Ava Labs Unveils Firewood: A State-of-the-art Database for High-throughput Blockchains
Efficient state management has been identified as a significant impediment for high-throughput blockchains aspiring to achieve improved performance. This challenge has driven the Ava Labs team to develop Firewood, a state-of-the-art database constructed from scratch in Rust. This new system is optimized for storing Merkleized blockchain state, offering a potential solution to the bottleneck problem.
More information on Firewood can be found in a detailed thread by Patrick O'Grady, available here. The full developer preview details have been published on the Ava Labs blog, which can be accessed here. For those interested in contributing to this innovative project, additional information on Firewood and its roadmap can be found on Ava Labs' GitHub page here.
Avalanche House to Host Devconnect Week in Istanbul
Turning attention to Istanbul, Avalanche House is set to host an exciting event during Devconnect week. The event aims to bring together remarkable individuals, organizations and, most importantly, real tech. Following the success of Avalanche House in Seoul, which was fully booked, it is expected that the Istanbul event will follow suit. Developers, operators, and investors are all invited to join this networking event.
Those interested in attending the event can RSVP for free here. With the Avalanche House's track record of successful events, the upcoming Devconnect week in Istanbul promises to be an engaging and insightful experience for all attendees.