{"id":73544,"date":"2023-02-03T13:08:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T11:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=73544"},"modified":"2025-09-09T14:43:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T11:43:57","slug":"connext-unveils-amarok-update-to-enable-cross-chain-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/connext-unveils-amarok-update-to-enable-cross-chain-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Connext unveils Amarok update to enable cross-chain apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The interoperability-focused blockchain project Connext has unveiled the Amarok upgrade. It will enable developers to build <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-cross-chain-bridges\">cross-chain<\/a>-apps.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After 1 year of R&#038;D, we\u2019re excited to announce that Connext\u2019s Amarok upgrade is live!<\/p>\n<p>Connext becomes the ONLY solution that:<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd10Maximizes security for any bridging path: the most trust-minimized xchain protocol \u2014 EVER<\/p>\n<p>\u2699\ufe0fIs a platform to build xApps<\/p>\n<p>1\/<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/34nW2ODhyK\">https:\/\/t.co\/34nW2ODhyK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Connext\ud83d\udc3ais Live! (@ConnextNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConnextNetwork\/status\/1621186754744033282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The upgrade will also unlock DeFi operations, such as liquidity provision.<\/p>\n<p>Founder and CEO Arjun Bhupani explained the significance of cross-chain apps using a Web 2.0 example.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cToday, when you are looking for cat videos on YouTube, you don\u2019t need to know anything about Google&#8217;s complex distributed database infrastructure. You simply interact with the application,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to Bhupatani, Connext differs from other cross-chain bridges in that it has &#8216;the best assumptions about security and trust&#8217;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cInter-domain communication is a difficult topic to understand, with a lot of misinformation and propaganda spread by bridge projects. There is a high likelihood of disaster if everything is not done correctly,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2021, Connext <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/ethereum-project-connext-raises-12-million-from-consensys-backed-mesh-and-1kx\">raised $12 million<\/a> from 1kx and the ConsenSys-backed Mesh firm.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2022, the project team <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/cross-chain-protocol-connext-unveils-its-own-token\">introduced<\/a> the native token NEXT and announced the creation <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-a-dao-decentralised-autonomous-organisation\">a DAO<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Connext <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/developers-add-cross-chain-bridge-aggregator-to-metamask\">joined<\/a> the list of authorised bridges for the MetaMask Bridges feature of the MetaMask wallet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connext has unveiled the Amarok upgrade. 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