# Kima's Technology and Other Solutions The global crypto market cap grew tenfold from January 1st, 2020, to January 1st, 2022 (from $196B to over $2T*¹*). This massive growth has caused a fragmentation of liquidity– as of March 2022, more than 15 different blockchains have native tokens with market caps above $5B*²*). Furthermore, it seems unlikely that the market will have a single “blockchain to rule them all”, as the different chains offer trade-offs between security models, speed, cost, functionality, and environmental costs that make different blockchains appealing for different users and applications. Allowing users to move liquidity from one chain to another securely is a challenging and critical problem facing the continued growth of the blockchain space. Kima has been developed to provide this seamless, secure, and efficient cross-chain transaction. It is superior to the other interoperability and liquidity solutions available on the market today, including cross-chain bridges/token-wrapping and direct messaging. This section will share an overview of these solutions and their disadvantages. *Also review our* [*Tech Paper*](broken://spaces/Zdxwhz0Gc8F53NlRCjDz) *for a detailed description of the technical elements of the Kima protocol and blockchain that support the advantages of the Kima model over the other solutions.* *`¹Coinmarketcap. Global charts.`*[*`https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/`*](https://coinmarketcap.com/charts/)*`, 2022. ²`*[*`https://defillama.com/chains`*](https://defillama.com/chains) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.kima.network/kima-whitepaper-1/kimas-technology-and-other-solutions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.