What Is Chain Fusion? How ICP Connects Bitcoin, Ethereum & More

What is Chain Fusion, and how does it let the Internet Computer (ICP) interact with Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other blockchain networks? In under three minutes, ICN explains Chain Fusion in simple terms, including how ICP can read external blockchain data, create and sign transactions using distributed cryptography, and interact with supported networks without a single computer holding the complete private key. Chapters 0:00 What Is Chain Fusion? 0:15 Why Blockchains Are Separate Networks 0:31 How Cross-Chain Bridges Work 0:46 How ICP Chain Fusion Works 1:03 Distributed Signing Explained 1:23 How ICP Interacts With Bitcoin 1:42 Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana & Other Networks 1:58 Why Chain Fusion Is More Than a Bridge 2:14 What Can Developers Build With Chain Fusion? 2:30 What Chain Fusion Does NOT Do 2:39 One Application, Multiple Networks Chain Fusion is a set of capabilities that allows canister smart contracts on the Internet Computer to interact with supported external blockchain networks while those networks remain independent. Learn how Chain Fusion works, why distributed signing matters, how ICP interacts with Bitcoin and other networks, and what this architecture makes possible for multichain applications. ICN provides independent news, explainers, governance coverage, and analysis of the Internet Computer ecosystem. Learn more: internetcomputer.news #ICPCrypto #ChainFusion #InternetComputer