Large-scale adoption of blockchain interoperability protocols: The IBC protocol achieved a historic breakthrough in the third quarter: the number of chains supporting IBC increased from 45 to 78, and the average monthly cross-chain transaction volume increased from 12 million to 45 million. The total cross-chain assets in the Cosmos ecosystem reached $32 billion, with ATOM accounting for 35% of the cross-chain transfers. Key developments include: Osmosis DEX supporting direct asset trading on 30 chains; Neutron's smart contract platform deployed on Cosmos Hub attracted $230 million in TVL. The Interchain Foundation announced a $50 million investment in ZK optimization for IBC, aiming to reduce cross-chain latency from the current 6-8 seconds to less than 2 seconds.