On February 21, the interoperability platform Wormhole announced a collaboration with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) to integrate AMD’s FPGA hardware accelerators into the Wormhole ecosystem.
According to an official blog post, the partnership will involve AMD supplying the zero-knowledge (zk) interoperability platform with enterprise-grade field programmable gate array (FPGA) hardware accelerators.
AMD FPGA Hardware and Alveo Accelerator Cards Part of the Bargain
In addition, AMD’s exclusive Alveo U55C and U250 adaptable accelerator cards will be a part of the integration.
Wormhole x @AMD pic.twitter.com/10su43hOqt
— Wormhole (@wormholecrypto) February 21, 2024
Low latency is required to produce seamless transactions across the blockchain ecosystem. Enabling this feature requires blockchain protocols to manage heavy data payloads, necessitating vast computing power and resources.
AMD’s expertise in this field will allow Wormhole to deliver speed and scalability to the multichain decentralized applications (dApps) being developed on its platform.
Wormhole seeks to boost blockchain interoperability, particularly for zero-knowledge (zk) cryptographic platforms like itself.
Blockchain interoperability is a term meant to capture communication interchange between differing solutions. Since blockchain networks are often siloed, they rely on interoperability to reconcile information like data and transactions between networks, bridging gaps.
Wormhole addresses this gap by monitoring several layer-1 blockchains for messages released by their embedded smart contracts.
Utilizing its Wormhole Core Layer resident on 30+ blockchain solutions, the messages are routed to the target chain, ensuring precise deployment of the conveyed data. Hence, the blockchain protocol is seen as a decentralized, universal message-passing protocol that holds the fabric of the crypto industry.
Addressing the partnership, AMD’s Director of Product Management, Adaptive, and Embedded Computing Group, Hamid Salehi, explained that both platforms are working towards boosting decentralized computing in the blockchain industry.
Salehi also noted that the collaboration would spark innovation in an exciting, high-growth technology sector for which the distributed ledger ecosystem stands.
Zero-knowledge Light Clients Hitting Mainnet in Months
Over the next few months, Web3 developers building on top of the Wormhole ecosystem will release various zero-knowledge light clients on the Wormhole’s mainnet.
These light clients will be built on the AMD devices supplied by the Wormhole ecosystem to monitor their performances in real time.
The light clients will also serve as a connecting rod for message transfer between Ethereum, Near, Solana, Aptos, Sui, and Cosmos.
There is a need for more information regarding whether the zero-knowledge light clients will be expanded to the other 25+ blockchain networks that Wormhole services.
Wormhole Contributor Rahul Maganti noted that trust minimization of centralized third parties is what they are gunning for in its collaboration with AMD.
Wormhole x @AMD pic.twitter.com/10su43hOqt
— Wormhole (@wormholecrypto) February 21, 2024
According to a video posted on X, trust minimization will ensure the free movement of data by users and developers across several blockchain networks while cutting out external interferences.