Gear News

The Vara community is excited to announce the Vara x HackQuest integration, aimed at attracting both English and Chinese developers to the Substrate ecosystem.

In this Learning Track, you will take a deep look at the features of Vara Network and the syntax of Gear Protocol, and learn how to develop, test, and deploy smart contracts on the Vara Network through three classic practical projects.

Telegram, the global messaging app with over 800 million users, is quietly adopting a Web3 pivot that may turn it into a super-app for everything, propelling crypto ahead in the meantime.

[Vara’s](https://vara.network/) strategic position in blockchain and Web3 helps it create more dApps in DeFi by leveraging two key technologies: zk-SNARKs and Gas Reservation. This article explores zk-SNARKs, gas reservations, and the community behind Vara, which supports the future of DeFi through creative apps.

Conversations about what needs to happen for Web3 to onboard the next billion users constitute a near-constant buzz in crypto circles. Indeed, these discussions have been going on since the publication of the Bitcoin whitepaper 15 years ago...

[Vara](https://vara.network/) offers a unique platform for developers to create decentralized applications based on Gear programs. These programs can be designed to interact with various technologies, including Mini Telegram applications — the latest creative approach in app development. But what could come of it?