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The Shocking Truth About Crypto Privacy Feb 19, 2025

Join Adrian Brink, co-founder of Anoma, as he delves into groundbreaking concepts reshaping blockchain technology. Explore how Namada is leading the charge in privacy-first crypto systems and why intent-based protocols are the future. Learn about the push for user-controlled data, resilient systems for a chaotic world, and how decentralized blockchains can enable new applications. Get insights into building systems that protect user privacy while driving real-world adoption.

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📚 Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:43 Transparency Limits Blockchain

01:05 What Is Namada?

03:45 How Namada & Anoma Differ

06:24 Crypto’s Transparency

07:18 How AI Fits Into This

13:28 Endgame for Intents

18:49 AI Blockchain Apps

23:18 How Super Apps Fit In

30:19 Namada’s Roadmap

33:07 Privacy Practices to Improve

39:01 Regulation & Compliance

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AI & Blockchain Will Redefine Everything Feb 11, 2025

Illia Polosukhin, co-founder of NEAR Protocol, discusses the intersection of AI, blockchain, and crypto's evolving role in the global economy. From regulatory clarity to the rise of AI-driven super apps, Illia explains how these technologies will disrupt industries, empower users, and challenge traditional systems.

📚Chapters

01:40 The State of Crypto 

06:16 Why AI Startups Avoid Crypto 

11:51 Regulation’s Role in Innovation

17:13 AI Agents Meet Blockchain 

22:22 The Rise of Super Apps 

33:29 Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) 

37:18 Near’s Multi-layered Stack 

42:38 What’s Next for Near Protocol?

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AI Agents will Empower DeFi in 2025 Feb 04, 2025

AI agents are transforming blockchain and DeFi. SAFE’s modular smart accounts provide secure tools for agents to manage funds and drive innovation. Discover how autonomous agents enable synthetic economies, revolutionize transactions, and unlock new possibilities in DeFi, gaming, and beyond. SAFE is leading this shift with cutting-edge infrastructure and open-source technology for 2025 and beyond. Alexis Savvides shares insights into synthetic economies, autonomous agents, and how this technology is reshaping DeFi, gaming, and beyond.

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📚 Chapters

00:00 Welcome to the SAFE Podcast

00:36 Latest Innovations

02:59 AI and Crypto Overview

05:18 Understanding AI Agents

11:12 Levels of AI Agents

14:14 Agents in On-Chain Transactions

17:24 AI Models Driving Innovation

19:51 SAFE’s Role in AI

22:41 Developer Opportunities

27:22 AI Agents Replacing Developers

29:04 Humans in a Synthetic Economy

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Biconomy’s “Supertransactions” are changing the way we use crypto Jan 27, 2025

Ahmed Al-Balaghi and Mislav Javor dive deep into their mission to simplify Web3 for developers and users alike. From gasless transactions to modular execution environments, this episode explores how Biconomy is tackling blockchain UX challenges. Learn about super transactions, multichain scaling, and the vision for a seamless Web3 future.

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📚 Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:05 The Origins of Biconomy

03:36 Evolution of Mission & Products

06:42 Staying Focused Through Market Cycles

11:16 Introducing Modular Execution Environment (MEE)

17:00 ERC 4337 vs. MEE

26:19 What Are Super Transactions?

35:02 Supporting EVMs & Non-EVM Chains

40:36 Challenges in Gasless Transactions

44:48 Decentralization vs. User Experience

50:17 Exploring AI Agents in Web3

57:49 Biconomy’s Roadmap for 2025

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Morpho: Building a Unicorn from College with Paul Frambot Jan 21, 2025

Paul Frambot, co-founder and CEO of Morpho Labs, joins the show to discuss Morpho’s transformative impact on decentralized lending. From building a permissionless protocol to scaling Morpho’s ecosystem to $6 billion TVL, Paul shares insights into the protocol’s unique architecture, the challenges of creating risk-managed lending markets, and why Morpho is distinct from platforms like AAVE. With discussions on token strategies, cross-chain deployments, and institutional DeFi adoption, this episode is packed with actionable insights for the DeFi space.

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📚 Chapters

00:00 Intro & Paul Frambot’s Journey

01:49 Building Morpho in France

06:07 What Makes Morpho Unique

11:32 Curators’ Role in Risk Management

20:14 Fee Switch & Open Source Transition

29:52 Token Transferability

35:37 Scaling Morpho Cross-Chain

44:41 Fintechs & Institutional DeFi Adoption

47:03 Is Morpho Competing with AAVE?

49:25 Challenges of Building Morpho

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How Movement CRUSHED its token launch with Ali Sheikh Jan 17, 2025

Movement launched its token to massive success, surpassing FDV expectations and igniting a vibrant ecosystem of Move powered applications. Ali Sheikh shares insights on their strategic TGE, the Move language’s impact on blockchain security, and the roadmap ahead.

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📚 Chapters

00:00 Intro & Background

02:10 From VC to Builder

04:30 Movement’s TGE Lessons

07:45 MOVE’s Role in Security

10:55 Movement’s Culture of Success

14:20 Supporting Ecosystem Projects

18:30 TGE Challenges

23:00 MOVE Liquid Staking & Utility

27:00 What’s Next for Movement

31:00 Emerging Markets & Developer Growth

34:30 MoveVM vs. EVM

38:00 Community Growth Initiatives

42:00 Final Thoughts & Series B Plans

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Bitcoin L2s will take off in 2025 | Charlie Hu of BitLayer Jan 14, 2025

Charlie Hu, co-founder of BitLayer, discusses the evolution of Bitcoin Layer 2 solutions, the significance of BitVM, and the interaction between Bitcoin L2s and core developers. He shares how BitLayer enhances Bitcoin scaling, the implications of institutional interest in Bitcoin, and the future of DeFi on the platform, highlighting the importance of partnerships and the potential risks associated with institutional capture of Bitcoin's core values.

📚 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:55 Charlie’s transition to Bitcoin development 05:30 The rise of ordinals and Bitcoin primitives 10:18 Scaling Bitcoin: From on-chain to Layer 2 18:20 Challenges in integrating with Bitcoin Core 24:02 How Bitlayer enhances Bitcoin scalability 32:45 BitVM and trust-minimized bridges explained 39:49 What is OP_CAT and its potential impact? 46:08 The Bitcoin Defi ecosystem and its growth 50:14 Institutional interest in Bitcoin defi 56:11 Partnerships with Binance Wallet and adoption strategies 🌐 Socials Charlie Hu: https://x.com/charliehusats Bitlayer: https://x.com/bitlayerlabs Sebastien Couture: https://x.com/seb3point0 🔔 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and turn on notifications to stay updated with the latest insights in blockchain technology!

How Electron Cuts ZK Proving Costs by 95% with Garvit Goel Jan 07, 2025

In this conversation, Garvit Goel, CEO of Electron, discusses the advancements and future plans of Electron, a platform designed to significantly reduce the costs associated with verifying zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs on Ethereum and other blockchains. The discussion covers the launch of their flagship product, Quantum, the integration of various proving systems, the importance of decentralization, and the potential future use cases for ZK technology. Garvit emphasizes the need for a universal aggregation layer and the competitive landscape in the ZK ecosystem, while also addressing the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Electron and its partners.

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📚 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:20 Electron’s Mission 03:30 Why ZK Proofs Are Expensive 05:50 Quantum: The Aggregation Layer 08:46 Supporting Multiple Proving Systems 12:00 Innovations in Aggregation 16:34 Decentralizing the Prover Network 22:09 Protocols Using Quantum 27:41 Use Cases for ZK Rollups 35:06 Plans for Bitcoin and Other L1s 38:34 Mainnet and Future Plans 🌐 SocialsElectron's Official Website: electron.dev Stay connected with Electron: X : @ElectronZK

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Shared Security for AVS Explained | Abhishek Kumar (CEO at Catalysis) Jan 02, 2025

"Economic security is not free, but Catalysis helps you find the most cost-effective solution.”

Watch Abhishek Kumar, co-founder and CEO of Catalysis explain the role of Catalysis in providing abstraction layers for restaking protocols, enabling AVS builders to tap into diverse economic security sources while simplifying development. This episode explores the AVS landscape, the challenges of decentralization, and how Catalysis is solving interoperability and cost issues to accelerate innovation in decentralized app ecosystems.

Topics:

- The role of shared security in decentralized applications

- Challenges and benefits of AVS (actively validated services)

- How Catalysis abstracts restaking protocol complexities

- Trade-offs between app chains and rollups

- The future of multi-chain economic security

- Economic and liquidity benefits of diversified security sources

- Upcoming roadmap and milestones for Catalysis

- Tools like the Catalysis SDK for developers

- Risks and mitigations for cascading slashes

- Emerging markets enabled by Catalysis (e.g., bribing and arbitrage)

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Overview

01:19 What is Catalysis?

03:32 AVS Landscape and Growth

05:46 App Chains vs. Rollups

08:32 Breaking Down Blockchain Stacks

13:15 Catalysis SDK and Tools

17:52 Economic Security Explained

25:27 Benefits of Diversified Security

37:44 Interoperability Challenges Solved

42:37 Emerging Markets in Shared Security

46:03 Catalysis Roadmap and Future

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- Blog Post: https://catalysis.medium.com/why-catalysis-enabling-a-future-with-thousands-of-avss-9197bedcf283

- Proof of Stake Mechanisms with Strong Cryptoeconomic Safety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaHj9UYoiU0

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Bringing XRP, ADA, BTC, and LTC to DeFi w/ Larry Lyu of Dango Dec 27, 2024

"Dango is simplifying margin trading in DeFi."

Hundreds of billions of dollars of liquidity in $BCH, $DOGE, $XRP, $ADA and other assets is mostly absent from DeFi, not to mention Bitcoin. Imagine if we could fully utilize that TVL.

That’s what Dango wants to achieve. Right after they rebuild the entire DeFi stack...

The team built Grug as a new CosmWasm-based chain purpose-made for DeFi:

- On-chain credit account

- By-default smart accounts

- No wallet, passkey-first approach

- Fees paid in USDC

- 0.5-second block times & 2,000 TPS

- Secure Rust-based smart contracts

They created Grug so they could be its first customer, building an ecosystem of DeFi apps: a spot DEX, a perp DEX, and a margin account for borrowing and lending.

With a relentless focus on UX and an upcoming Mica-compliant ICO, I’m bullish on Dango setting a new standard for on-chain apps.

