Starcoin 2.0: Launching a New Move Upgrade with Roadmap and Support for Mainstream Move dApps

4 min readAug 19, 2024

As the blockchain industry evolves, innovation and adaptability are becoming increasingly crucial.

Today, we are thrilled to announce that Starcoin 2.0 will undergo a significant Move upgrade, enabling compatibility with various mainstream applications within the Move ecosystem. In the first phase, we will support the Aptos framework and its dApps. With this upgrade, existing applications within the Move ecosystem can seamlessly migrate to Starcoin 2.0, drastically lowering the barriers to developing and deploying Move-based applications, and achieving greater ecosystem integration.

Starcoin 2.0 will directly leverage the development tools and infrastructure compatible with the Move ecosystem, allowing it to run smart contracts and dApps originally developed on other Move-compatible public chains. This milestone represents a significant step forward in our mission to enhance the Move ecosystem and provide developers with greater flexibility and control.

Empowering Developers Through Compatibility

Starcoin 2.0 is designed to empower developers by expanding their options within the Move ecosystem. Our new compatibility with the Move ecosystem allows developers to effortlessly deploy their dApps on Starcoin without the need to rewrite code. This integration goes beyond simply supporting another platform; it provides developers with the freedom to leverage the entire Move ecosystem while maintaining full control over their projects.

Strategic Integration with the Move Ecosystem

This compatibility is part of a broader strategy to strengthen and expand the capabilities of the Move ecosystem. By becoming compatible with the mainstream Move ecosystem, Starcoin introduces advanced features such as TurboSTM and FlexiDAG, which enhance performance, scalability, and parallelization based on PoW consensus. This integration combines the best elements of both platforms, creating a superior blockchain environment that benefits developers and users alike.

Maintaining Independence with Interoperability

While achieving compatibility, Starcoin retains its independence, offering interoperability without compromising its unique identity. This ensures that developers have the flexibility to choose the platform within the Move ecosystem that best suits their needs — whether it’s the higher performance of Starcoin or the broader application ecosystem of Aptos. Starcoin 2.0’s design allows developers to build and deploy applications across multiple platforms, granting them the freedom to innovate without being locked into a single ecosystem.

Enhancing Developer Opportunities

Starcoin’s compatibility with the Move ecosystem aims to provide developers with more options rather than replacing or relying on another platform. With features like TurboSTM and FlexiDAG, Starcoin 2.0 adds significant value to the Move ecosystem by delivering faster transaction speeds, better scalability, and more efficient parallel processing.

Future-Proof Flexibility

As the Move ecosystem continues to grow, developers will have more tools and infrastructure choices when writing smart contracts and building applications. Starcoin’s compatibility with the Move ecosystem ensures that developers can flexibly adapt to future changes in the blockchain landscape, enabling them to create secure, scalable, and forward-looking applications.

Core Roadmap Overview

We are pleased to share the core roadmap for a significant upgrade to the Starcoin Move version, outlining the key steps to achieve full compatibility with the Move ecosystem, including specific plans for integration with the Aptos ecosystem:

October 2024: Launch of the new Move compiler and virtual machine (VM) on Starcoin V2.
December 2024: Upgrade of the Starcoin Move framework to support mainstream dApps within the Move ecosystem.
Q4 2024 — Q1 2025: Introduction of a new tokenomics proposal for Starcoin 2.0, enabling the full migration of all Starcoin 1.0 assets to the new platform.

Developer Resources:
To support our community, we will provide comprehensive tutorials and documentation, empowering developers to fully leverage Starcoin 2.0 and its new compatibility features.

Conclusion

Compatibility with the Move ecosystem marks an important milestone in our journey to build an unbounded blockchain platform. This strategic integration enhances the Move ecosystem, provides developers with greater flexibility, and reinforces Starcoin’s position as a leader in blockchain innovation. We invite you to explore the new capabilities of Starcoin 2.0 and join us in shaping the future of decentralized technology.

About Starcoin

Starcoin provides the utmost security from the origin via its enhanced PoW consensus and Secure smart contract, using the language of Move. Through layered and flexible interoperability, it optimizes the building of ecosystems such as DeFi, NFTs, Gaming, etc., with higher efficiency and convenience. This process redefines value by empowering every participant in the ecosystem to enjoy the multiplication of values.

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