Author: pedro Source: modularmedia Translation: Shan Ouba, Golden Finance
Movement Labs has just launched their incentivized testnet campaign, inviting participants to help build “Parthenon”. This launch marks a major milestone for the space, not only because Movement is one of the largest communities in the modular space, but also because they will be bringing new technologies to the forefront - most notably MoveVM.
But more on that later. First, let’s take a look at the Parthenon testnet and see how you can participate, climb the leaderboard, and earn future rewards.
Parthenon debuted in January of this year, when the team first announced their 6-phase roadmap, from initial validator onboarding to the current testnet launch.
So how does Parthenon work?
As Movement founder Rushi said, this testnet experience is more like an on-chain empire game.
For those who remember the once popular on-chain games, this reminds me of a more advanced version of Defi Kingdoms.
Admittedly, Parthenon is still an early version of what I expect the final product to be, but we can see the vision for it.
These quests are organized by guilds, with each guild specializing in different skills.
Spartans: For those who enjoy exploring the movement’s ecosystem and testing new dapps
Pathfinders: Answer community questions, curate games, and create educational content
Explorers: Help spread the movement by tweeting, joining community spaces, or helping to build new partners and collaborations
Creators: This is for artists who want to help make graphics and potentially launch NFTs
Scholars: You’re here for the tech, so talk about the tech
Masons: Produce educational content for developers and builders
Each guild has its own set of quests to start and complete, and a set of resources that can be obtained by completing these quests. Here is the Spartans task page, for example:
So given the different dapps you might be interacting with on Movement, which wallets are compatible?
Razor Wallet
Nightly Wallet
MetaMask (for MEVM dapps)
Now let’s take a quick look at some of the technology that Movement Labs is developing.
As a reminder, Movement Labs is building an ecosystem of Move-based chains and has already launched two of its own:
M1 : A permissionless Move-based blockchain running as an Avalanche subnet.
M2: The first ZK Move-EVM L2 on Ethereum, consisting of the following components:
Execution: MoveVM
Data Publishing: Celestia
Sorting: M1
Settlement: Ethereum
M2 hosts the Parthenon testnet.
M2 is built using the Move programming language, which was originally developed for Facebook's Diem project. Move is designed to provide security and flexibility for executing complex transactions. You can learn more about the Move language here.
MoveVM is a virtual machine built specifically to run Move programs, improving the security and efficiency of smart contract execution. Unlike the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), MoveVM is optimized for parallel execution, reducing bottlenecks and increasing transaction throughput.
Move-EVM is a unique approach that allows for the simultaneous execution of Move and Ethereum smart contracts, giving developers the best of both worlds. This interoperability is critical as it enables seamless migration of Ethereum-based applications while leveraging the advanced capabilities of Move.
It’s important to distinguish between Movement Labs and Movement:
Movement Labs: The team developing M1, M2, and the rest of the Movement ecosystem.
Movement: The entire Movement ecosystem, including M1, M2, and other Move-based chains launched within this ecosystem.
Which brings us to Modular Move.
Movement Labs is leading the development of the Modular Move Open Framework. This open source initiative aims to standardize and simplify the creation of modular blockchain components, making it easier for developers to build Move-based applications and rollups. The modularity of the framework enables it to integrate seamlessly with a variety of blockchain stacks, enhancing its versatility and utility.
Essentially, builders can leverage the Move stack to create their own custom, purpose-built Move-based chains. In addition to Movement’s core technology (M1 sequencer, MoveVM, etc.), developers can also choose their preferred Data Availability (DA) solution. While Movement itself uses Celestia for DA, the team plans to integrate other DA solutions into their stack to give developers more options.
This launch comes at a time when the web3 community is preoccupied with enhancing the capabilities of the Virtual Machine to support more complex and high-volume transactions - which is why you’re seeing the “next generation virtual machine” narrative starting to gain traction now.
The ecosystem is currently exploring alternatives to the EVM to address scalability and security issues. MoveVM, along with other next-generation VM teams such as Fluent and Fuel, represents the next generation of virtual machines, promising to scale Ethereum and attract more developers by providing a more powerful and flexible development environment. Move Labs’ testnet is a groundbreaking step in this direction, demonstrating a real-world application of this cutting-edge technology.
Movement, a network of modular move-based blockchains, has launched its public testnet, Parthenon, alongside its integration with Polygon's AggLayer. Movement Labs reports $160M in committed TVL ahead of the mainnet launch later this year. Will you join the movement?
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