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Cross-chain governance, like Axelar, coordinates voting rules across blockchains by leveraging interoperability protocols and smart contracts. Axelar's Interchain Governance Orchestrator enables seamless proposal submission, voting, and execution across chains. Proposals are encoded and transmitted via General Message Passing, ensuring secure communication. Voting power is often tied to token holdings, with mechanisms like quadratic voting to prevent centralization, as seen in Axelar’s Maeve upgrade. Each chain’s rules are respected, but a unified framework aligns decisions. For example, Uniswap uses Axelar to synchronize governance updates across multiple chains, ensuring consistency. Challenges include varying consensus models and voter participation, addressed through standardized APIs and permissionless protocols. This fosters decentralized, transparent decision-making, bridging siloed ecosystems while maintaining security and fairness across diverse blockchains.