Hi, and welcome to the Ideahacker’s Resource Handbook!

The first-ever IBC Ideathon is around the corner.

To set you up for success, we’ve compiled this handy list of resources to learn more about blockchain interoperability and IBC, the world’s most widely used ****interoperability protocol.

⛓️Interoperability

• The Interoperability Trilemma
• How IBC is Trust-Minimized
• Basics of Blockchain Interoperability for Businesses

🏁Getting Started with IBC

• Introduction to IBC from the ibc-go documentation
• How IBC Works
• Cosmos Developer Portal - Introduction to IBC
• Whitepaper

📝From the IBC Protocol Blog

• ELI5: What is IBC?
• Getting Started With IBC: Understanding the Interchain Stack and the Main IBC Implementations
• 12 Myths & Realities about the Inter-Blockchain Communication Protocol (IBC)
• Wasm client
• Callbacks middleware

ℹ️Developer Resources

• Developer learning portal
• Technical Resource Catalog
• IBC Protocol Specification
• Ibc-go Implementation
• Ibc-rs Implementation
• CosmWasm
• Interchain Test

👥Ecosystem and Social Links

📽️IBC in Videos

<aside> <img src="/icons/playback-play-button_red.svg" alt="/icons/playback-play-button_red.svg" width="40px" /> YT code walkthroughs (client, connection, channel): ****Explains the protocol components of light clients, connections, and channels.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/branch-fork_orange.svg" alt="/icons/branch-fork_orange.svg" width="40px" /> Solana IBC Connection by Composable Finance: Learn how Composable built a custom IBC implementation to bring IBC to Solana. ****

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<aside> <img src="/icons/crop_purple.svg" alt="/icons/crop_purple.svg" width="40px" /> Interchain NFT Transfers Walkthrough by Ark Protocol: Walkthrough of the cross-chain NFT transfer module.

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<aside> 💡 How to Use the IBC Idea Builder to Visualize IBC-Powered Workflows**:** This demo gives a step-by-step guide for how to use the builder

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<aside> 🏗️ How to Submit Your Idea as a BUIDL on Dorahacks: Walkthrough on how to submit your IBC idea as a BUIDL on Dorahacks.

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🌐 IBC website

📑 IBC Blog

X @IBCProtocol

💬 Interchain Discord

► Interchain YouTube

🖇️ Interchain Foundation

💡 IBC brand guidelines

🔭 Map of Zones

💙 This guide was created by the IBC Team at the Interchain Foundation.

<aside> ⚡ Still have questions?

Check out the Ideahacker’s Guide to IBC FAQ page for a detailed list of the most frequently asked questions and answers, follow us on X for updates, or join the Interchain Discord.

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