Fluent: The First Blended Execution Network
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About This Episode
This episode of the DevNTell podcast features Narb as he interviews Dino, co-founder of Fluent, and Chris Mata, the network's Developer Relations lead. They discuss Fluent's innovation as a blended execution network, which is an Ethereum Layer 2 solution that integrates multiple virtual machines (VMs), including WebAssembly (WASM), Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), and Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). This environment enables developers to create "blended apps" that can leverage standard Ethereum tools alongside the powerful computational capabilities and libraries available in WASM and Rust. The conversation covers the founders' backgrounds, the technical architecture of Fluent, and the roadmap for upcoming features like SVM support, while emphasizing the developer-friendly onboarding process that requires minimal changes to existing workflows.
Key Takeaways
Fluent is the first blended execution network, serving as an Ethereum L2 that blends WASM, EVM, and SVM into a single execution environment.
The core idea is to allow developers to build 'blended apps' that use the best tools from various ecosystems, such as Rust libraries for complex math or gaming logic within a Solidity-based app.
Fluent uses WASM as a base virtual machine and simulates other environments like EVM and SVM on top, ensuring that all state changes are compressed using ZK-proofs.
Developers coming from the Ethereum ecosystem can maintain their existing tools like MetaMask and Hardhat, needing only to change their RPC to deploy on Fluent.
WASM smart contracts are deployed by embedding the WASM binary into the standard Ethereum transaction data field.
The network aims for high interoperability and composability, allowing assets and logic from different VM ecosystems to interact natively in one environment.
Featured Guests
Dino
Co-Founder at Fluent
Chris Mata
DevRel at Fluent
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