Lodestar
The following is based on a recent Twitter Spaces, with light client enthusiasts Phil Ngo, Gajinder Singh (Lodestar), Guillaume Ballet (Geth), and Matt Garnett (EF). At Lodestar, we've been long-time proponents of light clients, software that connects to full nodes to interact with the blockchain. As a resource-friendly and trustless
Guides
The MetaMask Snaps framework—a system for extending the capabilities of MetaMask—has made a splash since its open beta launch. Following the release, we hosted a Twitter Spaces that brought together an illustrious Snaps lineup, including Dan Forbes, Technical Product Manager at ChainSafe, Christian Montoya, Senior Product Manager at
game-development
Version 2.5 of ChainSafe Gaming's web3.unity SDK is live! This is a big one - our latest web3.unity update gives game developers the power to alleviate one of web3 gaming's most daunting challenges: player onboarding. By working with Web3Auth and Gelato, we've given game devs the tools
ethereum-development
Authored by Alex Luu In 2020, the Ethereum Foundation awarded ChainSafe a grant to maintain and upgrade web3.js. This has meant providing ongoing support for v1 while rewriting the library in TypeScript under v4. Today, we're happy to announce the full release of v4!🎉 With over 3,000 dependent
ethereum
Authored by Colin Adams Recently, a new testnet bridge was built, allowing for real-time pricing of ETH/GOERLI-ETH and opening up a market for these assets. The stated objective of this was to enhance the accessibility of GoETH for Ethereum developers. While it sounds promising in theory, we have been
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web3
Authored by Oleksii Matiiasevych A smart contract is simply a program that runs on a blockchain. It's a collection of code (functions) and data (state) that resides at a specific address. The increasing number of these programs, and the growing amount of capital they control, make their security more important
the-graph-protocol
Authored by Colin Adams We're pleased to announce the successful completion of our consulting engagement with The Graph Foundation. The engagement involved instrumenting the Erigon Ethereum client for Firehose, an innovative solution that greatly increases indexing speeds at The Graph. First, some context The Graph is a decentralized protocol for
polkadot
Authored by Colin Adams Last year, ChainSafe received a co-sponsored grant from Polywrap and the Web3 Foundation to develop a Substrate "wrapper." That is, a universal SDK powered by Polywrap's technology that aims to significantly improve the experience of building on Polkadot and Substrate. Background Polywrap is the technology behind
substrate
Authored by Elizabeth ChainSafe is proud to announce the completion of a collaboration with xx network, one of the world's first quantum-resistant and privacy-focused blockchain ecosystems. A few months back, xx network enlisted our help to **** implement Winternitz One Time Signatures (W-OTS+) for Substrate-based chains and automated Placards generation. The
web3
Web3 is a vision for the internet where users have more choice, control, and ownership. It's a new techno-social paradigm where data can be registered on blockchains, tokenized, or managed and accessed on decentralized, open-source, peer-to-peer networks. In 2023, crypto continues to draw in new developers, and it's easy to
blockchain
From humble beginnings, ChainSafe has grown into one of the leading research and development firms in the blockchain space. As we approach our fifth birthday, we want to look back and trace the journey that led us to where we are today. ChainSafe Genesis The origin of ChainSafe is best
web3
In the last few years, the blockchain landscape has changed dramatically. Activity has migrated from one or two primary networks to multiple chains. Binance Smart Chain, Terra, Avalanche, Solana, and Fantom are some of the leaders in usage and capital growth. By presenting a cheaper and faster alternative, these competing
filecoin
Authored by mak muftic Bringing Filecoin and Ethereum closer together with the first Snap on MetaMask Flask As web3 continues to grow and the interoperability between ecosystems expands, it was only a matter of time for an integration between the world's foremost incentivized storage layer - Filecoin - and Ethereum.
knowledge-sharing
Authored by Jon Roethke In the last few years, ChainSafe has grown from a small startup to a team of more than 115 people scattered across the globe. During this growth, we've asked ourselves: what's the best way to share knowledge across a wide range of technical domains in a
web3
Authored by Georgios Gontikas An unprecedented amount of energy has entered the crypto space over the last 18 months. A dynamic that's naturally increased the number of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) while expanding their scope and purpose. At the same time, there are now more tools available to DAO participants,
interoperability
Authored by Colin Adams Bridge hacks are becoming increasingly commonplace in crypto, a fact that underscores how hard it is to move assets safely between chains. According to the Rekt leaderboard, there have been seventy-three big hacks since the start of 2021, with seven already this year, a few of