Aleph Zero Bridges: Interoperability with Ethereum

Karolina

04 Mar 2024
Aleph Zero Bridges: Interoperability with Ethereum

The importance of interoperability within various ecosystems cannot be overstated. In a domain characterized by an abundance of isolated blockchain networks, the ability to transfer assets and information across different blockchains is indispensable. So, what is MOST?

The Genesis of MOST: A Bridge to Ethereum

Aleph Zero's Interoperability Vision

At the heart of Aleph Zero's strategy to forge a more interconnected blockchain world lies MOST, an avant-garde bridge designed to seamlessly connect Aleph Zero with the Ethereum ecosystem. MOST represents a critical step forward in Aleph Zero's commitment to building a robust, independent, and versatile platform. It embodies the vision of a blockchain ecosystem that is not only self-sufficient but also fully integrated with the broader digital asset landscape.

The Role of MOST in Enhancing Aleph Zero’s Interoperability with Ethereum

MOST is a strategic asset that enhances Aleph Zero's interoperability with Ethereum. By facilitating a direct pathway for asset transfer between Aleph Zero and Ethereum, MOST empowers developers and users alike to leverage the strengths of both platforms. This synergy amplifies the potential for decentralized applications (dApps) and decentralized finance (DeFi) projects to flourish, benefiting from the combined advantages of Aleph Zero's scalability and Ethereum's vibrant ecosystem.

READ: "What is Aleph Zero?"

The Design and Functionality of MOST

Overview of MOST's Guardian-based Design

The architecture of MOST is grounded in a guardian-based design, prioritizing security and simplicity in asset transfer. This design framework ensures that the bridge operates with utmost integrity and reliability. Guardians, selected through a meticulous process, play a pivotal role in maintaining the bridge's operational excellence. Each guardian oversees two instances of the setup—one for the Testnet and one for the Mainnet—thereby ensuring a robust testing and deployment framework that safeguards against vulnerabilities.

zParachain bridge
zParachain bridge, Source

The Selection and Role of Guardians

The guardians of MOST are not just custodians of the bridge's technical infrastructure; they are the linchpins of its governance model. With control over governance keys for both Aleph Zero and Ethereum, guardians possess the authority to enact changes to the committee's composition, perform contract upgrades, and undertake other critical governance functions. This multi-signature wallet setup ensures a decentralized control mechanism, crucial for maintaining the bridge's security and integrity.

Key Features: Reduced Fees, Incentivizing Liquidity, and a Focus on Security

MOST is engineered with several key features designed to optimize user experience and ecosystem growth. One of its standout attributes is the significant reduction in fees for bridging assets such as native ETH, stablecoins, and other tokens from Ethereum to Aleph Zero. This fee structure is strategically designed to attract liquidity to the Aleph Zero ecosystem, thereby enhancing its vibrancy and utility.

The Technical Cornerstone of Aleph Zero Bridges

The Technical Cornerstone of Aleph Zero Bridges

Security and Simplicity

MOST's design focuses on security, simplicity, and ease of use. It uses a guardian-based model for robust security and offers a straightforward interface for users. Development has been open and meticulous, with the project set to release its source code publicly, aligning with open-source principles and ensuring transparency.

Governance and Control

Governance in MOST uses a multisig wallet, allowing guardians to manage operations democratically. This setup ensures decentralized control, with mechanisms for contract upgrades and committee changes, enhancing security and flexibility.

Here you can stay tuned for the upcoming updates about Aleph Zero bridges: BLOG

Broader Impact on the Ecosystem

Enhancing DeFi on Aleph Zero

MOST facilitates the influx of liquidity and stablecoins into Aleph Zero, significantly boosting its DeFi sector. This bridge to Ethereum encourages innovation, user engagement, and ecosystem growth.

MOST and Beyond: Comprehensive Bridging Strategy

Integration with Router Protocol

Aleph Zero's partnership with Router Protocol expands its connectivity to various blockchains. The collaboration focuses on simplifying cross-chain operations through the Cross-chain Intent Framework (CCIP), broadening Aleph Zero's interoperability.

