c8ntinuum

C8ntinuum is a universal interoperability solution with a forward-compatible EVM layer, built with trust minimization at its core. The protocol treats interoperability as a problem of authenticated communication between replicated state machines. Rather than introducing privileged third parties such as operator committees, multisigs, or MPC groups, C8ntinuum emphasizes light-client verification and on-chain zk light clients. This approach reduces safety assumptions to the security of the underlying chains’ consensus mechanisms plus the soundness of the proof system, enabling secure cross-chain interactions without external trust dependencies.