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Cover for Getting Started With IBC: Understanding the Interchain Stack and the Main IBC ImplementationsGetting Started With IBC: Understanding the Interchain Stack and the Main IBC Implementations
This article aims to provide an overview of IBC and its main implementations, ibc-go and ibc-rs, as well as other components of the Interchain stack, namely CometBFT and the Cosmos SDK.
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Adi Ravi Raj
October 16, 2023
Cover for Winners of the IBC Ideathon, Ideahacker's Guide to IBCWinners of the IBC Ideathon, Ideahacker's Guide to IBC
Announcing the winners of the first-ever IBC Ideathon, Ideahacker's Guide to IBC!
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IBC Protocol
November 15, 2024
4 Min
Cover for Ideahacker's Guide to IBC: A Walkthrough of the Ideathon TracksIdeahacker's Guide to IBC: A Walkthrough of the Ideathon Tracks
A walkthrough of the participation tracks for Ideahacker's Guide to IBC, the IBC Ideathon.
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IBC Protocol
October 14, 2024
5 Min
Cover for How to Use the IBC Idea Builder to Visualize IBC-Powered WorkflowsHow to Use the IBC Idea Builder to Visualize IBC-Powered Workflows
Learn how to use the IBC Idea Builder to visualize and ideate your IBC-powered cross-chain ideas. The IBC Idea Builder is an easy-to-use, no-code flowchart maker.
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IBC Protocol
October 3, 2024
8 Min
Cover for How to Win the IBC Ideathon: Ideahacker’s Guide to IBCHow to Win the IBC Ideathon: Ideahacker’s Guide to IBC
Get guidelines for creating and developing a winning idea, including the types of ideas we’re looking for, how to impress the judges, and what makes a winning idea.
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IBC Protocol
September 30, 2024
6 Min
Cover for ibc-go v9: ICS-20 token transfer v2ibc-go v9: ICS-20 token transfer v2
Learn how token transfer v2 works, what it can be used for, and other improvements that ibc-go v9 introduces such as the 02-client routing v2.
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Adi Ravi Raj
September 24, 2024
10 Min
Cover for Unveiling the First-Ever IBC Ideathon: Ideahacker’s Guide to IBCUnveiling the First-Ever IBC Ideathon: Ideahacker’s Guide to IBC
Ideahacker's Guide to IBC is a blockchain interoperability ideathon for builders, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers.
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IBC Protocol
September 23, 2024
5 Min
Cover for Q2 Contributor Showcase: Dev Ojha, OsmosisQ2 Contributor Showcase: Dev Ojha, Osmosis
Dev Ojha's contributions to the IBC Protocol showcase the innovative thinking and problem-solving that drives the IBC ecosystem forward.
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Adi Ravi Raj
August 29, 2024
3 Min
Cover for Technical Exploration of Solana-IBC (AVS) by Picasso NetworkTechnical Exploration of Solana-IBC (AVS) by Picasso Network
Picasso Network has developed a custom solution to integrate Solana with the Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) Protocol using an AVS.
Dhruv Jain | Patrick Kondek
August 12, 2024
8 Min
Cover for The Interop Series: IBC and LayerZeroThe Interop Series: IBC and LayerZero
An in-depth comparison between IBC and LayerZero, including architecture, security and trust assumptions, development expressivity, speed, cost, and extensibility to new ecosystems.
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Adi Ravi Raj
August 5, 2024
15 Min
Cover for An Open-Source, Practical ZK-IBC Implementation by TOKI and SuccinctAn Open-Source, Practical ZK-IBC Implementation by TOKI and Succinct
TOKI and Succinct have developed an open-source, practical Zero-Knowledge Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (ZK-IBC) solution, combining ibc-solidity and Tendermint X.
Jun Kimura
July 25, 2024
6 Min
Cover for Using Skip Connect to Enhance IBCUsing Skip Connect to Enhance IBC
Skip Connect helps chains relay transactions for free and improve relayer coverage.
Sam Hart
July 11, 2024
8 Min
Cover for Q2 2024 Developer BulletinQ2 2024 Developer Bulletin
Q2 2024 core protocol development updates and ecosystem news: Solana joins the IBC network, cross-chain NFTs, and more.
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Susannah Evans
June 27, 2024
5 Min
Cover for How Stride Utilizes Interchain Accounts for Interchain Liquid StakingHow Stride Utilizes Interchain Accounts for Interchain Liquid Staking
Explore how Stride built an interchain liquid staking protocol leveraging the IBC feature Interchain Accounts.
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Adi Ravi Raj
June 19, 2024
5 Min
Cover for Unleashing Interchain NFT Utilities with cw-ics721 and Callbacks: A Comprehensive Implementation GuideUnleashing Interchain NFT Utilities with cw-ics721 and Callbacks: A Comprehensive Implementation Guide
This technical deep dive explains how to implement cw-ics721, enhancing the functionality of NFTs by making them natively cross-chain.
Tai, aka "Mr T", Truong
June 13, 2024
15 Min
Cover for ibc-go v7.5.0 and v8.3.0: ICA Queries and Conditional Clientsibc-go v7.5.0 and v8.3.0: ICA Queries and Conditional Clients
ibc-go v7.5.0 and v8.3.0 introduce two new features: Interchain Accounts (ICA) queries and conditional clients, respectively. This post explains these new features, why they are important, and how projects can leverage them.
