ChainSafe Systems
Background
Based in Toronto, ChainSafe Systems is a blockchain research and development firm contributing to Ethereum 2.0, Filecoin, Cosmos, Polkadot and Ethereum Classic. Current and former ethereum-based projects including Aragon, Bunz, Polymath, York University, George Brown College, ETC Coop and ETC Labs.
Implementation Details
The team is currently building an Ethereum 2.0 client written in JavaScript/TypeScript called Lodestar. In addition to the beacon chain client, the team is also working on 22 packages and libraries. A complete list can be found here. Finally, the Lodestar team is leading the Eth2 space in light client research and development and has received funding from the EF and Moloch DAO for this purpose.