Overview of the Move Language and Its Applications in the Blockchain Field

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

Advantages of Move Language

Move has multiple advantages based on 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. The design of Move emphasizes security and aims to avoid many common Web3 issues, such as reentrancy vulnerabilities, toxic tokens, and forged token approvals. Digital assets are treated as resources, meaning they 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.

Using Move Prover for Formal Verification

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 amount of time. This tool is crucial for preventing common smart contract errors, allowing for the formulation of preconditions, postconditions, and data invariants. Move Prover is integrated 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 it remains flexible and user-friendly for both experienced smart contract developers and newcomers from Web2. Move's governance approach aims to avoid controversial decisions by focusing on core principles and only expanding the language when necessary.

Early Move Ecosystem

Sui

Sui is a decentralized proof-of-stake Blockchain with horizontally scalable throughput and storage. Its team is dedicated to the research and development of Blockchain and the Move programming language. Sui is expected to handle over 120,000 TPS, process independent transactions in a very short time, and handle more complex transactions (shared objects) within 3 seconds.

Aptos

Aptos is a Layer 1 Blockchain dedicated to 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 verified after two network broadcasts, with a final confirmation time of 250 milliseconds.

Movement Labs

Movement Labs is a blockchain development team dedicated to integrating blockchain networks to support the fastest and most secure Layer 2 solutions on Ethereum. Their mission is to combine smart contract security with parallelization and the liquidity and user base of EVM.

Solve security issues

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

integrates Move with modularization

Modular integration is at the core of Movement Labs' design philosophy. 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

Parallel EVM is a development aimed at improving the scalability and performance of Ethereum. Move and Solidity serve different purposes and can coexist and complement each other. At Movement Labs, developers can choose the language that best suits their needs.

Funds

Movement Labs has completed a $38 million Series A funding round involving 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 test network. The long-term goal is to achieve a full Rollup launch on the mainnet, bringing the power of Move to the entire Ethereum ecosystem. Movement Labs places great importance on the Asia-Pacific region and will continue to support Asian Move developers to promote the growth of the Move ecosystem.