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ZK Rollup Comparison: What is a ZK Rollup & Which is Best?

ZK Rollup Comparison: What is a ZK Rollup & Which is Best?

A zero-knowledge rollup (ZK rollup) is a scaling solution for blockchains, using ZK proofs to verify transactions privately.

Base Launches its First Builder Quest and Brings New Developers Onchain - thirdweb Case Study

Base Launches its First Builder Quest & Brings New Developers Onchain

TLDR: Base is a secure, scalable, developer-friendly Layer 2 network for Ethereum — built by Coinbase with the mission to onboard the next billion people onchain. thirdweb is proud to power Base’s first Builder Quest: an onchain challenge where 1M+ wallets deployed a smart contract to the Base test network,

What is ERC-6551? Token Bound Accounts Explained

What is ERC-6551? Token Bound Accounts Explained

ERC-6551 is the Ethereum standard for token bound accounts, creating a smart contract wallet for every NFT to make it more composable, dynamic, & interactive.

Claim Conditions visual update

We've given a visual update to Claim Conditions on dashboard to make them easier to understand and choose the best option for your drop. This doesn't change anything on the SDK side, only on how we display them on the dashboard, which means any previous contracts

Type Safety & ABI Caching with thirdweb Generate

We're excited to introduce a new command to our CLI; thirdweb generate. npx thirdweb generate Let's dive into what it is, why we built it, and how you can get started. Background - Our SDK and ABI Management Our React and TypeScript SDKs allow you to

What is a Smart Contract Wallet? ERC-4337 Explained

What is a Smart Contract Wallet? ERC-4337 Explained

As the name implies, a smart contract wallet uses smart contract code to automate transactions, manage assets, and enable more powerful features. Learn more.

What are Layer 2 (L2) Blockchains?

What are Layer 2 (L2) Blockchains?

Things to know: Layer 2 blockchains can handle more transactions than layer 1 blockchains and they can also settle them much quicker. However, they don’t all achieve this speed in the same way. Let’s dive into what layer 2 blockchains are and how they work. Blockchain networks are

What is Account Abstraction? ERC-4337 Explained

What is Account Abstraction? ERC-4337 Explained

Web3 wallets are a user's key to the blockchain — but the user experience for most wallets today isn't great, and it poses one of the greatest obstacles to mass adoption. For a new user to interact with the blockchain, they must: create a wallet, store their

What is a zkEVM? The Ultimate Guide to the Holy Grail of Ethereum Scaling Solutions - thirdweb Blog

What is zkEVM? The Ultimate Ethereum Scaling Solution

A zkEVM is a type of EVM-compatible scaling solution for the Ethereum blockchain that aims to enable scalability, security, and decentralization. Learn more.

Extension-based deploy form

When you're deploying a contract on thirdweb.com, before, we used to have a pretty separated experience between thirdweb contracts and your own published contracts. This makes it a much better and easier experience to deploy contracts, for example, if your contract implements ContractMetadata, it's much

What is an RPC node?

What is an RPC node?

One of the core components of all decentralized applications is that they execute various kinds of user transactions over a blockchain. To do this, dApps must always be able to communicate with the blockchain, verify the details of the transactions, and process them. But dApps aren’t meant to directly

What is the Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade? EIP-4895 Explained

What is the Ethereum Shanghai Upgrade? EIP-4895 Explained

Scalability has been Ethereum’s goal for a very long time now. From the launch of Ethereum’s Beacon Chain in 2020 to the successful implementation of The Merge in Q3 2022, it was all geared toward that one goal — scalability. While all of these Ethereum upgrades were extremely important

Balmain Shapes the Future of Fashion with Phygital Sneakers

Balmain Shapes the Future of Fashion with Phygital Sneakers

Space Runners, a digital fashion brand, partnered with French luxury brand Balmain to launch exclusive Unicorn sneakers, combining physical and digital dimensions in the world of fashion. Both companies aimed to push the boundaries of fashion with limited-edition sneaker linked to a unique Balmain x Space Runners Unicorn NFT. * Exclusive

