Moonriver (MVR)
What Is Moonriver (MOVR)?
Moonriver is an Ethereum-compatible, smart-contract parachain on Kusama. It is intended to be a companion network to Moonbeam, where it will provide a permanently incentivized canary network. The new code will ship to Moonriver first, where it can be tested and verified under real economic conditions. Once proven, the same code will ship to Moonbeam on Polkadot.
It does this by providing a full EVM implementation, a Web3-compatible API, and bridges that connect Moonriver to existing Ethereum networks.
This allows developers to deploy existing Solidity smart contracts and DApp frontends to Moonriver with minimal changes.
What is MOVR?
As a decentralized smart contract platform, Moonriver requires a utility token to function. MOVR is central to the design of Moonriver and cannot be removed without sacrificing essential functionality. The Moonriver token uses include:
Supporting the gas metering of smart contract execution
Incentivizing collators and powering the mechanics around the creation of a decentralized node infrastructure on which the platform can run
Facilitating the on-chain governance mechanism, including proposing referenda, electing council members, voting, etc.
Paying for network transaction fees
Moonriver tools and integrations include:
Ethereum developer tools such as Metamask, Remix IDE, web3.js, Ethers.js, Truffle and other toolkits such as Polkadot.js apps
Oracle integrations such as Chainlink, Band Protocol, Razor, and DIA Protocol
API & Infrastructure integrations: Onfinality, Covalent
Wallets: Mathwallet, Polkadot.js, Metamask, AirGap
Partnerships with other Polkadot chains: Acala, Polkadot’s relay chain, Equilibrium, Kilt, Phala, Crust
Bridges: Chainbridge, Ren, Interlay, Snowfork, Axelar
Block explorers - Subscan, Polkadot.js, Blockscout*
DeFi Protocols: Balancer, SushiSwap, Offshift, IDEX, Linear Finance, Injective Protocol
Assets & Issuance Partners: Ocean Protocol, AllianceBlock, AMPnet, Poolz, Polkastarter and Kilt
DApps: Human Protocol, Polkacover, BePro
What are the tokenomics of MOVR?
There will be a total supply of 10 million MOVR tokens once the Moonriver Network launches with a yearly inflation rate of 5%.
A more detailed summary of the allocation of River tokens can be found here: https://moonbeam.foundation/river-token/
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