What is SKALE?

SKALE is a modular, Ethereum-native multichain network designed for zero-gas, high-performance decentralized applications. Unlike traditional blockchains that compete for a shared execution layer, SKALE assigns each app its own isolated chain—called an AppChain—while providing pooled security from a global validator set. This architecture removes gas fees for users via a developer-funded model (using sFUEL) and makes SKALE especially well-suited for Web3 games, social apps, and high-throughput experiences. With more than a dozen active chains and millions of monthly transactions, SKALE is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with scalable, user-friendly blockchain infrastructure.

SKALE Dashboard

The SKALE dashboard offers deep analytics into the network’s onchain activity, staking dynamics, validator behavior, and token distribution. Built for researchers, investors, developers, and power users, it visualizes chain-specific metrics across SKALE’s many live AppChains and HubChains. Data is updated in real-time and sorted by category, making it easy to filter by chain, token, or validator. Whether you're tracking transactions or monitoring token holders, this dashboard provides a reliable lens into SKALE’s rapidly evolving ecosystem.

How can I use SKALE analytics?

Onchain Activity

SKALE’s onchain activity tab surfaces real-time usage data across each chain. Key metrics include:

• Transactions per Chain – Track usage across Exorde, Nebula, Calypso, and others.
• Active Wallets – Monitor adoption and retention via wallet-level data.
• Gas Consumed – Understand throughput and economic signaling (even though users pay zero gas).

You can also dive into:

• Chain Dominance – See which chains lead in share of activity.
• Token Deposits by Chain and Token – Analyze where value is moving and which chains are growing.
• Staking and Validator Dynamics

The staking tab offers detailed insight into how SKALE secures its network:

• Active Stake and Pending Stake – See how much SKL is currently delegated and awaiting approval.
• Validator Profiles – Each validator has its own node count, fee rate, and current stake.
• Reward Tracking – Explore bounties, rewards, and historical yield data for both validators and delegators.

This section is particularly useful for SKL holders assessing where to stake for optimal returns and uptime.

Token Distribution

SKALE’s token tab includes:

• Holder Cohort Analysis – See SKL distribution by wallet size (e.g., 50M+, 10M–25M).
• Staked vs Liquid Balances – Track the ratio of tokens locked vs freely circulating.
• Top EOA Wallets – Identify the largest individual holders and their staking behavior.

Together, these tools help analysts understand token concentration, liquidity, and staking sentiment.

How is SKALE data gathered?

SKALE analytics are sourced through a combination of:

• Industry-grade indexers (e.g., Dune, DefiLlama)
• Direct RPC endpoints from SKALE Chains
• Proprietary models by Blockworks Research
• Cross-validated metrics to standardize chain activity across dashboards
• This hybrid approach ensures the data is timely, accurate, and comparable with other ecosystems.

How value accrues on SKALE

SKALE removes the need for user-paid gas fees by relying on developer-paid subscriptions, which fund validator rewards via a native utility token model. While traditional Network REV metrics (based on gas or L1 settlement fees) don’t apply, SKALE still offers economic insights via staking rewards funded by subscription income, token holder bounties and slashing mechanics and validator fees and delegation competition. This model enables scalable, gasless UX without sacrificing validator incentives.

Why is on-chain activity important in SKALE analytics?

SKALE’s onchain activity offers one of the clearest signals of application usage across its ecosystem. Since each dApp lives on its own chain, activity metrics can be isolated with precision. Analysts can monitor trends in daily and monthly transactions, wallet retention and growth, and sector-specific performance (e.g., gaming, AI, marketplaces). Because SKALE uses a no-gas model, high activity is decoupled from cost barriers—offering a purer view into demand.

What applications are most active on SKALE?

The SKALE dashboard ranks application-specific chains by:

• Total transactions
• Monthly active users
• Gas throughput (via sFUEL)

Top active chains include:

• Exorde – A decentralized content crawler with massive throughput.
• Nebula – A general-purpose AppChain with over 11M transactions.
• Calypso – A major player in NFT and gaming activity.

Validator Dynamics and Stake Behavior on SKALE

SKALE offers some of the most transparent validator-level data among EVM networks. Each validator’s active Nodes, fee percent, current stake, and reward history is publicly available and sortable. This empowers delegators to make informed staking decisions and track how stake is distributed across the validator set. SKALE also uses validator rotation and random selection to ensure decentralization and security across its many chains.