diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5915fea769..bd9247cd14 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ # Coreth and the C-Chain -[Avalanche](https://docs.avax.network/learn/platform-overview) is a network composed of multiple blockchains. +[Avalanche](https://docs.avax.network/intro) is a network composed of multiple blockchains. Each blockchain is an instance of a Virtual Machine (VM), much like an object in an object-oriented language is an instance of a class. That is, the VM defines the behavior of the blockchain. -Coreth (from core Ethereum) is the [Virtual Machine (VM)](https://docs.avax.network/learn/platform-overview#virtual-machines) that defines the Contract Chain (C-Chain). +Coreth (from core Ethereum) is the [Virtual Machine (VM)](https://docs.avax.network/learn/avalanche/virtual-machines) that defines the Contract Chain (C-Chain). This chain implements the Ethereum Virtual Machine and supports Solidity smart contracts as well as most other Ethereum client functionality. ## Building @@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ The C-Chain supports the following API namespaces: - `debug` Only the `eth` namespace is enabled by default. -To enable the other namespaces see the instructions for passing the C-Chain config to AvalancheGo [here.](https://docs.avax.network/nodes/maintain/chain-config-flags/#c-chain-configs) -Full documentation for the C-Chain's API can be found [here.](https://docs.avax.network/apis/avalanchego/apis/c-chain/) +To enable the other namespaces see the instructions for passing the C-Chain config to AvalancheGo [here.](https://docs.avax.network/nodes/configure/chain-config-flags#enabling-evm-apis) +Full documentation for the C-Chain's API can be found [here.](https://docs.avax.network/reference/avalanchego/c-chain/api) ## Compatibility -The C-Chain is compatible with almost all Ethereum tooling, including [Remix,](https://docs.avax.network/build/tutorials/smart-contracts/deploy-a-smart-contract-on-avalanche-using-remix-and-metamask) [Metamask](https://docs.avax.network/build/tutorials/smart-contracts/deploy-a-smart-contract-on-avalanche-using-remix-and-metamask) and [Truffle.](https://docs.avax.network/build/tutorials/smart-contracts/using-truffle-with-the-avalanche-c-chain) +The C-Chain is compatible with almost all Ethereum tooling, including [Core,](https://docs.avax.network/build/dapp/launch-dapp#through-core) [Metamask,](https://docs.avax.network/build/dapp/launch-dapp#through-metamask) [Remix](https://docs.avax.network/build/tutorials/smart-contracts/deploy-a-smart-contract-on-avalanche-using-remix-and-metamask) and [Truffle.](https://docs.avax.network/build/tutorials/smart-contracts/using-truffle-with-the-avalanche-c-chain) ## Differences Between Avalanche C-Chain and Ethereum @@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ The C-Chain is compatible with almost all Ethereum tooling, including [Remix,](h As a network composed of multiple blockchains, Avalanche uses *atomic transactions* to move assets between chains. Coreth modifies the Ethereum block format by adding an *ExtraData* field, which contains the atomic transactions. -### Avalanche Native Tokens (ANTs) - -The C-Chain supports Avalanche Native Tokens, which are created on the X-Chain using precompiled contracts. These precompiled contracts *nativeAssetCall* and *nativeAssetBalance* support the same interface for ANTs as *CALL* and *BALANCE* do for AVAX with the added parameter of *assetID* to specify the asset. - -For the full documentation of precompiles for interacting with ANTs and using them in ARC-20s, see [here](https://docs.avax.network/build/references/coreth-arc20s). - ### Block Timing Blocks are produced asynchronously in Snowman Consensus, so the timing assumptions that apply to Ethereum do not apply to Coreth. To support block production in an async environment, a block is permitted to have the same timestamp as its parent. Since there is no general assumption that a block will be produced every 10 seconds, smart contracts built on Avalanche should use the block timestamp instead of the block number for their timing assumptions.