Topics

- Grug: A blockchain VM with smart accounts and cron jobs.

- The challenges and benefits of Passkeys in blockchain.

- Dango's focus on user-friendly DeFi and margin trading.

- Integrating "dinosaur" assets like BCH and XRP into DeFi.

- ICO strategy compliant with Mika regulations.

- Tokenomics: Low-supply token design and buyback mechanism.

- Proof-of-Authority vs. traditional Proof-of-Stake chains.

- Decentralizing Grug: Long-term roadmap for scalability.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:12 Grug VM

06:05 Smart Accounts

13:38 DeFi Margin Trading

20:09 Dango’s UX

27:21 Dinosaur Assets

41:26 Passkeys Security

43:01 PoA Approach

53:21 Mica-Compliant ICO

58:50 Tokenomics

61:55 Demo Net & Roadmap

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Can Cosmos Become a Top 3 Ecosystem? Maghnus Mareneck & Josh Cincinnati Dec 23, 2024

Cosmos is gearing up for a new era. Join Josh Cincinnati, Chair of the Interchain Foundation Council, and Magnus Marinak, Co-Founder of Interchain Labs, as they discuss the bold steps being taken to redefine the Cosmos ecosystem. From unifying development to attracting institutional liquidity, this conversation dives into the hub's role, rebranding debates, and the future of decentralized blockchain architecture.

Topics

- The ICF's acquisition of Skip and its rebranding as Interchain Labs.

- Vision of multiple sovereign blockchains and ecosystem growth.

- Attracting institutional liquidity to the Cosmos Hub.

- The role of the Cosmos Hub in uniting the ecosystem.

- Reorganizing development for efficiency and innovation.

- Addressing community feedback and restructuring governance.

- Leveraging the Hub’s assets for broader ecosystem growth.

- Overcoming Cosmos branding challenges and embracing its history.

- Building privacy-first solutions unique to Cosmos architecture.

- Scaling the ecosystem with liquidity, speed, and alignment.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

01:56 Community’s Reaction to the Acquisition

06:41 Why the ICF Chose Radical Change

13:10 The Cosmos Vision: A Top-Three Ecosystem

20:01 Unlocking Liquidity for Ecosystem Growth

30:32 Cosmos Hub’s Role in Ecosystem Alignment

38:50 Addressing Cosmos Branding Challenges

46:43 Plans for Conferences and Community Engagement

52:42 ICF and Interchain Labs: Dividing Responsibilities

58:47 Why the Cosmos Community Should Be Bullish

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Building the Shared Computer on Solana with Bless Network Dec 20, 2024

In this episode, Butian Li and Derek Anderson, co-founders of Bless Network explore the future of decentralized computing.

Formerly Blockless, Bless is launching the world's first shared computer, enabling users and developers to contribute compute power seamlessly from the comfort of their own browsers. They also discuss their rebrand, integration with Solana, the innovative browser extension, and the dynamic orchestration of compute resources.

Discover how Bless is powering real-time AI, gaming, and beyond while making the decentralized internet accessible to everyone.

Topics

- The rebrand from Blockless to Bless and its vision

- Bless browser extension and decentralized compute

- Real-time resource orchestration in the network

- Use cases: AI, gaming, and community-powered infrastructure

- Bless integration with Solana for payments and orchestration

- Future roadmap: Mainnet launch, mobile apps, and templates

- The evolving hardware and software dynamics in decentralized systems

- Bridging Web3 and traditional applications

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Bless

01:00 From BlockLess to Bless

02:30 Decentralized Shared Computing Explained

05:00 How the Browser Extension Works

09:00 Node Matching for Optimal Workload

17:00 Why Solana for Payments and Onboarding

21:00 Use Cases in AI and Gaming

29:00 The Shift from GPUs to CPUs in AI

38:00 The Bless SDK and Developer Experience

41:00 Mainnet Launch and Roadmap for 2025

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Building The Future of Proof: Ismael & Bo Dec 16, 2024

The Future of Proof with Polymer and Lagrange! Discover how the Internet of Verifiability is transforming trust, how ZK TLS enables privacy-preserving apps, and what it means to bridge Ethereum's finality barrier. Ismael and Bo explore the challenges of cross-chain apps, the role of digital identity, and why scaling solutions are critical for blockchain's future.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction

02:50 Internet of Verifiability Explained

04:59 The Power of ZK TLS

08:13 The Role of Decentralized Trust

13:19 Digital Identity and Custody Risks

18:04 Breaking Ethereum's Finality Barrier

24:11 Challenges in Cross-Chain Apps

30:18 How Polymer and Lagrange Collaborate

34:47 The First IBC Implementation

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Rethinking DeFi: Tokens, Tech, and Regulations with Julien & Lucas Dec 10, 2024

Julien and Lucas share insights on the push toward regulated decentralised exchanges, the rise of stablecoins by major companies, and the role of global politics, including the impact of Trump’s crypto policies and Europe’s regulatory approach. Truly reflecting on the philosophical balance between decentralisation and pragmatism, questioning what it means for the blockchain ecosystem as it matures and reshapes the financial world.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction and Key Themes

01:31 Stablecoins and Regulation

03:10 Trump’s Crypto Impact on Europe

06:50 The DeFi Renaissance

11:09 Regulation, Clarity, and Innovation

17:14 Are Rollups Solving Anything?

22:30 Tokens vs. Utility in DeFi

26:39 The Convergence of DeFi and TradFi

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How Restaking Could Reshape DeFi and Infrastructure with Mirko & Felix Dec 06, 2024

Bitcoin staking is here, and the debate is heating up. At the Staking Summit 2024, Mirko from Staking Rewards and Felix from Symbiotic dive into the latest trends: the growing role of restaking, Bitcoin’s proof-of-stake potential, and the institutional capital fueling innovation. They also explore how Ethereum, Cosmos, and Bitcoin are converging in unexpected ways, and why meme coins might still be the crypto industry’s best experiment.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Staking Summit Highlights

02:10 Growth of Staking Summits

04:18 Bitcoin Staking and Proof of Stake

07:45 Ethereum Meets Cosmos, Then Bitcoin

10:21 Restaking's Role in Crypto Infrastructure

14:02 Institutional Capital and Meme Coins

18:06 New Use Cases for Staking

20:20 Symbiotic vs. Eigenlayer: Key Differences

26:26 Meme Coins and Infrastructure Impacts

30:02 Symbiotic Mainnet and Future Plans

31:43 Closing Thoughts and Upcoming Events

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Is Staking Truly Profitable? Robert Koschig and Angela Kreitenweis Dec 02, 2024

What does it take to make staking profitable?

Angela Kreitenweis from Token Engineering Academy and Robert Koschig of 1kx dive into the intricacies of staking mechanisms, tokenomics, and protocol design.

From analyzing validator costs to rethinking inflationary rewards, they reveal what works—and what doesn’t—in crypto ecosystems.

Tune in for a deep dive into profitability, risk management, and the evolving economics of staking networks.

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TOPICS

00:00 Welcome and Introductions

01:27 Angela’s Journey in Tokenomics

03:09 Robert’s Insights from 1kx

05:10 Profitability for Validators vs Delegators

07:30 Staking Mechanism Design Challenges

10:13 The Role of Skin in the Game

13:08 Protocol Standards and Feedback Loops

17:03 Validator Costs and Revenue Analysis

23:37 Inflation, Debt, and Protocol Sustainability

29:12 Final Thoughts and Takeaways

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Inside Cosmos: Culture, Challenges, and Vision with Robert Kelley Dec 02, 2024

In this conversation, host Sebastien Couture and guest Robert Kelley dive deep into the ethos and challenges of the Cosmos ecosystem, examining the unique elements that set Cosmos apart from other crypto projects. From the complex vision of sovereign interoperability to the communication hurdles that come with decentralized communities, they discuss how Cosmos stands out as a network of networks. Rob shares his perspective on community-building initiatives like the “Slow Blink Oath,” aiming to foster better communication within Cosmos. Tune in to hear insights on Cosmos’s evolution and why it might be on the path to becoming the “Linux” of crypto.

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TOPICS
01:23 Robert’s Background in Cosmos
03:25 Organizational Psychology and Cosmos
06:10 Ecosystem Challenges and Differences
08:02 Cosmos' Unique Position in Tech
11:57 Cosmos' Strengths and Obstacles
13:13 Market Perception Shifts
20:34 Pep Talk for Cosmos Community
23:15 Cosmos Branding and Identity
27:00 The Slow Blink Community

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Is It Time for Cosmos to Rebrand as Interchain? Sunny Aggarwal Nov 25, 2024

Sunny Aggarwal sits down with Sebastien Couture to discuss Cosmos’s evolving identity and why it might be time to rebrand the ecosystem as “Interchain.” Together, they explore the challenges Cosmos faces around liquidity, EVM compatibility, and the risks of having too many competing innovations. Sunny also shares insights on Osmosis’s next big moves, including Polaris, the new bridge and DEX aggregator, and ideas on integrating AI within blockchain. From interoperability to community focus, this episode captures the big questions shaping Cosmos and DeFi’s future.

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TOPICS
01:30 Cosmos’ Innovation Pitfalls
05:15 The Importance of Focus in Blockchain
10:00 Challenges with EVM and Cosmos SDK
14:30 The Case for Rebranding Cosmos
18:08 Polaris: A Game-Changer for DEXs
24:45 Improving Cross-Chain Swap UX
29:00 Blockchain Meets AI Sovereignty
33:00 Future Prospects for Cosmos

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Why Cosmos Should Embrace EVM and Bitcoin DeFi with Valentin Pletnev of Quasar Nov 20, 2024

In this episode, Sebastien Couture and Valentin Pletnev of Quasar discuss Cosmos’s latest trends, challenges, and the increasing need for liquidity across the ecosystem. Valeyo shares insights on how Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity could transform Cosmos, with projects like Babylon, Noble, and Osmosis leading the way. They explore the possibility of rebranding Cosmos and embracing EVM compatibility to attract new assets and users. Valentin also shares updates on Quasar’s work in creating innovative yield products and the emerging importance of BTC-focused DeFi for Cosmos. This episode dives deep into Cosmos’s path forward and the strategies that could position it as a central player in decentralized finance.

