The Interoperability Trilemma. AKA Why Bridging Ethereum Domains is So… | by Arjun Bhuptani | Connext

AKA Why Bridging Ethereum Domains is So Damn Difficult

The Interoperability Trilemma AKA Why Bridging Ethereum Domains is So Damn Difficult Arjun Bhuptani 9 min read · Oct 1, 2021 -- 3 Listen Share Disclaimer: this research article was originally published in October 2021. See how the Connext team overcame the trilemma with our Amarok upgrade and research on Optimistic Bridges . A few days back, we shipped NXTP, our protocol for enabling fully trustless transfers and contract calls between Ethereum-compatible domains (domains = chains & L2s). This blog post will attempt to explain why interoperability between Ethereum domains is difficult, and fro

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