Tag: EVM

Stellar joins Bytecode Alliance to help develop EVM alternative Wasm

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The Stellar Development Foundation has joined the Bytecode Alliance, an industry group promoting the development of WebAssembly (Wasm), according to an Aug. 21 announcement from the foundation’s product lead, Tomer Weller. Wasm is a competitor to the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) used by the Ethereum ecosystem. It is also used in non-blockchain, browser-based applications. We are officially members of @bytecodeallies! Our goal? To shape the future and development of WebAssembly for blockchain developers. Time to get to work https://t.co/MBLkWoNlDl — Stellar (@StellarOrg) August 21, 2023 EVM is a virtual machine…

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BNB Chain hard fork to improve security and compatibility with EVM chains

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Binance’s BNB Chain is set to undergo two hard forks in August 2023 to reduce the possibility of a malicious blockchain reorganization and increase compatibility with other Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain networks. The Plato and Hertz upgrades are scheduled for Aug. 10 and Aug. 30, respectively, following extensive testing. The Plato upgrade, which has already taken place, introduces BEP-126. The latest evolution proposal implements a fast finality mechanism that is expected to rule out the ability for blocks to be reverted. The Plato upgrade was carried out on Aug. 10 at…

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Starknet moves closer to EVM compatibility with upcoming ‘Kakarot’ testnet

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Starknet, a zero-knowledge layer-2 scaling solution for Ethereum, is one step closer to becoming fully Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible, pending an August testnet launch of Kakarot, a new zkEVM. On June 3, the Kakarot team announced it had received new backing from Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Ledger co-founder Nicholas Bacca and Starkware. We have powered up and entered Super Saiyan mode⚡. Kakarot Labs has officially been incorporated and closed a pre-seed round with top-tier investors. Let’s unpack our vision, current standing, and the exciting future ahead. pic.twitter.com/VI8QRdPLfw — Kakarot…

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