[PROPOSAL 992] [PASSED] Launch Eureka & the Bridge to Ethereum - Gaia Software Upgrade v23

Change log • 2025-Mar-05: Posted initial draft • 2025-Mar-07: Updated agreement language & highlighted the need for a WASM MsgStoreCode Authz grant • 2025-Mar-18: Updated links and dependancy list. Background Gaia v23 is a major release that will follow the standard governance process for software upgrades on the Cosmos Hub. Feedback on this proposal will be open for roughly 1 week. Reminder – the Cosmos Hub uses expedited voting for software upgrade proposals. This proposal will have a voting period of just ONE WEEK . If the proposal passes, validators will be required to update the Cosmos Hub binary at the halt-height specified in the on-chain proposal. Release Details We are targeting the upgrade for Wednesday, March 26th . After the upgrade Interchain Labs will upload the Eureka contracts and officially launch the Eureka product later in March. • The release can be found here . • The changelog can be found here . This release includes an upgrade to IBC v2 , which is needed for the launch of the IBC Eureka product . This will allow the Cosmos Hub to connect to Ethereum mainnet over IBC in an affordable and secure manner. In the future, we plan to…

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This will allow the Cosmos Hub to connect to Ethereum mainnet over IBC in an affordable and secure manner. In the future, we plan to connect IBC Eureka, and thus the Hub to Solana and to Layer 2s such as Arbitrum and Base.

This is great news, well done and can’t wait for this upgrade

Good job ! A necessary and fundamental upgrade for the ecosystem.

There’s no hesitation on my part, can’t wait to see this new product on the Hub!

hub upgrade gud

let’s get these eth packets

On behalf of the Govmos Team and the entire PRO Delegators’ community, we extend our heartfelt commendation for this historic upgrade. This milestone marks the dawn of a new era for the Cosmos Hub, firmly rooted in a visionary and forward-looking approach.

We are excited to witness and contribute to the transformative potential of this new vision.
Govmos.

The proposal is on-chain. Happy voting everyone!

Let’s do it!

100% support