Cosmos IBC Unveils 2024 Roadmap with Plans to Integrate OP Stack Toolkit
Cosmos has recently unveiled a new development roadmap for 2024, aiming to lower development barriers for programmers through the integration of new toolkits like OP Stack.
Cosmos IBC Unveils 2024 Roadmap with Plans to Integrate OP Stack Toolkit
The new IBC roadmap will focus on two main aspects: Expansion and Usability.
Under the "Expansion" objective, the team aims to reduce integration time, lower IBC maintenance costs, and ultimately support diverse blockchain types that can connect through this framework.
4/ The two main themes for the 2024 roadmap are expansion and usability.
— Cosmos - The Interchain ⚛️ (@cosmos) September 18, 2023
Expansion goals include shortening the time required to natively implement IBC, reducing IBC maintenance costs, and enabling a diverse range of blockchains to form IBC connections.
Of note, the roadmap includes two specific details: "Integration of OP Stack" and "Integration of IBC Rust with Sovereign SDK development tools to align with ZK Rollups."
7/ Key deliverables for expanding IBC include:
— Cosmos - The Interchain ⚛️ (@cosmos) September 18, 2023
- Decoupling ibc-go from the Cosmos SDK
- Scoping of generic ibc-go
- OP Stack integration
- Integrating ibc-rs with the Sovereign SDK for ZK rollup compatibility.
These align with the objectives to broaden IBC's reach and…
The second goal, "Enhancing Usability," concentrates on improving the efficiency of cross-chain data exchange processes.
8/ On the usability front, the teams plan to work on enabling multi-packet atomicity and enhancing middleware by improving the transfer of arbitrary data alongside a token transfer.
— Cosmos - The Interchain ⚛️ (@cosmos) September 18, 2023
These steps will make IBC more developer-friendly and feature-rich.
The team is supporting the development of middleware toolkits to streamline data transmission during Token Transfers, making it more seamless and developer-friendly.
1/ 📣 Calling all @Cosmos builders. #StableSeptember is in full swing and $USDC is now officially live on @noble_xyz mainnet!https://t.co/7XqYZ1XAgm
— Circle (@circle) September 12, 2023
Previously, the Cosmos ecosystem and its IBC structure announced a notable integration: a liquidity support solution for the stablecoin Noble. This gateway, viewed as a native version of USDC, facilitates easy circulation of funds from the traditional financial world through the Cosmos ecosystem.
