Welcome to the new home for developers building on
#Avalanche
This channel will be the go-to resource for all
@Avax
platform and engineering updates, status updates of the network, developer community calls, developer webinars and much more!
The Avalanche Durango Upgrade activated successfully at 11:00 AM ET.
At 11:02 AM ET,
@camjamschultz
sent the first Avalanche Warp Message from a Subnet to the Primary Network (C-Chain):
Welcome to the Avalanche Interoperability Era! ๐
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@coreapp
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LatAm has incredible developer talent. We are here to support them and build the Avalanche builder's eco.
All organized &
@chainlink
functions allow anyone to connect a smart contract to any Web2 API, unlocking a new frontier of Web3 and Web2 integrations
And they are live on the
@avax
Fuji testnet - letโs dive into what you can build ๐
Cortina is live on Mainnet!
Cortina brings 3 key optimizations for the
#Avalanche
network:
โข X-Chain Linearization
โข Batched Delegator Rewards
โข Increased C-Chain Gas Limit
What does this mean for
@Avax
developers? ๐
Avalanche consensus is the most fast, scalable, secure, and energy efficient Consensus mechanism out today
Letโs play a game to visualize how it works ๐๐ฝ
To help devs navigate the different approaches to blockchain network design, we've published a in-depth research report that provides an overview of the technical nuances between Cosmos Hubs/Zones, Polygon Supernets, and Avalanche Subnets.
In our journey around the world of
@avax
, we are constantly being introduced to new revolutionary technological primitives that itโs hard to keep track
Letโs delve deeper into the novel blockchain communication system introduced back in Banff 5 - Avalanche Warp Messaging (AWM)
Excited to announce the launch of
@Circle
โs Programmable Wallets beta on
@avax
. This is a new wallet-as-a-service platform that provides developers with infrastructure to embed Web3 wallets into their applications.
Let's take a look at some of the key features ๐
1/ We officially launched our first
#Web3
services product to the market! ๐ฅ Programmable Wallets beta is available on
@avax
@ethereum
@0xPolygon
. Developers can now bring Web3 to their users with ease.
EVM-precompiles are tools that enable developers to compute complex operations efficiently
Developers building Subnet-EVMs can utilize Stateful Precompiles to enable new use cases specific for their instance of the EVM.
Time to Finality (TTF) is a game-changer in assessing blockchain speed and efficiency, surpassing Transactions per Second (TPS). Why does TPS fall short?
A thread๐:
Introducing the first-ever AI chatbot to live on a crypto web portfolio: AvaGPT, is now available for Core web users!
Get instant access to crucial information about Core and
#Avalanche
products in a user-friendly way.
๐ฆ:
Introducing AvalancheOps, the easiest way to spin up Developer Networks (Devnets) on
#Avalanche
with a custom VM. One command can spin up multiple validators across multiple regions in
@awscloud
and provide public endpoints to query nodes.
๐งต๐:
Introducing 1-Command Cloud Node Setup! You can now create your own Avalanche Node on AWS with 1 command on Avalanche CLI.
Once the node is bootstrapped, the node can validate the Avalanche Primary Network and can validate a Subnet of your choice ๐บ
Avalanche-CLI (v1.3.1) now supports multi-node cloud deployment!
Users can spin up multiple Avalanche nodes on
@awscloud
and have them validate the Primary Network, or Subnet, with a single command. ๐งต๐
In this week's HyperSDK Developer Community Call, Avalanche hosted a deep technical talk with various builders to provide updates on Vryx development and the ProgramVM modules.
Rewatch the entire session, and learn about different ways developers and teams are working with the
And that wraps up
@CosmoverseHQ
for the
@avax
DevRel team
We had a great time getting introduced to the Cosmos community and meeting the developers present
Excited to see further continued collaboration between the developers in both ecosystems!
As the Subnet ecosystem continues to grow, there's a desire for greater customizations and control over the validator set and staking operations.
ACP 68 introduces new solutions that put experimentation and innovation further in the hands of developers.
@AaronBuchwald
and
Looking to build on Avalanche but don't quite know where to start?