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TOPICS

00:00 Intro

01:00 The Cosmoverse Vibes

02:30 Liquidity Challenges in Cosmos

05:50 EVM Expansion

08:30 Cosmos to Ethereum Transitioning

12:00 Cosmos Ecosystem Perception

14:00 Strategies for Attracting Liquidity

17:00 Rollups vs App Chains

20:00 Unlocking BTC Liquidity for Cosmos

24:00 Quasar’s Vision

GUEST

Valentin Pletnev on X

Quasar Website

SOCIAL MEDIA

Sebastien Couture on X

The Interop on X

Cosmos & Celestia: Building the Next Generation of DeFi with Drop Nov 18, 2024

In this episode, Mitya Argunov, co-founder of Drop, explores the transformative potential of liquid staking across DeFi. He discusses Drop’s journey, the challenges of cross-chain liquidity, and why Cosmos and Celestia ecosystems play a critical role in the future of decentralized finance. Mitya shares insights on upcoming token unlocks, the impact of modular chains, and how Drop is creating more utility for staked assets. Join us for a deep dive into the future of cross-chain applications and Cosmos’ next chapter.

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TOPICS
00:00 Introduction and TIA's Importance
01:46 Drop’s Growth and Testing in DeFi
04:58 Celestia's Impact on Multi-Sig Security
06:54 Market Impact of TIA Unlock
09:00 Cross-Chain Staking Potential
12:04 Fragmented Ecosystem Challenges
15:28 Cosmos and Celestia Restaking
17:45 Utility of Liquid Stake Tokens
18:30 Expanding Drop Beyond Cosmos
21:28 Community-Driven Approach
24:26 Cosmos’ Urgency for Innovation
27:25 Enhancing Liquid Staking Experience

GUESTS
Mitya Argunov on X

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture on X
The Interop on X

Why Cosmos Chains Need to Think Bigger with Max Einhorn & Spaydh Nov 12, 2024

At Cosmoverse 2024, Spaydh from Neutron and Max Einhorn from Valence dive into the future of Cosmos and the race to take crypto innovation mainstream. They discuss their “wartime mode” approach to building products, cross-chain liquidity, and expanding Cosmos’ reach into EVM and non-Cosmos ecosystems. Spaydh and Max envision Cosmos as a tech hub with products people actually want, breaking out of the Cosmos “bubble” to create integrated, user-focused DeFi applications. Tune in for insights on IBC, Cosmos Hub’s evolving role, and why the future of crypto demands bigger thinking.

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TOPICS
00:00 Intro
03:59 - Resolving issues in Cosmos
09:55 - IBC adoption & IBC Eureka
13:10 - Bringing liquidity into Cosmos
16:58 - Valence's partnership with Neutron
27:12 - Running on Cosmos hub security
29:32 - Opportunities for the hub

GUESTS
Max Einhorn on X
Spaydh on X

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture on X
The Interop on X

Why Decentralized AI Needs Cosmos: Greg Osuri or Akash Explains Nov 09, 2024

Sebastien Couture talks with Greg Osuri, founder of Akash, about Cosmos’ resilience, the push for decentralized AI, and the tech breakthroughs happening with Cosmos’ appchain model. Greg shares why Nvidia and other big names are exploring decentralized GPUs on Akash, how Cosmos can support open-source AI to avoid Big Tech control, and why Cosmos is seen as the “cockroach” of crypto—tough, resilient, and essential for the future of blockchain and AI. Tune in to learn how Cosmos tech is disrupting both AI and cloud computing.

GUESTS
Greg Osuri on X

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture on X
The Interop

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Why Meme Coins Are Beating DeFi – Farmer’s Take Nov 04, 2024

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Sebastien Couture and Farmer, CEO of Defi Dojo Validator,Æ explore the shifting landscape of DeFi, meme coins, and Cosmos. Farmer shares why meme coins have captured the market’s attention, how communities like Defi Dojo evaluate yield farming opportunities, and what’s driving the explosive interest in AI-generated meme coins. Dive into the mechanics of points farming, the market’s “bag bias,” and the evolving role of Cosmos SDK in today’s DeFi scene. Whether you’re a DeFi nerd or just curious about crypto’s latest trends, this episode has it all.

TOPICS
04:20 - The next big prospect in Defi
07:29 - The Appeal of Meme Coins
15:20 - Key indicators for Meme Coins
21:44 - Doge Coins & other classic Meme Coins
25:34 - Bag bias

SOCIALS
Sebastien Couture on X
The Interop on X

Will Cosmos Reach its Full Potential? Cryptocito at Cosmoverse Oct 31, 2024

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Join Cryptocito and Sebastien Couture as they dive into the intense planning behind Cosmoverse 2024 and the evolving identity of Cosmos. From the unique challenges of hosting events in Dubai to Cosmos’ growing pains and its brand identity debate, they reveal what it takes to rally the interchain’s true believers. Learn why Cosmos’ ecosystem could be the Linux of crypto, how it's responding to brand challenges, and why events like Cosmoverse are crucial—even if they’re “financial nightmares.”

GUESTS
Cryptocito on X
Cryptocito on Youtube

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture on X @seb3point0
The Interop on X

Solving the Interchain's Liquidity Problem with Mitya Argunov of Drop Aug 30, 2024

Mitya Argunov, Co-Founder of Drop, highlights the need for a new liquid staking protocol in the Cosmos ecosystem, emphasizing its integration with DeFi partners to enhance liquidity and use cases. Drop, built on Neutron, allows users to stake ATOM tokens, receive dATOM, and participate in DeFi, with plans to expand to Celestia and integrate with other roll-ups.

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TOPICS

00:00 Introduction

04:12 Drop Launch

06:36 Droplets Explained

10:43 Native Staking & The Interchain

20:04 Another LST?

28:23 Beyond the Hub: What’s Next?

31:58 Future Assets

36:39 Drop vs Milkyway

40:35 Celestia Liquid Staking

43:15 Liquid Staking Opportunities

47:41 Drop Architecture

52:43 Exchange Rate Secrets

62:15 How to Use Drop Today

GUESTS
Mitya on X

LINKS

How Orchestration Makes Web 3 Feel More Like Web 2 w Dean Tribble of Agoric Aug 07, 2024

I sat down with Dean Tribble CEO of Agoric at Nebular Summit to chat chain abstraction, Agoric's implementation of Chain Orchestration and how these technologies improve applications and user experience in crypto.

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TOPICS
00:00 Introduction
01:17 Chain Orchestration
08:01 Interoperability
10:23 User Experience & Safety
16:54 Crypto Regulations
24:24 NFT's
25:25 Building with Agoric

GUESTS
Dean on X

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture on X
The Interop on X

Solving Ethereum Rollup Fragmentation with Austin King of Omni Labs Jul 12, 2024

Join us on this episode as we dive into the future of Ethereum Layer 2 solutions with the CEO of Omni! Omni is revolutionizing the way developers build across different Ethereum Layer 2 solutions by providing a robust messaging layer and compute layer. By solving the fragmentation issue, Omni taps into liquidity from different networks, facilitating seamless cross-chain applications in the Ethereum ecosystem. Its architecture includes a secure messaging layer for roll-up communication and an EVM-based compute layer, ensuring interoperability and collateral management across roll-ups. Secured through restaking, with nodes offering services backed by restaked ETH, Omni's future looks promising. With advancements in AI and natural language programming, the landscape of alternative VMs like Move and Wasm could further evolve, enhancing the Ethereum ecosystem's capabilities. Join us in exploring Omni's innovative solutions for Ethereum Layer 2!

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Introduction

11:12 - Blockchain Social-Fi Apps and Their Relevance

16:05 - Ethereum is Confused

23:58 - Vision and Architecture of Omni

30:57 - Omni as a Roll-Up as a Service Platform

35:18 - Enabling Cross-Chain Applications with Omni

42:40 - Securing Omni through Restaking

52:15 - The Future of Alternative VMs

56:19 - The Potential of AI

GUESTS
Austin on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

Programmatic Monetary Policy for Protocols with Max Einhorn of Valence Jun 28, 2024

Valence enables programmatic economic relationships between protocols. This allows crypto-native institutions (e.g., appchains & DAOs) to engage in complex financial interactions.

Valence is live today with two sub-protocols in private beta:

The Rebalancer lets protocols set desired portfolio targets and efficiently rebalance over time.
Covenants enable crypto-native institutions to lend protocol-owned liquidity (POL).

A key innovation is the ability to create POL markets, which is crucial for restaking. Valence ensures AVSs know exactly how much liquidity they will receive, making restaking protocols more attractive and generating new revenue sources.

Valence is to liquidity what EigenLayer is to security.

Beyond restaking, Valence enhances alignment between ecosystems and drives the future of the decentralized economy.

Learn how Valence’s crypto-native institutional debt markets improve cross-ecosystem alignment and drive the future of the DeFi economy.

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TOPICS
00:00 Introduction
02:06 Building Timewave & Valence
07:37 Valence Endgame
13:05 Bringing Institutional Capital to Crypto
16:55 What Valence Enables
22:09 Rebalancer
24:53 Covenants
31:04 Expressing Intent
38:16 Valence Architecture
41:07 Cosmos Hub Outlook
52:17 Protocol Monetary Policy
58:10 Final Thoughts

LINKS
Valence Protocol

GUESTS
Max on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

Bitcoin is Making a Comeback with Matt Ye of Lorenzo Jun 18, 2024

Lorenzo is a Cosmos chain that leverages BTC shared security and enables liquid staking. In this conversation, Seb and Matt discuss the resurgence of interest in Bitcoin, particularly in the context of DeFi. They also explore the concept of liquid staking for Bitcoin and how it differs from liquid staking in proof-of-stake chains. Matt explains the architecture of Lorenzo, a Bitcoin liquid staking protocol built on the Cosmos chain, and how it leverages Babylon. They also touch on the different approaches to Bitcoin L2s and the importance of liquid staking to the success of the Bitcoin L2 ecosystem.
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TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:01 The Bitcoin Renaissance
00:05:13 Technical Improvements Enabling Bitcoin L2s & OP_CAT
00:12:51 Different Approaches to Bitcoin L2s
00:17:58 Could Bitcoin Become a POS Chain?
00:23:00 What is Lorenzo
00:28:29 The Dual Token Model & Yield Sources
00:30:36 Lorenzo Architecture
00:49:14 BTC-Fi
00:57:17 Current Status of Lorenzo

LINKS
Lorenzo Protocol Website

GUESTS
Matt on Twitter
Matt on LinkedIn

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

Rebooting the Metaverse with Lex Avellino of Passage Jun 14, 2024

Passage improves virtual experiences and collaboration, making them more organic and immersive and better reflecting the way we interact in real life. For creators, Passage is a platform that enables nearly unlimited creative freedom thanks to its use of the Unreal Engine. This allows creators to build unique experiences for their communities. How does this relate to crypto? The $PASG token is the economic foundation for a new creator economy where community members own their identity and digital assets.

