EOS developer Block.one has introduced the discharge of model 2.0 of the EOSIO open supply communications protocol, supported an official press launch shared with Cointelegraph on Oct. 8.

EOSIO is a blockchain-based sensible contract communications protocol accustomed develop and host decentralized functions (DApps). It employs a consensus mannequin referred to as delegated proof-of-stake.

Protocol updates: sensible contract effectuality and safety

According to Block.one’s announcement, the core of EOSIO 2.Zero consists of many enhancements to EOS VM – a high-performance WebAssembly engine specialised for blockchain functions that permits extra environment friendly use of system sources when processing sensible contracts.

Block.one claims that the up up to now EOS VM provides as a great deal like a 16x efficiency acquire over EOSIO 1.0, thereby enormously amendatory sensible contract effectuality.

Other main developments embrace the adoption of WebAuthn authentication requirements, permitting to make use of a {hardware} system for authenticating and sign language minutes in browsers with out extensions or further put in computer computer software for EOSIO functions.

This will enhance safety with out customers needing to maintain observe of personal keys or different account data, the press launch claims.

For the community’s block producers Block.one has additionally developed what it dubs “weighted threshold multi-signature block production” – a means for them to “securely sign blocks by utilizing a permit layer that allows for eight-fold block sign language keys in a flexible scheme without sharing any sensitive data.”

New developer instruments

The launch additionally features a new web-based improvement device dubbed EOSIO Quickstart Web IDE – presently at an alpha help stage – which goals to lower the complexity and system necessities for constructing EOS.io functions.

As Cointelegraph reportable on Sept. 14, a hacker had allegedly appropriated $110,000 in cryptocurrency via an exploit of EOS performin sport EOSPlay.

Industry builders have after contextualized the hacker’s exploits amid a purportedly wider downside: a cheap method that allegedly permits hackers to “congest” the community – or put it right into a low-efficiency mode – with just some {dollars} price of EOS.

Block.one executives have rejected this declare and contended that the community is working appropriately.