Alchemy Unlocks 4-Month Free Infra, Kick-Starting US World Mini-App Rush

Blockchain developer platform Alchemy has launched a new program to incentivize the development of Mini Apps on World , the financial and identity network co-founded by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, specifically in the U.S..

According to the press release shared with Cryptonews, the developer incentive program follows the release of Mini Apps 1.2. This was a major upgrade to the World App ecosystem that allowed developers to build, test, and ship “lightweight, on-chain apps to millions of users.”

Now, the new initiative provides developers with up to four months of free access to Alchemy’s infrastructure, compute credits, engineering support, and marketplace access. This includes co-marketing, in-person events, and “partner amplification.”

The campaign is available specifically to developers building human-first Mini Apps for the network of 26 million users.

Additionally, World’s Mini App developer rewards program still offers up to $25,000 per week in WLD token incentives. Per the team, these are reserved for the high-performing projects that bring utility to the World App ecosystem.

Meanwhile, the team notes that World ranks among the top ten most-used rollups worldwide. It has processed over 350 million transactions from 26 million users. Alchemy’s infrastructure powers this performance and expands access for U.S. residents.

World’s U.S. Expansion

The announcement argues that the initiative launches at “a critical moment for American leadership in emerging technologies.” Per the team, U.S. policymakers are urging domestic innovation.

At the same time, World is backed by Alchemy’s U.S.-built infrastructure, giving it a leg up in the region.

With World’s US launch, the platform has become accessible to over 340 million residents nationwide. Developers in this country can leverage the same infrastructure powering Circle , Optimism , Polymarket , and World.

These span core services such as node infrastructure, data indexing, account abstraction, and more, the announcement says.

Jonathan Kau, Head of Rollups at Alchemy, stated, “World is already seeing real traction in the US, and this is just the beginning.”

Meanwhile, Mini Apps are modular applications built on World App and secured by World ID. The latter solution allows users to anonymously and securely verify that each is a real and unique human.

Therefore, Mini Apps allow developers to build use cases for these verified humans, including payments, DeFi, games, social platforms, and more.

At the time of writing, the WLD token trades at $0.8858, unchanged over the past day. It has decreased by 20% in a week and by 85.5% in a year. The coin has also appreciated by 26% in a month and it hit its all-time high of $11.74 in March 2024—falling 92.4% since then.