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TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:17:09 Is the Metaverse Dead?
00:22:06 What is Passage
00:31:10 How to Use Passage
00:35:39 Crypto-Enabled Communities
00:41:29 Cosmos SDK Architecture
00:44:21 Akash Partnership
00:53:59 Passage Elite
00:57:38 Roadmap

LINKS
Passage's Website

GUESTS
Lex on Twitter
Lex on LinkedIn

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

The Interchain Application Layer with Adair Kelley of Abstract Jun 05, 2024

Abstract is an Interchain app platform enabling developers to build across CosmWasm-supported chains. Apps built with Abstract get automatic integrations with Interchain DEXes, lending markets, oracles, and liquid staking protocols.

The core infrastructure is the Abstract Account, a smart contract wallet extendable with Abstract modules. One exciting use case is mesh applications, where chains form an Interchain DAO to vote on and fund public goods at a supra-chain level.

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TOPICS
00:00 Introduction
02:33 CosmWasm Berlin Hackathon
10:14 Evolution of CosmWasm
15:20 What is Abstract
24:21 Security
32:06 Abstract-JS
34:36 Integrations
36:11 Modulars
37:48 IBC Email
40:50 Abstract & EVM apps

GUESTS
Adair on X
Abstract on X

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

Interwoven Rollups with Stan Liu & Ezaan “Zon” Mangalji of Initia May 22, 2024

Join us in this episode where we discover how Initia's vertically integrated tech stack seamlessly connects their L1s with application-specific L2 chains, enabling efficient inter-chain communication and solving the traditional fragmentation of multichain systems. We also explore the variety of development tools available (EVM, MoveVM & WasmVM), which simplify app deployment and significantly reduce the complexity for developers.
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TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:08:36 Appchains Debate
00:14:35 Tackling Fragmentation
00:17:31 Building on Initia
00:25:05 Inside L2s
00:27:13 Role of Sequencers
00:29:26 Scaling Limits
00:30:33 L1s Services
00:36:13 IBC Implementation
00:37:57 Custom Modules
00:40:06 OPinit Stack
00:41:59 VMs Integration
00:48:03 RaaS Market Competition
00:52:59 Testnet Opportunities

LINKS
Initia's Website

GUESTS
Stan on Twitter
Zon on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

MONOLITHIC VS APPCHAINS with Eric Zhang & Brian Breslow of DoraHacks May 15, 2024

Join us in this episode as we explore how DoraHacks advances the hacker movement. Learn about Dora Factory's innovative public good staking and decentralized funding infrastructures. We also discuss Dora Vota's role in enabling fair and private community governance through Anonymous Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (aMACI). Additionally, we deep dive into the appchain thesis and how projects benefit from running their own sovereign chains over building on monolithic L1s.

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TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:22 DoraHacks Overview
00:10:51 Appchain Thesis
00:20:11 L2s Thesis
00:30:00 Cosmos SDK Evolution
00:37:34 Solana Appchain Thesis
00:45:58 Dora Factory & Dora Vota
00:52:08 MACI & aMACI Voting
01:03:21 DoraHacks Roadmap

LINKS
DoraHacks
Minimal Anti-Collusion Infrastructure
Vota: Special Purpose Blockchain for Voting
What Will aMACI Unlock?
Inevitability of UNIchain

GUESTS
Eric Zhang on Twitter
Brian Breslow on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture on Twitter
The Interop on Twitter

The AI portfolio manager with Daniel Machlup of FortyTwo May 07, 2024

Join us as we explore the innovative integration of AI in DeFi with Daniel Machlup from FortyTwo. FortyTwo is building the interface layer for cross-chain DeFi, tackling a critical challenge in the rapidly growing multi-chain ecosystem. The goal is simple, make cross-chain user experience easy for both users and protocols. Tune in to see how AI is reshaping crypto asset management, making it as simple as expressing your intention.

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TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:25 Building on Cosmos
00:05:45 Cosmos SDK Advantages
00:08:33 Exploring FortyTwo
00:16:03 Infrastructure Providers
00:17:38 Solver Marketplace
00:38:31 Architecture
00:39:53 Wallet UX Enhancements
00:42:04 Osmosis Smart Accounts
00:44:14 Beta Launch Overview

LINKS
FortyTwo

GUESTS
Daniel Machlup on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture on Twitter
The Interop on Twitter

DeFi Risk Modelling & Management with Marijo Radman and Benedikt Eikmanns of Alterscope Apr 30, 2024

Join us as we delve into the complexities of risk management in decentralized finance (DeFi), where Alterscope pioneers with its risk ZK coprocessor and zero-knowledge proof technology to tackle unique challenges such as liquidity and protocol risks. Uncover how Alterscope's advanced tools not only quantify new kinds of risks but also offer a dynamic platform for effectively modeling and managing them, including a detailed look at the crucial data sets used for assessing oracle risks to ensure DeFi's data reliability.

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TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:16 Crypto Risk Management
00:10:13 Pricing Web3 Risk
00:13:22 TradiFi vs DeFi Risk Management
00:15:16 Understanding Alterscope
00:21:42 Oracle Risks
00:27:26 Risk Marketplace Participants
00:37:41 Enhancing DeFi Yield Strategies
00:40:53 Restaking
00:46:08 Staking Providers Risks
00:51:06 Impact on Future of DeFi
00:55:30 Product Roadmap

LINKS
Alterscope

GUESTS
Marijo on Twitter
Benedikt on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

Decentralized Storage for IBC Chains with Patrick Dunlop & Marston Connell of Jackal Apr 25, 2024

Discover Jackal Protocol in this episode as we delve into its decentralized storage solution, enhancing blockchain interoperability and real-time data access through its Cosmos Layer 1 platform. Learn how Jackal ensures data reliability with advanced redundancy and frequent verification, supporting a wide array of Web3 applications.

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TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:06:58 Decentralised storage
00:13:45 DePIN is a hot topic
00:16:06 Jackal - how it works
00:25:47 Role of the Cosmos SDK module
00:27:09 EVM Contracts
00:28:37 Jackal Proof-of-Persistence (JPOP)
00:41:13 Most exciting use cases
00:46:44 Tokenomics & Economics of Perpetual Storage
00:57:51 Interoperability & IBC

LINKS
Jackal Protocol
Jackal Labs
Jackal Proof-of-Persistence (JPOP)

GUESTS
Patrick on Twitter
Marston on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

ZK Proof Aggregation with Garvit Goel of Electron Labs Apr 12, 2024

Electron Labs aggregates zero-knowledge proofs across protocols into a single superproof, which is then verified on Ethereum. Thanks to the use of recursive ZK proofs, this collective approach lowers verification costs to less than 1% of current rates. This is a huge unlock for applications leveraging ZK: Privacy, micro rollups, DA bridges, IBC, and more.

TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:56 Cost of ZK proof verification
00:07:10 ZK proofs & Rollups
00:14:36 ZK light client
00:16:52 Superproofs
00:22:28 Electron trust assumptions
00:24:14 Electron's Architecture
00:31:27 Challenges
00:34:38 Electron SDK
00:44:00 Interoperability and IBC
00:48:43 Union & Polymer approach
00:52:55 ZK Proof endgame
LINKS
Electron Labs
Electron Labs on Twitter

GUESTS
Garvit on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture on Twitter
The Interop on Twitter

Securing Cosmos Chains with Celestia DA - Jack Zampolin of Rollchains & Strangelove Apr 02, 2024

Rollchains introduce new ways to build, maintain and scale Cosmos chains. New and existing Cosmos SDK chains can enable the Rollchains module to post block data to Celestia. Built with POA chains in mind, Rollchains promises to reduce the cost of securing chains while maintaining a high Nakamoto coefficient, potentially transforming the tokenomics of chains that struggle to cover the inflationary cost of maintaining a validator set.

TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:02:46 Blockchain gaming
00:05:41 Cosmos design philosophy
00:12:15 Cosmos Alignment
00:17:58 Why build a rollchain
00:25:37 IBC & interoperability
00:30:34 Rollchain Cosmos SDK module
00:37:27 Rollchain DA support
00:39:12 Roll Apps Vs. Rollchains
00:41:41 Working with Ethos
00:47:06 Long-term future of Ethereum
00:48:58 Thoughts on Movement
00:53:18 Polymer and Union
00:54:16 Skip: Unsung Heroes of Cosmos

GUESTS
Jack on Twitter

LINKS
Rollchains
Strangelove

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

The Future of DAO Governance with Nicolas Biagosch of Q Protocol Mar 27, 2024

Q protocol is a decentralized governance layer for Web3 that allows developers to build organizational constitutions that are enforced by smart contracts and include off-chain avenues for resolving disputes the code can't deal with. Built as a fully EVM-compatible Layer 1 for maximum security, the protocol is live with a full set of infra and applications supporting the ecosystem. It prevents governance exploits and reduces legal and regulatory risks associated with centralized decision making.

TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:06:52 Governance by code
00:10:44 Practical cases where DAO governance has failed
00:19:30 What is Q and how does it make a difference
00:22:58 Beyond Code is law
00:27:15 The Q Consititution
00:34:41 Stakeholders in the Q blockchain
00:37:21 The role of the token holders
00:40:57 Difference between validators and root nodes
00:45:29 Expert panels and their roles
00:47:58 Q Token holders' competence to vote
00:49:52 The practical steps in this mechanism
00:55:25 Do you need to build your DAO on Q
00:57:16 Integration with Q
00:59:53 Network stakes
01:02:38 The worrying US tax system
01:05:20 Discussion on decentralised AI
01:08:02 DeFi is going nowhere
01:12:47 Learn more about Q

GUESTS
Nicolas on Twitter

LINKS
Q Whitepaper

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

Cosmos Hub ICS Security Marketplace with Jehan Tremback of Informal Systems Mar 18, 2024

Informal Systems is a Cosmos contributor that works on the Cosmos Hub, which is the first blockchain in the Interchain. The Cosmos Hub is one of thousands of blockchains that will eventually make up the Cosmos Network. The Hub's primary token is ATOM, but it will support many other tokens in the future. Interchain Security is one of the main services the Cosmos Hub provides. It enables other blockchains to be secured through Proof-of-Stake (PoS) by the ATOM token, which holds one of the largest market capitalizations in the interchain ecosystem.