Look no further than the new Avalanche Developers Kit, the comprehensive directory for all development resources, including dev docs, Github repos, Academy courses and more!
Get started:
Avalanche Developer Community Call ๐บ
The bi-weekly dev call is streaming this Wed, Dec. 13th at 12pm ET.
Stream on the
@avax
channel or on YouTube
The engineering team will cover necessary info on the AvalancheGo Cortina 17 update, exciting recent
Coming up on this week's Avalanche Developer Community Call, the
@AvaLabs
engineering team gives a detailed breakdown of the proposed Avalanche Platform Roadmap, and how each area of focus impacts the growth of the network.
Thursday, March 7th @ 1pm ET
Tune in live on
@avax
or
We just kicked off a new HyperSDK Developer Community Call series, a deep technical conversation based around building with the HyperSDK.
During last week's session, we discuss details of the codebase, HyperSDK roadmap and potential first use cases.
Let's dig into the concept of Subnet Only Validators ๐
ACP-13 introduces a new type of staker that can validate a Subnet and participate in Avalanche Warp Messaging (AWM) without syncing or becoming a Validator on the Primary Network.
This can unlock a whole world of
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24 local developers learned how to create their own subnet & launch their own token on that subnet. All live in
@HASHHOUSECLUB
๐ฅ
What's next?
A 24 hour hackathon powered by Avalanche ๐บ
Details... ๐งต๐ (1/4)
As the GM Vietnam Hackathon wraps up, we're thrilled to announce that BlocTrace has emerged as the winner of the Avalanche Innovation Track ๐โจ
Congratulations to the winner
@sahil_harriram
, our runner-up YieldKingz, and a thank you to all who participated in a great event ๐ค
Weโre excited to announce that
@chainlink
Automation 2.0 and Functions 1.0 are now live on Avalanche C-Chain, bringing powerful off-chain computation capabilities to the Avalanche ecosystem ๐ค
Explore these new features in detail ๐
Weโve proudly completed a code audit with
@OpenZeppelin
for our MerkleDB.
Working with OZ underscores our commitment to security, setting the stage for the safe use of our own path based storage solution.
Learn more about the audit here:
Introducing Precompile-EVM, a revolutionary approach to writing stateful precompiles without forking Subnet-EVM!
Experience the simplicity and compatibility of Precompile-EVM, allowing you to streamline development effortlessly. Fork as a template, leverage existing tools, and
The
#HyperSDK
has recently been enhanced with a significant upgrade
The core change involves transitioning from second-denominated block times to millisecond-denominated block times.
Detailed information can be found in the full PR:
Interested in learning how to deploy a 5 node subnet on your local machine? Do you want to get a taste of the Avalanche-CLI?
Get started in next installment of the โInto the Blizzardโ Avalanche developer seriesโฆ and learn it all in under 15 mins!
Some weeks ago, I joined the
@avalabsofficial
's DevRel team! So following our mission to make Devs' lives easier, I created a tutorial for launching a Subnet on a local network. Hope you like it, and if there is any tutorial request, leave it in comments๐บ
Avalanche-CLI (v1.3.3) now supports
@googlecloud
Node Setup. Quickly set up Avalanche nodes on GCP to validate the Primary Network or a Subnet with a single command. ๐งต๐
Weโve released Subnet-EVM Version 0.5.4!
This version brings experimental support for
#Avalanche
Warp Messaging to the EVM through the AWM precompile and enhances overall node performance and stability.
This version also allows your node to stay up to date with the latest
Subnet-EVM v0.5.4 release is here: . v0.5.4 supports RPCChainVM Plugin Version 28 and is compatible with AvalancheGo v1.10.9.
What's new in v0.5.4? ๐งต
1/We're thrilled to share the experience we had at the Modular | King of Devs Evolution Hackathon this weekend! It was an amazing opportunity to witness the brilliance, creativity, and passion of all the participating teams. A huge round of applause to each and every one of you๐
The Avalanche Academy is here and open for developers looking to take their expertise in Avalanche to the next level ๐ ๏ธ
Academy has courses for developers of all skill levels, whether youโre new to blockchain or a seasoned Web3 developer.ย ๐๐งต
Ready to level up your dev skills on Avalanche?
