Hello everyone,
We are excited to announce our proposal to build the ecosystem a Chainlink external adapter that will provide Kusama chain data to Ethereum smart contracts! We call it "Project Gweihir" (pronounced gway-here).
One of the biggest challenges in web3 is interoperability across blockchains and ensuring that messages from one blockchain can make it to another in a trustless and decentralized manner. There are a number of projects already tackling this problem for the Kusama ecosystem: Snowbridge, Composable, and Darwinia for example. Having a robust ecosystem of cross chain messaging solutions is vital to the mission of decentralization, and we are not aware of a solution that leverages Chainlink technology to deliver Kusama data to Ethereum smart contracts.
This proposal aims to lay the ground work necessary to:
We believe by leveraging Chainlink technology, we will be providing the ecosystem a unique solution to cross chain messaging while paving the way towards a decentralized network of competing Chainlink node operators that can reliably provide Kusama chain data to smart contracts. While initially this bridge will only work one-way (Kusama -> Ethereum), we hope to expand this project after we've proven the concept to facilitate a two-way bridge.
We discussed this project idea with Chainlink Labs and they believe it to be a viable start that could eventually be adapted to what they call their "Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol" (CCIP). Hopefully, this project can start the process of developing this protocol so that Kusama can benefit from a fully fledged two-way bridge between itself and Ethereum via the Chainlink network. We believe the experimental nature of this Chainlink integration makes it perfect for the Kusama ecosystem and could potentially prove a cross chain messaging standard worthy of Polkadot. In any case, this project will allow Ethereum smart contract developers to easily use Kusama chain data in a way that is reliable and decentralized, opening the door to new dApp possibilities on Ethereum.
Additionally, this project will unite two very lively ecosystems under a common goal. The Chainlink community (a.k.a. "LINK Marines") are known for their strong dedication toward Chainlink and toward projects that implement Chainlink technology. This project is a great opportunity for the Kusama community to spread awareness about Kusama and to show confidence in a technology already supported by passionate individuals. We hope that this will bring in new users for Kusama from the Chainlink community while simultaneously facilitating the creation of Ethereum dApps that are specially useful for Kusama users.
You can view the full proposal here - the scope of this funding request covers the first two phases of the project (~6 months) and it will be led by Steeber Solutions. We look forward to receiving feedback and answering any questions the community has on this proposal.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Adam Steeber
CTO - Steeber Solutions LLC