World has officially launched MiniKit 2.0 on World Chain, introducing a standardized development framework that enables developers to build applications once and deploy them seamlessly across both web environments and the World App. The update aligns development with the EIP-1193 standard, allowing developers to adapt existing web applications into Mini Apps with minimal changes—in some cases, with just a couple of lines of code—significantly reducing development time and complexity.
The ecosystem is already showing strong adoption momentum. Mini Apps recorded more than 12.1 million opens in the past week alone, with total usage exceeding 2.2 billion opens to date, highlighting growing engagement across consumer-facing applications.
Key technical improvements include the integration of Flashblocks technology, which reduces transaction confirmation times on World Chain from approximately two seconds to roughly 200 milliseconds. This enhancement enables smoother real-time interactions for applications such as gaming and trading interfaces.
Payment capabilities have been significantly strengthened with support for multiple localized stablecoins, including wARS, wCOP, wMXN, wBRL, wPEN, wCLP, and EURC. This allows developers to offer region-specific payment experiences without building separate infrastructure for each market.
User onboarding is being simplified through gas sponsorship using infrastructure from ZeroDev and Privy. This system allows developers to cover transaction fees on behalf of users, eliminating the need for users to hold tokens for gas and lowering the barrier to entry for new participants.
Concurrently with the release, World has opened applications for its World Build 3 developer program, aimed at supporting teams building on World Chain and its proof-of-human system. Previous participants have raised more than $15 million while launching applications used by millions of verified users. The new cohort will begin with a hackathon offering $20,000 in prizes, followed by a multi-stage program including an in-person Build Week in Seoul and a Demo Day in San Francisco.
