ETHEREUM and Kochavi can now send smart contract messages directly.
A new interoperability connection between Ethereum and Stellar is now live on the mainnet.
VIA Labs has launched two-way cross-chain messaging between Ethereum contracts and the Soroban Star smart contract platform.
This means that an application on one network can send instructions that trigger contract activity on the other network.
Potential uses include stablecoin transfers, token assets, and cross-chain financial applications.
The VIA Referral Token implementation uses a burn and sink model, where validators sign cross-chain messages before relays deliver them to the destination network.
The company says that normal transfers using the reference application take about 1-3 minutes.
It's over a bridge on one token.
Developers can build their own message flow and have smart contracts on Ethereum and Stellar coordinate directly.
The connection was launched during the Star Meridian Conference and is already operational between the two main networks.
Ethereum is not only scaled through L2s.
It is becoming connected to a financial infrastructure that runs across completely different blockchain ecosystems.