, usage-oriented education:

• How to Choose a DeFi Wallet in 2025 reframed wallet selection around risk tolerance, clarifying trade-offs between speed, safety, and self-responsibility.
• How to Spot Web3 Scams Using On-Chain Data delivered actionable techniques to detect rug pulls, fake volume, MEV patterns, drainer approvals, and bridge impostors before funds are at risk.
• The Top 5 DEX Platforms for Advanced Crypto Traders provided a quick guide on AMMs vs aggregators, and how to review a platform? Plus in-depth insights on the top 5: Uniswap, PancakeSwap, Curve, 1inch (Including limit & RFQ)

These reviews support Rango’s broader mission: pairing powerful cross-chain infrastructure with informed decision-making.

To Sum Up

January underscored a key trend: cross-chain infrastructure is consolidating, and execution quality is becoming the defining moat. With expanding chain coverage, deeper routing partnerships, improved access-layer UX, and a growing share of critical flows like Bitcoin, Rango continues to position itself as core infrastructure for the next adoption wave, built not on hype, but on reliable execution at scale trusted by key partners.

Over the past two weeks, traders from across the ecosystem joined in, swapped through ZUNO on Rango, and turned this holiday campaign into a highly competitive and genuinely exciting experience. The level of participation, consistency, and enthusiasm far exceeded our expectations, driving a total volume of +$11.8M throughout the campaign.

🎯 How Winners Were Chosen?

The campaign had two reward categories:

🎟️Raffle Winners ($2,000): Users with $20–$70 total volume were eligible. Higher-volume participants had a greater chance to win.

📊Leaderboard Competition ($8,000): Users with over $70 total volume competed for the top 50 spots. Top 3 winners received $1,000, $600 and $400 respectively, and the remaining 47 were rewarded proportionally based on their total volume!

🏆 Winners List

After reviewing all eligible transactions, we’re happy to announce that the winners of the Rango & ZetaChain Holiday Campaign have been selected. Thanks to everyone who participated; whether you were aiming for the top spot or simply discovering cross-chain swaps through ZUNO on Rango.
Below is the official list of winners:

Lucky Winners:

Leaderboard Winners:

🎁 Rewards Distribution

All rewards will be distributed within 7 days following the winner announcement. If you are among the winners, no action is required; rewards will be delivered automatically to your wallet according to the winners list. Please ensure that your wallet remains accessible throughout this period to avoid any issues with distribution.

What’s inside?

1. Rango Cross-Chain Landscape
2. Product Updates
3. Ecosystem Activity
4. Campaigns & Community
5. Global Web3 Events
6. Educatiuonal Mindset
7. 2026 Roadmap

1. Rango Cross-Chain Landscape

Rango holds 57% of Bitcoin market share in the Bridge Aggregators category, recognized as the #1 Bitcoin bridge aggregator and the #1 Solana bridge aggregator!

Arbitrum growth over the year illustrates shifting liquidity routing preferences, its activity as source-chain increased by 345% and as destination-chain expanded by 774% in H2 compared to H1.

2. Product Updates

In 2025, Rango focused on strengthening its core infrastructure, expanding routing intelligence, improving developer and user-facing systems, and maintaining a strong security posture through continuous monitoring and proactive risk management. The following updates highlight key improvements across product, infrastructure, and blockchain support.

- Smart Contract Upgrade

Rango completed a large-scale smart contract upgrade involving the migration of approximately 300 contracts across 24 blockchains with zero downtime. The upgrade expanded routing capabilities, enabled enhanced execution logic, and standardized interactions across heterogeneous environments. Full support was implemented for all major message-passing systems, including Axelar, Stargate, LayerZero, deBridge, Router Nitro, Wormhole, Across, and Symbiosis. All migrations were audited by AstraSec. For developers, the primary impact was a more unified API surface, reducing integration complexity while improving consistency in cross-chain execution behavior.

- Public Leaderboard, Profile Leaderboard, and dApp UX/UI Overhaul

A public scoring leaderboard and individual profile leaderboards were introduced to enable real-time performance tracking and improve transparency around user activity. These additions were paired with a full UI/UX redesign across the dApp, focusing on clarity of execution flows, improved information hierarchy, and reduced cognitive load during cross-chain operations. Together, these changes increased user visibility into outcomes while reinforcing trust through observable performance metrics.

- Learn Center Launch

The Learn Center was launched to strengthen Rango’s branded presence in search engines while expanding non-branded discovery through high-quality educational contents. It serves as an accessible knowledge base for users at different experience levels, supporting broader awareness and understanding of cross-chain infrastructure without impacting core product focus.

