Astar Network and Brushfam Join Forces
Together we will increase the number of ink! dApps deployed in 2023!
November brought big news for the Polkadot ecosystem. Among others, we would like to mention the beginning of a partnership agreement between Astar Network and Brushfam. Let’s go into a little more detail to see why this is important for us and the ecosystem as a whole.
The development of ecosystems depends on a number of factors, including the quantity and quality of projects. This means not only financial and marketing prospects but now, above all else, safety and sustainability. Brushfam values all of these factors.
There are more than 450 projects in Polkadot, each at a different stage of development. The rate of new ones dropped significantly in 2022 due to market sentiment. At the same time, as notable Web3 players rightly point out — the bear market is a great test of ecosystem strength. Those who continue to work and build their projects even with dwindling investment support will survive and grow. They will own the market when it finds itself in the green zone. We share an interest in bringing these projects to Astar Network.
Guided by this, ecosystem leaders continue to invest in getting new projects up and running, passing new projects through the rigorous millstones of audits by specialized technological companies. In this regard, working with Brushfam is a logical step for Astar Network in furthering this strategy.
The Brushfam team is known for their contributions to the Polkadot ecosystem. Over 2021–2022, they have developed several key protocols, libraries, and tools that many developers already use. These include PSP22 standard, Openbrush, Sol2ink, and Typechain for Wasm. We see Brushfam as a team with a visionary attitude, not afraid to take on the technological challenges of the ecosystem. And not only technological.
Brushfam is in charge of developing the major ecosystem events devoted to WASM, Rust and Ink!. This year, they contributed to Polkadot’s exposure at the WASM developer conference and Web Summit 2022. What unites our strategies is that they underline blockchain adoption via WASM as the primary goal.
Astar Network, one of the Polkadot leaders, has always shared the vision that the development of a decentralized system cannot be centralized on just one player. Not us, nor Parity, nor any other single group can create the Web3 ecosystem alone. All of us are responsible for what Polkadot will become in the next few years.
We offer developers true interoperability with cross-consensus messaging (XCM) and a cross-virtual machine (XVM) by providing the infrastructure for creating dApps with EVM and WASM smart contracts. Through our innovative Build2Earn model, programmers are compensated for the code they create and the dApps they make. DApp staking is the simplest way to kickstart developer and community growth.
By joining forces with Brushfam we will multiply the rate of growth. Accelerate the number of projects successfully launched in 2023, and continue building a foundation of trust in the ecosystem and mass adaption.
Lowering the entry barrier to the development ecosystem through infrastructure projects (Swanky, Openbrush, Sol2ink, and Typechain) and regular education through speeches, workshops, and tutorials are great areas for us to build in 2023.
Brushfam will play an important part in developing ink! projects on Astar. They will conduct hackathons and hold events to attract and retain developers for our ecosystem. Plus, give advice and mentor the growth of developer teams creating dApps, and are ready to review code as it’s developed. This tech-savvy team makes the security and optimization of ink! dApps possible.
The flow of deals for companies looking for consulting or auditing services is expected to continue in 2023. With Brushfam we can turn this into tangible projects.
So the anticipation of a fruitful future is high according to Markian, Founder and CEO of Brushfam, and Sota, Founder and CEO of Astar Network.
About Brushfam
Brushfam onboards businesses to the Polkadot WASM ecosystem.
Brushfam is a maintainer and expert in the most trusted and everyday-used by developers & businesses open-source infrastructure tools in the Polkadot ecosystem:
Openbrush — is a library for smart contract development on ink! It provides standard contracts (based on PSP), as well as useful contracts and macros to help you build ink! smart contracts.
Sol2ink! — is a tool for easy migration from Solidity to Ink! and Rust helps projects and teams migrate their smart contracts from popular Solidity to Polkadot’s ink!.
Typechain — was created to improve developers’ experience with deployment & integration testing of ink! smart contracts.
Also, Brushfam provides services to empower Web3 projects:
- ink! smart contracts security audits
- ink! advisory focused on overall team mentorship, code quality, and security suggestions.
- a migration advisory, and technical consultation for teams who want to migrate their projects from Solidity to ink!
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About Astar
Astar Network — The Future of Smart Contracts for Multichain.
Astar Network supports the building of dApps with EVM and WASM smart contracts and offers developers true interoperability with cross-consensus messaging (XCM). Astar’s unique Build2Earn model empowers developers to get paid through a dApp staking mechanism for their code and the dApps they build.
Astar’s vibrant ecosystem has become Polkadot’s leading Parachain globally, supported by all major exchanges and tier 1 VCs. Astar offers the flexibility of all Ethereum and WASM toolings for developers to start building their dApps. To accelerate growth on Polkadot and Kusama Networks, Astar SpaceLabs offers an Incubation Hub for top TVL dApps.
