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Snowball Money has signed a strategic agreement with a multi-VM blockchain platform named Arichain. The joint venture was announced on October 22, 2025, that includes Snowball Modular Naming Service (MNS) and parallel virtual machine architecture the architecture created by Arichain. The partnership addresses the issue of fragmentation of identity in Web3 that allows users to have one portable identity on EVM, SVM, and beyond, which is a primary step towards real blockchain interoperability.
Breaking Down Virtual Machine Barriers
Arichain is differentiated from its Multi-VM Execution Layer, where more than one virtual machine can operate under a single governance. Arichain is now supporting Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Solana Virtual Machine (SVM), and will support MoveVM, zkVM, and TVM. The advantage of this is that developers can create modular decentralized applications (dApps) that minimize the number of execution environments. This approach does not compromise performance or security.
Snowball MNS enhances this architecture by providing a universal identity layer that encompasses over 70 blockchains. Instead of having to carry several addresses on the wallet, such as “0xA94b…” after creating basic, easy to remember identities, across various chains, users can utilize them across the multi-VM ecosystem at Arichain. This reduces the friction and error risk that has hindered cross-chain transactions.
The technological implementation utilizes Arichain’s X-BFT consensus method, which ensures uniform security while allowing individual VMs to retain their respective runningtime logic. This means that EVM developers can potentially communicate with SVM applications and users can maintain a single, moveable identity with Snowball MNS and the Global Account Identity (GAID) system by Arichain.
Cross-Chain Identity and Portable Reputation
The reputation of this alliance is based on the reputation. Snowball’s technology utilizes Onchain Reputation Score (ORS) that uses AI to evaluate wallet and social network behavior. The cooperation facilitates the transfer of reputation layer throughout all the virtual machines and chains that Arichain is compatible with, resulting in a universal rating of Web3.
For applications ranging from decentralized finance to gaming and governance, having a reliable reputation system that tracks users across chains could greatly reduce fraud, Sybil attacks, and other security risks. A DeFi protocol on EVM could gain access to reputation data from a user’s SVM activity, creating unprecedented transparency and trust across the fragmented blockchain ecosystem.
This alliance is a crucial step for blockchain infrastructure development. Arichain established significant alliances in 2025, particularly with Ekox for relocating infrastructure and B2 Network for Bitcoin DeFi integration. The Snowball integration is the identity layer of these alliances, which creates a unique environment where identity, reputation, and cross-chain capability intersect.
Future Strategic Implications of Web3
It is an alliance where the demand for modular blockchain solutions is increasing. With the current modular design being pushed into the limits by projects like Celestia and EigenLayer, identification systems linking modular components are becoming more significant. The three major industries that are connected by Snowball and Arichain include modularity, multi-chain interoperability, and decentralized identification.
This consensus indicates the possibility of developers being allowed to create cross-chain applications. It provides users with a Web3 experience that does not feel like going through the incompatible protocols but rather communicates with a single digital network.
Technological implementation and user adoption will lead to success, yet the strategic alignment shows that both partners are eager to find a solution to the issue of identity fragmentation with blockchain.
Conclusion
The Snowball Money and Arichain partnership shows that the blockchain industry is evolving and reveals the significance of specialized and interoperable parts. This collaboration presents new standards of decentralized identities by removing identity fragmentation on the chain and the level of the virtual machine. Such alliances will also be essential as the Web3 is more integrated to make the experience scalable and user-friendly the industry needs.
