Yellow Network Launches on Ethereum Mainnet
LONDON, England, March 16th, 2026
Yellow Network, a Layer-3 protocol that enables real-time, non-custodial, cross-chain trading to occur off-chain using state channels, today announced the deployment of the Yellow Network protocol on Ethereum mainnet, allowing participants to access network services including clearing, node operation and application infrastructure.
This update brings three important benefits to a community already growing rapidly, with more than 500 apps in development, many of those moving towards full production.
Node operators can lock $YELLOW in the NodeRegistry to run Clearnode infrastructure, with the locked balances serving as operational collateral for active node operators when administering protocol parameters.
Further to this, node operators can administer protocol parameters through YellowGovernor, where proposals are submitted and executed through a timelock process. This enables transparent protocol updates executed through on-chain consensus.
App developers can also register through the AppRegistry, posting $YELLOW as a security deposit that acts as a service-quality guarantee, which is subject to slashing mechanisms to ensure accountability and reliability.
Alexis Sirka, Chairman of Yellow Network, said: “They told us to move fast and break things. We chose to move deliberately and deploy immutable protocols. Now that Yellow is live, we’re focused on enabling our community to use the $YELLOW token to access and operate services across the network and showcase the quality of the applications they are building across the ecosystem.”
This news follows the March 8th launch of Yellow’s proprietary trading platform at yellow.pro and the $YELLOW token on the same day.
About Yellow
Yellow is a comprehensive Web3 ecosystem providing the core infrastructure and developer tools to power a new generation of high-performance decentralized finance applications. Its core technology is a Layer-3 protocol that enables real-time, non-custodial, cross-chain trading to occur off-chain using state channels, with only the final settlement recorded on-chain. Built on top of this is the Yellow SDK, a comprehensive Software Development Kit that serves as an advanced toolkit for developers to build advanced, user-friendly, and efficient decentralized applications. Yellow Network aims to drive the mass adoption of Web3 whilst creating a more efficient and inclusive financial ecosystem that extends the principles of Bitcoin and Ethereum to everyday life.