ethereum
Authored by Cindy Chau Lodestar's brand-new brand As the team is hard at work preparing the first light-client prototype and stabilizing the current Eth2 node implementation, we've also made changes to evolve Lodestar's brand identity. Today we're unveiling an updated logo: Since Lodestar is the Eth2 implementation written in Typescript,
Gaming
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho "Games will be the inflection point for blockchain adoption." - Leon Do Here at ChainSafe, we strive to push the envelope on open source infrastructure development in all manners of ecosystems. There's never been a more exciting time than now to be following the
polkadot
Authored by Ben Adar Achievement unlocked! Full sync to Polkadot, and other updates from the Gossamer team For those who are unfamiliar, Gossamer is an implementation of the Polkadot Host, formerly known as the Polkadot Runtime Environment. To learn more about what exactly that is, watch our introductory talk from
software-development
Authored by Elizabeth The following blog post was originally shared as a HackMD document, which was itself shared during Gossamer Tech Lead Elizabeth Binks's Polkadot Decoded talk on May 20th. In this post, Elizabeth briefly introduces Gossamer, before walking through how to build a custom chain with Gossamer, as well
cryptocurrency
Authored by Ben Adar The latest from ChainSafe's Filecoin implementation in Rust Forest is ChainSafe's Rust implementation of the Filecoin protocol. Rust provides a foundation for building blockchains with memory safety and performance as a priority. Filecoin is an open-source blockchain-based decentralized storage network. Check out this primer by former
polkadot
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho ChainSafe awarded two Chainlink Community Grants OK; LG ChainSafe is honoured to receive two Chainlink Community Grants to further bolster oracle development in two major blockchain ecosystems. The first grant - announced on April 23rd, 2021 - was awarded to us for the ongoing
ethereum
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Lodestar is ChainSafe's Eth2 client being built in TypeScript. Lodestar provides highly accessible tooling libraries that benefit the entire Eth2 ecosystem. Our libraries are written in idiomatic TypeScript, making them accessible to a broad swath of developers. Additionally, Lodestar will feature heavily in the
blockchain
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho And making public the ChainSafe Audits Github repo Faulty smart contracts could be the death knell of your blockchain projects. In an industry as young as blockchain's, a well-reviewed security audit of your smart contracts vs. none could mean the difference between complete trust
technology
Authored by Ben Adar Announcing a new grant from the Mina Foundation ChainSafe is proud to announce we have been awarded a grant by the Mina Foundation to build an additional implementation of the Mina Protocol to improve the network's resilience and accessibility. The grant will serve as an extension
polkadot
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho ChainSafe awarded a new Web3 Foundation grant for Go-cumulus "Specialization breeds optimization." Robert Habermeier ChainSafe has been awarded a new grant from the Web3 Foundation to build a Go equivalent of the Cumulus extension to Substrate! The goal of this grant is to enable
blockchain
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Get all of the developer blogs and latest updates on the Polkadot Index Network Token from the PINT Substack here. Care to share a PINT with us? 🍻 ChainSafe will be building PINT, or the Polkadot Index Network Token, in conjunction with Stateless Money! The
filecoin
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho The latest from ChainSafe's Filecoin implementation in Rust Forest is ChainSafe's Rust implementation of the Filecoin protocol. Rust provides a foundation for building blockchains with memory safety and performance as a priority. Filecoin is an open-source blockchain-based decentralized storage network. Check out this primer
ethereum
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Since inception, the Ethereum ecosystem has been full of collaboration and openness, with a culture that is second to none in inclusion and participation. So, it was with honour that ChainSafe was able to help reboot a mainstay CryptoToronto event: the Toronto Ethereum Developers
cryptocurrency
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Why it is needed, how ChainSafe is building it, and the roadmap to 2021 Lodestar is ChainSafe's Eth2 client being built in TypeScript. Lodestar provides highly accessible tooling libraries that benefit the entire Eth2 ecosystem. Our libraries are written in idiomatic TypeScript, making them
polkadot
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Syncing to Kusama Pt. 1 - Syncing to Kusama For those who are unfamiliar, Gossamer is an implementation of the Polkadot Host, formerly known as the Polkadot Runtime Environment. To learn more about what exactly that is, watch our introductory talk from DotCon during
cosmos
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Commencing. What is Stargate? With the much anticipated upgrade to the Cosmos Software Development Kit (SDK) v0.40.0 aka "Stargate", the Cosmos Network will finally realize the original vision of an "Internet of Blockchains". The arrival of the first version of the Inter-Blockchain