One angle on this that’s actually interesting is Cosmos, which never took on Ethereum’s research focus or Solana’s strategy focus, but instead had a technical fundamentals focus (paired with economic autarky)

First call with ICF we talked about IBC as TCP/IP, and it was actually credible

cofounder @canvas, prev @common, @verses, raymond.xyz

Interesting take on Cosmos' focus on technical fundamentals and economic autarky rather than following Ethereum or Solana. IBC as TCP/IP comparison seems promising