TOPICS

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:20 - 5th anniversary of the hub

00:04:13 - Shift in the vision of Cosmos SDK

00:07:59 - The role of a Cosmos Hub Lead

00:12:44 - Business development and its role under Informal Systems

00:19:32 - Shared security on the hub - Interchain Security

00:26:19 - The shift in vision

00:31:20 - The subset problem

00:38:41 - The old way vs the new

00:42:15 - The babylon partnership - additional security

00:48:20 - How the hub competes in the landscape

00:50:21 - Ethos and what they're building

00:53:24 - Cosmos Alignment and how it's perceived

00:55:46 - The end game

LINKS

Babylon Bitcoin Security

Interchain Security: Partial Set Security
Comos-Ethereum Converging

Atomic composability - IBC

Atom Wars

SOCIAL MEDIA (Twitter)
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

FAIR TOKEN LAUNCHES with Simon Chadwick of Eclipse Mar 06, 2024

Eclipse Fi is a revolutionary hub for interchain token launches, bringing the value back into the hands of early communities. Eclipse Mainnet, launching in Q1 2024, is the fastest Ethereum L2, powered by the SVM. With an architecture that combines the best pieces of the modular stack, developers get all the benefits of dedicated throughput with none of the downsides. Eclipse makes it possible to build applications that can coordinate masses of people and scale with any developer’s needs.

TOPICS
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:06:46 - Terra's Collapse
00:10:27 - the next cycle of token launches
00:20:23 - Centralised vs Decentralised platforms
00:22:49 - Implementing KYC & compliance for projects
00:27:15 - The vision for eclipse
00:31:32 - Benefits of launching projects on Eclipse
00:35:16 - Supported launch mechanisms
00:37:47 - Reputation on the user side
00:41:07 - CIBIL
00:43:11 - How zkKYC works
00:47:17 - Liquidity hub
00:54:20 - Why Eclipse was built on Neutron
00:57:29 - Roadmap for Eclipse Fi

GUESTS
Simon on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA (Twitter)
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

SLINKY ORACLE with Maghnus Mareneck of Skip Feb 13, 2024

Skip Protocol helps sovereign blockchain protocols supercharge their blockspace to improve user experience, enhance interoperability, and enrich network stakeholders. The protocol has recently unveiled Slinky, an “Oracle” aggregator designed for perpetual markets and DeFi as a whole.

TOPICS
00:02:10 - Major Developments at Skip
00:04:40 - The slinky announcement
00:14:15 - Use cases for Slinky
00:21:10 - The architecture and how validators are coordinating
00:25:11 - Levana Attack in relation to the architecture
00:27:14 - Pricing and Slashing
00:35:18 - Is there a compromise?
00:38:16 - What vulnerabilities and attacks can Slinky prevent
00:45:15 - The opportunity cost of using Skip
00:48:36 - How it fits in the modular stack
00:53:51 - Slinky:The Rolls Royce of Oracles
00:59:18 - Slinky's origin and potential customers
01:03:02 - Conclusion

LINKS
GitHub - Skip-mev
How Slinky can prevent Oracle Manipulation Attacks
Slinky: Twitter Announcement

GUESTS
Maghnus on Twitter
Skip's Website

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

CELESTIA LIQUID STAKING with Fabo & Jay B of Milky Way Feb 05, 2024

MilkyWay is a liquid staking solution for the Celestia ecosystem, initially starting its deployment and operation on Osmosis. When individuals liquid stake their TIA coins through MilkyWay, they obtain an on-chain representation of their TIA staking position, termed as milkTIA. This allows Celestia token holders to access liquidity for their staked assets, facilitating trading or their utilization as collateral in different DeFi products.

TOPICS
00:06:27 - When did the protocol launch?
00:07:43 - Growth and support from the community
00:08:25 - Liquid staking
00:10:09 - What is liquid staking evolving into
00:12:25 - What is Milky Way?
00:14:38 - Where can people use their MilkTIA
00:17:23 - The design
00:26:13 - The agent and how it interacts with the multisig
00:31:59 - Fudding the multisig
00:34:22 - Purpose of the contract
00:38:23 - How the validators are chosen
00:47:56 - Milky Way's position in the liquid staking space
00:51:54 - Endgame for Milky Way in the Celestia ecosystem
00:55:38 - The roadmap

LINKS
Milky Way
AuthZ Delegated Multisig

GUESTS
JayB on LinkedIn
Fabo on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

BUILD WHATEVER WHEREVER with Omer Mishael of Lava Network Jan 29, 2024

Lava is a modular data network for scaling access to any blockchain. The network can flexibly support any RPC and API. Lava works with rollups and blockchains to consolidate and improve their node infrastructure. Providers are rewarded for their quality of service, so your users can fetch data and send transactions with speed, data integrity and uptime. Lava helps developers build web3-native apps on any chain.

TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:48 Lava's USP
00:10:22 Uber for blockchain data
00:13:39 RPC and Relayers
00:23:26 Lava's paradigm and how it works
00:31:47 How does the matching happen?
00:39:48 Clustering mechanism
00:42:29 Participants in Lava functionality
00:51:55 Modular Stack - Lava's contribution
00:56:10 Light Clients
01:01:04 Road to mainnet

LINKS
Lava on Twitter

GUESTS
Omer Mishael on Linkedin
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

MODULAR MOVE ROLLUPS with Rushi Manche of Movement Labs Jan 19, 2024

Movement Labs is a modular framework to build and deploy Move-based infrastructure, applications, and blockchains in any distributed environment. They offer an open network for creators to build and grow. The team is building a suite of products and services that empower non-Move protocols to leverage the power of the Move Programming Language without writing a single lineof Move code.

TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:04:58 EVM is going to zero
00:12:33 Overview of Movement
00:16:25 M2: Roll up framework
00:18:27 Decision tree for a developer
00:20:51 Noble and Union Partnership
00:25:41 Fractal module: Backwards Compatibility
00:28:50 Risky Opcodes in Ethereum
00:31:50 Native USDC
00:33:36 How move benefits IBC
00:35:12 Future of Cosmos
00:40:08 Long term compatibility between VMs
00:42:55 Movement Labs: Parthenon Roadmap
00:44:35 Decentralised Share Sequencer
00:47:24 Validators for M1
00:48:30 Token and Air Drop?
00:48:59 Community program
00:51:33 ETF Approval

LINKS
M2 Announcement
Movement + Noble + Union Partnership
Movement Roadmap
Ethereum Opcodes

GUESTS
Rushi Manche on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture on Twitter
The Interop on Twitter

LEVANA RELAUNCH with Jonathan Caras of Levana Jan 16, 2024

Levana is a decentralized exchange protocol designed to enable leveraged positions for any asset. Levana enables permission-less, censorship-resistant Capital efficient markets. Levana is the only platform with zero insolvency risk, so your PnL is always safe. Currently market launches and configuration is permissioned, but Levana's goal is to create a permissionless protocol which enables anyone to be able to launch a leveraged market for any asset.

TOPICS
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:55 The ETF Approval
00:06:28 Ben Franklin with laser eyes
00:12:30 The token launch
00:24:23 Attack timeline
00:28:30 Details of the attack
00:29:04 Targeted pools
00:34:09 Oracle Exploitation & how it works
00:42:16 Other oracle solutions
00:46:55 Learnings from the attack
00:49:50 Mitigation and relaunch
00:57:42 Thoughts on adding LVN tokens & Staking
01:00:22 Positive outlook for Levana

LINKS
Initial Security Alert
Levana exploit postmortem
Delta price attack explained
Jacob Gabikian post on p2p storm

GUESTS
Jonathan on Twitter
Levana on Twitter

SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture
The Interop

Cosmos in 2024 LIVESTREAM with Cryptocito, Sam Hart, Farmer and Stephen TCG Jan 06, 2024

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

GENERALIZED ABSTRACTION with Anthony of XION Jan 04, 2024

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures XION is the first L1 purpose built for mass consumer adoption through its Generalized Abstraction layer. It is a paradigm shift, paving the way for mainstream adoption of Web3 by enabling seamless user experiences for everyday users through protocol-level implementations. It focuses on accounts, signatures, payments, interoperability, devices, and pricing. TOPICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:09 Burnt Banksy 00:05:12 Early NFT Projects 00:07:34 Nobody gives a shit about crypto 00:12:06 What is XION 00:13:30 XION in comparison to other protocols 00:15:51 Generalized Abstraction 00:18:37 Integration with other chains 00:21:19 Advantage of integrating with XION 00:23:28 Meta accounts and how it works 00:27:50 Abstraction 2.0 do we need a wallet anymore? 00:30:59 Onboarding legacy accounts 00:38:15 Too much power to Apple and Google 00:40:20 Parameterised Fee Layer 00:47:13 The Mint module 00:54:53 Why XION chose Cosmos LINKS https://linktr.ee/burnt_ XION Whitepaper: https://xion.burnt.com/whitepaper.pdf GUESTS Burnt Banksy: https://x.com/burntbanksy ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

ATOM ALIGNMENT with Noam Cohen of Binary Builders Dec 29, 2023

Binary Builders is a leading group of builders in the Interchain ecosystem providing a range of services with the goal to help build the future of Web3. They serve as the primary maintainer of the Cosmos SDK. Binary Builders authored the Atom Alignment thesis posted to the Cosmos Hub Forum which focuses on AEZ Growth, financial alignment w/ consumer chains, and increasing decentralization of the Hub's voting power.

TOPICS

00:00:00 Introduction

00:05:20 What is Binary Builders?

00:08:54 Interchain Builders Program

00:11:28 Business development in Cosmos

00:16:52 Areas of research

00:21:51 Atom Alignment - 3 modules

00:26:02 Growing Atom & AEZ

00:30:15 KPI's to look for

00:33:41 Details of the treasury

00:39:02 Should all proposals go through governance?

00:45:54 Voting on Telegram - IBC Bot

00:48:01 Drip Module - How it works

00:51:32 Building on Cosmos SDK vs Cosmwasm

00:56:13 The Hub, AEZ & the future

01:00:11 Chain features & Atom as money

01:00:58 The Hub's most valuable attribute

01:02:26 Thoughts on Sunny's take?

