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Wormhole is the leading interoperability platform powering multichain applications and bridges at scale — the Web of Web3. The suite of open source protocols is used by developers of over 200 applications and more than 1 million unique wallets to move various types of data across over 30 blockchains. In total, the platform has handled over 1 billion cross-chain messages for applications and teams like Uniswap, Circle, Lido, Synthetix, Pyth, and more. In 2023, the Uniswap Foundation’s Bridge Assessment Committee conducted a third-party multi-month report that resulted in Wormhole being named the only unconditionally approved cross-chain protocol for use by the Uniswap DAO, based primarily on security and decentralization practices.

Wormhole is leading the way in blockchain interoperability, focusing on creating resilient, future-proof decentralized systems that prioritize ownership, control, and permissionless innovation. This vision is underpinned by a commitment to technical expertise, ethical principles, and community alignment, aimed at redefining the interoperability landscape with simplicity, clarity, and an expansive suite of multichain solutions.

By: Hamid Salehi (AMD), Rahul Maganti (Wormhole Contributor), and Csongor Kiss (Wormhole Contributor)

Trust lies at the very heart of every interaction, organization, or system.

Web3 aims to foster an internet that is transparent, trustless, open, and secure. This vision relies on ecosystems being securely and seamlessly connected. To achieve this, the Web3 ecosystem needed a foundational messaging protocol that is secure, decentralized, trust-minimized, and open source. Over three years ago, Wormhole launched the first-ever generalized messaging protocol to first connect Ethereum and Solana. The protocol has since evolved into a fully fledged interoperability platform that connects Web3 and helps applications rapidly scale.

The Wormhole Foundation, a research and development organization dedicated to cross-blockchain communication, is delighted to announce a Contributor Grant to Lurk Lab. This marks a pivotal advancement in the evolution of the Wormhole platform, which, in collaboration with Lurk’s engineering team, will be incorporating trustless verification of cross-chain messages leveraging ZK (zero-knowledge) technology.

Harnessing Interoperability: C3's Integration with Wormhole

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