HEMVM - A Heterogeneous Blockchain Framework for Interoperable Virtual Machines
ACM SIGPLAN via YouTube
Overview
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Explore a groundbreaking conference presentation that introduces an innovative heterogeneous blockchain framework designed to seamlessly integrate diverse virtual machines into a unified system. Learn how this framework bridges the gap between the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and the Move Virtual Machine (MoveVM), enabling unprecedented interoperability while maintaining full compatibility with existing Ethereum and Move toolchains. Discover the technical architecture that preserves high-level language constructs and allows users to interact with contracts across various VMs using any wallet software, effectively solving the fragmentation issues in user experience caused by different VM designs. Examine the experimental results demonstrating exceptional performance with minimal overhead (less than 4.4%) for intra-VM transactions and achieving up to 9,300 transactions per second for cross-VM operations. Understand how the cross-VM operations support complex decentralized finance interactions across multiple virtual machines, and learn about the parallelized implementation that shows performance improvements up to 44.8% compared to sequential versions under mixed transaction workloads. Gain insights into the research methodology, implementation details, and practical applications of this framework that addresses critical challenges in blockchain interoperability and virtual machine integration.
Syllabus
[OOPSLA'25] HEMVM: a Heterogeneous Blockchain Framework for Interoperable Virtual Machines
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