The Interchain Foundation finances Tharsis Labs to open source evmOS.
The Interchain Foundation supports the Tharsis Labs team in releasing evmOS as open source. This Ethereum-suitable Layer 1 solution is designed to improve interoperability between Ethereum and Cosmos.
The funding will assist Tharsis Labs in open-sourcing evmOS, bringing the power of Cosmos (ATOM) to users on the Ethereum (ETH) network.
Announced on March 18 by the Interchain Foundation, this action aims to promote the Cosmos ecosystem and its Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol.
evmOS enables developers to use the Cosmos software development kit to construct EVM-powered decentralized applications and chains. The Interchain Foundation notes that Tharsis Labs will open source the Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible software under the Apache 2.0 license.
The ICF will fork the evmOS technology and rename it Cosmos EVM, allowing Cosmos ecosystem maintainers to continue the project’s growth.
Cosmos EVM will become a component of the Interchain Stack and will be built under the Interchain Labs team.
“We believe this is the proper step for the durability of the code we develop and are enthusiastic about the ICF’s support. I am excited to contribute to the next phase in a strategic advisory role,” said Federico Kunze Küllmer, co-founder of evmOS and representative of Tharsis Labs. SoonChain’s AI Agent as a Service Paradigm for Web3 Gaming
According to the ICF, the open-source nature will further integrate the forked technology stack, promoting permissionless innovation in the sector. Integrating evmOS as the primary EVM solution for Cosmos aims to achieve benefits such as cross-chain communication and expanding DeFi applications.
Despite the funding and forking of evmOS, the ICF affirms its continued commitment to the project’s roadmap.
The Interchain Establishment is functioning not only on Ethereum similarity, but also on creating evmOS a resolution that all Proof-of-Stake systems can utilize to accomplish novel Web3 acceptance.
Josh Cincinnati, Chairperson of the ICF Establishment Assembly, expressed that evmOS has invariably been a crucial element of the connection between the Ethereum and Cosmos environments, and they are thrilled to back its sustained advancement under the Interchain Establishment covering.
In July of the prior year, LayerZero Laboratories collaborated with Initia Laboratories to cultivate interoperability norms for Cosmos. The partnership intends to convey full-chain interoperability to the Cosmos SDK and LayerZero-enabled chains.
