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TAIFOON PROTOCOL — L1 AND L2S
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CHAINS & ROLLUPS
20L1 AND L2S

L1 and L2s

TL;DR
L1s, L2s, and rollups gain instant cross-chain verifiability by anchoring block commitments into Taifoon's shared aggregation model. Enable universal interoperability without deploying custom bridge infrastructure across 41 chains.
Taifoon allows chains to join a shared cross-chain commitment layer. Block roots become verifiable across all supported chains, while maintaining sovereignty and existing consensus mechanisms.
ICP-05 · CHAINS & ROLLUPS

Universal Chain Interoperability

OP Stack · Arbitrum Orbit · ZK Rollups · App Chains
POTENTIAL USERS
OP STACK
Optimism · Base · Mode
ARBITRUM
Nitro · Orbit chains
ZK ROLLUPS
zkSync · Starknet
APP CHAINS
Sovereign chains
NEW L1S
Monad · Sui · Aptos
PROOF FLOW
01Anchor Block Headers
Submit to Taifoon aggregation
02MMR Aggregation
Included in universal SuperRoot
03Portable Proofs
Any chain verifies your state
04Universal Interop
Instant cross-chain connectivity
~20 lines
to integrate
instant
interoperability
0 bridges
to build
any chain
verifiable
The Problem: Fragmented Interoperability

New chains face critical challenges when trying to connect to the broader ecosystem:

  • Custom Bridge Development: Each new chain must build custom bridges to every other chain they want to connect to
  • Liquidity Fragmentation: Without interoperability, assets and users remain siloed on their origin chains
  • Security Trade-offs: Bridge hacks have drained billions - centralized bridge operators introduce trust assumptions
ECOSYSTEM CHALLENGE
Over $2.5B lost to bridge hacks in 2022-2023. Every new L2 must choose between building custom infrastructure (months of engineering) or relying on centralized bridge operators with trust assumptions.
The Solution: Universal Proof Layer

Taifoon provides instant interoperability for any chain:

CHAIN INTEGRATION FLOW
01
Anchor Block Headers
Submit block headers to Taifoon aggregation layer
02
MMR Aggregation
Taifoon includes your blocks in universal SuperRoot
03
Cross-Chain Verification
Any chain can verify your state via portable proofs
04
Universal Interop
Connect to all {COVERAGE_STATS.totalChains} chains instantly
Who This Is For
OP Stack Rollups
Optimistic rollups can anchor outputs to SuperRoot for cross-chain verification
Arbitrum Orbit
Nitro state roots become verifiable across all chains
ZK Rollups
ZK proofs + Taifoon MMR for maximum security
App Chains
Sovereign chains gain instant connectivity
Integration Guide

Connect your chain to Taifoon in three steps:

# 1. Submit block headers to Taifoon
taifoon-cli register-chain --chain-id <your-chain-id>

# 2. Configure block submission
taifoon-cli configure --interval 12s --endpoint <your-rpc>

# 3. Verify cross-chain
taifoon-cli verify --from <your-chain> --to ethereum
TECHNICAL INTEGRATION

• Block Header Submission: Automated via Taifoon indexer or manual API calls

• Proof Generation: Taifoon handles MMR aggregation and proof creation

• Cross-Chain Contracts: Deploy TaifoonUniversalVerifier on destination chains

Next Steps