From Zero to ink! Hero
Mint your ink! NFT, build a Uniswap V2 DEX, or create a simple flipper contract!
Becoming a robust Layer 1 requires us to jumpstart Astar’s Wasm environment with the development of ink! smart contracts. For that reason, we created From Zero to ink! Hero guide to help you build your ink! dApp.
All that is needed is a basic understanding of Rust language. This set of guides is helpful for developers who are unfamiliar with ink! and need a quick start on how to efficiently approach create the following basic contracts:
Flipper Contract (Easy): a simple contract with a single value (true or false), and when you flip, it will change
NFT Projects with PSP34 (Intermediate): mint your customizable ink! NFT
Uniswap V2 DEX (Advanced): create an ink! DEX from Ethereum’s implementation of Uniswap V2 Core.
Beyond a Guide
The guides above will get you started but do not reward you for building something new. We started with three bounties, totalling 12,000 USD, for the Polkadot Hackathon Europe Edition to support you in developing ink! You can check out the bounties at the Polkadot Global Series website — and prepare for our next event of the year! We will have many.
Build your DeFi app, an NFT marketplace, or a new creative Wasm dApp. Just join and build something new with ink!
Beyond a Hackathon
These hackathons are the beginnings of Wasm smart contracts on Astar Network, and Polkadot! Completing Wasm on Astar is the most important initiative for 2023. In order to increase the uptake of ink!, we will develop exclusive opportunities with our ecosystem partners, including Alchemy, Web3 Foundation, and Japanese leaders. Wasm on Astar will turbocharge developers with new possibilities.
We are currently incubating the first batch of Wasm builders with Sony Network Communications! Plus, we are developing an upcoming Wasm bounty with Parity.
Join our Discord to be the first to hear about our 2023 opportunities.
Important Links
- Build with our Zero to ink! Hero guide: https://docs.astar.network/docs/builder-guides/from-zero-to-ink-hero/
- Join our Hackathon Bounties here: https://www.polkadotglobalseries.com/
- Anyone can learn to mint NFTs with our devs here: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/astar-tech-talk-006-wasm-nfts
About Astar
Astar Network — The Future of Smart Contracts for Multichain.
Astar Network supports the building of dApps with EVM and WASM smart contracts and offers developers true interoperability with cross-consensus messaging (XCM). Astar’s unique Build2Earn model empowers developers to get paid through a dApp staking mechanism for their code and the dApps they build.
Astar’s vibrant ecosystem has become Polkadot’s leading Parachain globally, supported by all major exchanges and tier 1 VCs. Astar offers the flexibility of all Ethereum and WASM toolings for developers to start building their dApps. To accelerate growth on Polkadot and Kusama Networks, Astar SpaceLabs offers an Incubation Hub for top TVL dApps.
