Forward the Original Title‘并行 EVM 的潜能是什么？概览 Artela 开发者的创造力 BUIDLs’

TL；DR

• Parallel EVM is gaining popularity, with more and more projects adopting related technological updates.
• What are the potential transformations brought by parallel infrastructure? There is a lack of concrete application examples.
• Through the recently active developer ecosystem of Artela, we can see the potential applications depicted by its EVM++ technology.
• Parallelization is a means, not an end, aimed at providing a large-scale operational environment for dApps.
• In EVM++ DeFi: Accelerating runtime security and RWA applications for DeFi.
• A review of innovations in on-chain gaming, AI co-processors, and other new applications under EVM++.

What updates can parallel execution bring to infrastructure?

Parallel execution (parallel EVM) has become a key development technology in infrastructure, with many projects aiming to enhance performance and unlock new crypto applications through parallelization. Notable examples include Monad, Artela, MegaETH, Sei, and recently, Starknet has also started adopting parallel execution. However, the potential transformations brought by parallel infrastructure are still lacking concrete application examples and remain a work in progress.

This article will explore the potential applications of Artela’s EVM++ technology by analyzing its recently highly active developer ecosystem. Developer community-driven innovation is the main pathway for Artela’s technological advancement. Currently, over 800 active developers are engaged in the Artela ecosystem, contributing more than 300 Aspect native extension use cases and over 130 ecosystem projects. This has also led to the creation of supporting tools for EVM++, such as the Aspect Browser, Aspect IDE, and Aspect Hardhat plugin, all of which are developed and maintained by community developers.

Parallelization is a means, not an end

Reforge Research’s description of parallel EVM states: “Parallelization is a means, not an end.”

The architectural philosophy behind parallel execution aims to provide a large-scale operational environment for dApps, with parallel EVM representing an enhancement in EVM execution efficiency. Projects like Monad and MegaETH focus primarily on this aspect. Another approach advocates not only EVM compatibility but also further breakthroughs beyond pure EVM limitations through dual VM technology. Artela, Arbitrum Stylus, and Sei V2 have adopted this design.

Artela, with its dual virtual machine architecture of parallel EVM and WASM extensions, aims to provide high performance and scalability for dApps. This dual approach, known as EVM++, reflects Artela’s technical vision conveyed through the developer community: to create a new decentralized application environment and accelerate the integration of innovative technology scenarios like Security DeFi, AI, and AW/FOCG (Autonomous Worlds/On-Chain Gaming) in the crypto world.

DeFi under EVM++: Accelerating DeFi runtime security

DeFi is the most active application type in crypto. With progress in Bitcoin ETFs and various mainstream banks and financial institutions in Real World Assets (RWA), DeFi is gradually approaching mainstream finance. However, DeFi’s experience and security issues need improvement. In the past year, well-known DeFi protocols like Curve and KyberSwap have been attacked, breaching the last defenses of “bare-bones” DeFi protocols. How does EVM++ perform in this regard?

EVM++’s key partners in the DeFi space include GoPlus, a Web3 user security technology provider, and ZAN, a Web3 security company with a traditional Fintech background. They explore areas such as on-chain security, runtime risk control, user safety, and deep integration with underlying protocols, and collaborate on user education, security ecosystems, and product integration.

The collaboration with GoPlus includes the development of a “Rug Pull” protection feature for AMM protocols, which can automatically detect attacks on malicious liquidity pools, safeguarding the funds of traders and liquidity providers. Over 300,000 users participated in a security education event held jointly by the two organizations.

ZAN’s KYT Aspect, based on EVM++, offers a Fintech-grade on-chain DeFi security solution. The KYT (Know Your Transaction) Aspect provides real-time transaction security analysis for dApps through on-chain expansion, detecting if transactions involve flash loan attacks, arbitrage, or money laundering. By integrating this Aspect, DeFi protocols can customize their security risk control strategies like traditional Fintech services, enhancing protocol fund security and compliance.

This project, developed by ZAN’s team from Ant Digital Technology, seamlessly integrates Fintech-grade security technology into the Artela network, clearly demonstrating the feasibility of advanced on-chain security features through Aspect and highlighting EVM++’s effectiveness in addressing DeFi security issues.

