We build custom, audited smart contracts that power your core business logic. Our development process ensures security-first architecture and predictable gas costs from day one.
Inter-Blockchain Communication (IBC) Consulting
Smart Contract Development
Enterprise-grade smart contract development with formal verification and gas optimization.
- Protocols & Standards:
ERC-20,ERC-721,ERC-1155,ERC-4626, and custom implementations. - Security: Built with
OpenZeppelinlibraries, following Consensys best practices. Includes pre-audit design reviews. - Optimization: Gas-efficient code patterns and storage optimization to minimize user transaction fees.
Deliver production-ready contracts in 2-4 weeks, backed by a 99.9% uptime SLA for deployed systems.
Our IBC Development Capabilities
We architect and deploy secure, production-grade IBC connections that enable seamless asset and data transfer across Cosmos and beyond, reducing your time-to-market.
Custom IBC Relayer Development
Build bespoke relayers with multi-chain support, automated monitoring, and failover logic. We ensure reliable message passing with 99.9% uptime SLAs for critical financial applications.
ICS-20 & ICS-721 Token Transfers
Implement secure fungible and non-fungible token bridges. Our solutions include custom mint/burn logic, rate limiting, and integration with your existing token contracts for compliant cross-chain asset movement.
Interchain Accounts & Queries
Unlock advanced cross-chain composability. We deploy Interchain Accounts (ICA) for remote contract execution and Interchain Queries (ICQ) for secure, trust-minimized data fetching between zones.
IBC-Enabled AppChain Rollout
From design to mainnet. We provision and secure Cosmos SDK-based blockchains with native IBC integration, including validator set configuration, governance modules, and economic security analysis.
Performance Optimization & Monitoring
Maximize throughput and minimize costs. We profile and optimize your IBC stack for high-volume environments, implementing custom metrics, alerting, and dashboarding for 24/7 operational visibility.
Business Outcomes of Expert IBC Integration
Our IBC consulting delivers measurable improvements to your cross-chain strategy, from accelerated development to enhanced security and user experience.
Accelerated Time-to-Market
Deploy production-ready IBC integrations in under 6 weeks, not months. We provide pre-audited relayers, standardized packet handlers, and proven architecture patterns to launch faster.
Enterprise-Grade Security
Mitigate cross-chain risks with formally verified IBC core, custom light client security audits, and battle-tested relayer infrastructure. Our designs follow the Interchain Security Standard (ICS).
Optimized Interchain UX
Reduce user friction with sub-3-second finality for cross-chain transfers and atomic composability. We architect for seamless asset and data flow between Cosmos, Polkadot, and Ethereum ecosystems.
Reduced Operational Overhead
Eliminate the complexity of managing relayers and light clients. We deliver fully automated, self-healing infrastructure with 24/7 monitoring, reducing your DevOps burden by over 70%.
Future-Proof Architecture
Build on a flexible IBC stack that adapts to new protocols. Our modular design enables easy integration of upcoming Interchain Queries (ICQ) and Interchain Accounts (ICA) without costly rewrites.
Proven Cross-Chain Scalability
Support millions of daily transactions across 50+ connected chains. We engineer for high throughput using parallel packet processing and optimized IBC middleware, ensuring your application scales with demand.
Build vs. Buy: IBC Integration Paths
A detailed comparison of the effort, risk, and cost between developing IBC infrastructure internally versus partnering with Chainscore's expert team.
| Factor | Build In-House | Partner with Chainscore |
|---|---|---|
Time to Production | 6-12 months | 4-8 weeks |
Initial Development Cost | $250K - $600K+ | $75K - $200K |
Core IBC Protocol Expertise | Must hire/develop | Included (5+ years) |
Security & Audit Overhead | High (unaudited risk) | Low (pre-audited patterns) |
Ongoing Maintenance & Upgrades | Full internal team | Optional SLA from $5K/month |
Cross-Chain Support (e.g., Cosmos, Osmosis, Injective) | Custom per chain | Pre-built adapters included |
Relayer Infrastructure & Monitoring | Build and manage | Managed service with 99.9% SLA |
Total Cost of Ownership (Year 1) | $400K - $1M+ | $150K - $350K |
Our IBC Implementation Process
A systematic, four-phase approach designed to deliver secure, production-ready IBC integrations with predictable timelines and clear deliverables.
Architecture & Protocol Design
We design your IBC integration, selecting optimal light clients, packet structure, and relay strategies. This phase establishes the technical blueprint and security model for your cross-chain application.
Core Module Development
Our engineers implement IBC core modules (ICS-20, ICS-27), custom packet logic, and light client verification. All code follows Cosmos SDK/IBC-Go best practices and is peer-reviewed.
Security Audit & Testing
We conduct rigorous unit, integration, and adversarial testing, including relay simulation. Optional formal verification and third-party audits (e.g., Informal Systems) ensure protocol-level security.
Deployment & Relay Orchestration
We manage the deployment to testnet and mainnet, configure relayers, and establish monitoring for packet lifecycle, latency, and fee management. Includes handover documentation and operational runbooks.
IBC Applications We Build
We architect and deploy secure, scalable IBC applications that connect your blockchain to the broader Cosmos ecosystem and beyond, accelerating your time-to-market.
IBC Consulting: Frequently Asked Questions
Get clarity on our Inter-Blockchain Communication consulting process, timelines, and deliverables. These are the questions our clients—CTOs and engineering leads at scaling Web3 startups—ask most frequently.
Our process follows a structured 4-phase methodology proven across 20+ IBC projects:
- Discovery & Architecture (1-2 weeks): We analyze your chain's state machine, consensus, and tokenomics to design a custom IBC light client and relayer strategy.
- Core Development (3-5 weeks): Our team implements IBC/TAO (Transport, Authentication, Ordering) modules in Go or Rust, including packet encoding/decoding logic.
- Testing & Security (2-3 weeks): We conduct adversarial testing, simulate network partitions, and integrate with IBC-Go testnets. All code undergoes internal review against the IBC specification.
- Deployment & Go-Live (1 week): We assist with mainnet deployment, coordinate with relayers like Hermes or GoRelayer, and provide go-live monitoring.
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