Polygon SVM, a sovereign rollup network developed for the Polygon network that is also compatible with Solana, has been released by Eclipse.
Developers working in Solana may easily port their applications over to Polygon thanks to Polygon SVM’s usage of the SeaLevel Virtual Machine (SVM) and Optimistic Rollups.
Eclipse, a blockchain development company, has announced the impending release of Polygon SVM, a blockchain that is both Solana-compatible and custom-built for the Polygon network.
The purpose of Eclipse’s Polygon SVM blockchain is to make it possible for Solana app developers to migrate to Polygon without rewriting existing programmes to run on Ethereum’s VM (EVM). It is anticipated that the Polygon SVM testnet would go live in Q1 of this year, with the mainnet following in Q2.
To run Rust-based Solana applications on other blockchains, including Polygon, developers may take use of the SeaLevel Virtual Machine (SVM), which is used by the sovereign rollup blockchain Polygon.
As Solana smart contracts may operate natively on Polygon SVM, there is no need to make any changes before deploying them. Similar to previous Layer 2 initiatives like Arbitrum or Optimism, the blockchain will use Optimistic Rollups technology to generate blocks. It will be possible for Rust programmers to move their work from Solana to Eclipse and then deploy it to the Polygon cloud. Finally, rollups may be used to settle it back to Solana for safety.
“The Polygon SVM can natively execute Solana smart contracts, which helps Solana developers when porting their programmes to Polygon. All of your smart contracts will continue to function normally and may be transferred seamlessly to Polygon SVM. All smart contracts are often rewritten for the EVM when moving from Solana to Polygon (using Polygon EVM) “Eclipse’s creator, Neel Somani, spoke with The Block.
Somani said that the blockchain would interact with Polygon’s main network and Ethereum through cross-chain bridges; the Avail data availability protocol would serve as the rollup’s foundation layer.
Polygon Ventures is an investor in Eclipse, which has collected $15 million in a pre-seed fundraising round thus far. They have also received funding from the Solana Foundation.
The effort to port Solana software to other blockchains is not limited to the Eclipse project. Another blockchain initiative called Nitro is working on a network to install and run Solana applications on Sei, a blockchain that will soon be live on the Cosmos network.
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