Alchemy Chain Mainnet Goes Live as the First Globally Compliant Stablecoin Payment Network
Alchemy Chain mainnet is live. Alchemy Pay just launched a payments-first Layer 1 designed specifically for real-world stablecoin transactions. Its positioned as the first globally compliant stablecoin payment network, with a dual regulatory framework covering the EU and Hong Kong. The next phase begins.#AlchemyChain mainnet is live, a payments-first L1 designed for real-world stablecoin transactions, being the first globally compliant stablecoin payment network with dual framework in EU and HK. Predictable fees. Fast settlement. Built for scale. Powered… pic.twitter.com/INjPvEv5ei — Alchemy Pay|$ACH: Fiat-Crypto Payment Gateway (@AlchemyPay) May 7, 2026 What Makes Alchemy Chain Different Most Layer-1s try to fix everything for everyone. Alchemy Chain picks a single feature and optimizes. The chain is built specifically for payments, which means the design choices serve stablecoin transactions rather than general-purpose smart contracts or DeFi composability. That focus shows up in the user experience. Fees are predictable. Settlement is fast. The infrastructure is designed for the kind of transaction volume that real-world payments produce, not the speculative bursts that dominate most chain activity. Two Network Environments Available Now Alchemy Chain currently runs two networks. The testnet is available for development, debugging, and integration testing. The mainnet is also live and ready for production use. That dual availability matters because it means developers