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Adi Ravi Raj
May 16, 2024
6 Min
Cover for 12 Myths & Realities about the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC)12 Myths & Realities about the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC)
The Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) is one of the most widely adopted interoperability protocols globally. This post aims to dispel misconceptions about the protocol and educate technical and non-technical users on its development and usage.
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Mary McGilvray
May 15, 2024
7 Min
Cover for Q1 Contributor Showcase: Ben Luelo of Union LabsQ1 Contributor Showcase: Ben Luelo of Union Labs
The IBC Contributor Showcase shares the outstanding work of developers who contribute to IBC. Q1's winner is Ben Luelo, founding engineer at Union Labs.
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Adi Ravi Raj
April 29, 2024
3 Min
Cover for The Interop Series: IBC and CCIPThe Interop Series: IBC and CCIP
An in-depth comparison between IBC and CCIP, including architecture, security and trust assumptions, development expressivity, speed, cost, and extensibility.
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Adi Ravi Raj
April 10, 2024
12 Min
Cover for IBC turns 3!IBC turns 3!
In 3 years, the IBC Protocol has grown to 114 chains, $3B in monthly volume, and 8.8M transactions per month.
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Adi Ravi Raj
April 2, 2024
4 Min
Cover for Q1 2024 Developer BulletinQ1 2024 Developer Bulletin
The IBC Developer Bulletin is a concise quarterly update covering what was shipped this quarter, and what is planned for the next quarter. It covers the IBC specifications, the Go and Rust implementations, and relayers.
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Susannah Evans
March 26, 2024
3 Min
Cover for IBC Development Contributor ShowcaseIBC Development Contributor Showcase
The growth of the IBC Protocol relies on our community of open-source development contributors. The Contributor Showcase aims to share the stories of developers who are instrumental in the development and adoption of IBC.
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Mary McGilvray
March 18, 2024
2 Min
Cover for Multi-Prover for IBC Connection: Enhancing Security with a Combination of SGX, MPC and ZKPMulti-Prover for IBC Connection: Enhancing Security with a Combination of SGX, MPC and ZKP
TOKI developed an IBC-enabled cross-chain infrastructure that the largest financial institution in Japan has now adopted.
Daiki Ishikawa
March 13, 2024
6 Min
Cover for Introduction to ibc-rs, the IBC Implementation in RustIntroduction to ibc-rs, the IBC Implementation in Rust
Built by Informal Systems, ibc-rs is a Rust library that serves as a robust implementation of IBC in the Rust programming language.
Farhad Shabani
February 26, 2024
5 Min
Cover for Introducing the Ibc-apps RepositoryIntroducing the Ibc-apps Repository
Ibc-apps is a Github repository for discovering high-quality IBC applications built by diverse teams who power interchain IBC.
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MarkAnthony Vogel | Reece Williams
February 6, 2024
5 Min
Cover for Introducing IBC Channel UpgradabilityIntroducing IBC Channel Upgradability
IBC channel upgradability is live in ibc-go v8.1.0. Learn about the implementation of channel upgradability, use cases, and functionality.
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Adi Ravi Raj
January 31, 2024
7 Min
Cover for Modular Expansion Needs Standardization: A Case for UnificationModular Expansion Needs Standardization: A Case for Unification
IBC Software Engineer Charleen Fei discusses the benefits of standardizing data transport for rollup interoperability.
Charleen Fei
January 26, 2024
6 Min
Cover for Getting Started with IBC: What are the IBC transport and application layers?Getting Started with IBC: What are the IBC transport and application layers?
How IBC's two abstraction layers, the IBC transport and application layers make IBC development as easy as possible for developers.
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Mary McGilvray
January 17, 2024
6 Min
Cover for The IBC Protocol 2023 Year in ReviewThe IBC Protocol 2023 Year in Review
In 2023, IBC had 107 chains, 124 contributors, and December 30d volume of $2.5B and 5.3M token transfers.
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Mary McGilvray
December 19, 2023
12 Min
Cover for The Wasm Client: Seamless Addition of New Light Clients to Your ChainThe Wasm Client: Seamless Addition of New Light Clients to Your Chain
The Wasm Client Module allows IBC developers to write light clients in any language that compiles to Wasm, making it easier to bring IBC connections to new ecosystems.
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Adi Ravi Raj
December 18, 2023
5 Min
Cover for Choosing the Right IBC Features for Your Chain: A Comprehensive GuideChoosing the Right IBC Features for Your Chain: A Comprehensive Guide
Get a comprehensive overview of IBC features, plus a decision matrix to help you choose the best features for your chain or cross-chain application.
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Adi Ravi Raj
December 5, 2023
8 Min
Cover for Official Twitter/X Launch for IBCOfficial Twitter/X Launch for IBC
The official IBC Twitter account is a dedicated space for technical teams to stay updated on Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol development and learn how to build with IBC.
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Mary McGilvray
November 28, 2023
2 Min
Cover for Callbacks Middleware: Evmos Case StudyCallbacks Middleware: Evmos Case Study
Evmos will be one of the first users of the callbacks middleware, leveraging this novel feature to simplify complex cross-chain workflows into a single action.
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Adi Ravi Raj
September 27, 2023
9 Min
Cover for How IBC is Trust-Minimized: Understanding Trust Assumptions in InteroperabilityHow IBC is Trust-Minimized: Understanding Trust Assumptions in Interoperability
The Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol's architecture allows for feature-rich blockchain interoperability without any third party intermediaries.
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Mary McGilvray
September 14, 2023
5 Min