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Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem projects directory

Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem projects directory

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January 30, 2024

Jan 30, 2024 at 13:12 UTC

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dApp Staking v3 Explained

❗ What should you do to prepare for dApp Staking v3 migration? All you should do to prepare for dApp Staking v3 launch is to claim your rewards. Nothing else is required from your side. Please follow Astar official announcements prior to launch. You will find all the instructions for a smooth...

dApp Staking v3 Explained

❗ What should you do to prepare for dApp Staking v3 migration? All you should do to prepare for dApp Staking v3 launch is to claim your rewards. Nothing else is required from your side. Please follow Astar official announcements prior to launch. You will find all the instructions for a smooth...

dApp Staking v3 Explained

December 28, 2023

Dec 28, 2023 at 10:45 UTC

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Modular Blockchains: all you need to know

Modular blockchains became broadly discussed last year when Celestia announced its ambitions. Since then, the modular thesis has taken off with countless data availability layers launching, encouraged by a flourishing L2 ecosystem. However, the idea of modular blockchains isn’t entirely new or...

Modular Blockchains: all you need to know

Modular blockchains became broadly discussed last year when Celestia announced its ambitions. Since then, the modular thesis has taken off with countless data availability layers launching, encouraged by a flourishing L2 ecosystem. However, the idea of modular blockchains isn’t entirely new or...

Modular Blockchains: all you need to know

December 18, 2023

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Dec 18, 2023 at 15:12 UTC

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Separating Web3 Signals from the Noise with The Graph

The Graph is a decentralized protocol for indexing and querying blockchain data that makes it possible to query data that is difficult to query directly. Projects with complex smart contracts such as Uniswap and NFT projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club store data on the Ethereum blockchain, making...

Separating Web3 Signals from the Noise with The Graph

The Graph is a decentralized protocol for indexing and querying blockchain data that makes it possible to query data that is difficult to query directly. Projects with complex smart contracts such as Uniswap and NFT projects like Bored Ape Yacht Club store data on the Ethereum blockchain, making...

Separating Web3 Signals from the Noise with The Graph

December 10, 2023

Dec 10, 2023 at 10:15 UTC

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The benefits of Web3 gaming

While the first wave of play-to-earn games has calmed down, web3 gaming is here to stay. Countless projects are already building games leveraging blockchain technology and digital assets to increase access, enhance game economics, and empower users. What is web3 gaming? In general, people refer...

The benefits of Web3 gaming

While the first wave of play-to-earn games has calmed down, web3 gaming is here to stay. Countless projects are already building games leveraging blockchain technology and digital assets to increase access, enhance game economics, and empower users. What is web3 gaming? In general, people refer...

The benefits of Web3 gaming

December 6, 2023

Dec 6, 2023 at 04:30 UTC

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Astar Network — Introducing zkEVM to Extend to the Ethereum Ecosystem

Focusing on Astar zkEVM's Architecture and Features

Astar Network — Introducing zkEVM to Extend to the Ethereum Ecosystem

Focusing on Astar zkEVM's Architecture and Features

Astar Network — Introducing zkEVM to Extend to the Ethereum Ecosystem

October 17, 2023

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Oct 17, 2023 at 08:45 UTC

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All you need to know about optimistic & zk Rollups

Rollups have become the primary way for teams to increase the throughput of Ethereum. Or it'd be more accurate to say, increase its ability to handle transactions by outsourcing some of the work. Currently, there are two types of rollups in the market: optimistic rollups and zk-rollups. In this...

All you need to know about optimistic & zk Rollups

Rollups have become the primary way for teams to increase the throughput of Ethereum. Or it'd be more accurate to say, increase its ability to handle transactions by outsourcing some of the work. Currently, there are two types of rollups in the market: optimistic rollups and zk-rollups. In this...

All you need to know about optimistic & zk Rollups

September 21, 2023

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Sep 21, 2023 at 13:30 UTC

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Impressions from Token 2049

Last week, our team was at Token 2049, a leading crypto conference bringing the crypto industry together in Singapore. Among other things, we finally revealed what Astar Supernova was about. Thanks to everyone who joined us, the organizers, for a tremendously well-executed conference with...

Impressions from Token 2049

Last week, our team was at Token 2049, a leading crypto conference bringing the crypto industry together in Singapore. Among other things, we finally revealed what Astar Supernova was about. Thanks to everyone who joined us, the organizers, for a tremendously well-executed conference with...

Impressions from Token 2049

August 28, 2023

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Aug 28, 2023 at 14:27 UTC

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What is blockchain interoperability?

