Flare has received a 7-figure SuperGrant from Algorand to build a Bitcoin bridge that will help support the growth of a robust Algorand ecosystem.
In recent months, blockchain bridges have been making the headlines with the Solana Wormhole bridge пијук of $200 million, followed closely by the Axie Infinity Ronin Bridge пијук од КСНУМКС милиона УСД.
With ongoing bridge vulnerabilities, security must be a higher priority in the future.
Flare announced details of the partnership in a tweet disclosing the four main tenants of the partnership: to safely deliver #Bitcoin to Algorand, to engineer a $BTC FAsset, to integrate consensus to enhance bridge security, and receipt of a 7 figure Supagrant from Alogrand.
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Градимо а #Битцоин Bridge for @Алгоранд!?
✅ Safely delivering #Битцоин to Algorand
✅ Engineering a $ БТЦ ФАссет
✅ Integrating consensus to enhance bridge security
✅ Receiving 7-figure Supagrant #Фларе $ ФЛРhttps://t.co/WU24tRe0KV— Фларе ☀ (@ФлареНетворкс) Април КСНУМКС, КСНУМКС
The Algorand Foundation also expressed its excitement at developing critical Bitcoin infrastructure.
The bridge being built by Flare is an example of the critically needed development for a liquid cross-chain future. It will enable secure trustless interoperability between ALGO and BTC, plus other non-smart contract tokens such as DOGE, LTC, XRP and XLM.
- Алгоранд Фоундатион (@АлгоФоундатион) Април КСНУМКС, КСНУМКС
The bridge being built by Flare for Algorand is one such example. It will enable secure, trustless interoperability between ALGO and BTC, plus other non-smart contract tokens such as DOGE, LTC, XRP, and XLM.
This new bridging approach will be constructed using Flare’s decentralized interoperability protocols – the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO) and the State Connector.
Flare co-founder and CTO Sean Rowan said:
“We have a huge amount of respect for the Algorand team and are excited to be developing a secure and trustless bridge for the Algorand ecosystem. The simple fact is that existing approaches to bridging have time and again been proven unsatisfactory. Flare’s new approach is an entirely different way, built from the ground up rather than being based on existing bridging technology — and will bring a breakthrough in secure, decentralized interoperability between any and all chains.”
The Algorand blockchain, designed by MIT professor and Turing Award-winning cryptographer Silvio Micali has established itself as a reliable player in the blockchain ecosystem with a positive reputation for its measuring approach towards interoperability. It has established trust with its consensus-level security and protects users with a consistent focus on secure transactions.
Algorand Foundation head of DeFi Daniel Oon said:
„Узбуђени смо што смо партнери са Фларе-ом и пожелели им добродошлицу у Алгоранд екосистем. Наше партнерство за грантове са Фларе-ом ће развити кључну ДеФи инфраструктуру са мостом до биткоина, отварајући могућности за даљу сарадњу и иновације. Радујемо се нашем партнерству које ће донети вредност нашим заједницама.”
Flare Network is currently building a new Layer 1 that aims to connect to all blockchains safely. Using Flare’s State Connector and the Flare Time Series Oracle (FTSO) allows them to deliver secure interoperability between any two chains.
Source: https://cryptoslate.com/flare-announces-development-of-bitcoin-bridge-for-algorand/