Author: Marco González
Editor: Randall Roland
With an official date set, the EOS community gets ready for a paradigm shift in development, planning, and creativity. Hopefully, onlooking ETH developers and Antelope IBC blockchains feel the same.
EVM (Beta) Set to Launch on April 14
The EOS Network counts down the days from the announcement of the first live look at an EOS EVM. The launch is scheduled for April 14, 2023. See the launch roadmap presented by the ENF.
A final, major update was announced on January 20. To the community's pleasant surprise, EOS will be the native utility token for the EVM.
Preparation and Security Audit
EVM code expects to be hands-off by March 27 when a new testnet will launch. April 14 marks the day of the mainnet beta launch of version 0.4. However, continued “updates and improvements" will be ongoing. Note that a security audit is scheduled between March 27 and April 14.
Public Outreach and Marketing
Event scheduling ahead of EOS EVM is as follows:
March 2-5: ETHDenver in Denver
March 21: DC Blockchain Summit in DC
March 20-24: Paris Blockchain Week and Game Developers Conference in San Francisco
March 22-24: The International Women of Blockchain in DC
April 26-28: Consensus 2023 in Austin
The above events list is the first recognized by the ENF since Blockchain Expo Global and TOKEN2049 in London last year.
Other Notes and Activity Helping Prepare the Way
A whole lot of activity helps prepare the way for EOS EVM both from coordinated and independent efforts. The following sections are merely some highlights (mostly from March 2023).
Tech
EVM Name Service (EVMNS) facilitates connectivity across web3.
Greymass advances the development of Wharf Session Kit for Antelope web app integration.
Marketing and Partnerships
Yves La Rose ranked #46 on Cointelegraph’s Top 100 Influencers in Crypto and Blockchain.
Yves also guest appeared on a live AMA on Binance.
The ENF partners with Multichain, a network of 86 chains.
ENF’s partnership with the Blockchain Gaming Alliance offers recognition and new opportunities in gaming.
The ENF joined the Canada Blockchain Consortium (CBC) to help unite blockchain interests.
DeFI and GameFi
DeFi yields are still a primary focus for the ENF.
A Messari Report touts Upland as a top metaverse game.
The ENF took part in a Blockchain Gaming Alliance’s New Members Presentation.
EOS Network Ventures committed $20M for EOS EVM-based GameFi.
Administrative
Read recent ENF Program & Operations Health Reports (01, 02).
A new report series is released in the form of EOS Monthly Block Producer Meeting Recaps.
Look back on EOY events with the ENF Quarterly Report for Q4 2022.
OUTLOOK
Coinciding with EOS EVM are Leap 4.0.0 advancements (on the Jungle 4 testnet). A consensus upgrade for 4.0 isn’t planned until September at the earliest.
It’s hard to speculate on something as big as EOS EVM. One thing is certain. Given the successful launch of EOS EVM, more opportunities will become available within the ecosystem.
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