More than ten years since the launch of Bitcoin, new layer-1 chains continue launching with their unique ways of addressing the Blockchain trilemma. It has become increasingly clear that the future doesn’t belong to just one ecosystem but that we’ll live in a Multichain future, where each chain...

What is blockchain interoperability?

More than ten years since the launch of Bitcoin, new layer-1 chains continue launching with their unique ways of addressing the Blockchain trilemma. It has become increasingly clear that the future doesn’t belong to just one ecosystem but that we’ll live in a Multichain future, where each chain...

What is blockchain interoperability?

May 19, 2023

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May 19, 2023 at 08:06 UTC

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An introduction to NFTs on Astar

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are a token standard where tokens aren’t interchangeable. Therefore they’ve picked up among digital artists who, thanks to NFTs, for the first time could monetize their…

An introduction to NFTs on Astar

NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, are a token standard where tokens aren’t interchangeable. Therefore they’ve picked up among digital artists who, thanks to NFTs, for the first time could monetize their…

An introduction to NFTs on Astar

April 13, 2023

Apr 13, 2023 at 22:53 UTC

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Interacting with Wasm Smart Contracts on Astar Network using TypeScript and Astar.js

WebAssembly (Wasm) is a binary instruction format designed as a portable target for the compilation of high-level languages like ink! and Ask. In the context of blockchain, Wasm smart contracts are…

Interacting with Wasm Smart Contracts on Astar Network using TypeScript and Astar.js

WebAssembly (Wasm) is a binary instruction format designed as a portable target for the compilation of high-level languages like ink! and Ask. In the context of blockchain, Wasm smart contracts are…

Interacting with Wasm Smart Contracts on Astar Network using TypeScript and Astar.js

January 12, 2023

Jan 12, 2023 at 17:43 UTC

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Why WASM Smart Contracts are the Future

WebAssembly (WASM) brings a new type of smart contract that is gaining popularity due to its many advantages over traditional smart contracts written in languages such as Solidity. WASM is a binary…

Why WASM Smart Contracts are the Future

WebAssembly (WASM) brings a new type of smart contract that is gaining popularity due to its many advantages over traditional smart contracts written in languages such as Solidity. WASM is a binary…

Why WASM Smart Contracts are the Future

January 9, 2023

Jan 9, 2023 at 15:12 UTC

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Cross-Virtual Machine: Creating a Portal to the Future of Smart Contracts

A lot has happened in 2022. The entire Web3 industry broke new ground regarding technical achievements, solving real-life issues, and becoming the breeding ground for industries we’ve never seen…

Cross-Virtual Machine: Creating a Portal to the Future of Smart Contracts

A lot has happened in 2022. The entire Web3 industry broke new ground regarding technical achievements, solving real-life issues, and becoming the breeding ground for industries we’ve never seen…

Cross-Virtual Machine: Creating a Portal to the Future of Smart Contracts

December 12, 2022

Dec 12, 2022 at 15:24 UTC

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3 Ways to Bring Liquidity to WASM

There are three components to building an ecosystem of WASM dApps for our community: reliable code for smart contracts, user-friendly dApps, and deep pools of liquidity. We addressed the first…

3 Ways to Bring Liquidity to WASM

There are three components to building an ecosystem of WASM dApps for our community: reliable code for smart contracts, user-friendly dApps, and deep pools of liquidity. We addressed the first…

3 Ways to Bring Liquidity to WASM

June 16, 2022

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Jun 16, 2022 at 20:46 UTC

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A hitchhiker’s guide to WASM smart contract ecosystem

For a blockchain to support smart contracts, it must have a smart contract execution environment or a smart contract virtual machine. Arguably the most popular environment is the Ethereum Virtual…

A hitchhiker’s guide to WASM smart contract ecosystem

For a blockchain to support smart contracts, it must have a smart contract execution environment or a smart contract virtual machine. Arguably the most popular environment is the Ethereum Virtual…

A hitchhiker’s guide to WASM smart contract ecosystem

June 2, 2022

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Jun 2, 2022 at 19:44 UTC

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Astar Innovation Hub Vision enabled by XCM — Part 1

Throughout the history of blockchains, interoperability and multi-chain applications are considered the holy grails of Web 3.0. However, traditional asset bridges face security and centralization…

Astar Innovation Hub Vision enabled by XCM — Part 1

Throughout the history of blockchains, interoperability and multi-chain applications are considered the holy grails of Web 3.0. However, traditional asset bridges face security and centralization…

Astar Innovation Hub Vision enabled by XCM — Part 1

September 17, 2021

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Sep 17, 2021 at 07:26 UTC

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Astar Network Introduction (September, 2021)

July 19, 2021

Jul 19, 2021 at 12:21 UTC

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Astar Network Introduction (July, 2021)