- Hoichi announces Torii gateway to connect Shibarium with external chains.
- Co-founders outline non-bridge paths for Solana teams via Combinator and native deployments.
Hoichi introduced the Torii gateway with the stated aim of taking Shibarium cross-chain and set out a deployment playbook for teams assessing entry without a direct Solana bridge.
Hoichi Announces Torii Gateway To Connect Shibarium Across External Networks
The project’s leads described Torii as an access layer designed to bring Shibarium into broader multi-chain liquidity and user flows. While full technical specifications were not released, the team positioned the gateway as a route to cross-chain connectivity that does not depend on a live Solana-to-Shibarium bridge.
The plan centers on issuing or mapping assets natively on Shibarium and coordinating functionality across environments.
Why Solana Projects Should Expand to Shibarium (Even Without a Bridge)
There’s no direct Solana-to-Shibarium bridge yet—but that doesn’t stop visionary projects like Shy on Sol from planting flags in both worlds.
Here’s how and why Solana projects can still enter Shibarium:
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The approach distinguishes between migration and expansion. Teams are encouraged to treat Shibarium as an additional deployment venue rather than a replacement for existing ecosystems.
Under this model, projects maintain their Solana footprint while issuing a Shibarium-native token or utility asset that references the core brand. The team said supply allocation, ticker alignment, and synchronized communications are needed to avoid fragmentation.
Liquidity considerations remain central because market depth is split when assets are issued on multiple networks. Hoichi indicated that Torii is intended to reduce operational friction by standardizing discovery and access across chains.
Tokenomics and gas mechanics on Shibarium were highlighted. The team referenced the use of BONE for gas and the TREAT incentive unit for rewards programs.
Builders were advised to budget for validator fees, bridge costs to other EVM networks if used, and market-maker inventory to support order books on Shibarium-based venues. The roadmap indicates that games, tools and AI-focused applications are priority cohorts for onboarding given existing community demand.
Co-Founders Detail Steps For Solana Projects To Deploy On Shibarium
The co-founders outlined a concrete sequence for Solana teams entering Shibarium ahead of a native bridge. First, deploy a Shibarium version of the token with clear links to the originating asset and publish a reconciliation policy for future bridge events.
Second, use the Combinator program to access launch support, integrations and go-to-market channels across dApps, games and tooling. Third, designate Shibarium as an engagement and distribution layer with staking, rewards and NFTs, while keeping Solana as the operational base where needed.
Teams were advised to prepare for eventual interoperability upgrades by segmenting treasuries and documenting mint authorities to enable future swaps or canonical mapping once a Solana–EVM bridge is live.
A future privacy-oriented L3 referred to as Shy Mode was flagged as part of the longer-term stack evolution, alongside wider adoption of TREAT across partner platforms.
The Solana-origin project Shy on Sol was cited by the team as an example of brand extension to Shibarium using these steps. Market participants will monitor whether Torii’s release compresses fragmentation costs and whether liquidity providers commit depth on both sides of the deployment path.
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