Union
Since
2023
About
Empowering cross-chain innovation with lightning-fast, secure connections
Union is a hyper-efficient interoperability protocol that connects all blockchains and rollups across any ecosystem. Utilizing advanced zero-knowledge cryptography and consensus verification, it enables secure, fast, and scalable cross-chain communication without reliance on trusted third parties. Union supports diverse execution environments and offers developers an easy-to-use API, revolutionizing inter-blockchain asset transfers, DeFi, and NFTs.
Use Cases
Cross-Chain Asset Transfers
Securely transfer digital assets like tokens and NFTs across differentblockchains instantly without intermediaries.
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Integration
Enable DeFi platforms to aggregate liquidity and execute trades across multiplechains securely and quickly.
Inter-Blockchain Messaging
Facilitate rapid and verified communication between decentralized applicationson various blockchains.
Multi-Environment Smart Contract Execution
Allow developers to deploy and interact with smart contracts across EVM, SVM,and alternative virtual machines seamlessly.
Key Features
Core Functionality in Web3
- Union is a ZK interoperability L1 that serves as a settlement and liquiditylayer for protocols and asset issuers.
- It employs consensus verification, where validators on one chain verify consensus on another,enhanced by zero-knowledge proofs for security and scalability.
- Union enables developers to use any execution environment or language toconnect their blockchain or dApp to any ecosystem.
- It facilitates secure message transmission between chains, enablingdecentralized exchanges (DEXs) and lending protocols to collaborate.
- Union supports the cross-chain transfer of fungible assets and NFTs, ensuringefficient mapping and encoding of NFT data across different standards.
Key Technological Components
- ZK proofs are central to Union's network, providing mathematical proofs of cross-chain state correctness.
- CometBLS enhances blockchain consensus, tailored for efficient zero-knowledge proving,crucial for bridging to blockspace-restricted chains like Ethereum.
- Voyager, Union's in-house relayer, supports new networks independently, usingan event-driven architecture and integrating with Galois for computationoffloading.
- Galois is Union's ZK effort focused on consensus verification, emphasizingfast execution, low-cost operation, and decentralization.
- The Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC) is extended to all of web3with ZK-powered consensus verification, enabling trustless communication between blockchains.
(Co-founder & CEO)
Karel Kubat
(Co-founder & CTO)
Cor Pruijs
(Co-founder & CSO)
Emir Beriker
(Founding Principal Engineer)
Hussein Ait Lahcen
(Founder)
Ben Luelo
Website
union.build
1st
subsecond messaging protocol
All
execution environments supported
