Polkadot Welcomes Move: Eiger Completes Integration for Substrate Blockchains.

Substrate blockchains now support Move smart contracts, enabling Move parachains on Polkadot.

Eiger integrated MoveVM with Substrate and introduced the “smove” tool for managing gas costs.

According to a recent announcement, Substrate the primary blockchain software development kit (SDK) for parachains that make up Polkadot Network, has integrated Move smart contract. The Integration will now allow developers to build on Polkadot using Move parachains.

Through Move virtual machine (MoveVM), this development, led by Eiger, expands the functionality of Substrate-based networks, offering new opportunities for blockchain development.

Move Language Gains Traction in Blockchain Development

Move, initially intended to be a cross-platform and secure language, has become popular in the blockchain sphere. Its integration into Substrate blockchains makes a reliable, audited programming language available to a larger audience. Some of the blockchains that have already implemented Move include Sui Network and Aptos, which shows the efficiency of the language.

This integration means that developers can now harness Move on Substrate-based networks. This is expected to open up the possibilities of developing more efficient and secure decentralized applications. The integration of Substrate’s modular architecture with Move’s security is likely to be beneficial for the entire blockchain industry.

The integration process required a full set of modifications to the Move virtual machine (MoveVM) to make it fully compatible with Substrate. This involved the development of a Move Pallet that can be used for storage and execution of Move modules and scripts within the Substrate framework.