Introducing the Avalanche Academy, a platform designed to teach developers how to build the next generation of scalable blockchain applications, powered by Avalanche consensus.
Why should you enroll in the Avalanche Academy?๐๐งต
Catch up on the latest Avalanche Developer Community Call, covering the Cortina upgrade, Merkle tries, Subnet precompiles, Evergreen Subnets and more.
Here's the full video with chapter breaks for each topic:
Congratulations to the winners of the
@encodeclub
x
@avax
University hackathon tracks
For the Subnet Track - We have OracleVM, powered by the HyperSDK
For the C-Chain Track - We have Rebalancer (1st place) & Rabble Rabble
This new research paper from the
@AvaLabs
engineering team introduces Frosty: Bringing strong liveness guarantees to the Snow family of consensus protocols.
The paper describes how to supplement Snowman with a โliveness moduleโ, with the goal to specify a protocol that is
By having every validator randomly select other validators in order to ask them what their preferences are, participants in Avalanche build confidence in the correct decision shared by all nodes in the network.
So whilst one node doesnโt query every other node like you get in
Vryx Benchmarks are here!
Read about the promising results from recent Vryx devnet testing๐
Try it out for yourself by running the provided script, all you need is to have GO installed and an AWS Key.
The
#Avalanche
Network Runner is a crucial part of any AVAX developer's toolkit. Starting today, you can leverage the full power & functionality of the ANR over HTTP.
The DevRel Squad is happy to release the Avalanche Network Runner Postman Collection!
On this week's HyperSDK Developer Community Call, various ecosystem builders came together for an in-depth discussion on state key management in the HyperSDK.
Rewatch the entire session, and learn about different ways developers and teams are working with the HyperSDK ๐ซก
Teleporter makes it very easy to send messages between any two EVM chains in the Avalanche network ๐
@Michael_Kaplan1
and
@martin_eckardt
discuss what happens under the hood, and how the complexities are abstracted away for developers.
Excited to announce the developer preview of Firewood, a brand new database built just for blockchains.
Firewood provides state-of-the-art efficiency to the scalability bottleneck of state management, reducing the overhead of inserting, modifying, storing, and deleting state.๐
Don't miss tomorrow's Avalanche Developer Community Call, the platform team is going to dive into a few key engineering topics from the past few weeks, including Firewood, Cortina 11 and research being done on Dual-Phase Alpha Consensus!
Tune in live Wed., Oct. 4th @ 1pm ET!
Avalanche users at are at an ATH, so it's a perfect time to kick off the weekly Avax Dev blog series!
Whether youโre an experienced dev or just learning about
#Avalanche
, dive into this intro overview from
@cgcardona
on the
@avalabsofficial
DevRel team ๐
๐ Mark your calendars, tomorrow is the next Avalanche Developer Community Call, live at 1pm ET!
Here's the agenda:
โCortina 10
โAvalanche-rs
โArchiveDB
โHyperSDK GUI
Bookmark for a reminder, and stream live right here or on YouTube:
Got questions
On last week's HyperSDK Developer Community Call, various ecosystem builders came together for an in-depth discussion on the Vryx proof-of-concept, and an update on HyperSDK <> Solidity compatibility.
Rewatch the entire session, and learn about different ways developers and
Looking for a chance to win up to $25k for building on Avalanche? Join fellow hackers during Constellation, a
@Chainlink
hackathon starting this Wed, 11/8.
Learn from
@AvaLabs
DevRel Engineer
@MeagFitzgerald
for in-depth workshops on C-Chain EVM, Subnet development, and the
๐ Avalanche is offering a $25K in prizing for
@chainlink
's upcoming hackathon, Constellation!
Kicking off Nov. 8th, hackers have free range to create within 3 Avalanche tracks:
1๏ธโฃ Deploy a smart-contract based application on the C-Chain
2๏ธโฃ Launch your own Avalanche Subnet on
Don't forget, today is the rescheduled Avalanche Developer Community Call, where the platform team will be covering key updates and research topics, including:
โ Avalanche Community Proposals (ACP)
โ Parallel Transaction Execution
โ Concurrent Message Handling
โ Warp Payload
In this weekโs
#AvalancheGo
v1.10.9 (Cortina 9), weโve made several updates. Itโs backward compatible with v1.10.0.
