Ecosystem Terms
Canonical Bridge
The official bridge maintained by a network core team for moving assets between chains.
Gas Token
The native token used to pay transaction fees on a specific blockchain network.
IBC
Inter-Blockchain Communication - Cosmos open standard enabling sovereign blockchains to transfer assets.
Layer 0
Infrastructure enabling multiple Layer 1 blockchains to interoperate or share security.
Native Token
The primary token of a blockchain used for gas, staking, and governance.
Parachain
A Polkadot blockchain running in parallel and leasing shared security from the Relay Chain.
Subnet
An Avalanche custom network of validators securing blockchains with their own rules.
Wrapped Token
A token representing another asset on a different blockchain, backed 1:1 and redeemable.