Secret Network x Axelar New Collaboration
Secret Network is thrilled to announce its new collaboration with Axelar. This integration will allow Secret Network to connect to Axelar’s interoperability network, unlocking new ways Secret can communicate with other blockchains, even beyond IBC.
Axelar delivers secure cross-chain communication for Web3. Its infrastructure enables dApp users to interact with any asset or application, on any chain, with one click. As an overlay network, Axelar delivers Turing-complete message passing via proof-of-stake and permissionless protocols. At this point, developers use Axelar to go beyond bridges, creating dApps that securely integrate users, functions and assets across all of the decentralized web.
These components of Axelar allow developers to build on the best platform for their use case while accessing users, assets, and applications in every other ecosystem. Instead of one-to-one cross-chain bridges, they can rely on a network architecture that provides a uniform code base and governance structure. Axelar’s ultimate goal is to build the underlying infrastructure for onboarding the next billion people onto Web3.
Secret Joins The Party
With Axelar already connected to Ethereum, Polygon, Avalanche, Moonbeam, Fantom, and a handful of IBC blockchains, this new integration with Secret will bring something new to the table for all.
Secret will allow Axelar-connected applications to send private messages between siloed blockchains. Potential cross-chain use cases include providing front-running resistant swaps, private NFT trading, as well as private voting for DAOs!
To understand the potential, let’s look under the hood at Secret Network:
A Secret Contract’s code is always deployed publicly on-chain, so users and developers know exactly what code will be executed on submitted data.
However, the data that is submitted is encrypted: it cannot be read by a developer, anyone observing the chain, or anyone running a node. If the behavior of the code is trusted (which is possible because it is recorded on chain), a user of Secret Contracts obtains strong privacy guarantees.
This encrypted data can only be accessed from within the “trusted execution environment,” or enclave, that the compute module requires each validator to run. The computation of the Secret Contract is then performed within this trusted enclave, where the data is decrypted. When the computation is completed, the output is encrypted and recorded on-chain – all without the raw data ever being exposed to anyone!
This also protects against front-running, as nodes cannot see the information being submitted to the network and insert their own transactions in front of them. The users are the winners – not the bots!
Let’s now imagine in a cross-chain world how a user could benefit from these privacy guarantees. And also front-running resistance for an action such as swapping ETH on Ethereum for WBTC. A cross chain dApp will:
- Send ETH from Ethereum wallet through Axelar to Secret
- Use a Secret AMM to privately swap ETH for WBTC
- Send back WBTC to Ethereum wallet through Axelar
All this with one click and no front-running. Consider all the possible strategies, such as lending/borrowing cross-chain without revealing your liquidation levels – and more to come!
Access to New Tokens
Another exciting benefit of this integration is that Secret users will gain access to new tokens. This includes DOT, AVAX, as well as MATIC!
A cross-chain dApp already utilizing this functionality is Satellite. Developed by the Axelar team, this dApp enables users to easily transfer assets across chains through an intuitive web-based UI.
About Axelar
Axelar is a permissionless network and gateway that enables you to build secure cross-chain applications.
About Secret Network
Secret Network is the first blockchain with customizable privacy. You get to choose what you share, with whom, and how. This protects users, and empowers developers to build a better Web3.
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SOURCE: SECRET BLOG