ArtexSwap is the first AMM protocol based on EVM++, achieving high security and liquidity protection for trades. Its “Rug Pull” Aspect, blacklist Aspect, and slippage protection Aspect provide robust technical guarantees for token supply monitoring, trade activity interception, and real-time monitoring of liquidity pools.

Innovation of full-chain games under EVM++

On-chain gaming and Crypto AI have been major areas attracting developers over the past year. As “stars of tomorrow” in the crypto world, these fields naturally require higher performance and scalability from blockchain execution environments.

Artela is actively exploring the potential of EVM++ in gaming with pioneering players like Blade Games and Cellula. In the gaming sector, EVM++ primarily provides the value of an on-chain “coprocessor” (similar to GPUs in traditional computing): a high-performance execution environment and flexible interoperability.

• Unlocking On-Chain NPCs: Artela and Blade Games have collaborated to build a version of Blade Games’ Royale game featuring “on-chain NPCs.” Through EVM++, this integration adds an on-chain NPC to the Artela ecosystem, allowing players to register accounts as automated NPC players. These NPCs automatically engage in battles with other real players based on algorithms!
• Unlocking “AI Participation in Games”: Cellula has an intriguing BUIDL on EVM++, using it as an on-chain coprocessor to implement an on-chain version of the “Pac-Man” game. It integrates AI-agent algorithms on EVM++, enabling automated battles between players and ghosts on-chain. This module, originally developed in a Java system off-chain, has been ported to Aspect while maintaining high playability. One on-chain transaction can execute over 1,000 rounds of AI pathfinding decisions, providing the foundation for running AI agents and asynchronous PvP games on-chain!

EVM++ and AI coprocessor

Artela and Phala have announced a strategic partnership to build an AI-supported native extension layer based on EVM++, making on-chain intelligent dApps possible.

Phala is exploring the construction of a trustless AI coprocessor layer within the Artela network. The solution includes implementing AI algorithms on-chain via EVM++ and using an off-chain AI coprocessor layer based on TEE (Trusted Execution Environment). This setup aims to integrate popular large language models (LLMs) and Web3 data functionalities into blockchain protocols, enabling dApps built on EVM++ to achieve more dynamic and intelligent interactions.

Developer innovation continues

In the past quarter, Artela has successfully onboarded over 2,100 Web2 developers into the Web3 space through its Web3 developer training program. These developers contributed 2,818 submissions and 1,319 pull requests during the course projects. Not only did they quickly master Aspect’s native extensions, but they also created over 100 innovative use cases in the advanced EVM++ learning course. These use cases span a wide range of applications, from DeFi security to on-chain gaming, showcasing Artela’s significant potential in lowering EVM development barriers and sparking developer creativity.

In Artela’s Aspect Hub, all Aspect innovation use cases are community-contributed. Some particularly innovative on-chain use cases are noteworthy. For example, the Throttle Aspect demonstrates how to integrate rate-limiting techniques from traditional trading systems into smart contracts to help decentralized protocols defend against witch attacks and unfair practices. The KYT Aspect provides real-time on-chain transaction security analysis, effectively defending against flash loan attacks, arbitrage, and money laundering, highlighting EVM++’s powerful capabilities in DeFi security. LinkLearner utilizes off-chain model training and on-chain weight aggregation via Aspect to create a decentralized AI model training platform with adjustable model parameters on-chain.

To further support developer innovation, several open-source communities, including LXDAO and BuidlerDAO, have contributed a range of EVM++ supporting tools. These tools include: Artela Scan blockchain explorer, which provides specialized support features for Aspect, making on-chain data more intuitive and understandable. Artela Aspect Hardhat plugin, which greatly simplifies the development process for Aspect. Solide Aspect IDE, which offers a one-stop development platform to facilitate innovation and sharing of Aspect. Additionally, Aspect Marketplace provides developers with a decentralized platform where they can freely manage, rent, purchase, and sell Aspect.

Conclusion

The Web3 industry is undergoing a period of adjustment and transition. New infrastructure, represented by parallel EVM, continues to refine EVM foundations. Active developers, exemplified by the Artela ecosystem BUIDLs, remain actively engaged in technological innovation. With a solid ecological foundation and next-generation infrastructure offering high performance and scalability, it is exciting to see whether creative developers can together shape the next frontier in crypto.

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