Multichain is over*?⠀?*The other day the final episode of another drama, which was closely followed by the whole crypto world, was released. Let's see how the life of the crosschain protocol Multichain came to an end.

The project team told how the collapse of their brainchild happened:1️⃣On May 21, 2023, Multichain's CEO was arrested. Chinese police dragged Zhao Jun out of his home and he has not been in contact with the Multichain team since then. All employees have lost access to the servers, because they don't have Jun's personal accounts. The police confiscated all computers, phones, hardware wallets and cid-phrases from the CEO;
2️⃣Since the project's inception, all investor funds were under Jun's control, so the police now have them;
3️⃣The team tried to keep the project running with the remaining access to some servers. At the request of authorities, the staff refrained from disclosing the arrest;
4️⃣On June 4, Jun's family allowed Multichain team members to fix technical problems with Router2 and Router5. This is what was causing the glitch.
5️⃣All this time, Jun's family and his lawyer have been in contact with the police. The team was not told about the progress of the case, but were promised that Zhao Jun would be free soon. They were asked to continue maintaining the system;
6️⃣On July 7, users' money was withdrawn from the site, and two days later, Jun's sister transferred the remaining money to two left addresses. The network began to talk about a possible rug pull;
7️⃣On July 13, the sister was also arrested with unclear charges. In total, police seized ~$220 million from the project.

⚡️**The team announced the closure of the Multichain project and asked customers to stop using their product.

?Did law enforcement detain them for nothing?** - I highly doubt it, there are many more "interesting" things, and it is not profitable for the team to share these "interesting" things, so they tell about the situation in a one-sided way.

?After that, there is no doubt that any project, despite its capitalization, can be involved in dubious stories, which will later lead to its collapse, after the arrest of the CEO of the project, the coin MULTI began its rapid downward flight, and after the final news about the arrest of 220 million, has finally fallen into the red zone and there is no chance that the project will continue its existence.

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Appchains, sidechains, omnichains, omnichains, parachains... ? For those lost in the terminology?*⠀*All "chains" are created to solve two major problems of blockchain: interoperability and scalability. Therefore, it would be logical to categorize them into two groups?

Group 1️⃣**: Interoperability

?Multichain** (not to be confused with rect-bridge)
This term refers to a situation where a dApp operates with an isolated set of smart contracts on multiple blockchains. This increases overall throughput, user engagement rate, and cost efficiency. However, multichain comes with challenges such as fragmented liquidity and difficult linkability.

*?Crosschain*Crosschain is the ability of different blockchains to interact, exchange data or value and transact with each other. This is often done through bridges, but there are other approaches, such as Chainlink's Crosschain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP).

*?Omnichain*In Latin, Omni means "everything" or "everywhere." In general, this is roughly what it means - a kind of universal layer for all blockchains, ensuring their interoperability and crosschain functionality. The best known omnichain protocol is Layerzero.

Group 2️⃣**: Scalability

?Appchain**This is essentially a blockchain specifically customized for a particular application or protocol. Such an option offers more customization options than regular dApps.

*?Parachain*A type of blockchain in which security is provided by a central relay chain rather than a proprietary consensus mechanism. The term is commonly associated with Polkadot and Kusama networks, in which multiple parachains run in parallel. The key advantage of the model is that it allows multiple blockchains with different capabilities and purposes to operate simultaneously and interact on a common network.

*?Sidechain*Sidechains are separate independent blockchains linked to the core network and allowing tokens or digital assets to be transferred between them. A sidechain has its own token, protocol, consensus mechanism, and security. Projects that have implemented sidechains include Polygon, Gnosis, and Skale.

*?Superchain*An Optimism concept that is an interconnected network of layer 2 blockchains built on OP Stack. This single network shares security, communication layers, and development stack, making deployment of new networks as easy as deploying smart contracts.

*?Hyperchain*Same as above, but from zkSync (a modular framework for creating Hyperchains (Hyperchains) rollups) (and accordingly, with zk rollups instead of optimistic rollups).

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