IBC, the Inter-Blockchain Communication protocol, enables communication between blockchains in the Cosmos ecosystem. After several years of development, IBC went into production in the Stargate upgrade of the Cosmos Hub in February 2021.

We are joined by Billy Rennekamp, member of the Board of Management of the Interchain Foundation  and Grant Manager at Interchain GmbH to discuss IBC and what it means for the Cosmos ecosystem.

How IBC standardizes transactions between blockchains like a "shipping container"

The rollout of IBC to the 70+ mainnets in the Cosmos ecosystem

How IBC compares to other interoperability models like Polkadot's XCMP and the different forms of cross-chain bridges to Ethereum

The role grants play in developing technologies in the Cosmos ecosystem, including IBC

IBC: Connecting ALL The Chains