01:07:56 Next steps with alignment treasury

LINKS

Binary Builders
Messari State of Cosmos Hub: https://messari.io/report/state-of-cosmos-hub-q3-2023
Atom Alignment Forum Post: https://forum.cosmos.network/t/discussion-aez-growth-the-atom-alignment-treasury/11467
Onchain Governance Proposal for Atom Alignment: https://www.mintscan.io/cosmos/proposals/864
IBC Bot: https://ibc.bot

GUESTS

Creators & Guests

Noam Cohen - Guest
Sebastien Couture - Host

ATOM IS MONEY with Sunny Aggarwal of Osmosis Dec 13, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures Osmosis is an Interchain DEX that lets you swap, earn, and build on the leading decentralized Cosmos exchange. Building Interchain-native apps and smart contracts, as well as analyzing assets and liquidity, are all made possible by Osmosis's tools. ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:38 The Mars-Neutron merger 00:12:10 Sunny’s take on Mars leaving Osmosis 00:17:01 Competition & stealing liquidity 00:21:33 Osmosis and Umee’s merger 00:23:05 Appchains merging & becoming rollups 00:25:03 Proposal #858 & AEZ 00:33:27 Community’s reaction to the proposal 00:34:40 Atom is money 00:44:46 What’s the vision & the plan? 00:50:18 Views on Atom1 & LSDs 00:57:07 Osmosis 2.0 - CL hooks & smart accounts 01:04:48 Exciting Osmosis applications LINKS Osmosis: https://osmosis.zone Proposal #858: https://wallet.keplr.app/chains/cosmos-hub/proposals/858 GUESTS Sunny on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnya97 ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

BUILD WHATEVER with Nick White of Celestia Dec 08, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures Celestia is a modular data availability (DA) network that securely scales with the number of users, making it easy for anyone to launch their own blockchain without having their own validator set. Celestia recently launched on Mainnet, going from white paper to protocol. Many exciting applications are being built with Celestia and new primitives are being discovered in the realm of Data availability sampling (DAS), Light nodes, DA narratives and more. ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:38 Celestia's Launch: white-paper to protocol 00:03:35 Crypto community's reaction to the launch 00:07:39 Will app-chains supplement security with Celestia? 00:11:23 What's the deal with "build whatever"? 00:16:06 Light node meme 00:28:03 The two other nodes that exist in Celestia 00:31:55 Name spaces - what are they? 00:35:49 Ethereum x Celestia - Blobstream 00:41:32 Can Existing L2's leverage this DA? 00:49:49 Future of modular security 00:59:00 The DA narrative with relation to security 01:04:28 Exciting things being built on Celestia 01:10:53 The modular era & sovereign rollups LINKS Celestia: https://celestia.org/ Introducing Blobstream: https://blog.celestia.org/introducing-blobstream/ GUESTS Nick on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickwh8te/media ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

BUILDING THE AEZ with Youssef Amrani of AADAO Dec 05, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures Atom Accelerator DAO (AADAO) is a grant focused DAO for the Cosmos Hub, funded by the Hub. AADAO currently focuses on ecosystem initiatives and public goods with the goal of aligning the ecosystem and driving value for ATOM. AADAO has been around for 9 months and been giving grants for 6 months. AADAO is also actively working towards wrapping the DAO in a legal structure in order to have a cohesive onchain and offchain existence. ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:28 Youssef's background 00:05:30 Atom 2.0 whitepaper and lessons learned 00:14:04 What is AADAO? 00:18:41 Mandate and funding of AADAO 00:22:23 AADAO's objectives and accomplishments 00:25:25 AADAO's grants 00:39:19 Research areas of AADAO + outcomes 00:50:05 Prop 848 00:54:40 Is the Cosmos Hub overpaying for security? 01:03:47 Should the ICF be funding AADAO? 01:08:55 Hot take - will ATOM be a top 5 chain? LINKS Website: https://www.atomaccelerator.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ATOMAccelerator 2024 Funding Proposal for AADAO: https://forum.cosmos.network/t/funding-atom-accelerator-dao-for-2024/12249 Atom Accelerator 2023 Impact Report: https://www.atomaccelerator.com/blog/2023-impact-report Grants issued by AADAO: https://www.atomaccelerator.com/grant-issued GUESTS Youssef Amrani, Co-Founder: https://twitter.com/youssef_amrani ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

ETHEREUM IBC HUB with Bo Du of Polymer Nov 28, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures This episode is all about Polymer's shift to the OP stack. Polymer just announced they will transition to operate as a rollup leveraging the OP stack, and build Ethereum's interoperability hub. Polymer will no longer build a Cosmos app-chain secured by Cosmos validators. Polymer will use Ethereum for security, and the Eigen Layer for for data availability. ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:38 Polymer's IBC Summit 00:04:43 Polymer's shift to Ethereum 00:08:10 High level vision of Polymer 00:11:58 Connecting EVM chains to IBC 00:17:30 Futures contract and perpetuals 00:16:55 OP stack + Polymer 00:21:25 How Polymer's rollup will implement IBC 00:27:34 Bringing IBC to Ethereum 00:29:50 Challenges of implementing IBC + fraud proof layer 00:34:33 Cosmos Hub running Ethereum clients? 00:37:37 Multihop channel IBC 00:40:03 Benefit of bringing Polymer to ETH as a rollup 00:46:28 Polymer using Ethereum for security and Eigen for DA 00:48:05 Polymer's use of OP 00:53:42 Monomer SDK 01:00:11 Go to market strategy 01:01:52 Merging Ethereum and Cosmos 01:04:52 Road to mainnet LINKS Website: https://www.polymerlabs.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Polymer_Labs Blog: https://polymerlabs.medium.com/ Bo's Talk at Nebular Summit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmZiHj8lbrg GUESTS Bo Du, Technical Lead: https://twitter.com/0xshake ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

DYDX V4 MAINNET with Charles d'Haussy of dYdX Nov 18, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures In 2017 dYdX was launched as a decentralized exchange protocol. Fast forward to 2023 and dYdX has reached over 1T in total trading volume and commands a TVL of over $300m. Just last month dYdX released dYdX V4 which is a standalone open-source blockchain built on the Cosmos SDK. With dYdX V4 the product development and governance is in the hands of the respective subDAOs, validators, dYdX stakers, and community members contributing to its future development. This was originally recorded for the Epicenter podcast ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:40 Charles Background 00:05:03 How did Charles join dYdX Foundation as CEO? 00:06:45 Decision making process for moving dYdX to its own chain 00:13:06 Is it an issue that the dYdX Cosmos chain isn't EVM compatible? 00:17:30 Futures contract and perpetuals 00:20:30 Permissionless markets 00:31:10 Can DeFi compete with CEXs? 00:38:04 Current state of dYdX post launch 00:41:15 Validator voting challenges 00:44:52 Challenges of dYdX's decentralization 00:48:41 Different entities that govern dYdX 00:52:14 MEV in dYdX? 00:54:44 Charles' opinion on MEV in dYdX 00:57:10 Working with the Cosmos ecosystem 01:01:40 Astropolis and Charles' vision for the future 01:06:45 Does Urbit tie into dYdX? 01:08:40 AI's agents role in crypto LINKS Website: https://www.dydx.foundation/ dYdX Exchange: https://dydx.exchange/ dYdX Foundation Twitter: https://twitter.com/dydxfoundation Charles' Talk at Cosmoverse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNM7rO1Nwas GUESTS Charles d'Haussy, CEO: https://twitter.com/charlesdhaussy ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

LIQUIDITY ROUTER with Fig of Squid Nov 09, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ Squid was built out of the need to communicate with multiple blockchains when there is not just one dominant chain. Squid is the router for moving assets across different chains, utilizing Axelar as the underlying layer. Squid does the work of figuring out the best path and rates for swapping assets across ecosystems, and simplifies this into a one-click process for the user. Squid has packaged swaps, bridges, and message transfer into one router. TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:55 Fig's background 00:06:18 What is Squid? 00:11:11 Pain points for developers Squid is solving 00:13:20 Squid's relationship to Axelar 00:17:50 Message passing layer 00:20:30 Gas management in Axelar 00:22:40 Atomicity guarantees between chains 00:25:55 Will intents lead to everything going off-chain? 00:33:20 User considerations using Axelar over other interoperable solutions 00:41:56 Longterm view of $AXL and $USDC 00:45:20 Squid integration with Noble and dYdX 00:48:07 Bridge asset fungibility and liquidity fragmentation 00:54:02 ETH stake used to secure Cosmos chains? 00:55:51 What would a Squid token be used for? 00:57:55 Squid business model LINKS Website: https://www.squidrouter.com/ Squid dApp: https://app.squidrouter.com/ Squid Twitter: https://twitter.com/squidrouter GUESTS Fig, Co-Founder: https://twitter.com/ecdsafu ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

COSMOS IBC EVERYWERE with Karel Kaiser of Union Nov 07, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ Union builds Zero Knowledge infrastructure for interoperability that will enable permissionless and trust minimized message passing between the Interchain and Ethereum. Union is based on consensus verification and has no dependencies on trusted third parties, oracles, multi-signatures, or MPC. Union is the first messaging protocol with an IBC connection between Ethereum and their testnet. TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:45 Karel's background 00:06:25 Karel's take on Cosmos ecosystem 00:08:08 Union product & mission 00:10:45 Verifying the state between chains 00:15:30 Consumer hardware generated proofs 00:17:25 Union architecture 00:21:30 Comet BLS 00:27:30 What are storage/state proofs? 00:29:15 How does BLS enable more validators? 00:32:49 Relayer architecture - Galois and Voyager 00:36:46 Realyers for sending/receiving messages cross-chain 00:42:38 Why Unions doesn't use governance proposals to run chains 00:46:30 Need for packet forward middleware? 00:49:48 Union & Celestia 00:53:04 Leveraging Interchain security across Ethereum 00:57:50 Union enables BTC transfers into IBC 01:02:46 Union roadmap LINKS Website: https://union.build/ Blog: https://union.build/blog/ Unioned FAQ: https://docs.union.build/ Union Twitter: https://twitter.com/union_build GUESTS Karel Kaiser, CEO: https://twitter.com/0xkaiserkarel ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

