Add NEXT_PUBLIC_CHAIN environment variable for easy chain selection

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Description

Added a NEXT_PUBLIC_CHAIN environment variable to the wallets-quickstart application to allow users to easily switch between supported blockchains (Solana, Stellar, or EVM chains like optimism-sepolia) without modifying code. This addresses the DevRel request to make chain selection more accessible for developers.

Key changes:

• Added NEXT_PUBLIC_CHAIN to .env.template with "solana" as default for backward compatibility
• Replaced hardcoded "solana" references in providers.tsx with dynamic defaultChain variable
• Updated README.md with chain selection instructions
• Fixed TypeScript errors in UI components by using wallet type property for chain detection
• Maintained existing URL parameter override functionality

The environment variable serves as a default that can still be overridden by URL parameters for testing different configurations.

Link to Devin run: https://app.devin.ai/sessions/34838c568754483da9e6611ad0082242
Requested by: Agus (agustin@paella.dev)

Test plan

⚠️ Limited local testing due to environment setup issues - The development server had dependency resolution problems and missing API keys that prevented full end-to-end testing.

Changes verified:

• Code compilation and TypeScript error resolution
• Environment variable reading logic in providers.tsx
• README documentation updates

Requires manual testing:

• Wallet creation with different NEXT_PUBLIC_CHAIN values (solana, stellar, optimism-sepolia)
• Balance fetching functionality works across chain types
• URL parameters still override environment variable (e.g., ?chain=optimism-sepolia)
• No regressions in existing wallet workflows
• TypeScript compilation passes without @ts-ignore workarounds

Package updates

No package dependencies were added or updated.

Human Review Checklist

High Priority:

• Test application with NEXT_PUBLIC_CHAIN=optimism-sepolia and verify EVM wallet creation
• Test application with NEXT_PUBLIC_CHAIN=stellar and verify Stellar wallet creation
• Verify URL parameter override still works: localhost:3000?chain=optimism-sepolia
• Check that balance fetching works for all supported chain types
• Review @ts-ignore comments in balance.tsx - these work around type issues with wallet.balances() method

Medium Priority:

• Verify all hardcoded "solana" references were properly replaced in provider configurations
• Test wallet type detection logic using type property instead of chain
• Ensure backward compatibility - existing deployments should continue working with solana default

Low Priority:

• Review README instructions for clarity
• Check that .env.template includes proper comments for chain selection

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Original prompt from Agus

SYSTEM:
=== BEGIN THREAD HISTORY (in #help-devrel) ===
Agus (U078SGS1ZFV): It would be great to have the wallets-quickstart have the chain as an env variable! So folks can change it easily without going a bit deeper into the code

Linear Asks (U064YQRSWJC): Agus Armellini Fischer created a new General Ask DVRL-673 Add chain as an env variable in wallets-quickstart

*Agus Armellini Fischer* created a new General Ask

<https://linear.app/crossmint/issue/DVRL-673/add-chain-as-an-env-variable-in-wallets-quickstart|DVRL-673 Add chain as an env variable in wallets-quickstart>
It would be great to have the wallets-quickstart have the chain as an env variable! So folks can change it easily without going a bit deeper into the code
:slack: Synced with Slack
<https://linear.app/crossmint/team/DVRL/all|DevRel> | <!date^1755239829^{date_short_pretty} {time}|August 15, 2025>


Linear Asks (U064YQRSWJC): 

<https://linear.app/crossmint/issue/DVRL-673/add-chain-as-an-env-variable-in-wallets-quickstart|DVRL-673 Add chain as an env variable in wallets-quickstart> has been accepted from triage


Agus (U078SGS1ZFV): @Devin can you update this? chain is defined in the providers.tsx file. We should default to solana so we dont break the deployed version. Also update the readme, the step on setting the env variables saying how you can select the chain, keep it brief.
Finally add it to .env.template too
=== END THREAD HISTORY ===

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