IRISnet (a.k.a IRIS Hub) is designed to be the foundation for the next generation distributed applications. Built with Cosmos-SDK, IRIS Hub enables cross-chain interoperability through a unified service model, while providing a variety of modules to support DeFi applications.
IRISnet dev teams include Bianjie (opens new window), a national award-winning blockchain technology team based in Shanghai, and Tendermint (opens new window), the world-famous team that created the Tendermint consensus engine and the Cosmos project.The IRIS network is part of the larger Cosmos network -- all zones in the network would be able to interact with any other zone in the Cosmos network over the standard IBC protocol.