Hyperlane [Reimagined]

On Wednesdays we wear pink?

We’re reimagining Hyperlane → Spicier colors. Fun-er visuals. More expressive theme. A clear transition to our vision centered on Permissionless Interoperability. And importantly, a cool astronaut we can put on t-shirts.

Explore our new website + Read on for our refreshed vision:

Why refresh the branding

As we look to forge a new category with Permissionless Interoperability, we realized that we needed to:

1. Have branding that embodied our Permissionless Interop direction
2. Visually signal our transition to Permissionless Interop
3. Finally move on from our old clunky stopgap website (rest in peace)
4. Have brand assets outside of just an “H” (looks bland af by itself on tshirts)

So for better or worse, we ended up with this blue + pink + spacey + explorer-y + cartoony theme for our future Hyperlane propaganda campaigns.

And what do these new elements mean? Here’s a table with our highly-scientifically-validated reasoning:

Overall, the refreshed branding represents Hyperlane’s commitment to our Permissionless Interoperability vision. While the permissioned interop protocols compete over who can have the most black/white/purple on their website, we’ll settle with whatever this is:

Permissionless > Permissioned

Within this space theme metaphor, think about Hyperlane as the “Interchain Highway,” making space more accessible by enabling any planet to connect to the highway system and benefit from open commerce. This is the Permissionless Interoperability vision.

Then consider another centralized highway system where new planets need to beg the highway owners to build a connection to their planet. And if they say no, the planet dies from starvation. This is the *permissioned* interoperability vision.

The uneven power dynamic is stifling for developers on new and long-tail chains. Permissionless Interoperability aims to free developers from dependency on these permissioned interop systems.

*Permissioned* interoperability is gatekeeping the future

Intentional or not, the rise of permissioned interoperability networks is a roadblock to innovation and potentially the future of crypto. Not only does permissioned interop slow growth of new chain ecosystems, it severely centralizes power to the core team. Under the current permissioned regime, the team decides which chains get prioritized for a deployment, and who gets left out. As a new chain with no leverage, you basically need to ask the teams if you can wipe your proverbial ass.

This dependency enables them to gatekeep interoperability and play kingmaker for new chains. And if left unchecked it narrows down the potential crypto economy attack surface to just a handful of permissioned interop protocols.

How to identify permissioned interop protocols:

1. If you need to ask them for a deployment
2. If the codebase is closed source
3. If you can’t control your own security model
4. If you need to lobby their validator cartel
5. If you can’t run validator/relayer infra yourself

If any of these is restricted, it’s permissioned interoperability.

Permissionless Interoperability breaks the cycle

Hyperlane gives you the tools to break this destructive cycle with Permissionless Interoperability.

• Deploy the Hyperlane stack right out-of-the-box on any supported VM (EVM live now, Solana VM, Fuel VM, CosmWasm, and Cosmos SDK module all coming by Q3 this year) without needing permission from anyone.
• Permissionlessly customize your security with our modular security stack.
• Move any assets between any chains with Warp Routes. No token whitelisting like traditional bridges.
• Run your own Hyperlane validator/relayer

Access interoperability without gatekeeping. This is the Hyperlane vision and promise.

Learn how Hyperlane can help you based on your needs + See Hyperlane in action with our DAM Finance Case Study.

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Made it to the end? Here’s a bonus Telegram sticker pack that our designer sketched while on the toilet:

https://t.me/addstickers/Hyperlane

More about Hyperlane

Hyperlane is the first Permissionless Interoperability layer, enabling anyone to connect any blockchain, out-of-the-box. With Hyperlane, developers can build Interchain Applications, apps that abstract away the complexity of interchain interactions and serve users on any connected chain. Additionally, Hyperlane’s modular security stack gives developers the power to customize their interchain security. Hyperlane development is open-source and led by core developers at Abacus Works.

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