Astar Network, a Polkadot parachain, launches Smart Contracts 2.0

[ad_1] Astar Network is set to launch its Smart Contracts 2.0, the WebAssembly (WASM) smart contracts, on the mainnet on April 6. With this upgrade, Astar Network will support both Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and WASM VM smart contracts. Astar Network launches Smart Contracts 2.0 This announcement is a significant development for Astar Network, which […]

zkEVM can solve verification problems in Ethereum

[ad_1] Ethereum, a smart contracting platform powering decentralized finance (DeFi), non-fungible tokens (NFTs) operations, and more, has a problem that cannot be solely solved by layer-2 scaling platforms, its co-founder Vitalik Buterin recently stated.  In a blog, Buterin said though the network is widely used and there are users, it is a challenge to verify mainnet […]

Cardano gains 7% as it approaches EVM dominance

[ad_1] Cardano’s native token, ADA, has seen a significant increase in its price today, reaching a high of $0.4075, according to CoinMarketCap. This represents a more than 7% rise from its low of $0.3709 on March 30. The token, currently ranked #7 on CoinMarketCap’s market cap list, is valued at $13.9 billion and registered a […]

EOS unveils testnet for EVM integration

[ad_1] EOS has launched a testnet for its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) feature before its April release. The EVM is integrated within an EOS smart contract to provide users and developers with high-speed transactions at low fees.  The move is expected to bolster decentralized finance (DeFi) development on the EOS network, potentially increasing the value […]