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The 1-Time Deposit Address: Axelar's Interchain Onramp, Explained
A one-time deposit address allows decentralized projects to mimic the way centralized exchanges are able to handle deposits from any chain, by creating a monitored address for receiving tokens.
Introducing the Axelar Virtual Machine: Supercharging Interchain Development
Build with Axelar Virtual Machine: Interchain Maestro - orchestration, like Kubernetes for Web3; and Interchain Amplifier – self-service new-chain connections.
The Multi-Chain Is Now Timeless: Introducing Future-Proof Interoperability
Axelar network today provides bulletproof security for cross-chain communication, but more projects connecting means more specialized needs, including the ability to adopt new security approaches as they emerge.
Axelar Governance, Explained
A permissionless, dynamic validator set controls validation of cross-chain transactions on Axelar network, and also governs most network parameters.
What Is a Cross-Chain Swap?
How to trade cross-chain on DeFi, without using a centralized exchange.
Axelar Unveils Native EVM Cross-Chain Asset Transfers
Now, bridges and other cross-chain dApps can make it simple for users to send native EVM assets cross-chain.
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What Is Quadratic Voting and Why Don’t More Projects Use It?
Quadratic voting increases decentralization and makes networks secure in dPoS, DAOs and other setups, too.
How Much Gas to Get Over the Bridge?
Satellite gas fees, explained: In this post, we explain cross-chain gas costs, where they are charged, how they are estimated — and how Axelar keeps cross-chain gas payment complexities in the background for users.
Composable USDC: Seamless UX in the Multi-chain World
Combining Axelar with the recently announced Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) by Circle, we plan to unlock seamless Web3 user experiences to make blockchain technology accessible to billions of users.
Why Blockchain Interoperability Matters and How to Achieve It Securely
Blockchain interoperability must be a priority for all Web3 developers. Giving users a secure and simple way to transact across multiple blockchains is paramount for the future of Web3.
Partner Case Study: Squid Is Cross-Chain Liquidity for Everyone
Squid is a protocol that enables cross-chain liquidity routing and swaps through a single Javascript software development kit (SDK).
Security at Axelar Core
Security is a multidimensional problem with binary outcomes. Defining the security of a system is an incredibly complex task, but with rigorous models, designs and engineering practices, we can build systems that stand up to the worst attacks.
Axelar Implements Quadratic Voting With 'Maeve' Upgrade
The security benefits of quadratic voting have been discussed by blockchain industry leaders including Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. However, few have implemented it.
How to Build a Cross-Chain DApp: Interop Architecture 101
This article offers some initial architecture design choices when composing applications cross-chain and explores the kinds of functionality that can be built using each.
Axelar Code: Build a DApp that Calls a Contract and Transfers Tokens on Chain B from Chain A
In this tutorial, we will show you how to use Axelar services and functions to build a dApp that calls a contract on chain B from chain A and transfer tokens, for example to purchase an NFT, to send an airdrop, or to distribute tokens from a DAO.
Bring the Program to the Asset
Cross-chain function calls on Axelar allow applications to interoperate without moving assets.
What Is General Message Passing and How Can It Change Web3?
General Message Passing is more than wrapping assets and transferring them between chains: it enables a developer building on one chain to call any function on any other connected chain.
How Overlay Networks Could Change Web3
This article first appeared in VentureBeat as a contributed article by Sergey Gorbunov and Galen
Developer AMA: Building the World’s First Cross-Chain NFT Marketplace
As we’ve been going through applications to the Axelerator Grant Challenge, Axelar’s cross-chain developer grant
Axelar AMA: Sergey Gorbunov + Jack Zampolin Talk Cosmos-EVM Cross-Chain, Interop Infrastructure & More
Axelar works closely with various Cosmos chains to provide Cosmos-EVM cross-chain capabilities and link other
For Cross-Chain Taxes, You Need a Cross-Chain Block Explorer
Each April, U.S. crypto investors lose hair and sleep, trying to untangle crypto transactions for the IRS. It’s complicated for anyone using DeFi protocols. For those who have moved assets cross-chain, taxes can be an order of magnitude more complex.
An Introduction to the Axelar Network
Web3 is in its infancy, despite massive growth in demand and usage. Novel consensus mechanisms and smart contract languages are supporting new decentralized applications that aim to serve the next billion people.