Babylon Testnet and Injective Integration

Published on: 20.03.2023
Babylon Testnet and Injective Integration

The Babylon testnet has integrated with Injective, a lightning fast interoperable layer one blockchain that brings Cosmos and ethereum interoperability to the premier finance applications.

The integration brings an additional layer of Bitcoin security to Injective, providing users with even greater confidence in the safety of their transactions. Additionally, Injective’s decision to become a testnet validator for the Babylon chain demonstrates their commitment to enhancing the security of the broader blockchain ecosystem.

“Babylon is pioneering a new paradigm within Web3 by enabling blockchains such as Injective to integrate Bitcoin’s security parameters. This heightens not only security but also cryptographic mechanism design as a whole,” said Injective Labs co-founder and CEO, Eric Chen.

“We are pleased to announce our integration with Injective, providing users with Bitcoin-grade security and fast stake unbonding. Together, we’re raising the bar for a secure and robust DeFi ecosystem. This integration serves as a starting point for future exploration and collaboration with Injective,” announced David Tse, Babylon’s Co-founder.

A Step Towards a More Robust and Secure DeFi Ecosystem

Babylon’s innovative approach also allows for PoS chains to significantly reduce their secure stake unbonding time from weeks to as little as a few hours. This advanced security measure enables safer high-value asset transfers across bridges between PoS chains. By incorporating Babylon’s capabilities into Injective, tokens and assets traded on the platform are fortified against double-spend attacks and other security threats, promoting an environment of trust and confidence.

Moreover, Babylon’s state-of-the-art architecture can be incredibly advantageous for upcoming DeFi projects on Injective, as it provides a high level of security, even in the face of low token valuations. Additionally, Babylon can serve as a backup solution, ensuring that transactions on Injective are not censored and entered into the ledger.

The integration also expands Babylon’s technology to a cutting edge PoS network. Injective currently is the fastest Cosmos zone, boasting a block time of just 1 second. A number of prominent dApps such as Astroport have also migrated over to Injective in recent weeks, adding further momentum to the network. Babylon can now begin to offer its technologies across a wide swath of dApps building on Injective. As Babylon migrates from testnet, these offerings can begin to be employed by the Injective mainnet as well.

The incorporation of Babylon’s security features provides an added layer of protection and reliability to Injective. Making it a more appealing option for developers and users alike. By strengthening the platform’s security and dependability, Injective becomes a more robust and trusted platform for building exchanges, DeFi, derivatives, and Web3 apps.

About Injective

Injective is a lightning fast interoperable layer one blockchain optimized for building the premier Web3 finance applications. Injective provides developers with powerful plug-and-play modules for creating unmatched dApps. INJ is the native deflationary scarce asset that powers Injective and its rapidly growing ecosystem. Injective is incubated by Binance and is backed by prominent investors such as Jump Crypto, Pantera and Mark Cuban.

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About Babylon

Babylon, a blockchain protocol built on the Cosmos SDK. Aims to leverage the security of Bitcoin to enhance the security of Cosmos zones and also other Proof-of-Stake chains. The project is developed by a team of consensus protocol researchers from Stanford. And also experienced layer 1 developers from around the world.

At its core, Babylon is designed to use Bitcoin as a source of trust and a reliable timestamping service. To benefit other blockchains in the broader ecosystem. By using Bitcoin’s immense hash power and reliable timestamping capabilities. Babylon can significantly enhance the security of smaller blockchains, without compromising their autonomy.

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