Full ENS support across the SDK

Our TypeScript SDK now has full support for ENS (and other address naming schemes like cb.id). This means that anywhere you can enter an address into the SDK (as an input to any function), you can now also use an ENS name or cb.id! For example, I can

Create batch listings on marketplaces

You can now use our TypeScript SDK to create batches of listings on any of your marketplace contracts (both Marketplace and MarketplaceV3 are supported). The API on Marketplace looks like the following // To create a batch of direct listings const listings = [..]; const results = await marketplace.direct.createListingsBatch(listings); // Create a

What is ERC-1155? The Ethereum Semi-Fungible Token Standard

What is ERC-1155? The Ethereum Semi-Fungible Token Standard

ERC-1155 is a multi-token standard on the Ethereum blockchain that allows for the creation of both fungible and non-fungible tokens. Learn more.

Mainnet vs. Testnet: What's the Difference?

Mainnet vs. Testnet: What's the Difference?

If you've recently started building in web3, you may have come across the terms 'mainnet' and 'testnet' a lot. But what's the difference between developing on a mainnet vs. a testnet? Which one should you choose depending on your use case? And

What is a blockchain oracle?

What is a blockchain oracle?

Imagine a world where your insurance payout for a delayed flight is immediate, where your online games are influenced by real-world events, or where your digital artwork evolves based on the day's weather. Sounds futuristic, right? Well, this is no longer the stuff of science fiction, but the

Pixels Builds an On-Chain Ecosystem for its Open-World Web3 Game

Pixels Builds an On-Chain Ecosystem for its Open-World Web3 Game

TLDR: Pixels is an immersive, open-world MMO game built on the blockchain — leveraging the power of web3 to enable digital ownership, and creating an engaging world for players to explore, complete quests, & collaborate in. thirdweb is proud to power two major updates within the Pixels game: * VIP Memberships: Players

What is a Zero-Knowledge Proof? ZKPs Explained

What is a Zero-Knowledge Proof? ZKPs Explained

Privacy is a lost concept on web2 platforms. There’s virtually no piece of a user’s information that’s not out there somewhere on the internet, without much of a safeguard. In that regard, blockchain-based decentralized applications (dApps) are often touted by web3 proponents as a means to offer

What is a MPC wallet? Guide to Multi-Party Computation Wallets

What is a Multisig Wallet?

Things to know: Multisig wallets offer an extra layer of security for valuable assets, communities and more. Essentially it’s a wallet that requires two or more wallets to confirm every transaction. Let’s dive into what a multisig wallet is and how it works. What is a multisig (aka

What is an MPC wallet?

What is an MPC wallet?

With ERC-4337 going live on Ethereum and EVM-compatible blockchains, account abstraction is paving the way for a much better web3 wallet user experience than what traditional wallets enable today. With ‘smart accounts’ now possible, and as more companies opt to provide their audiences with improved user experiences, many are turning

Extension-based Build tab

The new Build tab features all the code necessary for you to start working and interacting with your contracts with code, in any language you need: JavaScript, React, React Native, Unity, Python, and Go. Choose your language of choice and start browsing all the available functions from our SDKs, doesn&

Updated GamingKit with Unity Native SDK

We've made updates to GamingKit which now includes Unity Native SDK support. With this update, devs can now: Build web3 games on all Unity supported platforms: Support for Native (Windows, Mac, Linux), Mobile (iOS, Android), Console (PS, Xbox), Browser (WebGL and VR). Build web3 games faster: * Quickly iterate

Updated API for calling smart contract functions

The API for interacting with smart contracts via the thirdweb React & TypeScript SDKs has been updated in favor of explicitly defining function arguments and (optionally) call overrides. Using the contract.call function in the TypeScript SDK now looks like the following: const owner = "0x..."; const operator = "