Filecoin virtual machine FVM is online, supporting smart contracts and user programmability

The Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) has officially launched on the Filecoin mainnet, the network has been upgraded to v18 nicknamed "Hygee", and Filecoin has become programmable for the first time. By introducing programmable smart contracts and enabling the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) to run on top of FVM, Hygee allows developers to make no changes when connecting existing EVM contracts to Filecoin network and storage services, and is compatible with any EVM development tool. Developers can deploy smart contracts written in Solidity or Yul and compile them to the EVM. Next, Filecoin said that Milestone 2.2 will arrive later this year, enabling developers to deploy custom smart contracts written in Rust, AssemblyScript, or Go and compiled to WASM bytecode. SDKs, tutorials, and other developer materials will be available soon.