Zcash in the browser: Bringing shielded ZEC to MetaMask After months of research, prototyping, and iteration, we’re proud to release the Zcash Snap: a fully functional MetaMask Snap that lets users send, receive, and manage shielded ZEC directly from the browser. Zcash Shielded WalletCustomize your web3 experience with Zcash Shielded Wallet.MetaMask Snaps Directory The challenge Most cryptocurrencies
Beyond MEV: Navigating Ethereum’s decentralization and block building future At its core, Ethereum was designed with one intention: decentralization. But as Ethereum grows, staying true to that intention becomes harder. One of the thorniest challenges? MEV (Maximal Extractable Value). It's not just a technical vulnerability or an incentive misalignment. It reshapes how blocks are built, who builds them, and
Forest What Does Immutability Mean to Filecoin? Immutability was never just technical. From stone tablets to CIDs, we’ve always tried to make memory last. In blockchains, it’s a core tenet, data sealed by consensus. In Filecoin, it's a web of incentives, proofs, and people choosing not to forget.
Lodestar Understanding Censorship Resistance on Ethereum Censorship resistance ensures Ethereum remains open and permissionless. This blog explores what censorship resistance is, why it matters, and the ongoing efforts to keep Ethereum decentralized.
ETHBerlin: Winners Spotlight ETHBerlin has been called a “hackathon extravaganza”, and this year members of the ChainSafe team entered their winning ideas. With 627 hackers and over 80 submissions, we are proud to announce that ChainSafe team members won 1st place in the Social Technologies track and 2nd place in the Defensive Tooling
web3.unity Web3.unity V2.6 adds Ramp and Hyperplay Web3.unity v2.6: in-game fiat integration via Ramp, Hyperplay wallet integration, build your own in-game marketplace, user-generated content (UGC).
Gaming Streamlined Onboarding With Ramp & ChainSafe Gaming As a part of the latest SDK update, the ChainSafe Gaming team recently integrated Ramp into web3.unity. With Ramp's help, we're making in-game transactions easier than ever by providing a link between traditional money (fiat) and cryptocurrency. What is Ramp? Ramp provides a powerful fiat-crypto toolkit to enable smooth
Gaming Building Onchain LootBoxes With Chainlink ChainSafe secured a grant from Chainlink, leveraging their Verifiable Random Function (VRF) tool to introduce a new level of integrity and trust to onchain LootBoxes.
web3js Web3.js Participates in the First Streaming Quadratic Funding Round Exciting news! Web3.js has joined the pilot program to participate in the first Streaming Quadratic Funding Round! This collaborative effort by Geo Web, Superfluid, and Gitcoin's Allo Protocol represents a novel approach to funding public goods. By participating in this first-ever SQF round, web3.js stands to gain a
Gaming Your Crash Course on In-game Marketplaces: With Echelon and Parallel ChainSafe Gaming, Echelon Prime, and Parallel Studios launched Sanctuary for Parallel in Dec 2023, an integrated marketplace for the web3 trading card game. We sought an open discussion with Echelon and Parallel Studios about the significance of what we're building.
Forest: Unlocking Data Accessibility on the Filecoin Network Forest is making waves in the Filecoin ecosystem with efforts to enhance data accessibility on the blockchain. Forest is a Filecoin client written in Rust. Built by ChainSafe with support from Protocol Labs, some of Forest’s new features are a case study on how diversity of thought and implementation
blockchain-gaming Case Study: Cryptopolis by CFX Gaming "ChainSafe's SDK gave us the tools to overcome our biggest challenges. The support and continuous updates made the integration seamless." - Leroy ter Braak, Co-founder, CFX Gaming.
Gaming A Multi-World Meta-Game: Hypothetical Case Study of Arcane Empires Co-written by Martin Maurer Designing a meta-game that spans multiple autonomous worlds may seem daunting to a traditional game designer, but it's not impossible. In fact, it's an exciting opportunity to explore new possibilities and create a truly unique gaming experience. 🌏 An autonomous world is a persistent digital world that
Gaming From Modders to Makers: How Web3 Can Empower the Gaming Community All for the love of the game, modders come together to build to their heart's desires. Co-authored by Martin Maurer Modding video games have been a source of entertainment since the early 1980s with the advent of Castle Smurfenstein - a modded version of Castle Wolfenstein that replaces the enemy
