About
Picasso, built by the Composable Foundation, extends the Cosmos IBC protocol to chains outside Cosmos, becoming the first to connect Ethereum to Cosmos via IBC and later extending to Solana and Polkadot/Kusama. It provides trust-minimized cross-chain transfer of assets and data, including stablecoins, with security stronger than conventional bridges.
Key products
Chains
- Founded
- 2021
- Stage
- Private
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