Aleph Zero Integration with Router Protocol
Aleph Zero's partnership with Router Protocol , Source

The zParachain Bridge to Polkadot

Using a parachain slot, the zParachain bridge connects Aleph Zero and Polkadot without making Aleph Zero a parachain. This innovative approach enhances cross-chain communication, strengthening Aleph Zero's interoperability position.

Aleph Zero MOST
Source: Aleph Zero

Why This Matters

Aleph Zero's bridging strategy highlights the need for stable, secure, and versatile connections across blockchains. By ensuring broad connectivity, Aleph Zero paves the way for a more integrated blockchain ecosystem, where seamless interoperability enhances the overall utility and accessibility of decentralized technologies.

READ: "Aleph Zero vs Solana: A Comparative Analysis"

Conclusion

Aleph Zero's efforts in bridging technologies mark a leap towards a unified blockchain world. Aleph Zero Bridges? Focusing on key areas like security, simplicity, and ecosystem integration, Aleph Zero is shaping the future of blockchain interoperability, fostering innovation and opening new possibilities for the DeFi and dApp sectors.

If you are interested in utilizing Aleph-Zero or other blockchain-based solutions for your project, please reach out to contact@nextrope.com

FAQ

1. What is the main purpose of the MOST bridge in the Aleph Zero ecosystem?

  • MOST is designed to enhance Aleph Zero’s interoperability with Ethereum, enabling seamless asset transfers between the two platforms.

2. How does the guardian-based design of MOST enhance its security?

  • The guardian-based design prioritizes security and simplicity in asset transfer. Guardians, who are meticulously selected, oversee the bridge's operations on both the Testnet and Mainnet.

3. What are the key features of MOST, and how do they benefit users?

  • MOST's key features include reduced fees for bridging assets like native ETH, stablecoins, and tokens from Ethereum to Aleph Zero. This design is aimed at attracting liquidity to Aleph Zero, enhancing its ecosystem's vibrancy and utility, and optimizing the user experience.

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Aethir Tokenomics – Case Study

Kajetan Olas

22 Nov 2024
Aethir Tokenomics – Case Study

Authors of the contents are not affiliated to the reviewed project in any way and none of the information presented should be taken as financial advice.

In this article we analyze tokenomics of Aethir - a project providing on-demand cloud compute resources for the AI, Gaming, and virtualized compute sectors.
Aethir aims to aggregate enterprise-grade GPUs from multiple providers into a DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network). Its competitive edge comes from utlizing the GPUs for very specific use-cases, such as low-latency rendering for online games.
Due to decentralized nature of its infrastructure Aethir can meet the demands of online-gaming in any region. This is especially important for some gamer-abundant regions in Asia with underdeveloped cloud infrastructure that causes high latency ("lags").
We will analyze Aethir's tokenomics, give our opinion on what was done well, and provide specific recommendations on how to improve it.

Evaluation Summary

Aethir Tokenomics Structure

The total supply of ATH tokens is capped at 42 billion ATH. This fixed cap provides a predictable supply environment, and the complete emissions schedule is listed here. As of November 2024 there are approximately 5.2 Billion ATH in circulation. In a year from now (November 2025), the circulating supply will almost triple, and will amount to approximately 15 Billion ATH. By November 2028, today's circulating supply will be diluted by around 86%.

From an investor standpoint the rational decision would be to stake their tokens and hope for rewards that will balance the inflation. Currently the estimated APR for 3-year staking is 195% and for 4-year staking APR is 261%. The rewards are paid out weekly. Furthermore, stakers can expect to get additional rewards from partnered AI projects.

Staking Incentives

Rewards are calculated based on the staking duration and staked amount. These factors are equally important and they linearly influence weekly rewards. This means that someone who stakes 100 ATH for 2 weeks will have the same weekly rewards as someone who stakes 200 ATH for 1 week. This mechanism greatly emphasizes long-term holding. That's because holding a token makes sense only if you go for long-term staking. E.g. a whale staking $200k with 1 week lockup. will have the same weekly rewards as person staking $1k with 4 year lockup. Furthermore the ATH staking rewards are fixed and divided among stakers. Therefore Increase of user base is likely to come with decrease in rewards.
We believe the main weak-point of Aethirs staking is the lack of equivalency between rewards paid out to the users and value generated for the protocol as a result of staking.

