EVM
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Outside of EVM smart contract deployments, general contract deployments are most commonly seen on Polygon and BNB chains
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Blockworks exclusive: Sei takes another step toward offering users a parallelized EVM
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One candidate solution is Axelar’s new Interchain Token Service, which automates the process of deploying across EVM-based networks
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In hashing out the next hard fork after Dencun, developers commit to being noncommittal
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Offchain Labs’ tech lead Rachel Bousfield breaks down some misconceptions on the effectiveness of parallel EVMs
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The IBC-built EVM chain announced Cosmos transactions would be deprecated by 2024 Q3, streamlining the software
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The EVM will not retain 95% market dominance, Mumtaz says. “That’s just never happened”
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The proposal wants to make AXL deflationary and introduce necessary infrastructure to simplify the blockchain integration process
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Squid uses the decentralized exchange Osmosis to make token swaps; these assets are then routed to the wider Cosmos ecosystem
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BitGo raised by far the most capital this week, though it didn’t reveal who put up the money
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The funding will be put towards developing a layer-1 blockchain to connect “all chains”
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The trick is to have all the liquidity and trading happening in one place, Tabatabai says
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Cosmos chain Sommelier facilitates multichain yield opportunities using Axelar general message passing
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EVM smart contracts also surged 160% year over year, according to the report from Alchemy
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