[Umbrella Ticket] Pocket Network TestNet Inteoperability

[Olshansk]

Objective

Identify the best solution to interoperability with Pocket network

Origin Document

• Hyperlane
• Axelar
• Skip
• Chainlink CCIP
• Other callouts: EigenDA? Polymer? Layer0? Warmhole?

Goals

• Increase POKT liquidity across different networks
• Make it easy for POKT to be listed on Tier 1 exchanges (e.g. coinbase)
• Focus on EVM integration / interoperability with a focus on the EVM
• Get an idea of what we should do in production
• Leverage the fact that the Cosmos SDK has IBC out of the box
• Eliminate as much custom development as possible

Deliverables

• A proof-of-concept implement on top of TestNet
• Make sure to try out Axelar since they are IBC native, have a self-serve solution and seem to be simpler than the others
• A notion doc capturing learnings along thew ay

Non-goals / Non-deliverables

• Focus on security when it comes to interoperability
• General message passing

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Creator: @Olshansk
Co-Owners: @red-0ne

[Olshansk]

Quick update.

The current direction this is taking from multiple conversations is:

1. Build an IBC channel with Osmosis
2. Use Axelar for EVM inteoeprability
3. Use skip.money to enable swaps & trades

We have ongoing conversations ith all teams.