STERA

Solidity Smart Contracts on Solana.

A Solana Parachain
Designed for Developers

STERA simplifies the developer experience by combining full Ethereum compatibility with the power of Solana, including scalability, cross-chain integrations, and on-chain governance.

Launching mid-2021.

Simplified Deployments

Write your smart contracts in anything that compiles to Solidity bytecode, without needing to rewrite or reconfigure.

Broad Tool Compatibility

Leverage development ecosystem by using the tools you love, like MetaMask, Remix, and Truffle, in addition to Substrate-based APIs.

Pre-Built Integrations

Built-in integrations for assets like DOT and ERC-20s and infrastructure services like Chainlink and TheGraph. Continual efforts to integrate with other Solana-native assets.

The Best of Both Worlds

The Power of Solana.
The Ease-of-Use of Ethereum.

STERA delivers complete Ethereum compatibility within a Solana parachain environment, so developers can continue to use the programming languages and tools they’ve grown used to — but within a fast-growing and scalable Layer 1 chain.

It is also compatible with the Substrate and Solana ecosystem, including block explorers, wallets, parachains, and more, allowing users the flexibility to choose the right tools and services for the job.

An Easy On-Ramp to Solana

STERA is so much more than a “bridge:” it’s a launchpad for applications that want to tap into Solana’s success without hefty code rewrites. Use the STERA platform to redeploy your smart contracts to a parallel instance — with little or no changes.

Redeploy existing Solidity smart contracts using favorite tools like Remix, Truffle, or Ether.js/Web3.js.

Easily expand to STERA and gain easy access to the growing userbase and ecosystem on Solana.

Maintain existing deployments to other chains, which will eventually be connected via bridges.

Move wrapped tokens between STERA and other parachains via bridges. The development of multiple bridges are currently underway.

Complete Multi-chain Compatibility

STERA is a full Multi-chain environment and works with industry-standard tools, DApps, and protocols.

By mirroring Ethereum’s Web3 RPC, accounts, keys, subscriptions, logs, and more, STERA minimizes the changes required to run existing Solidity smart contracts on the network. Ethereum projects can simply replicate their DApp and deploy it to STERA using Truffle, Remix, and other popular deployment tools.

The STERA platform also extends the base Ethereum feature set with additional features such as on-chain governance, staking, and cross-chain integrations.

Here’s how the STERA platform goes beyond basic EVM compatibility:

Unified Accounts, Addresses, and Signatures:

Use your existing Ethereum-like H160 accounts & ECDSA signatures to interact with STERA.

Use Existing Tools and DApp Front-Ends:

Connect popular tools like MetaMask, Remix, and Truffle via a complete set of Web3 RPC endpoints. Use well known Javascript libraries such as Web3.Js or Ethers.Js.

Deploy with Minimal Changes:

If you have an existing contract, it will work right away with no need to rewrite or reconfigure.

Use Familiar Programming Languages:

Write smart contracts in Solidity or anything that compiles to Solidity bytecode.

STERA Token

The Utility Token of the STERA Network

As a decentralized smart contract platform, STERA requires the STERA token to function.

Some of the uses of the STERA token on STERA 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 transaction fees on the network

More information about distribution, supply, and other token economic behaviors can be found on the STERA Foundation website.