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Welcome to the Hop Protocol v2 documentation!
Note: The Hop v2 protocol and docs are still a work-in-progress and only on testnet.
Looking for the v1 Docs? The Hop v1 docs are for the current version of Hop.
The Hop Core Messenger is a simple, trustless messaging protocol that can be used to build powerful cross-chain applications.
The Core Messenger uses a hub-and-spoke model
Messages are aggregated into bundles
The bundle is hashed and sent to the destination
Native bridges with Ethereum are used to pass the bundle hash
At the destination, messages in the bundle can be unpacked and executed
Because the native bridges can sometimes be slow, the Hop Core Messenger is best used for messages that require trustlessness and high-security but are not time sensitive (e.g. value settlement, dispute resolution, DAO governance, etc.).
Faster messaging models such as collateralized messaging and optimistic messaging (as seen in Hop V1) can be easily implemented on top of the Core Messenger for application-specific or generalized use cases.
The Hop v1 docs are for the current version of Hop.