If you ask me which cross-chain project excites me the most right now, it has to be @union_build. It acts like an "invisible bridge" in the blockchain world, quietly weaving a trust network between multiple chains, turning the long-standing issue of "trust" into a matter determined by "Cryptography."

Union does not rely on traditional "multi-signature" or "trusted intermediaries" for cross-chain, but instead uses zero-knowledge proofs (ZK Proofs), a cryptographic black technology, to allow one chain to "see" the state changes of another chain without the need for a middleman. Just like when you send a red envelope to a friend, there is no need for a third party to help confirm, ensuring safety and efficiency.

Recently, they have closely connected projects like Babylon Genesis, Corn, and BOB within the BSN ecosystem, and abstracted the payment complexity using "state lens," directly integrating it into Testnet 9, with technical details that are solid and impressive. The Groth16 trusted setup ceremony, which involved 4,664 participants, has also been completed, enhancing Union's ZK infrastructure, which is a key part of building trust bridges.

Union now looks like a super fusion monster, wearing test armor and forging the "Yap Sword", ready to march into the on-chain battlefield. Its emergence may allow us to say goodbye to the "multi-signature storm" and "trust crisis", and truly achieve trustless collaboration across chains.

By the way, @Lombard_Finance's LBTC is also very interesting. It allows locked Bitcoin to remain active in DeFi, and can be used in Pendle, Maple Finance, and Uniswap V3, ensuring both liquidity and yield. Additionally, I personally have high hopes for @MMTFinance, which is currently providing liquidity on the LBTC/SUI pair, definitely worth paying attention to.

But speaking of which, can Union's zero-knowledge cross-chain solution really become the "standard answer" for the future multi-chain ecosystem? After all, no matter how good the technology is, it must be widely accepted by the community and developers to truly take off. Shouldn't we also consider how to find the optimal balance between security and convenience?

In short, I am full of expectations for the future of Union, and I hope to see more projects like it that use "Cryptography" to solve real problems. After all, the true charm of Blockchain is to turn complexity into simplicity and trust into code, isn't it?