Moonbeam / Moonriver
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What is Moonbeam / Moonriver?
Moonbeam and Moonriver are developer-friendly blockchain environments designed to be compatible with Ethereum's tooling and ecosystem. Moonbeam operates as a smart contract parachain on the Polkadot network, while Moonriver serves as its "canary network" on Kusama, providing a real-world testing ground for new code. Both platforms allow developers to easily deploy existing Solidity-based smart contracts and decentralized applications (dApps) from Ethereum with minimal changes.
Free resources to learn Moonbeam / Moonriver
- Official docsMoonbeam
- Official docsAbout Moonbeam
- Official docsMoonbeam Vision
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Moonbeam / Moonriver: common questions
Can I learn Moonbeam / Moonriver in Hindi?
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Is this Moonbeam / Moonriver tutorial for beginners?
It is lesson 24 of 127 in the free Blockchain roadmap, in stage 3, Types of Blockchains. If you are new to Blockchain, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.