Moonriver

Moonriver is a smart contract parachain within the Kusama network that is designed to be fully compatible with Ethereum. This compatibility is achieved through a comprehensive implementation of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), a Web3-compatible API, and bridges that connect Moonriver to existing Ethereum networks. The primary purpose of Moonriver is to serve as a companion network to Moonbeam, which is a parachain on the Polkadot ecosystem. Moonriver acts as a "canary network" where new code is deployed first for thorough testing and verification under real economic conditions before being implemented on Moonbeam. Moonriver's utility token, MOVR, is central to the network's ecosystem. MOVR is used for various purposes, including facilitating transaction fee payments, smart contract execution, incentivizing collators (nodes that produce blocks on the network), and enabling a decentralized on-chain governance system. The network offers a wide range of tools and integrations that cater to developers, including popular Ethereum developer tools, oracle and API integrations, wallets, partnerships with other Polkadot chains, bridges to other networks, block explorers, and a diverse range of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and applications. These features make Moonriver an attractive platform for developers who want to build or migrate DApps within the Kusama and Polkadot ecosystems.