January 14, 2022
How to Interact with Cross Chain Assets on Moonriver
Cross chain assets are native Substrate assets that can be transferred between a parachain and the relay chain, or other parachains that are connected to the same relay chain. The first cross chain asset supported…
December 9, 2021
How Damned Pirates Society Uses Pinata for Efficient NFT Storage
Damned Pirates Society, a pirate-based NFT project on Moonriver, recently shifted to using Pinata for their media storage — a first for a project in the extended Kusama ecosystem. As NFTs on Moonriver continue to…
October 28, 2021
How Polkadot’s Fundraising Method is a Fundamental Shift from Traditional Token Offerings
The ethos of blockchain has always been user-focused. Distributed ledger technology showcases the ability to move away from centralized third parties, giving the power back to the community. However, there is a delicate dance between…
October 21, 2021
Our Decentralization Philosophy for Moonbeam and Moonriver
Decentralization is a core tenet of Web3, but is often neglected in order to get to market faster or to achieve higher transaction throughput. Polkadot sets a high bar for decentralization, and we believe we…
October 15, 2021
What is a Crowdloan? Its Benefits and How to Participate
This is an updated version of the article that was originally published on May 18, 2021. This is designed to be an educational resource and does not discuss the Moonbeam crowdloan or the Moonriver crowdloan. Please…
August 10, 2021
Meter Passport Bridge Deploys on Moonriver, With Moonbeam Deployment Later This Year
Deployment Unlocks Asset Movement Between Kusama and Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, Polygon, and Meter Singapore – August 10, 2021 – Moonbeam, the Ethereum-compatible smart contract platform on Polkadot, announced today the deployment of its Meter…
