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The latest news, information, and technical releases for the Moonbeam project, all in one place.

Project Milestones

Moonbeam completed its launch in January 2022, becoming the primary entry point for decentralized applications that want to connect to Polkadot. Moonbeam and Moonriver now have over 100 projects, integrations, and collaborations, representing a vibrant ecosystem for both developers and end-users.

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March 20, 2023 in Announcements

Upgraded Moonbeam Staking App and New Dynamic Fee Mechanism Live on Moonriver

Singapore - March 20, 2023 - Moonbeam, the top destination for multi-chain applications on Polkadot, has released a number of upgrades as part of runtime 2200 including a new dynamic fee mechanism on Moonriver and…
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February 14, 2023 in Announcements, Blogs

The First Implementation of OpenGov is Live on Moonriver

Moonbeam has released OpenGov on Moonriver as part of runtime 2100 after the passing of referendum 128. The OpenGov rollout on Moonbeam will begin with this Moonriver implementation for community feedback. Future referenda will be…
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November 22, 2022 in Announcements

Moonriver Provides EVM Smart Contract Platform for Robonomics Applications with XCM Integration

Singapore – November 22, 2022 – Moonbeam, the top destination for multi-chain applications on Polkadot, has announced an XCM connection between Moonriver and Robonomics by opening an HRMP channel to bring the Robonomics native token,…
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November 17, 2022 in Announcements

Bifrost Polkadot Integrates with Moonbeam to Power GLMR Liquid Staking with XCM

Singapore – November 17, 2022 – Moonbeam, the top destination for multi-chain applications on Polkadot, has announced an XCM connection between Moonbeam and Bifrost by the opening of HRMP channels bringing the Bifrost native token,…
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November 3, 2022 in Announcements

Moonriver and Moonbeam Natively Support Auto-Compounding of Staking Rewards

Runtime 1901 Includes Native Auto-Compounding of Staked MOVR and GLMR, On-Chain Identity Verification, and Randomness Singapore – November 03, 2022 – Moonbeam, the top destination for multi-chain applications on Polkadot, has released runtime 1901 in…
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Recent News Coverage

A sampling of recent press coverage for Moonbeam.

The Defiant
January 19, 2023

Cross-Chain Messaging Can Blow Open Interoperability

CoinDesk
August 29, 2022

Polkadot Parachain Moonbeam Integrates Cross-Chain Messaging Protocol LayerZero

The Block
July 25, 2022

Moonbeam now lets you swap tokens between Polkadot and Cosmos

CoinTelegraph
June 15, 2022

Chainlink integrates with Moonbeam to provide price data to Polkadot developers

CoinDesk
June 8, 2022

Arrington Capital Launches $100M Growth Fund for Moonbeam Ecosystem

The Defiant
May 5, 2022

Polkadot Upgrade Locks in Parachain Messaging

CoinTelegraph
April 8, 2022

Altcoin Roundup: Interoperability push puts attention back on Polkadot

Messari Logo
March 28, 2022

Polkadot Ecosystem Overview

CoinTelegraph
January 22, 2022

Moonbeam (GLMR) Launch Brings EVM Interoperability Closer to the Polkadot Network

Cryptobriefing Logo
January 11, 2022

Moonbeam Becomes First Parachain to Launch on Polkadot

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