# Hyperlane

> Open Interoperability for Any Blockchain

Hyperlane is a permissionless interoperability protocol for cross-chain messaging. It lets developers send messages and transfer assets across multiple blockchain environments without relying on centralized intermediaries.

Hyperlane is a permissionless interoperability protocol that enables cross-chain communication across many blockchain environments and virtual machine types. It provides a messaging layer that lets developers pass arbitrary data and transfer assets between chains without relying on a centralized intermediary or requesting permission to deploy. The protocol is aimed at developers building interchain applications, chain builders, and asset issuers seeking connectivity across a wide range of networks.

The protocol addresses the problem of fragmented liquidity and siloed blockchain ecosystems by allowing any chain, including layer ones, rollups, and app chains, to plug into a shared interoperability layer. It works through onchain messaging contracts that route data and value between chains, paired with a modular security design called interchain security modules, which let applications configure their own validator sets and verification logic rather than depend on a single fixed security model. This modularity extends to supporting multiple virtual machine architectures within a single integration.

Its core offerings include general message passing, token bridging through Warp Routes, and interchain accounts that allow smart contract calls to be executed on remote chains. A managed deployment service supports chains and asset issuers, including stablecoin issuers, that want interoperability without building the infrastructure themselves. Hyperlane is used by developers, chain teams, and asset issuers connecting applications and tokens across a broad set of blockchain networks.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2022-02-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane

## Products

- [Warp Routes](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane): Warp Routes is a modular cross-chain asset bridge built on the Hyperlane messaging protocol, using lock-and-mint and collateral mechanisms to move tokens between blockchains. It lets developers permissionlessly deploy routes that support fungible and non-fungible tokens as well as native gas assets, with each route configurable for its own security model. Users interact with deployed routes through a bridging interface to transfer assets across a wide range of connected blockchain environments. (Bridge, Live)
- [Hyperlane AVS](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane): Hyperlane AVS is a liquid staking mechanism securing the Hyperlane protocol through restaking integrations. HYPER token holders stake into the system and receive stHYPER, a liquid derivative that can be used elsewhere while the underlying stake remains active. Validators and operators contribute economic security by staking, backing the verification of cross-chain messages processed by the protocol. (Liquid Staking, Live)
- [Hyperlane Protocol](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane): Hyperlane is a permissionless cross-chain messaging protocol with smart contract mailboxes, enabling arbitrary message passing and asset transfers between blockchains. The system supports modular security configurations via Interchain Security Modules while maintaining compatibility across EVM, SVM, and CosmWasm environments. (Cross-chain Infrastructure, Live, Main Product)
- [Hyperlane Explorer](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane): Hyperlane Explorer is a block explorer for tracking cross-chain messages sent through the Hyperlane protocol. It lets users view interchain message status, delivery confirmations, and transaction history across all chains connected to the network. Developers also use it to debug message delivery when troubleshooting cross-chain application integrations. (Block Explorer, Live)
- [Hyperlane CLI](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane): Hyperlane CLI is a command-line developer tool for deploying and managing Hyperlane contracts across supported blockchains. It lets developers deploy core protocol contracts, configure and send transfers through warp routes, and manage cross-chain application configurations from a terminal. The tool supports transfers between many virtual machine environments, including EVM-compatible chains, Solana's runtime, and Cosmos-based chains. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [Hyperlane SDK](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane): Hyperlane SDK is a TypeScript development framework for building interchain applications, providing MultiProvider utilities, deployment abstractions, and contract interaction tools for cross-chain development workflows. (Developer Tooling, Live)
- [Hyperlane-as-a-Service](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane): Hyperlane-as-a-Service is a managed offering through which the core team supports chains and asset issuers with deploying and configuring interchain connectivity. It covers implementation work such as bridge deployment, custom security module configuration, and asset issuance setup, so teams can go live without deploying and maintaining the protocol themselves. The service is aimed at chain builders and asset issuers seeking assistance beyond the self-serve, open-source deployment path. (Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS))

## Assets

- [Hyperlane (HYPER)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane): HYPER is the utility token of Hyperlane, a permissionless cross-chain messaging protocol deployed on multiple blockchains. It is used for staking to secure validators that verify cross-chain messages, governance participation, and paying cross-chain messaging fees. HYPER launched as a natively multichain token, maintaining one unified total supply across networks through a synthetic mint-and-burn bridging mechanism rather than wrapped representations. (Utility)
- [Staked Hyperlane (stHYPER)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/Hyperlane): stHYPER is a liquid staking token representing staked HYPER on the Hyperlane protocol. It is used to provide economic security to Hyperlane validators while maintaining liquidity for holders. Holders accumulate a HyperStreak by continuously holding stHYPER without transferring or withdrawing, unlocking boosted reward multipliers that incentivize long-term participation in securing cross-chain message verification. (Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs))

## Links

- [Main](https://hyperlane.xyz)
- [Blog](https://hyperlane.xyz/blog)
- [Documentation](https://docs.hyperlane.xyz)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://www.figma.com/design/jC5NORmNDCl6WZgjIRwKX5/Hyperlane-Brand-Assets--External-?node-id=347-52&t=tbfOSaEVgovWuJTR-1)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.hyperlane.xyz/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of Service](https://www.hyperlane.xyz/terms-of-service)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/hyperlane)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/hyperlane-xyz)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/VK9ZUy3aTV)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/hyperlane_fdn)

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