ethereum
Authored by Ben Adar Amphora merge interop; optimizing validators; paving the way for Ethereum Consensus light clients; and a call to action from our devs Lodestar is ChainSafe's Ethereum Consensus (Eth2) client built with TypeScript. Lodestar provides highly accessible tooling libraries that benefit the entire Ethereum ecosystem. Our libraries are
blockchain
Authored by Ben Adar An analysis of the many cross-chain communication protocols connecting crypto-space But first, what is a bridge? A bridge in the crypto world is like a bridge in the physical world. They connect two distinct locations or communities so that traffic and resources can go back and
announcements
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Toronto-based blockchain R&D firm ChainSafe announces the acquisition of Croatian blockchain partner Node Factory. Toronto, Canada - July 23, 2021, ChainSafe is a leading blockchain development and engineering solutions firm encompassing top engineering talent from around the world. The company is architecting official
cryptocurrency
Authored by Ben Adar An update from the last month of work on Forest Forest is ChainSafe's Rust implementation of the Filecoin protocol. Rust provides a foundation for building blockchains with memory safety and performance as a priority. Filecoin is an open-source blockchain-based decentralized storage network. Check out this primer
polkadot
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho ChainSafe awarded two Chainlink Community Grants OK; LG ChainSafe is honoured to receive two Chainlink Community Grants to further bolster oracle development in two major blockchain ecosystems. The first grant - announced on April 23rd, 2021 - was awarded to us for the ongoing
ethereum
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Lodestar is ChainSafe's Eth2 client being built in TypeScript. Lodestar provides highly accessible tooling libraries that benefit the entire Eth2 ecosystem. Our libraries are written in idiomatic TypeScript, making them accessible to a broad swath of developers. Additionally, Lodestar will feature heavily in the
technology
Authored by Ben Adar Announcing a new grant from the Mina Foundation ChainSafe is proud to announce we have been awarded a grant by the Mina Foundation to build an additional implementation of the Mina Protocol to improve the network's resilience and accessibility. The grant will serve as an extension
polkadot
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho ChainSafe awarded a new Web3 Foundation grant for Go-cumulus "Specialization breeds optimization." Robert Habermeier ChainSafe has been awarded a new grant from the Web3 Foundation to build a Go equivalent of the Cumulus extension to Substrate! The goal of this grant is to enable
filecoin
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho The latest from ChainSafe's Filecoin implementation in Rust Forest is ChainSafe's Rust implementation of the Filecoin protocol. Rust provides a foundation for building blockchains with memory safety and performance as a priority. Filecoin is an open-source blockchain-based decentralized storage network. Check out this primer
ethereum
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Since inception, the Ethereum ecosystem has been full of collaboration and openness, with a culture that is second to none in inclusion and participation. So, it was with honour that ChainSafe was able to help reboot a mainstay CryptoToronto event: the Toronto Ethereum Developers
cryptocurrency
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho Why it is needed, how ChainSafe is building it, and the roadmap to 2021 Lodestar is ChainSafe's Eth2 client being built in TypeScript. Lodestar provides highly accessible tooling libraries that benefit the entire Eth2 ecosystem. Our libraries are written in idiomatic TypeScript, making them
polkadot
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
blockchain
Authored by Timothy Hao Chi Ho How ChainSafe is building tomorrow's interoperable multi-chain world Where ChainBridge fits into the interoperability puzzle ChainSafe CEO and co-founder Aidan Hyman summarizes the criticality of blockchain interoperability with this great quote: "If we are not able to get competitors to see value beyond zero
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bitcoin
Authored by Stu Peters Since it's very beginning ChainSafe has been a community-focused organization. In fact, it was at an Ethereum Developers Meetup that some of the founders originally met. Since then we have felt an obligation to cultivate and contribute to the community that has been so welcoming and
blockchain
Authored by Colin Schwarz ChainSafe is excited to announce ChainSafe Files. ChainSafe Files will be the first of many products released by ChainSafe. We envision a world where we can empower people to create and innovate by delivering the benefits of blockchain and other distributed technologies. Our line of products
filecoin
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