ApeChain

Overview

ApeChain is an Ethereum Layer 3 blockchain built on Arbitrum Orbit, designed for the ApeCoin ecosystem and gaming/entertainment applications. It uses APE as its native gas token and provides full EVM compatibility, enabling existing Ethereum and Arbitrum dApps to deploy without code modifications. ApeChain settles to Arbitrum One and inherits Ethereum's security through Arbitrum's fraud proof system.

Network Information

Configuration	Mainnet	Testnet (Curtis)
Block Explorer	https://apescan.io	https://curtis.apescan.io
Chain ID	33139	33111
Currency Symbol	APE	APE
Layer 1	Arbitrum One	Arbitrum Sepolia

Explorer

Mainnet: https://apescan.io
Testnet: https://curtis.apescan.io

Wallets Types

BitGo enables holding ApeChain in the following wallet types:

	Multisig Cold	Multisig Hot	MPC Cold	MPC Hot
Custody	❌	❌	✅	❌
Self-Custody	❌	❌	✅	✅

Ticker Symbols

Mainnet	Testnet
apechain	tapechain

Faucet

You can use a faucet to obtain free testnet APE for development and testing.

Faucet: https://curtis.hub.caldera.xyz/

Units

Each APE is comprised of 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (10¹⁸) wei, so not even a single APE can be stored numerically without exceeding the range of JavaScript numbers. Gas fees are denoted in gwei.

1 APE = 10¹⁸ wei
1 wei = 10^-18 APE
1 gwei = 10^-9 APE

For that reason, only string balance properties are available, which are balanceString, confirmedBalanceString, and spendableBalanceString.

Tokens

ApeChain natively supports tokens. BitGo-supported ApeChain tokens can be accessed on the Mainnet (e.g. BitGo coins and tokens).

Fees

ApeChain supports EIP-1559 gas estimation. The network uses APE as its native gas token. Fees consist of a base fee that adjusts dynamically based on block utilization plus an optional priority tip. As an Arbitrum Orbit chain, fees also include an L2 component for posting data to the parent chain.

Create Wallet

export BITGO_EXPRESS_HOST="<YOUR_LOCALHOST>"
export COIN="tapechain"
export ACCESS_TOKEN="<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
export LABEL="<DESIRED_WALLET_NAME>"
export PASSPHRASE="<YOUR_BITGO_LOGIN_PASSPHRASE>"
export ENTERPRISE_ID="<YOUR_ENTERPRISE_ID>"

curl -X POST \
 http://$BITGO_EXPRESS_HOST/api/v2/$COIN/wallet/generate \
 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "label": "'"$LABEL"'",
    "passphrase": "'"$PASSPHRASE"'",
    "enterprise": "'"$ENTERPRISE_ID"'",
    "walletVersion": 4
}'

bitgo
  .coin('tapechain')
  .wallets()
  .generateWallet({
    label: 'My Test Wallet',
    passphrase: 'secretpassphrase1a5df8380e0e30',
    enterprise: '5612c2beeecf83610b621b90964448cd',
    walletVersion: 4,
  })
  .then(function (wallet) {
    // print the new wallet
    console.dir(wallet);
  });

Create Address

export WALLET="585c51a5df8380e0e3082e46"
export ACCESS_TOKEN="<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X POST \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
https://app.bitgo-test.com/api/v2/tapechain/wallet/$WALLET/address

bitgo
  .coin('tapechain')
  .wallets()
  .getWallet({ id: '585c51a5df8380e0e3082e46' })
  .then(function (wallet) {
    return wallet.createAddress();
  })
  .then(function (newAddress) {
    // print new address details
    console.dir(newAddress);
  });

Consolidate Balance

Consolidation Fee Source: ApeChain Gas Tank

ApeChain uses forwarders, so it does not support manual consolidation.

Estimate Fee

export COIN="tapechain"
export ACCESS_TOKEN="<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X GET \
 https://app.bitgo-test.com/api/v2/$COIN/tx/fee \
 -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
 -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN"

const BitGoJS = require('../../../src/index.js');
const bitgo = new BitGoJS.BitGo({ env: 'test' });
const accessToken = '<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>';
const coin = 'tapechain';

async function getFeeEstimate() {
  try {
    await bitgo.authenticateWithAccessToken({ accessToken });
    const res = await bitgo.coin(coin).feeEstimate({ numBlocks: 2 });
    console.dir(res);
  } catch (err) {
    console.error('Error fetching fee estimate:', err);
  }
}

getFeeEstimate();

Transact

Withdrawal Fee Source: Wallet Base Address

export BITGO_EXPRESS_HOST="<YOUR_LOCALHOST>"
export COIN="tapechain"
export WALLET_ID="<YOUR_WALLET_ID>"
export ACCESS_TOKEN="<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
export ADDRESS="<DESTINATION_ADDRESS>"
export AMOUNT="<AMOUNT_IN_BASE_UNITS>"
export WALLET_PASSPHRASE="<YOUR_WALLET_PASSPHRASE>"

curl -X POST \
 http://$BITGO_EXPRESS_HOST/api/v2/$COIN/wallet/$WALLET_ID/sendcoins \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "address": "'"$ADDRESS"'",
    "amount": "'"$AMOUNT"'",
    "walletPassphrase": "'"$WALLET_PASSPHRASE"'"
}'

export BITGO_EXPRESS_HOST="<YOUR_LOCALHOST>"
export COIN="tapechain"
export WALLET_ID="<YOUR_WALLET_ID>"
export ACCESS_TOKEN="<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>"
export ADDRESS_1="<DESTINATION_ADDRESS_1>"
export AMOUNT_1="<AMOUNT_1_IN_BASE_UNITS>"
export WALLET_PASSPHRASE="<YOUR_WALLET_PASSPHRASE>"

curl -X POST \
  http://$BITGO_EXPRESS_HOST/api/v2/$COIN/wallet/$WALLET_ID/sendmany \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "recipients": [
    {
      "address": "'"$ADDRESS_1"'",
      "amount": "'"$AMOUNT_1"'"
    }
  ],
    "walletPassphrase": "'"$WALLET_PASSPHRASE"'"
}'

const tx = await fundedWallet.send({
    address: `<DESTINATION_ADDRESS>`,
    amount: `<AMOUNT>`,
    walletPassphrase: process.env.PASSWORD as string,
  });

let params = {
  recipients: [
    {
      amount: "<AMOUNT_1>",
      address: "<DESTINATION_ADDRESS_1>",
    }
  ],
  walletPassphrase: "<YOUR_WALLET_PASSPHRASE>",
};
wallet.sendMany(params).then(function (transaction) {
  // Print transaction details
  console.dir(transaction);
});

Stake

ApeChain isn't a stakeable asset.