rust-libp2p VS cosmos-sdk

* (i.e. WebRTC: https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p/tree/master/examples/browser-webrtc)

Substrate and Lighthouse use libp2p as a networking stack for communication between nodes. The libp2p framework is a versatile modular peer-to-peer networking stack. It provides a collections of abstractions, mechanisms, and protocols for facilitating communication in P2P systems. In particular, libp2p supports multiple transport mechanisms (TCP, QUIC, WebSocket, WebTransport, etc.), encryption schemes (TLS and Noise), and stream multiplexing. Higher-level protocols in libp2p are implemented on top of reliable, ordered, bidirectional binary streams, which are transparently encrypted and multiplexed by the framework.

It's a peer-to-peer "engine" with switchable components. Seems to run on different platforms (browsers, mobile, desktop, server).

At a glance, it looks pretty much like libp2p (https://libp2p.io/) but seems to integrate with libp2p as well (meaning you should be able to use Bifrost on one end, and libp2p on the other), so I'm guessing there is at least some fundamental difference, but I cannot spot it. Seems to use slightly different terminology compared to libp2p.

ComposeDB is a graph database created by 3BoxLabs, a company well-known in the Web3 ecosystem for their work on decentralized identifiers (DIDs) and their main product the Ceramic network. Ceramic is a network of nodes that store and share composable data streams on top of libp2p, the network stack that also powers IPFS.

Yes, there is already a Rust version (https://github.com/libp2p/rust-libp2p) that behaves well at this level but I think we can reach a higher level of performance on this point with Zig. Also, if you look at the long term roadmap of libp2p (https://github.com/libp2p/specs/blob/master/ROADMAP.md), the mobile devices and IoT integrations for example are part of the considerations.

Interoperability Solutions such as Polkadot and Cosmos are designed to promote seamless interaction between different blockchains, driving efficiency and scalability.

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Protocols like Polkadot and Cosmos focus on making blockchains inherently interoperable. They create ecosystems where chains can share data and assets natively.

This is a old known issue called "clipping" in the Cosmos SDK that happens when a validator was previously jailed and slashed: https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/issues/5282

💡 GasMultiplier Instead of specifying the gas price, you may use the "gas": "auto” so that the blockchain application automatically estimates gas for you before submitting the transaction into the network for consensus with the estimate. This is why we include the gasMultiplier. By providing the gas multiplier you are specifying that the gas estimate should be multiplied by this number to account for possible changes in the gas fee estimate and the eventual gas fee. See The estimate is not always the exact gas required for the transaction execution.

Shido is now listed on cosmos.network. Shido Chain is interoperable with all chains and dApps in the Cosmos for value sharing and joint liquidity through the IBC Protocol.

We have pinned this post to bring information front and center on the Cosmos Network Project and its evolution into the Internet of Blockchains. A new Interchain Era is here, bringing interoperability, scalability, and mass adoption to the Cosmos Ecosystem!

Cosmos (ATOM) is a dPoS blockchain. Often it is named in the list of 3rd generation blockchains like ADA, DOT, ALGO, etc. As one can already see it has a lot of competition. To be able to get a better view of ATOM it is to not describe what it is in itself but how it compares to its competitors.

The cosmos.network website is not indexed by Bing. Someone noticed this and created a scam website my-cosmos[.]network which is ranking very high for the search term "cosmos network"