Introduction to Move Language and Its Applications in Blockchain

Move is a programming language based on Rust, designed specifically for Blockchain applications. It aims to address the limitations of existing smart contract languages, providing scarcity, determinism, and verifiability. Move emphasizes security and efficiency, with platform-independent features that support cross-Blockchain libraries, tools, and developer communities.

Advantages of Move Language

Move has multiple advantages over existing blockchain languages. Its resource-oriented programming model and built-in security features make it an ideal choice for building secure, high-performance blockchain applications. Move is designed to avoid many common Web3 issues, such as reentrancy vulnerabilities, toxic tokens, and counterfeit token approvals. In Move, digital assets are treated as resources that cannot be arbitrarily copied or destroyed.

Object-Oriented and Asset-Based Programming

Move is designed as an object-oriented and asset-based programming language. In Sui Move, objects are central, allowing for fine-grained access control. The global storage structure maps object IDs to objects, supporting efficient transaction processing and precise access representation. Move's capability model ensures that objects have specific permissions, preventing unauthorized operations such as copying or deleting objects.

Formal Verification Using Move Prover

Move Prover is a verification tool that helps developers write formal specifications for the key functionalities of their applications and check the correctness of code execution in a short period of time. This tool is crucial for preventing common smart contract errors, allowing for the specification of preconditions, postconditions, and data invariants. Move Prover integrates with the Move build system, enabling developers to easily verify their code.

Governance and Community

The development of Move now involves a diverse team from various institutions, including academia and the security community. The design principles of the language focus on simplicity and cross-platform applicability, ensuring that it remains flexible and user-friendly for both experienced smart contract developers and Web2 newcomers. Move's governance approach aims to avoid contentious decisions by focusing on core principles and only expanding the language when necessary.

Move Ecosystem

Sui

Sui is a decentralized proof-of-stake Blockchain with horizontally scalable throughput and storage. Sui is expected to handle over 120,000 TPS, process independent transactions in sub-seconds, and handle more complex transactions within 3 seconds. Sui has made some changes to the core functionalities of Move, particularly regarding global storage operators and key capabilities, to optimize storage and addressing mechanisms, improve network performance, and reduce transaction confirmation times.

Aptos

Aptos is a Layer 1 Blockchain aimed at creating universal and fair access to decentralized assets for billions of people. Aptos currently achieves a throughput of up to 10,000 TPS, with a theoretical maximum throughput of 160,000 TPS. Most transactions are validated after two network broadcasts, with a final confirmation time of 250 milliseconds. Aptos extends the core MoveVM functionality through an adaptive layer, including achieving parallelism via Block-STM, allowing transactions to be executed in parallel without user input.

Movement Labs

Movement Labs is a development team dedicated to integrating blockchain networks to support the fastest and safest Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum. Their goal is to bring MoveVM to Ethereum, combining smart contract security and parallelization with the liquidity and user base of the EVM.

Solve security issues

Movement Labs is committed to building a modular Blockchain ecosystem based on Move, starting with M2, which is the first MoveVM Layer 2 on Ethereum. They introduced a new execution environment designed to handle over 30,000 transactions per second. Move-EVM allows developers to deploy verified code at runtime, preventing re-entrancy and other attack vectors.

integrates Move with modularity

The core design philosophy of Movement Labs is modular integration. By breaking down the blockchain stack into modular components with clear interfaces, seamless integration, customization, and upgrades are achieved. Developers can mix and match modules to customize their stack.

Parallel EVM and Move

Movement Labs provides a parallel EVM and Move environment, allowing developers to choose the language that best suits their needs. By implementing MoveVM in the Ethereum execution environment, throughput can be significantly increased, enabling developers to create new types of Ethereum applications.

Funds

Movement Labs completed a $38 million Series A financing on April 25, led by Polychain Capital, with participation from several well-known investment institutions.

Future Roadmap

In the short term, developers can expect the first Move smart contract to be deployed on the Ethereum testnet. The long-term goal is to achieve a complete Rollup launch on the mainnet, bringing the power of Move to the entire Ethereum ecosystem. Movement Labs will also continue to support the Move developer community in the Asia-Pacific region by providing the necessary resources, education, and opportunities.