- Cross-Chain Refuel Feature

The cross-chain refuel feature introduced single-swap gas provisioning on destination chains. Users can refuel using either native gas tokens on other chains or alternative assets, eliminating scenarios in which funds arrive on a destination chain without the means to transact. This materially reduced friction and addressed one of the most common failure points in cross-chain user journeys.

- Routing Improvements

Throughout the year, routing intelligence was expanded and optimized across a growing set of protocols and mechanisms, including NearIntent, Stargate v2, Circle CCTP, Kyber, Relay, and Sushi expansion. These improvements reflected continuous refinement of optimized routing rather than discrete feature launches, resulting in better execution efficiency and broader optionality for users.

- New Chain Integrations

Rango added support for a non-exhaustive set of new chains, including TON, Zora, Taiko, Sonic, Sui, DogeChain, Berachain, Unichain, Soneium, XRPL, and Monad from the day-1 of its mainnet; Reinforcing Rango’s position as a chain-agnostic routing layer.

- New Wallet Integrations

Support was expanded across major wallets, including Bitcoin support for OKX Wallet, Phantom, and MetaMask; Solana support for MetaMask and Trust Wallet; and Sui support for Phantom alongside Slush, a native Sui wallet, Xverse, and UniSat integration.

3. Ecosystem Activity

Rango’s ecosystem activity in 2025 was defined by two core pillars: liquidity providers, and partners integrating Rango’s infrastructure into their own products. On the provider side, Rango added more than 10 new liquidity providers during the year, bringing total coverage to 55 DEXes and 31 active bridges. Supported chains expanded to over 80, with the diversity of traded tokens exceeding 32,000.

Providers are continuously evaluated based on uptime, processed volume, execution rates and latency. Alongside this monitoring, Rango conducts ongoing research and development into routing innovations, actively sharing feedback and performance insights with providers to improve execution quality across the ecosystem.

From an infrastructure adoption standpoint, 2025 marked a step-change in how Rango was utilized by its partners. Over 70 active dApps and wallets relied on Rango’s API, SDK, or widget to power cross-chain execution within their own products. This adoption translated into a 446% year-over-year increase in partner-routed volume compared to the previous year.

More than 20 new partners joined the ecosystem in 2025, extending Rango’s reach across wallets, analytics platforms, and consumer frontends included P2P, LeoDex, Nomis, Neurobro, and Coin360. Notable integrations included Enkrypt, which enabled native Bitcoin swaps via Rango, and Trust Wallet, which expanded support across TON, Solana, and Bitcoin using Rango infrastructure. MetaMask integrated chain support spanning EVM, Solana, and Bitcoin, with Tron support in progress.

4. Campaigns & Community

Community engagement and awareness remained a core objective throughout 2025, with campaigns designed to support long-term ecosystem growth rather than short-term activity spikes. Rango executed two primary categories of initiatives: content-oriented campaigns focused on narrative and education, and performative campaigns designed to encourage on-chain participation. Ambassador, meme, and KOL initiatives centered on reinforcing Rango’s cross-chain dominance, while the remaining campaigns are listed below.
• Scroll
• Rango on Zealy
• Chainflip
• Trust Wallet x Aster
• ZetaChain(Zuno)
• Sonium

5. Global Web3 Events

Throughout the year, Rango participated in key industry events to support partner engagement, connect with potential customers, contribute to ecosystem discussions through panels and conversations, strengthen real-life presence, and stay aligned with emerging trends across the crypto community.
• Catstanbul
• Binance Blockchain Week
• Dubai Token2049
• Token2049 Singapore
• Abu Dhabi Finance Week
• Solana Breakpoint

6. Educational Mindset

Why Learn Center?

Education has been a long-standing strategic effort at Rango, historically delivered through articles, collaborations, and community-driven discussions. As crypto adoption continues to normalize globally, education has shifted from a peripheral initiative to a core operational focus. The launch of the Rango Learn Center formalized this effort, providing a dedicated base for structured, high-quality content.

Most Important Articles & Reviews

The Learn Center serves two distinct audiences. General users access practical and foundational knowledge that supports informed participation in crypto markets. Developers and advanced users engage with protocol-level analysis and forward-looking technical discussions.

Developer-focused traction in 2025 was driven by in-depth coverage of key changes and proposals, including Ethereum Pectra Upgrade and its related proposals, Fusaka and its related proposals, and the removal of Bitcoin OP-RETURN. These analyses positioned the Learn Center as a reference point for users seeking context beyond surface-level announcements.

