Moonbeam

Description

Moonbeam is an Ethereum-compatible smart contract parachain on Polkadot. Moonbeam enables the use of popular Ethereum developer tools to build or redeploy Solidity projects in a Substrate-based environment. Moonbeam is much more than just an EVM implementation: it’s a highly specialized parachain that mirrors Ethereum’s Web3 RPC, accounts, keys, subscriptions, logs, and more. The Moonbeam platform extends the base Ethereum feature set with additional features such as onchain governance, staking, and cross-chain integrations. Moonbeam’s Ethereum compatibility is unmatched: Minimal Changes: developers can use existing Solidity smart contracts right away, with no need to rewrite or reconfigure Use Existing Developer Tools: connect popular tools like MetaMask, Hardhat, Waffle, Remix, and Truffle via a complete set of Web3 RPC endpoints. Use well-known Javascript libraries such as Web3.Js or Ethers.Js. Unified Accounts, Addresses, and Signatures: use your existing Ethereum H160 accounts & ECDSA signatures to interact with Moonbeam Ecosystem integrations: use existing oracles, bridges, wallets, and other tools that are already building on Moonbeam Moonbeam provides integration and connectivity between Polkadot Parachains as well as with other chains such as Ethereum and Bitcoin via bridges. Moonbeam was started in 2019 by Derek Yoo of Pure Stake.