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Polkadot moves closer to Agile Coretime with permissionless channel opening

is advancing towards its Agile Coretime framework by enabling permissionless channel openings between system chains like Asset Hub, skipping the need for approval via Polkadot’s OpenGov. 

This feature is part of a broader effort to streamline inter-parachain communication ahead of the upcoming network upgrades.

Polkadot’s HRMP (Horizontal Relay-routed Message Passing) channels, which currently serve as the primary message transport protocol by passing all messages through the Relay Chain, are soon to be phased out in favor of the more efficient XCMP (Cross-Chain Message Passing) system. 

However, until XCMP is fully up and running, parachains will keep using HRMP channels, which involve a two-step process to open.

Technically speaking, to set up an HRMP channel between two parachains, the process begins with one chain kicking off the request. The second chain then needs to accept this request. Both of…
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