game-development
Authored by Colin Adams Following our announcement a few months back of web3.unity v2, we are sending out a friendly reminder to everyone in the CSG community. In order to continue using our SDK, it's necessary to update to at least version 1.6+ and register your project before
ethereum
Authored by Phil Ngo An update on ChainSafe's TypeScript implementation of Ethereum Consensus Welcome back to another edition of the "A Lodestar for Ethereum Consensus" series, where we share updates on our progress in building Lodestar. Join us as we highlight recent milestones and our contributions to the Ethereum protocol
web3
SFT quick facts * Semi-fungible tokens (SFTs) are a token class built using the ERC-1155 standard * SFTs are suited for in-game items that require multiples copies * Batch processing allows for multiple sales/purchases within a single transaction * SFTs are a cost-effective and scalable alternative to NFTs for in-game economies What is
typescript
Authored by Nazar Hussain Until now, the most widely used Typescript version has been 4.9.5 , but that's changed with newer, recently releasedTypescript 5.0. With TypeScript 5.0 comes many new features, along with the stated intent to make TypeScript smaller, simpler, and faster. The details of what
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
![A Comprehensive Guide to Smart Contract Audits [2023]](https://miro.medium.com/1*ttrB2RSoYDF9h8M2Xyz7qQ.png)
web3
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 than ever. To that
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
ethereum
Authored by Alex Luu In web3js, we use Webpack to bundle our library to create a minified build for developers, often this build is used for developing apps and websites. A smaller build results in reduced load times and bandwidth usage, which is essential for providing a good user experience
ethereum
Authored by Phil Ngo If you're a current solo staker or want to be a staker on the Ethereum network, this incentive program is for you! UPDATE: The EthStaker community has contributed an additional $5k to the prize pool, bringing a total of prizes for the Lodestar Incentive Program from
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
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Making Unity NFT games faster, more scalable, and more dependable In keeping with our values, we're taking the first steps toward a more decentralized and open-source SDK with the launch of web3.unity v2.0. This is a new chapter for ChainSafe Gaming, and we're excited to share all the
polkadot
Authored by Thibaut Sardan Multi-signature accounts have been around since the early days of cryptocurrency. They're used to manage billions in assets securely. On Polkadot, Kusama, and all their parachains, it's also been possible to leverage the power of multi-signature accounts from day one. While all the lego pieces are
ethereum
Authored by Phil Ngo Lodestar is proud to announce the launch of v1.4.0, a release so big that we had to do a blog post just to cover all the related updates and announcements. Let's dive in! Lodestar as a production-ready consensus client Since proposing our first mainnet
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Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Designing and building blockchain-enabled games Thank you to Willem Olding and Megs Doyle for their contributions to this article. ① · Introduction ② · Overview: A solution to fair, decentralized, and quality gameplay ③ · Understanding the building blocks of blockchain gaming ④ · Battle game design: Toshimon mechanics ⑤ · Technical aspects: Facilitating
ethereum
Authored by Jagrut Kosti ChainSafe Solutions is ChainSafe's internal applied research and development division. We combine our skill sets, knowledge, and constant research to deliver new perspectives, solve complex problems, and help the community drive innovations forward. The following blog post details our privacy proposal presented at the Ethereum Name
polkadot
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