Protocols & Standards

Standards and frameworks that enable blockchain interoperability and functionality.

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Cross-Chain Bridge

A protocol enabling transfer of assets and data between different blockchains, allowing users to move cryptocurrency across chains while maintaining value equivalence.

Sidechain

A separate blockchain running parallel to a main chain, with its own validators and consensus, connected via bridge enabling asset transfers between chains.

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Rollup

A Layer 2 scaling solution that bundles thousands of transactions together, submitting a compressed record to the main blockchain to reduce costs and increase throughput while inheriting main chain security.