Crypto 101: What is IBC?
Most blockchains are like separate countries with no roads between them.
Each has its own rules and assets, and they can't talk to each other natively.
IBC, short for Inter-Blockchain Communication, is the protocol that builds those roads.
It lets independent chains send tokens and data directly to each other, with no middleman holding your assets Each chain verifies the other's transactions itself, and relayers simply carry the messages without the power to alter them.
This matters because most bridge hacks happen when a central party or small group controls the assets. IBC removes that weak point.
Born in the Cosmos ecosystem, it now connects over a hundred chains, making the Internet of Blockchain a reality.