Tria Research
@useTria is a chain abstraction infrastructure in the pre-TGE stage, aiming to provide a consumer-oriented service that allows users to utilize assets without being aware of the chain or VM (EVM·SVM·MoveVM·Cosmos·Bitcoin). The core components include the permissionless routing layer BestPath AVS for intent execution, and Unchained L2 (based on Arbitrum Orbit + MoveVM integration) that coordinates shared wallets, identities, and permissions. Users can create a seedless wallet within a minute using social SSO, pay gas fees with any assets they hold, and experience transactions, staking, and payments without going through bridging steps.
BestPath AVS proposes optimal paths by having solvers, relayers, routers, and paymasters (collectively referred to as 'Pathfinder') compete based on fees, time, and security metrics in a 'micro-market' secured by EigenLayer restaking as collateral, while deterring misconduct through stake penalties (slashing) and a 7-day challenge window. The selected path guarantees atomic execution through distributed threshold signatures (TSS), and data availability is leveraged using Celestia. Unchained L2 handles DID integration, wallet state management, and granular permissions (multi-sig, time-lock, dApp-specific permissions), while also considering trust-minimized interoperability with Cosmos through IBC. Overall signature and key management is operated using Lit-based TSS (utilizing AMD SEV/AWS Nitro isolation), designed to reduce reliance on central operators through a permissionless intent market structure.
From a developer's perspective, it can be embedded directly into web, mobile, and game engines (Unity/Unreal) using CoreSDK/Inception/Mazerunner, presenting the advantage of layering chain abstraction without modifying existing smart contracts. Users can utilize Spend/Trade/Earn functionalities from a single interface. Spend supports payments at 13 million merchants with physical and virtual cards in over 150 countries, with a daily limit of up to $1 million, while Trade offers cross-chain swaps/bridges/derivative routing based on BestPath, and Earn provides gasless cross-chain staking/yield strategies. Additionally, it aims for autonomous pathfinding, arbitrage, and yield optimization through an AI agent framework (TriAI).
External indicators include over 200,000 cumulative users, over $300,000 in revenue in 8 weeks of beta, over 70 B2B partnerships, integration cases within the Cosmos ecosystem such as @injective, and collaborations with Saakuru (gaming) and AggLayer (ZK finality). Funding is reported to be approximately $36 million cumulatively (including Series A and a strategic round in 2025), with tokens yet to be issued.
In the competitive landscape, Tria differentiates itself by "hiding bridging from users, allowing payments with any asset gas, and bundling all VMs into a single UX" compared to bridge and messaging protocols (Wormhole, LayerZero, Axelar, CCIP). While NEAR (chain signatures), Particle (account abstraction), and Socket (bridge aggregation) are infrastructure-centric, Tria combines chain abstraction infrastructure with a consumer-oriented neobank (cards, on/off ramps) focusing on 'everyday use'.
Strengths include (1) market-based path selection aimed at sub-second intent execution, (2) a multi-layer security model combining TSS, restaking, slashing, challenges, and TEE isolation, (3) low integration difficulty for developers (no changes to existing contracts), (4) reduced user friction through gas abstraction and integrated balance views, and (5) securing real-world usage points such as physical cards and on/off ramps. Conversely, risks include (a) operational complexity due to a complex dependency structure involving EigenLayer, TSS, and multiple VM integrations, (b) potential cost and delay increases due to initial liquidity shortages in the micro-market, (c) lack of real-world performance and scalability validation due to the pre-TGE stage, (d) regulatory compliance burdens and regional constraints for global card/payment services, (e) volatility risks post-launch due to undisclosed tokenomics, and (f) liquidity dilution with numerous chain abstraction competitors.
In summary, Tria presents a vision of chain abstraction that combines intent-based permissionless routing (AVS) + shared wallet/identity L2 + consumer neobank app to use "any asset anywhere". Initial metrics and partnerships provide a gauge of demand, but the core claims need validation through performance metrics (latency, success rates, costs), security incident responses, regulatory compliance, token release structure, and user retention rates after the full public launch. Success hinges on whether the user experience demonstrated in the beta phase can be replicated in a large-scale environment and whether it can continuously prove performance, cost, and safety advantages over competitive alternatives.
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