MODULAR BASE LAYER with Anurag Arjun of Avail Oct 27, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ Avail is a modular blockchain built to scale other blockchains, spun out of Polygon. It provides a fast, secure data and consensus layer for launching a sustainable blockchain. Avail is part of a growing modular ecosystem in the ongoing effort to increase data availability for blockchains. Avail's final incentivized testnet is starting in the end of October with final audits by the end of the year, and mainnet launch expected in 2024. TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:13 Introduction to Anurag 00:04:18 Starting Avail while at Polygon 00:07:19 Tradeoffs when choosing security layers 00:16:15 Longterm viability of EVM Rollups 00:24:00 Avail's stack 00:29:22 Avails vs Celestia 00:40:10 Data Availability Sampling 00:49:45 Tradeoffs in increasing block size 00:54:24 Economics of Avail 01:04:10 Avail roadmap, milestones, and challenges LINKS Website: https://availproject.org/ Blog: https://blog.availproject.org/ Blogpost on data availability layer: https://blog.availproject.org/a-guide-to-selecting-the-right-data-availability-layer/ Avail Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvailProject GUESTS Anurag Arjun, Founder: https://twitter.com/anuragarjun ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

MODULAR INTEROPERABILITY with Jon Kol of Hyperlane Oct 22, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ Hyperlane is an interoperability protocol enabling permissionless connectivity between blockchains. Hyperlane is unique in that it provides a modular framework allowing developers to build interoperability solutions that fit the needs of their applications. Their recent v3 upgrade solves developer pain points, including the release of Hooks, which allows you to customize message routing. TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:20 Jon’s interest in interoperability 00:09:00 How are interoperability protocols competing? 00:14:05 What are modular blockchains? 00:19:15 Making modularity accessible and secure 00:22:55 Hot take: Decentralized shared sequencers are not real 00:29:22 Tradeoffs for optimizing Hyperlane 00:34:02 Hyperlane’s architecture 00:44:45 Difference between IBC and Hyperlane 00:48:10 Application layer interoperability 00:50:15 Role of validators and relayers 00:54:50 Security modules 00:56:25 Gas module 01:00:48 What’s new in Hyperlane V3 01:03:50 Who’s building on Hyperlane? 01:07:10 Who should be using Hyperlane? LINKS Hyperlane: https://www.hyperlane.xyz/ Hyperlane FAQs: https://docs.hyperlane.xyz/docs/introduction/readme Hyperlane Explorer: https://explorer.hyperlane.xyz/? GUESTS Jon Kol, CEO: https://twitter.com/thePalenimbus ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

DIVERSIFIED YIELDS with Valentin Pletnev of Quasar Oct 16, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ This week I sat down with Valentin Pletnev, Founder of Quasar Finance, an Interchain yield aggregator. We discuss Quasar's concentrated liquidity and staking vaults, how Quasar works with Osmosis, vault creators that provide strategies, the tech under the hood of their product, and Cosmos DeFi. We also hear Valentin's take on why he thinks the growing amount of Cosmos chains is a bearish direction for the ecosystem. TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:15 Valentin's Background 00:07:53 Deploying Capital on Asset Management Platforms vs. Protocols 00:14:04 Liquidity Concentration and Community Governance 00:18:35 Early Yield Aggregation Products 00:22:46 Quasar and Sommelier Differences 00:27:52 How Quasar Vaults Work 00:37:35 Growing Amount of Cosmos Chains Makes Valentin Bearish 00:41:50 Osmosis Merging with the Cosmos Hub? 00:44:29 Flow of Transactions on Quasar 00:50:30 How Do Vault Creators Interact with Quasar? 00:55:09 How DLL Interacts with Quasar 00:58:10 Quasar Expansion Plans 01:02:23 User Risks for Using Quasar LINKS Quasar Finance: https://www.quasar.fi/ CL Vault Launch: https://www.quasar.fi/blog/quasar-vaults-for-concentrated-liquidity Quasar Rundown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpxN6Inoz3A Roadmap: https://www.quasar.fi/blog/the-quasar-roadmap GUEST Valentin Pletnev: https://twitter.com/valeyo777 ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

PERPETUAL SWAPS with Jonathan Caras of Levana Sep 29, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ This week I sat down with Jonathan Caras, Head of Communications for Levana Protocol, a perpetual swap protocol deployed in the Cosmos ecosystem. We discuss the launch and future of Levana and dissected the ins-and-outs of DeFi yield, perpetual swap fees, and user strategies deployed on Levana. We also break down aspects of Levana's white paper, and discuss Jonathan's take on how the appchain thesis has failed. TOPICS 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:20 Jonathan's background 00:05:48 Best Non-Finance User Products 00:12:15 Why has the Appchain Thesis Failed? 00:17:16 Sovereignty as an Appchain 00:24:00 Levana Background and Deployment 00:26:38 What is Real Yield? 00:31:52 What is a Perpetual Swap? 00:38:50 Perpetual Swap Fees 00:44:44 Levana Users, Use Cases, & Strategies 00:52:00 How is Levana well-funded? 00:59:11 Insolvency Protection & Mark Price 01:03:01 Future of Levana LINKS Levana: https://levana.finance Levana Roadmap: https://blog.levana.finance/levana-is-headed-for-the-skies-check-out-our-roadmap-ad1f1328cb98 GUEST Jonathan Caras: https://x.com/madcapslaugh ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

THE STAKING ECONOMY with Brian Crain of Chorus One & ICF Sep 14, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures Brian Crain of Chorus One talks about his role in the Cosmos ecosystem as an early team member at Tendermint and his work structuring the ATOM token sale. He also discusses the staking economy, interoperability, and liquid staking, reflecting on the centralization-decentralization tension in these areas. He also talks about the Interchain Foundation's (ICF) role and how the organization can better steward the broader Interchain ecosystem. Brian Crain is CEO of Chorus One, President of the Interchain Foundation Council, and Host of the Epicenter podcast. ------------------------------------ LINKS - Unbundling PBS: Towards protocol-enforced proposer commitments (PEPC): https://ethresear.ch/t/unbundling-pbs-towards-protocol-enforced-proposer-commitments-pepc/13879 - MEV Matters: Decoding Chorus One’s winning MEV strategy: https://chorus.one/articles/mev-matters-decoding-chorus-ones-winning-mev-strategy - Obsidian: https://obsidian.md - Building a Second Brain: https://www.buildingasecondbrain.com GUESTS Brian Crain: https://x.com/crainbf ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

BLOCK SDK with Maghnus Mareneck of Skip Sep 07, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

PEER-TO-PEER RPC with Yair Cleper of Lava Network Aug 25, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

ZK VERIFIABLE APPS with Butian Li of Blockless Aug 25, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

MOVE VM with Rushi Manche of Movement Labs Aug 04, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

CUSTOMIZABLE ROLLUPS with Neel Somani of Eclipse Jul 07, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

IBC EVERYWHERE with Bo Du of Polymer Labs Jun 27, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

NEUTRON MAINNET with Spaydh Jun 20, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

VERIFIABLE CREDENTIALS with Fraser Edwards of Cheqd Jun 16, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS Fraser Edwards: https://twitter.com/fraser_again LINKS Cheqd: https://cheqd.io Creds: https://creds.xyz ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

DATA GOVERNANCE with Théo Pelliet of OKP4 May 31, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

CROSS-CHAIN LIQUIDITY with Jim Chang of Catalyst AMM May 24, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 Techno 00:01:46 Introduction & background 00:07:52 Jim's hot take 00:16:25 Raas ecosystem 00:23:40 Catalyst product vision 00:28:45 Deploying Catalyst 00:31:44 Catalyst network architecture 00:37:30 Cross-chain messaging 00:42:40 Pricing mechanism 00:46:10 Unit of liquidity 00:48:06 Trust-minimized bridging 00:52:28 Impermanent loss 00:54:30 Capturing MEV 00:56:40 Multi-hop routing 01:00:09 Virtual pools 01:05:48 Partnership with Neutron 01:09:01 Roadmap & next steps GUESTS Jim Chang: https://twitter.com/0xJim Catalyst: https://twitter.com/CatalystAMM ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

AI SUPERCLOUD with Greg Osuri of Akash Network May 16, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

GPT SMART CONTRACTS with Emin Gün Sirer of Avalanche @el33th4xor #Avax May 12, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Sovereign MEV with Maghnus Mareneck of Skip Protocol Apr 27, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 - Introduction 02:32 - Maghnus' background 08:49 - Sentinal Protocol 10:14 - Different types of MEV 14:10 - Liquidations 16:48 - Sandwich attacks 20:04 - What is back running? 27:36 - MEV in Cosmos 30:26 - Cosmos v Ethereum developers 32:40 - The Skip Protocol stack 37:37 - Skippy 42:25 - Good MEV 48:17 - MEV Satellite 52:02 - Previous MEV models 55:10 - Satellite data dashboard 59:14 - IBC unwinding 01:04:12 - Future of MEV in Cosmos 01:09:16 - Crosschain MEV across ecosystems GUESTS Maghnus Mareneck: https://twitter.com/0xMagmar LINKS Skip Satellite: http://satellite.skip.money ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Understanding RollApps with Shaolin of Dymension Apr 12, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 - Introduction 02:50 - Barry's background 05:47 - Evolution of scaling 09:21 - Dymension’s RollApps 12:30 - Different types of rollups 16:33 - Scalability trilemma and modular blockchains 20:24 - Cosmos’ ICS scaling 23:55 - Dymension architecture and RDK 35:50 - The data availability layer 39:15 - RollApp interoperability 41:45 - Incentivising sequencer neutrality 53:14 - Network roles in Dymension 59:30 - Use cases & limitations of RollApps 01:02:47 - Future of Appchains 01:04:52 - The roadmap GUESTS Barry (shaolin): https://twitter.com/shaolin_flow ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

DeFi Leasing with Ivan Kostov & Metodi Manov of Nolus Mar 30, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 - Introduction 02:16 - Ivan and Metodi's backgrounds 04:39 - Credissimo 09:34 - Nolus overview 11:44 - The mechanics and user experience 15:45 - How to repay a loan 19:09 - Why only stablecoins 21:56 - Difference to other lending markets 25:27 - Utility functions of the token 31:05 - Governance 33:04 - Current strategies 36:43 - Cross chain transfers 41:38 - Current and future partnerships 43:30 - Why Nolus is built on CosmWasm 46:35 - Why a Cosmos Appchain? 49:20 - Long term vision for sovereignty 57:26 - Nolus roadmap and launch GUESTS Metodi Manov Ivan Kostov: https://twitter.com/kostovster LINKS - Website: https://nolus.io - Nolus Protocol: https://twitter.com/NolusProtocol - Whitepaper: https://nolus.io/Nolus-Whitepaper.pdf - Documentation: https://docs-nolus-protocol.notion.site/Nolus-Protocol-Docs-a0ddfe091cc5456183417a68502705f8 - Medium: https://medium.com/@nolus - Github: https://github.com/Nolus-Protocol ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

