Shardeum is set to launch its mainnet on April 15. The protocol has previously revealed that it will be distributing its mainnet’s native token, SHM, on April 13.
As the first autoscaling network based on the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) prepares to launch its mainnet this month, it is also set to debut its native token, SHM. The mainnet launch date was recently shared in a tweet from its official X account.
“Shardeum, the pioneer of the world’s first EVM-based autoscaling blockchain, will launch its mainnet on April 15, 2025,” the protocol confirmed in a recent communication.
As per the project’s official website, the much-anticipated mainnet has successfully completed various testnet phases, which featured the Alphanet “Liberty,” Betanet “Sphinx,” and the incentivized testnet “Atomium.”
During the testnet phase, over 171,000 validators actively ran nodes, successfully processing more than 81 million transactions.
The mainnet launch is scheduled for the day after the airdrop event for the native token, SHM. Users are informed that the second phase of the airdrop registration is open from March 22 until April 13, 2025. Users who register prior to April 14 will receive their airdrop tokens on June 13, 2025.
According to the project’s blogpost, Shardeum aims to address the “scalability trilemma,” a concept introduced by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. This trilemma denotes the challenge blockchains face in balancing security, scalability, and decentralization at the same time.
However, achieving this balance is a demanding task. Shardeum points out that many blockchains tend to compromise on scalability to safeguard security and decentralization. Designed on an EVM framework, Shardeum’s new mainnet is intended to be entirely autoscaling—meaning that as more nodes join the network, the total number of transactions will grow accordingly.
Additionally, the mainnet features Dynamic State Sharding, allowing the network to divide its workload into smaller segments or shards. This not only enables transaction validation to operate concurrently but also minimizes gas fees while enhancing scalability.
Furthermore, Shardeum promotes a community-oriented and decentralized approach, enabling practically anyone to operate validator nodes. The lightweight requirements for nodes make it accessible for participants in emerging markets, ultimately strengthening network security through a diverse pool of validators.