Feature Fridays: Firefly

This week, we’re excited to spotlight Firefly Bridge, a next-generation interoperability platform redefining how assets move across blockchains. Co-founded by Echo, a seasoned blockchain product leader with nearly a decade of experience, Firefly is on a mission to illuminate a faster, more seamless multi-chain future. By combining speed, reliability, and scale, Firefly is building the infrastructure to make cross-chain transfers effortless for developers and users alike.

Q & A with Firefly 👇

Could you introduce yourself by sharing your name, prior experience, and current role within your company? Additionally, please briefly explain your company's mission and what it offers to its customers.

My name is Echo, and I’m the Co-Founder and Product Lead of Firefly Bridge. I’ve been working in blockchain since 2016, contributing to the product design of several well-known wallets and cross-chain projects, while researching and analyzing over 1,000 blockchain ecosystems.

At Firefly Bridge, our mission is to illuminate a faster, more open multi-chain future. We provide users with seamless 5-second cross-chain transfers and an Asset Center covering 70+ networks, making it easy for anyone to move and manage assets across ecosystems.

How has your company grown and changed since its inception, and what do you have planned for its future?

Since our inception, Firefly has evolved from a simple cross-chain bridge into a comprehensive interoperability hub. We now support 70+ chains, multiple stablecoins, and both EVM and non-EVM ecosystems.

Looking ahead, our focus is on scaling liquidity, improving developer APIs, and enabling Web3 applications to integrate cross-chain transfers natively. Our long-term vision is to make Firefly the default infrastructure layer that connects fragmented ecosystems into one seamless onchain experience.

What inspired you to develop Firefly, and how did you conceive the idea?

The inspiration came from a very simple but recurring frustration — moving assets across chains was slow, complex, and fragmented. We saw builders and users losing time and value due to poor interoperability.

Fireflies light up the night together — and we wanted to create a product that “lights the path” for users to move onchain effortlessly. That’s how Firefly was born: a bridge that makes multi-chain interactions as seamless as possible.

Can you provide insight into Firefly’s progress by sharing any metrics or milestones indicating its traction?

Firefly has achieved strong traction since launch. We are now integrated into multiple ecosystems — including Soon, Hemi, Scroll, Conflux, and more — and we’re proud to be recognized as a member of the Circle Alliance.

Today, Firefly supports 70+ chains, live cross-chain services for major stablecoins, and has been officially listed in multiple ecosystem libraries. These milestones reflect the trust from both users and builders in our infrastructure.

How does your company utilize QuickNode, and what benefits does it bring to your business operations?

At Firefly Bridge, we’ve built a high-performance cross-chain infrastructure that combines custom smart contracts, cross-chain primitive communications, and a multi-chain Asset Center. QuickNode supports all of these layers.

• Cross-chain contracts: Our contracts need to constantly interact with multiple chains to finalize and verify transactions. QuickNode’s reliable RPC endpoints ensure these interactions are both fast and consistent, which helps us keep transfers within just a few seconds.
• Cross-chain messaging: For our cross-chain primitives, real-time communication across heterogeneous chains is critical. With QuickNode’s multi-chain RPC, we can synchronize state faster and more reliably, improving the stability of our bridge operations.
• Multi-chain Asset Center: One of our flagship features is the Asset Center, where users can view and manage assets across 70+ chains. QuickNode’s high-performance RPC allows us to pull onchain balances and transaction data within seconds, giving users a near-instant, seamless overview of their portfolios.

By combining our architecture with QuickNode’s infrastructure, we deliver 5-second cross-chain transfers, scalable interoperability, and a unified multi-chain asset management experience. QuickNode doesn’t just improve speed — it enhances reliability and user trust, which are crucial for cross-chain infrastructure.

About QuickNode

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