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🔵 Partnerships and projects that use AltLayer technology 🔵
Alt Layer has a multitude of partnerships, most of which are integrative in nature, involving either the use of Alt Layer's technological stack or the integration of technological stacks from other projects to work with Alt Layer. This is a strong indicator of a product offering Rollup- as- a- service. As of September 2023, AltLayer had several partnerships and integrations: EigenLayer, Sovereign SDK, HyperLane, Celestia, Orbiter Finance, Espresso Systems, Radius, Double
Jump.Tokyo, Arbitrum Orbit, and other projects associated with AltLayer included: Another World, My Square, Connext, MatchBox, Oveit, BendDAO, Skyark, Port3, Degame, Uforica, Evolv, Chirpley, StratisX,
RNS.ID, 3UP, Evolv,
Fobo.club, Automata, MySquare NFT, TaskOn, and DF Archon. Now, as of late May 2024, AltLayer has an extensive number of partnerships and integrations, with blog announcements appearing every week, and the Ecosystem section featuring 120 projects across various categories.
🔵 Integration Examples 🔵
@eigencloud is an Ethereum staking protocol. AltLayer and EigenLayer have collaborated together to propose the concept of Restaked rollups, as mentioned earlier. AltLayer has the following restaked rollups currently live on EigenLayer mainnet.
@PolyhedraZK - ZkBridge from Polyhedra Network represents significant progress in the blockchain industry, offering a robust, efficient, and secure cross-network interaction protocol across various layer 1 and layer 2 networks. With the integration of zkBridge, AltLayer rollups can now ensure seamless compatibility with over 30 different layer 1 and layer 2 networks. As part of the partnership, AltLayer plans to join the Polyhedra AVS with restaking for Bitcoin zkBridge.
@injective - integrated MACH from AltLayer for inEVM, which allows deploying and integrating smart contracts compiled to EVM bytecode within the Injective ecosystem, while also ensuring composability through WASM/EVM. MACH from AltLayer will provide restaking-based security in inEVM, benefiting applications running through inEVM.
@brevis_zk is a zero-knowledge co-processor that allows smart contracts to read and utilize complete historical data from any chain and perform customized computations in a trustless manner. Using Brevis, developers can create a variety of data-driven features. AltLayer’s restaked rollups will now be enhanced with the Brevis co-processor. Restaked rollups are our flagship product. By making the Brevis co-processor available for restaked rollups, developers on AltLayer can reliably perform in-chain historical data computations and build data-driven decentralized applications that respond to dynamic data inputs.
@sovereign_labs is an ecosystem of interoperable and scalable rollup packages that can operate on any blockchain. Their SDK is an open-source toolkit for creating zk and optimistic rollup packages. Sovereign SDK is used by protocols such as Haun, 1kx, EigenLayer, and Celestia. In Alt Layer, Sovereign is integrated to facilitate the deployment of rollup packages within the Rollups-as-a-Service (RaaS) ecosystem.
@hyperlane simplifies the deployment of functional compatibility for any protocol in its blockchain. With permissionless interaction capabilities, users can deploy Hyperlane anywhere and anytime. As a result, blockchain creators and developers can enjoy greater autonomy and quickly make their products available across chains. Alt Layer partnered with Hyperlane to provide permissionless compatibility within the Alt Layer ecosystem. In addition to the built-in merger bridges, projects using Alt Layer's stack can also utilize Hyperlane for inter-merger service deployment and communication.
@CelestiaOrg is a modular blockchain used by Alt Layer for data availability (DA) to address data availability and reliable state verification challenges. Alt Layer is configured to support Celestia's DA layer as one of the possible rollup package options created through the Alt Layer merger dashboard, reducing the costs required for data availability. As part of the integration, Alt Layer developers will extract chain data from Celestia, compress it, and upload it to the Celestia network. This will allow for the complete reconstruction of the state of the rollup using data from Celestia.
@nebrazkp - AltLayer has partnered with Nebra to integrate their advanced Universal Proof Aggregation (UPA) technology into their rollup solutions. UPA by Nebra, the first production-ready universal proof aggregation protocol, is designed to achieve more than a 10-fold reduction in gas costs and composability for zero-knowledge proof verification.
@Orbiter_Finance acts as a bridge between Ethereum and L2 rollups. Orbiter partnered with Alt Layer to address liquidity fragmentation in L2 through functional compatibility tools.
