Interoperability has a new meaning thanks to this Polkadot-powered startup
Blockchain development is an ever-expanding space. In what feels like a daily occurrence, new projects and networks appear that claim to offer faster performance or new functions, unlike anything we’ve seen before.
Whether or not those claims are true, the existence of multiple blockchain networks requires developers to consider the benefits and disadvantages of each one before building a decentralized application (DApp). And, more times than not, developers are locked to their network of choice from inception onward.
Building a DApp is no easy task. A development team must learn one or more programming languages, work around sandbox environments and virtual machines and build smart contracts of various complexities. All of this aside, it’s vital to consider which networks have or are most likely to attract a substantial pool of users.
For example, Ethereum (ETH) is slow and expensive compared to most modern networks, but it has a powerful virtual machine, the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), and more users than many of its competitors. Ethereum even has its own application standard established by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Other networks, like Polkadot (DOT), might be faster and more powerful on a functional level but are lacking Ethereum’s vast user base.
The industry is at a point where DApps are classified as Ethereum or non-Ethereum DApps, and interoperability is difficult, but developers won’t let that stop them. In fact, some are working to build virtual machines and smart contracts that support both Ethereum and their network of choice.
One project aiming to solve this developmental divisiveness is ParaState, a DAO building a WebAssembly (WASM)-based virtual machine that’s compatible with Ethereum (eWASM) as
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