Intro to Hyperlane
What is Hyperlane?
Hyperlane is a permissionless interoperability protocol for cross-chain communication. It enables message passing and asset transfers across different chains without relying on centralized intermediaries or requiring any permissions.
Why Hyperlane?
Hyperlane's permissionless design means that anyone can deploy hyperlane to any blockchain environment, whether it is a layer 1, rollup, or app-chain, and start building cross-chain applications right away—no approvals, no intermediaries. This gives developers full control over how their dApp operates in a multi-chain environment, removing bottlenecks and enabling scalability.
Designed with modularity in mind, Hyperlane's Interchain Security Modules (ISM) allow developers to configure, compose, and customize their security model according to their application's needs.
Start Building with Hyperlane
Some pre-built examples that can be deployed out of the box include:
- Warp Routes, which allow native and
ERC20tokens to move seamlessly across chains - Interchain accounts, which allows an account on one chain (e.g. a DAO) to make smart contract calls on remote chains
- Interchain queries, which allow an account on one chain to make view calls on remote chains