At first, I wasn’t sure what to do with @Vanarchain . Another L1, another token, another promise. I’ve been around long enough to feel that reflex kick in automatically.

What changed wasn’t a whitepaper. It was realizing Vanar wasn’t starting from zero.

I’d already bumped into Virtua before I ever cared about $VANRY . NFTs, virtual experiences, brand collabs — not perfect, but real. People actually using it. Same with VGN Games Network. If you spend any time around Web3 gaming, you’ve probably seen it floating around, even if you didn’t connect the dots back to #Vanar .

What I noticed over time is that Vanar feels less like a “build everything later” chain and more like a spine holding existing products together. Games, metaverse, brand stuff — all things that make sense if you’re trying to onboard people who don’t care about block times or consensus debates.

That said, one thing still bothers me. Distribution. Having products is one thing. Making them unavoidable is another. Plenty of ecosystems have users but struggle to turn that into gravity.

I’m not fully convinced yet. But I’m paying attention.

In a market full of chains that feel like slideshows, Vanar at least feels like something is already happening — and now it’s about whether they can push it beyond their own bubble.