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Since Moonbeam was announced in April 2020, the development team has been hard at work to meet engineering milestones and deliver on the stated project goals.
In the first six months following the announcement, the team has delivered a working Ethereum-compatible TestNet, called Moonbase Alpha, and been awarded a Web3 Foundation grant for their work building a Web3 RPC for the Frontier projects.
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Moonriver Completes Phase One of the Parachain Launch Process on Kusama
Community Collators Have Been Onboarded, Onchain Governance Features Are the Focus of Phase Two Boston, MA – July 23, 2021 – Moonbeam, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on Polkadot, announced today that Moonriver, its community-led…
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Moonriver Completes First Phase of the Parachain Launch Process on Kusama
First Parachain to Hand Over Block Production to a Decentralized Collator Community Boston, MA – July 9, 2021 – Moonbeam, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on Polkadot, announced today that Moonriver, its community-led sister network…
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Moonbeam Adds myNFT Integration to Bridge Ethereum-based NFTs
Bridges to Moonbeam and Moonriver Allow Use of Ethereum and Polkadot NFTs Interchangeably Boston, MA – July 6, 2021 – Moonbeam, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on Polkadot, announced a partnership with myNFT, the upcoming…
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Moonbeam Adds Waffle and Mars Integrations
Compatibility with Popular Developer Tools from Ethworks Further Strengthens Robust Development Environment. Boston, MA – July 1, 2021 – Moonbeam, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on Polkadot, has completed integrations with Waffle and Mars, two…
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Moonriver Won a Parachain Slot and Is Now Producing Blocks on the Kusama Network
Secured the Third-Ever Parachain Slot on Kusama Through a Successful Crowdloan Campaign Run by the Moonbeam Foundation. Boston, MA – June 29, 2021 – Moonbeam, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on Polkadot, today secured a…
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Recent News Coverage
A sampling of recent press coverage for Moonbeam.
May 5, 2021
April 9, 2021
March 30, 2021
March 10, 2021
November 17, 2020
As DeFi Grows, Investors Look to Polkadot to Be the Next Ethereum
November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020
Moonbeam Launch Paves Way for Ethereum Smart Contracts on Polkadot
November 4, 2020
DeFi on Polkadot: An Alt Chain with Interoperability on the Horizon
October 23, 2020
April 28, 2020
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