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Wormhole

A cross-chain messaging protocol that connects multiple blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, and Cosmos.

Definition

A cross-chain messaging protocol that connects multiple blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, and Cosmos. It suffered a $320 million exploit in 2022 when an attacker minted unauthorized wrapped ETH on Solana. Jump Trading covered the loss, and Wormhole later raised $225 million and launched the W token.

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Bridge

A protocol that lets you move tokens between different blockchains.

Cross-Chain

The ability to move assets, data, or messages between different blockchain networks.

Interoperability

The ability of different blockchains to communicate and work together.

ABI

Application Binary Interface.

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A way to make crypto wallets behave more like normal apps by turning every account into a smart contract.

ERC-4337

The Ethereum standard for account abstraction without changing the core protocol.

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