Polkadot

Multix — Advanced Features for Your Multisig on Polkadot

Authored by Thibaut Sardan In a previous article, we explained the shortcomings of simple multisignature accounts in the Polkadot ecosystem. We also showed how Multix - an easy-to-use interface to manage complex multisigs - addresses these issues by adding a pure proxy in front of a multisig. Below, we will

Ethereum

On the Future of ChainBridge

Introducing the chainbridge-core repo Since its inception, ChainSafe has been passionate about fostering open-source projects, contributing to the web3 ecosystem, and supporting the growth and development of innovative technologies. Among these projects, one that has left a mark in the space is ChainBridge, a modular and extensible bridging

Web3 Gaming

The Definitive Guide to Web3 Gaming

Let's talk about blockchain games Now is a crucial moment for web3 adoption in the game industry. Blockchain gaming's boisterous opening salvo turned the heads of almost every gamer with its most unprecedented feature: earning cryptocurrency. Games that pay you to play seem too good to

Filecoin

Into the Forest 🌲

Authored by Lee Raj Since our last update, we've covered a lot of ground—from a powerful snapshot process, a fully functional Filecoin wallet (beta), and our new Forest CLI functionalities - we have some exciting developments to share! If you're just catching up, Forest is ChainSafe&

Ethereum

Announcing the Full Release of Web3.js V4

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,

An Announcement for All web3.unity Users: Project Registration

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

Ethereum

A Lodestar for Ethereum Consensus #5

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

Web3 Gaming

An Introduction to Semi-fungible tokens

Semi-fungible tokens (SFTs) blend fungible and non-fungible traits using the ERC-1155 standard. They support batch transactions, reduce costs, and unlock new design space for games, fashion, and tickets, making them a flexible fit for virtual economies.

What to Expect From TypeScript 5.0

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

Ethereum

Ethereum Testnets, Goerli ETH, and a Way Forward

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

A Comprehensive Guide to Smart Contract Audits [2023]

💡This service is discontinued. Stay updated with our active projects at chainsafe.io. 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

Ethereum

Instrumenting Erigon for Firehose

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

Ethereum

Web3js — Upgrading Webpack 4 to Webpack 5

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

Introducing the Lodestar User Incentive Program

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

Research & Development

Developer's guide: application-specific elliptic curves

This post discusses different methods of constructing elliptic curves. It also covers some potential applications and practical considerations for developing curves for specific uses.

Polkadot

Building a Polywrap SDK Wrapper for Substrate and 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

Research & Development

Elliptic curves cheat sheet

This cheat sheet provides a brief overview of the parameters that define an elliptic curve and offers a somewhat opinionated classification of existing elliptic curves.

Web3 Gaming

Open Worlds: Decentralizing the web3.unity Gaming SDK

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

Polkadot

Multix - A Simple Interface to Manage Complex Multisigs on 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.

Ethereum

Lodestar v1.4.0: a Fully Production-Ready Ethereum Consensus Client

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

Web3 Gaming

Onchain Game Mechanics: The Toshimon Story

Full-stack solution providers that are experienced in multiple disciplines, languages, and blockchain ecosystems are crucial as development partners.

Ethereum

Bringing Privacy To ENS: ChainSafe’s Proposed Integration Using Aztec Network

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

Polkadot

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

Implementing Social Logins To web3.unity WebGL Builds

Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho How to import and use social logins with WebGL builds Why should we use social logins? Some developers feel that having social logins (e.g. Google, Facebook, Twitter, GitHub, Discord, etc.) would be a much better entrance system for users getting into the blockchain

Announcing Our Hackathon Winners

Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Hack with ChainSafe Gaming's web3.unity SDK and get rewarded for buidling blockchain NFT games! With the bear market in full bloom, it's heartening to see the blockchain gaming community carry on hacking, building, and pioneering. This fall season has