ChainCatcher news, the multi-chain smart contract platform Astar Network has launched XVM on the public testnet, providing seamless interoperability between different smart contract environments (such as Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and WebAssembly (WASM)) for projects built on Astar Network.It is reported that Astar Network supports the development of dApps using EVM and WASM smart contracts, and offers true interoperability for developers through Cross-Consensus Messaging (XCM) and Cross-Virtual Machine (XVM). According to Rootdata, Astar Network has completed a total of $34.4 million in three rounds of financing, including $22 million raised last January, led by Polychain, with participation from Alameda Research, Gavin Wood, and others. (Source link)