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Polkadot state trie storage in Gossamer
Dive into Polkadot's state trie storage with Gossamer! Learn why tries matter for blockchain integrity, how Merkle trees help in data verification, and the unique challenges Gossamer addresses.
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Guides
Polkadot’s Solution to the Byzantine Generals Problem: Grandpa Protocol
Gossamer is a Golang implementation of the Polkadot host, and recently, we've been working on implementing the GRANDPA protocol in Go.
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Building an Alternative Polkadot Client: Gossamer 2023 Year-in-Review
A year-end update on Gossamer, ChainSafe's Go implementation of the Polkadot Host.
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Building an Alternative Polkadot Client: Gossamer 2022 Year-in-Review
It's been a busy year for team Gossamer! We started with an audit focused on Gossamer's consensus capabilities (i.e., the BABE block production algorithm and the GRANDPA block finalization algorithm) but that also uncovered areas for improvement in Gossamer's RPC layer and SCALE codec implementation. At the end of
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Gossamer: Into the Polkadot-verse Pt. 4
Authored by Dan Forbes For anyone unfamiliar, Gossamer is a Go implementation of the Polkadot Host. Once ready, Gossamer will increase Polkadot client diversity and contribute to the resilience and security of the network. In the future, we hope it will also foster growth by providing a modular development framework
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Crypto Guilds: How to Create High-impact Learning Groups
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
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The Importance of Client Diversity in Decentralized Networks
It's no secret that ChainSafe is a proponent of diversity when it comes to client implementations. For some, the reason for this is clear. But for others, it's worth reiterating the benefits of client diversity and understanding the problem of relying too heavily on a single person, entity, or piece
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Gossamer: Into the Polkdot-verse Pt. 2
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
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Gossamer: Into the Polkadot-verse Pt. 1
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
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Gossamer Update: November 2020
Authored by Edward Mack Since we published our last blog post, Gossamer Update: September 2020, we've finished implementing all functionality specified by The Polkadot Host Protocol Specification. We've also tagged release version 0.2.0. For those who are unfamiliar, Gossamer is an implementation of the Polkadot Host, formerly known
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Gossamer Update: September 2020
Authored by Edward Mack Since we published our last blog post, Gossamer Update: August 2020, we've continued making progress towards our goal of completing implementation of the Polkadot Host. For those who are unfamiliar, Gossamer is an implementation of the Polkadot Host, formerly known as the Polkadot Runtime Environment. To