IBC seems to be seen as a superior method of connecting eco-systems than many other bridging methods. It has successfully facilitated the transfer of billions in value, without a single exploit or successful attack. In a time where bridge vulnerabilities are one of the biggest risk factors in crypto, IBC is presenting itself as a viable solution.

Anytime I hear "never exploited" my mind always says.

Yet.

The route the Hive community seem to be running down is SONs like Peerplays uses for their interchain operability. Whether IBC is better? I'm not sure, I'll have to research.