InterBlockchain

InterBlockchain is a framework and ecosystem designed to enable interoperability among distinct blockchain networks. It comprises protocols, reference implementations, and governance models that facilitate the movement of assets, data, and smart contract logic across heterogeneous ledgers while aiming to preserve security and trust minimization.

Core concepts include cross-chain communication, standardized message formats, and shared security models. Typical architecture features cross-chain bridges or adapters, light clients that verify state from other chains, relayers or observers to carry messages, and optional notarization or consensus layers to confirm cross-chain events. Interoperability protocols specify transaction semantics and atomic cross-chain operations intended to preserve consistency across participating networks.

Use cases include cross-chain token transfers, multi-chain decentralized finance, cross-chain oracles and data feeds, inter-chain governance, and asset wrapping or synthetic representations.

Standards and governance emphasize open specifications, security audits, and formal verification where feasible. Projects commonly employ open governance models, modular components, and compatibility layers to reduce fragmentation.

Security considerations identify bridges as common attack vectors, potential liquidity or custody risk, and the need for robust incentive structures. Mitigations include diversified validator sets, distributed notaries, time delays, and risk-adjusted economics to discourage malicious behavior.

History and outlook: The idea of interoperable blockchains gained prominence with the broader move toward multi-chain ecosystems in the 2010s and 2020s. InterBlockchain-style frameworks remain an area of active research and development, with ongoing standardization efforts and iterative implementations across projects.

See also

- Blockchain interoperability

- Cross-chain technology

- Interoperability protocol

- Bridges

- Light client