Ika, an infrastructure protocol formerly known as dWallet Network, is an MPC network that lets Sui smart contracts control and coordinate assets on other blockchains. The technology offers the potential for DeFi super apps built on Sui that manage liquidity across multiple chains.
At the heart of Ika's technology is its 2PC-MPC cryptographic scheme, which creates secure interactions across chains. Together with Sui’s Mysticeti, 2PC-MPC allows Ika to be the first MPC network to enable massive scale and speed, in addition to zero trust security. The naming refers to two-party computation and multi-party computation. In Ika's model, a user isn’t required to give full control over their asset to a bridge, they remain one party, and the other party is operated by hundreds of Ika nodes, enabling decentralized zero trust security.
Ika’s ultra-fast MPC network powers a wide range of applications on Sui, including:
- Programmable Bitcoin: Ika unlocks new possibilities for native BTC on Sui, with programmable and secure DeFi and custody.
- DeFi interoperability: Ika’s sub-second speed and scalability enable instant and secure operations across all Web3 ecosystems, bringing liquidity from chains like Bitcoin and Ethereum to Sui.
- Decentralized custody: Ika offers secure, decentralized custody solutions on Sui for digital assets, delivering unmatched security for institutional and individual users.
- Chain abstraction: Ika allows builders on Sui to abstract the complexity of multiple chains for their users, alongside other Sui features such as zkLogin, delivering a perfect user experience.
- AI agent guardrails: Ika enhances AI applications on Sui by providing secure MPC guardrails, ensuring AI agents don’t have full unchecked power, safeguarding user assets.
The IKA token will launch natively on Sui, unlocking new functionality and utility in decentralized security. As the native token of the Ika MPC network, IKA will play a pivotal role in powering its ultra-fast, scalable infrastructure, serving as the means to pay for MPC signing services, enabling seamless transactions across the Web3 space.
Ika’s alpha testnet is available on Sui today, with mainnet launch slated for December.
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