@EspressoSys integrated into the Alt Layer stack adds the Espresso Sequencer, a solution for decentralizing the sequencer. Developers can choose whether to deploy their rollup package using Alt Layer's decentralized verification solution and/or Espresso Sequencer when deploying within the Alt Layer stack. This partnership provides application developers with a straightforward way to launch scalable and customizable L2 layers while ensuring that future users of merged packages benefit from the properties that decentralized sequencer provides.
@radius_xyz redefines the decentralization of rollup packages by protecting against MEV, censorship resistance, and financial stability. Along with encryption-based sequencing, this protects users from censorship and MEV risks. As Radius integrates with Alt Layer, developers will discover the dual advantages of the user-friendly and efficient Alt Layer platform for creating rollup packages combined with encryption-based sequencing provided by Radius.
@doublejumptokyo - a leading Japanese startup in the blockchain gaming and NFT space, has partnered to integrate Alt Layer's comprehensive technological stack into Oasys - a blockchain optimized for game development, created by a group of developers, including Double
jump.tokyo.
@arbitrum - Arbitrum Orbit is a recently announced permissionless solution developed by the Arbitrum Foundation, enabling developers to create fully customizable Layer 3 secured by Arbitrum One. Alt Layer has initiated the integration of support for Arbitrum Orbit and its technological stack on its code-free launch dashboard and will be ready for use in the second quarter of 2023, becoming the first rollup package provider to support Arbitrum Orbit.
@DeriProtocol - Deri Protocol is a way to trade derivatives using DeFi: hedging, speculation, arbitrage, all on-chain. With Deri Protocol, trades are executed according to the AMM paradigm, and positions are tokenized as NFTs, making it easy to integrate them with other DeFi projects.
@AutomataNetwork - Automata is a blockchain middleware provider backed by Binance Labs, Jump Crypto, and others. They recently launched a modular attestation layer where attestation is conducted entirely on-chain for off-protocol computations.
@Cometh - Cometh is a game studio from France. They have previously collaborated with prestigious clients such as La Française des Jeux (FDJ), Lacoste, FanLive Rugby, and Life Beyond Studios for their Web3 needs.
It's worth noting that, in general, Alt Layer embraces the web3 gaming narrative and caters to clients in this sphere. Alt Layer offers game developers two types of rollup packages: ephemeral and persistent. Ephemeral rollup packages are ideal for event-driven applications that experience rapid demand spikes within a short time frame, such as mini-games or round-based games. On the other hand, persistent rollup packages are best suited for games with a longer lifespan.
Notably, Alt Layer's rollup packages (flash layer) have been previously utilized to host popular fully networked games like
@darkforest_eth, attracting a quarter-million transactions per day. Alt Layer positions the Flash Layer as a solution suitable for gaming as we
🔵 Backers 🔵
Alt Layer boasts backers primarily from Tier 1 category and individuals with a strong reputation in the crypto industry:
@polychaincap,
@BreyerCap,
@jump_,
@BinanceLabs,
@HashKey_Capital,
@BanklessVC,
@IOSGVC,
@primitivecrypto,
@trgcapi,
@masknetwork,
@OKX_Ventures,
@hack_vc,
@SevenXVentures,
@daofive, as well as notable figures such as
@psneville - co-founder of
@circle and
@catena_labs,
@gavofyork - founder of
@Polkadot,
@balajis - a16z General Partner,
@kaiynne - founder of
@synthetix,
@twobitidiot - founder & CEO of
@messaricrypto,
@hjmomtazi -
@synthetix and
@bodhi_ventures.
🔵 Conclusion 🔵
In the past cycle of the crypto industry, projects aimed to increase fragmentation in the battle for liquidity and users, striving to claim a dominant position in the market. However, there is now a growing realization that collaboration is essential. Each project has its strengths and weaknesses, as well as a focus on specific user categories and developers. In recent years, there has been a clear trend toward aggregation – dApps, different strategies, liquidity, and modular blockchains have emerged.
@alt_layer is a project that aligns with the current times, aiming to provide developers with maximum convenience without the need to expend significant resources, not only on launching their own network but even on implementing it from an SDK. Furthermore, Alt Layer offers its own practical technical solutions for various blockchain layers to launch rollups and the ability to utilize other technologies, including modular ones, presenting the product as Rollup as a Service.
Furthermore, AltLayer successfully integrates with new technologies and incorporates them into its stack. This is evident in the integration with
@eigencloud - AltLayer quickly offered solutions based on AVS and seamlessly integrated its products for rollups into them.
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