Update is optional but recommended.
๐บ Avalanche Cortina 4 is now out:
@_patrickogrady
has the detailed breakdown of the release in his thread, but here's some key points for you to know ๐
Project Submission for the
@avax
x
@Blockchain_AC
Hackathon is Now Open
We want to thank everyone who signed up for the event. Now, it's time for the exciting part โ submitting your projects for the Hackathon!
Submit your project here:
Amazing to see some of our prominent ecosystem members participating in & building awesome projects during the ongoing
@avax
x
@Blockchain_AC
hackathon
@ash_avax
team is coming in hot with the โAvalanche Warp Navigatorโ ๐ฅ
Sneak peek at what
@Nutymoon
has been cooking for the
@Blockchain_AC
@AvaxDevelopers
Hackathon ๐
๐
#Avalanche
Warp Navigator:
๐ Monitor/decode Warp messages sent between
#Subnet
EVM chains with the Ash CLI ๐คฏ
Get ready to send Warp messages on Fuji next week ๐จ
AvalancheGo v1.10.10 is here!
This release includes a number of improvements related to C-Chain transaction gossip, block data management, and the MerkleDB.
AvalancheGo v1.10.7 (Cortina 7) has been released, offering significant performance improvements, including a 15x faster validator diff calculation
Key features include the removal of LinkedDB Iterator from the P-Chain and fixes for x/sync
Release Notes:
Weโve proudly completed a code audit with
@OpenZeppelin
for our Teleporter contracts, ensuring safety & reliability.
This underscores our commitment to security, setting the stage for safe, effective cross-chain functionality for EVM chains on Avalanche.
Cudos to
@demirelo
&
@furkanrypt
for spurring up some great ideas on how to make subnets more accessible
Exactly the kinds of discussions we want to see from our community.
One more idea from me:
Utilize the stateless vm developed by
@_patrickogrady
and
@stephenbuttolph
, known as "litevm," to establish a clear separation between the execution and data layers within small subnets designed for individual dApps. By doing so, we can eliminate the
The code audit for Avalanche Warp Messaging (AWM) has been completed by
@OpenZeppelin
.
AWM is a foundational layer for cross-subnet communication, aiming to establish secure and verifiable message passing between different Avalanche Subnets.
AvalancheGo v1.10.2 (Cortina 2) is here:
.
This version maintains backward compatibility with v1.10.0 but while optional - upgrading is highly recommended.
Introducing Teleporter: A new cross-chain messaging tool built on top Avalanche Warp Messaging, that enables developers to abstract away complexities when building custom blockchains ๐
Teleporter enables AWM within the EVM, and extends it to provide:
โ๏ธ Cross-chain contract
1/ Teleporter, a new cross-chain messaging protocol built on top of Avalanche Warp Messaging, is now open for testing. ๐
It provides smart contract developers an easy, native way to call contracts on other EVM-based chains within
#Avalanche
.
Across the board, Avalanche has been setting itself up as a go-to chain for truly next-gen use cases ๐บ
In building these applications, it's important to implement flexible and accessible wallet functionality
In a few minutes, let's leverage
@ParticleNtwrk
within AVAX dApps ๐
Introducing Multidimensional Fees!
The HyperSDK now uses 5 parameterized unit dimensions (bandwidth, compute, storage read, storage create, storage modify) to track activity on each HyperVM, instead of a single unit like most blockchains (gad/fuel/units).
Amazing to see one of the rockstar engineers in our community
@ChrisFusillo
was able to play around with
@AvaCloud
He deployed his own EVM blockchain, smart contracts to it, set up an indexer, and a block explorerโฆ in ONE hour
Building blockchains has never been easier.
This took me an hour:
- Deploy subnet via
@AvaCloud
- Deploy a test ERC-721 contract
- Setup subnet indexer
- Deployed simple block explorer w/ ui
- Interact with
@coreapp
The tech is real folks.