Token Distribution

The token distribution of $ATH is well designed and comes with long vesting time-frames. 18-month cliff and 36-moths subsequent linear vesting is applied to team's allocation. This is higher than industry standard and is a sign of long-term commitment.

  • Checkers and Compute Providers: 50%
  • Ecosystem: 15%
  • Team: 12.5%
  • Investors: 11.5%
  • Airdrop: 6%
  • Advisors: 5%

Aethir's airdrop is divided into 3 phases to ensure that only loyal users get rewarded. This mechanism is very-well thought and we rate it highly. It fosters high community engagement within the first months of the project and sets the ground for potentially giving more-control to the DAO.

Governance and Community-Led Development

Aethir’s governance model promotes community-led decision-making in a very practical way. Instead of rushing with creation of a DAO for PR and marketing purposes Aethir is trying to make it the right way. They support projects building on their infrastructure and regularly share updates with their community in the most professional manner.

We believe Aethir would benefit from implementing reputation boosted voting. An example of such system is described here. The core assumption is to abandon the simplistic: 1 token = 1 vote and go towards: Votes = tokens * reputation_based_multiplication_factor.

In the attached example, reputation_based_multiplication_factor rises exponentially with the number of standard deviations above norm, with regard to user's rating. For compute compute providers at Aethir, user's rating could be replaced by provider's uptime.

Perspectives for the future

While it's important to analyze aspects such as supply-side tokenomics, or governance, we must keep in mind that 95% of project's success depends on demand-side. In this regard the outlook for Aethir may be very bright. The project declares $36M annual reccuring revenue. Revenue like this is very rare in the web3 space. Many projects are not able to generate any revenue after succesfull ICO event, due to lack fo product-market-fit.

If you're looking to create a robust tokenomics model and go through institutional-grade testing please reach out to contact@nextrope.com. Our team is ready to help you with the token engineering process and ensure your project’s resilience in the long term.

Nextrope Partners with Hacken to Enhance Blockchain Security

Miłosz

21 Nov 2024
Nextrope Partners with Hacken to Enhance Blockchain Security

Nextrope announces a strategic partnership with Hacken, a renowned blockchain security auditor. It marks a significant step in delivering reliable decentralized solutions. After several successful collaborations resulting in flawless smart contract audits, the alliance solidifies the synergy between Nextrope's innovative blockchain development and Hacken's top-tier security auditing services. Together, we aim to set new benchmarks, ensuring that security is an integral part of blockchain technology.

Strengthening Blockchain Security

The partnership aims to fortify the security protocols within blockchain ecosystems. By integrating Hacken's comprehensive security audits with Nextrope's cutting-edge blockchain solutions, we are poised to offer unparalleled security features in our projects.

"Blockchain security should never be an afterthought"

"Our partnership with Hacken underscores our dedication to embedding security at the core of our blockchain solutions. Together, we're building a safer future for the industry."

said Mateusz Mach, CEO of Nextrope

About Nextrope

Nextrope is a forward-thinking blockchain development house specializing in creating innovative solutions for businesses worldwide. With a team of experienced developers and blockchain experts, Nextrope delivers high-quality, scalable, and secure blockchain applications tailored to meet the unique needs of each client.

About Hacken

Hacken is a leading blockchain security auditor known for its rigorous smart contract audits and security assessments. With a mission to make the industry safer, Hacken provides complex security services that help companies identify and mitigate vulnerabilities in their applications.

Looking Ahead

As a joint mission, both Nextrope and Hacken are committed to continuous innovation. We look forward to the exciting opportunities this partnership will bring and are eager to implement a more secure blockchain environment for all.

For more information, please contact:

Nextrope

Hacken

Join us on our journey to deliver top-notch blockchain tech and a safer future for the industry!