- Substrate blockchains now support Move smart contracts, enabling Move parachains on Polkadot.
- Eiger integrated MoveVM with Substrate and introduced the ‘smove’ tool for managing gas costs.
According to a recent announcementSubstrate, the primary blockchain software development kit (SDK) for parachains that makes up Polkadot Network, has integrated a Move smart contract. Thanks to the integration, developers can now build on Polkadot using Move parachains.
Through Move virtual machine (MoveVM), this development, led by Eiger, extends the functionality of substrate-based networks and opens up new possibilities for blockchain development.
Move VM 🤝 Substrate
Substrate blockchains can now run Move smart contracts, and Move parachains can be built on Polkadot, thanks to the team at @eiger_co 🙌
This integration opens up new opportunities for developers to leverage Move’s capabilities while building on…
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Move Language is gaining ground in Blockchain development
Move, initially intended to be platform independent and secure language, has become popular in the blockchain field. Its integration into Substrate blockchains makes a reliable, controlled programming language available to a wider audience. Some of the blockchains that have already implemented Move are Sui Network and Aptos, which shows the efficiency of the language.
This integration means developers can now leverage Move on Substrate-based networking. This is expected to open up the possibilities to develop more efficient and secure decentralized applications. The integration of Substrate’s modular architecture with Move’s security will likely be beneficial to the entire blockchain industry.
The integration process required a full range of modifications to the Move virtual machine (MoveVM) to make it fully compatible with Substrate. This involved the development of a Move Pallet that can be used to store and execute Move modules and scripts within the Substrate framework.
Technical adjustments enable compatibility with Move Substrate
According to the blog, the Eiger team has made impressive progress integrating MoveVM with Substrate. They carefully guided the MoveVM integration to ensure it runs seamlessly on Substrate. This included developing a backend interface for no-std operations, handling storage and balances, and linking MoveVM addresses to Substrate accounts.
They also developed a new Substrate Pallet for MoveVM. This new pallet therefore guarantees that the Move smart contracts are executed properly and optimally in the Substrate framework. To address gas costs, Eiger proposed a module that converts Move’s gas costs into Substrate’s weights. This system ensures that the relationship between gas consumption and reimbursements is clear and consistent.
Of Move parachains Eiger’s work is now viable on Polkadot, providing developers with powerful tools to push the boundaries of what is possible in blockchain technology.
At the time of the report, Polkadot’s price is $5.85, which reflects a stock price of $5.85 2.42% increase in the past 24 hours. With a trading volume of $146.52 million and a market cap of $8.41 billion, this recent activity can be viewed as growing interest and confidence in the future of Polkadot.