Aurora Engineering Recap November 2024

Company-wide Updates

Near Intents (Defuse) project was released: https://near-intents.org/

It is a Cross Chain DEX, which has chain abstraction, wallet abstraction, contract abstraction, and token abstraction all in one place. It is based upon Intent Layer on Near Protocol. To learn more about it, watch the latest talk of Alex Shevchenko @ REDACTED.

You can read the docs here and take a look at the source code here.
SolSwap launched: based on the Near Intents we have also launched SolSwap, where people can connect their Solana Wallets and deposit Solana tokens into the intents layer directly. This makes it a very efficient solution as a Solana DEX or bridge based on Near Protocol.

Engine Team

New Indexer for our mainnet RPC infrastructure: we have added NearLake-based indexer option to get the Near blocks data from which the Aurora blocks are produced. It makes the overall architecture more stable.
Engine contract mint transactions fix: we have released a new version of Refiner which now parses better the minting transactions of the ERC-20 tokens and ETH on Aurora. In the past, they were considered Contract Creation transactions in the Explorer. Here are a few examples: bridging ETH, bridging NEAR.
Deployed controller contract for virtual chains on testnet: this is another step to automating the process of creating your own virtual chain for yourself in a few clicks. As a dev, you can consider this as a virtual chain factory and governance contract.

Infrastructure Team

Deployed BlocksAPI for testnet: soon you will be able to use it as a new indexer option for your own RPC nodes. You can check the pull request and how your Docker configuration will change here.

Apps Team

Devs, we need your feedback about the Virtual Chain Console:
Leave your contacts in this form, and we will contact you to demonstrate what the dev experience with launching your own virtual chain on Near could look like.
AuroraPass integration in TG Mini Apps: now you can integrate the Aurora Pass wallet via AppKit SDK. Here is an example of such application.
The Ambassadors program has started: learn more here.
Staking SDK lib: we have pulled the bulk of the staking logic out of Aurora+ and packaged it up into npm lib for you to re-use in your projects. You can find a list of the available functionality here and use it via React hook `useStaking`.
Rainbow Bridge now supports Ethereum wallets: you can use your favorite EVM wallet with Near Protocol to bridge your funds now.

About Aurora

Aurora is a network of Virtual Chains that combines NEAR’s scalability with powerful infrastructure for the easy deployment of preconfigured blockchains. By integrating a high-performance EVM, the trustless Rainbow Bridge, and advanced Cross Contract Call technology, Aurora goes beyond full Ethereum compatibility, opening the doors to a multichain world.