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The Liftoff of Filecoin Secondary Retrieval Markets

The Liftoff of Filecoin Secondary Retrieval Markets

Authored by David Ansermino ChainSafe is excited to announce that we have been working to implement a discovery mechanism to help enable secondary retrieval markets for the Filecoin network, through the support of Protocol Labs. Overview The Filecoin network rewards miners for their participation in storing and retrieving files. Within

Gossamer Update: November 2020

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

Ethermint Testnet to Launch

Ethermint Testnet to Launch

Authored by Colin Schwarz Ethermint's First Public Testnet will Launch November 26th! ChainSafe is extremely excited to announce that we will launch the first public Ethermint testnet this Thursday, November 26th! ChainSafe will release the endpoints for users to connect to this testnet via Twitter at 10am EST this Thursday!

Lodestar Update: November 2020

Lodestar Update: November 2020

Authored by Ben Adar Lodestar Update: November 2020 This article was co-authored by Cayman Nava & Colin Schwarz As we shared in our last update, the Lodestar team has been focused on taking the final steps towards having a stable Beacon node and validator client. We are very excited to share

Ethermint Supports Web3 Personal API

Ethermint Supports Web3 Personal API

Authored by Colin Schwarz Background ChainSafe is happy to announce that we have completed another deliverable from our current grant from the ICF to bring Ethermint into production as a full Cosmos chain. We wanted to take this opportunity to explain our work on the Web3 Personal API and why

The Road to Ethermint

The Road to Ethermint

Authored by Colin Schwarz What is Ethermint Ethermint is an implementation of the EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine), built using the Cosmos SDK, that runs on top of Tendermint Core's BFT Proof-of-Stake consensus engine. The software enables users to deploy any Ethereum compatible code and immediately enjoy PoS consensus and instant

Gossamer Update: September 2020

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