#AVALANCHE
Tomorrow join the bi-weekly Developer Community Call to dive into details about the new HyperSDK Programs and Multi-Dimensional Fees, an update on the Glacier API and more!
Stream the community calls on the
@avax
channel or set a reminder on YouTube:
The Developer Community Call is back tomorrow at 1230p ET, with a few big topics for Avalanche builders ๐งฐ
Here's what's on the lineup:
โ HyperSDK Programs
โ Glacier API
โ HyperSDK Multi-Dimensional Fees
โ Dev Docs Refactor
Stream it live on YT & X:
@avax
โs open architecture allows for stateful precompiles that allow developers to modify the EVMโs state to their liking, optimizing for some of the most complex development processes
For
@HubbleExchange
, this allows them to ensure gas needs for tasks such as order placement
Hubblenet leverages a unique feature, unlocked exclusively on app-chains: Stateful Precompiles.
What are Stateful Precompiles and how are they used in Hubblenet?
With Durango set to activate on Fuji tomorrow at 11am ET, this weekโs Developer Community Call will be dedicated to covering everything you need to know about the proposed network upgrade ๐
Tune in live to get a deep dive on Durango, and how it opens up a new age for
Great day at
#SheFiSummit
today hearing
@MeagFitzgerald
share about Codebase by Avalanche, and the importance of developer relations for founders launching startups in Web3 ๐ซก
Just a reminder that
@avax
is the only blockchain network that has sub second immutable finality & block times of less than 2 secondsโฆ all thanks to the novel Avalanche consensus protocol โก๏ธ
Stay tuned for upcoming courses on C-Chain Solidity Development, utilizing the HyperSDK, and much more.
Register for the Avalanche Academy today and start your journey to becoming an expert Avalanche developer!
Throughout the crypto bear market, Avalanche has been building.
Partnerships, no-code tools for blockchain deployment, BTC.b and new subnets have been driving strong network activity. Unfortunately, most people arenโt aware of the scope of the Avalanche ecosystem, including the
Next week's
#Avalanche
Developer Community call will cover key platform topics including the AvalancheGo upgrade Cortina 10, the newly released Avalanche-rs, HyperSDK GUI, ArchiveDB, and of course, live audience Q&A!
๐ Wed., Sept. 20 @ 1pm ET
๐
The
@avax
network has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing 1 MILLION active addresses in the month of May
This marks a new all-time high and surpasses the previous record established in April.
Our goal is to make running
#Avalanche
Nodes as easy as possible
With that in mind we've created this form to gather any feedback that can help us improve the experience as a node operator
Please fill out this form and/or share it with any node operators
Just a reminder, our bi-weekly Developer Community Call is a great resource for builders on Avalanche, and we want to hear what would useful for you!
Got questions about one of the latest upgrades? Need help navigating the HyperSDK or creating your own VM? Running a node and
Calling all devs! This Wed, July 26th, is the bi-weekly
#Avalanche
Developer Community call.
Join the engineering squad to deep-dive on Precompile-EVM, Cortina 5 and the Avalanche Network Runner Postman Collection ๐
Watch the stream live @ 10am PT:
Calling all devs! This Wed, July 26th, is the bi-weekly
#Avalanche
Developer Community call.
Join the engineering squad to deep-dive on Precompile-EVM, Cortina 5 and the Avalanche Network Runner Postman Collection ๐
Watch the stream live @ 10am PT:
This process is facilitated by a set of smart contracts on the
@avax
blockchain,
@chainlink
Functions, and a decentralized data warehouse called
@SpaceandTimeDB
, The solution also makes use of
@storj
object storage and Cloudflare workers.
The project aims to unlock the value of
Introducing Movement: A Network of Modular Move Based Blockchains
Today, we launch with our pre-seed raise of $3.4M.
We're building the first community-driven
#Move
environment designed to pair EVM liquidity with Move security and parallel performance.
๐งต ๐
Awesome to see individual blockchains within the subnet ecosystem hosting their own hackathons and inviting developers to build on their unique networks
Hacking network effects!
Beam Hackathon ๐ป
We are excited to warmly welcome all developers to start unleashing their creativity onto the Beam network.
