About Shimmer

Shimmer is an innovative Layer 1 network designed to promote the growth of fee-less, highly interoperable digital assets and token economies. Similar to IOTA, Shimmer utilizes a DAG-based parallelized settlement layer with greater Layer 2 capacity than traditional blockchains. It serves as a testing ground for new innovations aimed at the IOTA ecosystem. Its native currency is SMR. Why choose Shimmer? Unlimited Asset Possibilities. Tokenization Capabilities: Anyone—including Layer 2 smart contract chains—can create and transfer custom tokens and NFTs directly on the base layer at no cost, with no need for bridges. Enhanced Interoperability: All transfers on Shimmer are fee-free, and chains connected to Shimmer can use it as a secure, fee-less bridge for all transactions. Layer 2 bridges ar...