The five highest-traction articles during the year were:
• Beginner’s guide to using a cross-chain DEX aggregator: step-by-step instructions
• Top 7 Use Cases of Cross-Chain Aggregators in DeFi and Beyond
• What is a cross-chain DEX aggregator? The future of decentralized trading
• Ethereum token swap tutorial: learn Ethereum and its crypto exchange basics
• Understanding blockchain layers: L1 vs L2 solutions

7. 2026 Roadmap

One-Click DeFi is aimed to remove operational friction entirely. Without approvals, network switching, or manual gas management, users will be able to execute complex multiple-sign actions through a single interaction. Gasless transactions powered by Rango will coordinate execution across chains, offering a simplified and consistent path into DeFi without compromising on transparency or self-custody.

This was just a glance into Rango mid-term future, missioned toward secure comprehensive UX. In-depth 2026 roadmap with milestones’ breakdown, priorities and further details will be released early 2026.

By swapping a total of at least $100 from any chain to the Soneium chain via the Rango dApp, participants can qualify for an exclusive NFT Badge, which grants bonus score in Soneium Season 5. This campaign runs from December 18, 2025, through January 15, 2026, with the swap task closing on January 13, 2026, ensuring eligible users receive their NFT Badge before the season officially ends.

How the Campaign Works:

To participate, users simply need to swap assets from any chain to the Soneium chain using the Rango dApp. Once a user reaches a total swap volume of at least $100 to Soneium, they become eligible for the campaign reward.
Upon meeting this requirement:
• The user will receive a NFT Badge (Soneian Rangonaut) directly in their wallet.
• Holding this NFT grants NFT score in Soneium Score Season 5.

There is no additional action required on the Soneium website or platform. All participation happens entirely through Rango dApp and NFTs will be distributed to the eligible participants after the deadline.

Campaign Timeline

📆 Starts: December 18, 2025
📆 Ends: January 15, 2026

📆 Task Completion Deadline: January 13, 2026

✅ Valid chains: From any chain to Sonieum chain

🎁 Reward: NFT Badge resulting in bonus score in Sonieum Season 5

Eligibility Criteria

✅ Swap tokens from any chain to the Soneium chain
✅ Use the Rango dApp for all swaps
✅ Reach a minimum total swap volume of $100 to Soneium
✅ Complete the task before January 13, 2026

Summary

• No leaderboard, no raffle, no competition
• One simple requirement: swap +$100 to Soneium via Rango dApp
• Earn an NFT Badge
• Receive bonus score in Soneium Season 5

This partnership makes Rango one of the easiest ways to participate in Soneium’s Season 5 and secure additional rewards with minimal friction.

Join the campaign on Rango

Year-end rewards are rolling in and this season, Rango is partnering with ZetaChain to elevate your cross-chain trading experience.

From December 15, 16:00 UTC through December 29, 16:00 UTC, every swap you execute through ZUNO on Rango across supported chains contributes to your total campaign volume and advances your position in the competition. The campaign features a $10,000 total prize pool split across two reward tracks: a volume-based leaderboard with $1,000 for the top trader, and a $2,000 raffle pool designed to reward active participants. Each eligible cross-chain swap routed through ZUNO counts, making every trade an opportunity to earn.

How to join the campaign:

Participating is straightforward. Simply execute your cross-chain swaps through ZUNO using the Rango dApp. For example, you can bridge USDC from Arbitrum to Base; just ensure the route is processed via ZUNO. To make this even easier, eligible routes are labeled with a “Campaign” tag within the interface. By completing swaps totaling just $20 in volume, you officially enter the campaign. The supported chains for this campaign are Ethereum, Base, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Polygon, and Arbitrum. Any swap performed between these chains through ZUNO will count toward your campaign volume. The higher your total swap volume during the campaign period, the greater your rewards.

Campaign in Nutshell

📆 Starts: Monday 15th Dec, 16:00 UTC
📆 Ends: Monday 29th Dec, 16:00 UTC

✅ Valid chains: Ethereum, Base, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Polygon, Arbitrum
✅ Valid swapper: ZUNO

🎯 Eligibility: +$20 Valid total swap
🎁 Total Reward: $10,000

Prizepool Breakdown

$8,000 Leaderboard Pool; Top 50 Swappers

If your total swap volume during the campaign is $70 or higher, you join this prizepool.

Top prizes:
🥇 1st place: $1,000
🥈 2nd place: $600
🥉 3rd place: $400

🔹 Ranks 4–50: Share the remaining $6,000 proportionally based on individual total swap volumes.

Higher volume = Bigger slice 🐳

$2,000 Raffle Pool; 50 Winners

If your total swap volume is between $20 and $70, you qualify for the raffle:
• 50 random winners
• Each wins $40
• Higher volume = Higher chance to win
(Example: someone with $50 total volume has more chance than someone with $20)

Just swap at least $20 in total and you’re in the game!

Check out the leaderboard