๐ $100,000 prize pool
๐Apply today:
๐More information:
This hackathon is brought to you by the
Introducing HyperSDK Programs, a new smart contract framework designed to make blockchain development more familiar and accessible to builders using programming languages they already know ๐ค
Learn more about the Developer Preview here:
1/ Introducing ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ข๐จ: A Minimal, Performance-Focused, WASM-Based Smart Contract Framework for
@avax
@AvaxDevelopers
Starting ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐, you can write HyperSDK Programs in
#Rust
using the ๐ฟ๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ ๐๏ธ .
With the new TokenVM GUI, developers can easily spin up their own frontend to interact with the HyperSDK
@GoGoPool_
team is one of the first to play around with it & looks like they did an awesome job creating this new HyperSDK module
The power of open source development!
Last weekend, I impulsively flew out to join my cofounder
@JonJonGault
to build on top of HyperSDK.. which turned into a 4 day mini-hackathon!
The result? GoGoAuth: a HyperSDK module that turns a user's device into a personal hardware wallet using Account Abstraction.
Soon,
Great article written by a prominent
@avax
community member regarding a new shared security model
Multiple subnets collaborating to enhance the security of their chains and the broader network through the novelties provided by Avalancheโs network architecture
Must read!
1/ Chainlink CCIP is now available to all developers on 5 testnets ๐๏ธ
โ Arbitrum Goerli
โ Avalanche Fuji
โ Ethereum Sepolia
โ Optimism Goerli
โ Polygon Mumbai
#LinkTheWorld
Introducing the MorpheusVM, a new virtual machine built with the
@avax
HyperSDK
It excels at one job - native token transfers between accounts.
This makes it a great minimalist tool designed for devs wanting to play with HyperVMs
Check it out at:
1/ I've been asked dozens of times over the last few months to create a minimal demo of using the
#Avalanche
HyperSDK.
Today, I'm excited to share our "Morpheus Example":
#HyperSDKJournal
This week, the DevRel team threw a dinner exclusively for university students from all across the world to meet up during
@ethdenver
.
It was a great night connecting with lots of talented people interested in Web3, combined of course with some good pizza!
Many of us we're
Amazing to see our first ever Ambassador Run Hackathon take place
Allowing people who have a passion to learn about
@avax
& blockchain to be given the tools to run their own developer events is what we want to see
Congrats to
@AvaxDAO_
&
@AvaxColombia
on a successful event ๐ฅ
๐บ The First Ever Ambassador Run Avalanche Hackathon ๐จ
๐ป 75 developers building on Avalanche in Medellin, Colombia ๐จ๐ด
One of our goals is to help build out the builders eco/community by organizing more Avalanche workshops and hackathons around the world.
Congrats to the
Multiple clouds, one command!
Awesome job by the Ash team to create a robust DevTool for subnets that will allow for easier cloud distribution among subnet nodes
Nice work
@ash_avax
!
Version 1.6.1 of the avalanche-postman-collection is out now!
This iteration adds a layer of polish to one of the pioneering repositories on Avalanche's GitHub
A special shout-out to
@cgcardona
&
@lavisia96
for their exceptional work here.
We're diving into the proposed Avalanche Platform Roadmap, and covering the rest of the updates from the last Developer Community Call.
Join us on Thursday at 12pm ET to hear about key areas of focus and research for the rest of the year, and to recap some of the latest ACPs.
@KreitzmanAdam
just deployed his first custom virtual machine on a subnet using the
@avax
#HyperSDK
Developers are finally able to explore execution/run time environments that allow them build beyond the EVM all thanks to the openness of
#Avalanche
& tools like
#HyperSDK
.
launched my first local subnet using the
@avax
#HyperSDK
. Still in alpha stages but can see the potential with the blazingly fast speed and a fun change of pace from the typical EVM.
You don't wanna miss the stacked lineup of developer workshop's at next week's Avalanche Hack House!
Here's another group of talented ecosystem contributors:
โ NodeKit's Journey with the HyperSDK with
@noah_pravecek
@nodekitorg
โ Deploying Move dApps on Movement with