AXELAR VM Mar 17, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Interop Summit 03:30 Account abstraction 07:30 Axelar Update 10:11 Token fungibility 12:30 Token translation 15:30 Axelar VM 21:30 IBC vs Axelar 24:30 Wallets & interoperability 29:00 Axelar VM & CosmWasm 30:35 Axelar Maestro 34:50 Contract templates 36:07 Contract upgradability 37:50 Grants program 38:30 Cross-chain MEV 40:30 Interchain security 41:50 Execution environments 46:35 Roadmap GUESTS Sergey Gorbunov: https://twitter.com/sergey_nog ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Planetary Regeneration with Gregory Landua of Regen Network Feb 28, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:10 - Gregory and Regen's background 00:05:11 - Carbon credits overview 00:10:24 - The carbon costs 00:14:30 - Fungibility of carbon credits 00:23:20 - Accuracy of carbon reduction methods 00:27:10 - Government driven carbon incentives 00:34:26 - The relationship with crypto 00:38:14 - The Nature Carbon Ton token 00:40:21 - The interoperability challenges 00:44:25 - What token holders do 00:54:28 - Upgrading the tokenomics 00:57:26 - Regen 5.0 upgrade 01:04:15 - Accountability of claims Regen Ledger 5.0 Upgrade: https://github.com/regen-network/governance/tree/main/proposals/2023-01-regen-ledger-v5.0-upgrade GUESTS Gregory Landua: https://twitter.com/gregory_landua ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Interchain Lending with Dohko of Mars Protocol Feb 17, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:47 - Dohko's background 00:04:41 - Mars and Delphi Labs 00:07:17 - Background of Mars Protocol 00:11:53 - Opportunities unique to Cosmos 00:19:06 - Synchronous composability 00:20:37 - The outpost model 00:29:34 - Liquidity on the outpost model 00:38:29 - Price coordination on the hub 00:40:14 - The Red Bank and The Fields of Mars 00:43:10 - A borrower's user case 00:45:25 - Leverage yield farming 00:51:14 - User contribution 00:52:33 - Risk parameters in their strategy 00:57:58 - Building on Mars 01:04:58 - Dohko's views on L2s on Ethereum 01:11:32 - The future of DeFi products GUESTS Dohko: https://twitter.com/dohko_01 ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Future of DAOs with Jake Hartnell Feb 15, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures Nebular Summit draft proposal: https://commonwealth.im/juno/discussion/9988-grant-for-nebular-summit-in-paris-in-july-interchain-builders-conference ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:58 - Jake's background 00:06:46 - The transition to his work today 00:12:20 - Jake's views on IBC 00:14:59 - Is Juno dead? 00:19:18 - DAO community governance 00:34:28 - Quadratic voting 00:38:48 - DAO DAO 00:46:50 - The DAO DAO roadmap 00:52:50 - The vision for Juno 01:02:48 - Funding on Security DAO 01:06:20 - Contributing to Juno GUESTS Jake Hartnell: https://twitter.com/JakeHartnell ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

IBC Roadmap with Susannah Evans of Interchain Feb 13, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 - Introduction 01:34 - Susannah's background 06:09 - Views on veganism! 11:37 - History of IBC 17:47 - Susannah's role 26:34 - IBC component flow 38:03 - Post token transfer 40:04 - Preventing malicious incidents 50:30 - Interchain Accounts and Queries 01:03:42 - Audience Question! 01:05:36 - IBC solidity implementation GUESTS Susannah Evans: https://twitter.com/susevans ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

EVM + COSMOS Feb 08, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:57 - The last 4 months 02:48 - Evmos' role in the ecosystem 09:28 - The future technical vision 16:25 - Launching a chain 19:02 - Cevmos 23:22 - Life expectancy of EVM 31:40 - Recent uses of Ethermint 37:49 - Licensing models 43:34 - Benefit of Evmos SDK to Evmos holders 47:20 - Evmos governance 50:19 - The Evmos roadmap GUESTS Federico Kunze Kullmer: https://twitter.com/fekunze ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Rewarding Web3 Developers with Griffin Anderson of Archway Feb 08, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:26 - Griffin's background 00:06:35 - Tendermint's influence 00:09:08 - Ethereum Enterprise Alliance 00:15:15 - What is Archway? 00:22:42 - Fees 00:29:55 - Interaction between modules 00:35:56 - CosmWasm SDK 00:39:57 - Differences between Archway and Juno 00:48:41 - Development of infrastructure 00:54:35 - Moving up the Archway stack 00:59:55 - Confio's halt on public goods 01:05:43 - The Archway roadmap 01:09:21 - Learn more! GUESTS Griffin Anderson: https://twitter.com/andergri ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

NFT Interoperability with Shane Vitarana of Stargaze Feb 02, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:00 - Shane's background 00:05:00 - What led to Stargaze 00:09:26 - Overview of Stargaze 00:10:32 - Generating revenue 00:13:29 - The Stargaze stack 00:19:20 - What are validators doing? 00:23:50 - Comparison to KYVE 00:27:42 - What contracts are being uploaded? 00:29:47 - Striking a balance between NFT users 00:35:58 - NFT Interoperability 00:40:40 - NFT trading 00:47:21 - Transferring between chains 00:51:29 - Outposts on Stargaze 00:56:16 - Thoughts on scaling 00:58:41 - The current ecosystem infrastructure 01:08:04 - Privacy issues 01:18:17 - Stargaze tools for creators GUESTS Shane Vitarana: https://twitter.com/shan3v? ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Verifiable Ethereum Data Marketplace with Rick Dudley of Laconic Jan 27, 2023

00:Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:33 - Tendermint's early days 00:10:33 - The biggest challenges in Web3 00:14:49 - Biggest technical challenges in crypto 00:16:57 - Making compromises 00:22:32 - Why do we need Laconic 00:25:53 - Uniswap 00:30:45 - Who's building models for the data 00:38:50 - How watchers work 00:53:44 - Why 7 validators 00:55:44 - Relationship with L2s 00:57:42 - Predicting reorgs 01:01:35 - Trust anchors 01:14:59 - Funding 01:18:27 - The Laconic roadmap and getting involved GUESTS Rick Dudley: https://twitter.com/AFDudley0 ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Liquid Staking in Comos - Roea Mortaki & VishModali of Quicksilver Jan 18, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 - Intro 02:26 - Meet Roea and Vish 05:30 - How important was Quicksilver's launch 09:30 - Quicksilver's vision 11:02 - Launch 13:53 - Chain Halt 17:16 - Governance Proposal 19:31 - Audits 22:49 - The hub running on a version 25:09 - What do we learn from here 30:17 - What are the constraints 32:07 - Difference between Ethereum and Cosmos 39:16 - Different approaches to liquid staking 43:41 - Proxy governance 46:06 - Decentralisation 49:28 - User parameters 56:36 - Liquidity fragmentation GUESTS Roea Mortaki: https://twitter.com/m_roea Vish Modali: https://twitter.com/vishwakat ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

COSMOS: Looking forward to 2023 (and lessons from 2022) Jan 06, 2023

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Crypto & Blockchain: Looking beyond the bear market Dec 22, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS GUESTS ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

The Gnosis Chain Merge Dec 15, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ GUESTS Friederike Ernst: https://twitter.com/tw_tter ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Gamified Learning with Sam Dec 13, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:32 - Sam's background 00:11:25 - Node Guardians 00:19:47 - Leveraging the platform 00:24:32 - Recruitment scams 00:37:14 - Project investors 00:44:25 - StarkNet Ecosystem 00:59:37 - StarkNet conference 01:02:42 - Bare metal vs cloud GUESTS Sam: https://twitter.com/samnode_ ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Attracting users to Cosmos with better UX with Dogemos Dec 09, 2022

00:Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:06:05 - The Cosmos ecosystem today 00:09:21 - The growth of the ecosystem 00:11:54 - Involvement with Terra 00:17:07 - Cultural significance of badkid 00:21:50 - Keplr 00:25:16 - The future of wallets 00:32:10 - The Keplr UX 01:01:00 - What's coming next? GUESTS Dogemos: https://twitter.com/dogemos ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Decentralized Capital Market Infrastructure with Jay Jog of Sei Dec 02, 2022

00:00:Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:07 - Jay's background 00:04:30 - Robinhood 00:06:26 - Jay's views on FTX 00:11:26 - What is Sei? 00:16:45 - Social Co-ordination 00:22:34 - Future of sector-specific chains 00:25:52 - Curating the ecosystem 00:27:32 - Sei's scaling strategy 00:31:43 - The technical components 00:38:17 - Risks with transactions 00:41:00 - Parallelization 00:51:27 - Sei's MEV strategy 00:59:24 - The order matching engine 01:03:30 - Who's building on Sei? 01:05:43 - Their partnership with Kyve 01:07:06 - Their long term vision LINKS Sei on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SeiNetwork Sei Discord: https://discord.com/invite/sei GUESTS Jay Jog: https://twitter.com/jayendra_jog ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Interchain Privacy with Adrian Brink of Anoma Nov 18, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:40 - The FTX collapse 00:07:26 - Anoma overview 00:10:44 - Homogeneous architecture 00:16:43 - Existing vs new model 00:25:57 - What is Namada? 00:29:31 - Privacy preserving transfer 00:32:20 - Intent-centricity 00:41:38 - The launch phases 00:56:50 - Pro/Retro active public good funding 01:02:04 - Apps on Anoma blockchain 01:10:18 - The trusted setup 01:13:42 - Who should come on next? 01:14:42 - Regulatory concerns GUESTS Adrian Brink: https://twitter.com/adrian_brink ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Understanding CosmWasm SDK with Larry Engineer Nov 11, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:33 - Larry's background 00:04:09 - Building on Terra 00:12:02 - Benefits of Wasm 00:16:42 - How cw-sdk is built 00:38:24 - Funding and team structure 00:45:29 - The IAVL Tree 00:51:46 - Complexity of different modules 00:54:48 - Compatibility with existing tools 01:00:28 - The future roadmap 01:03:10 - Who should come on next? 01:03:44 - Centralized v decentralized appchains GUESTS Larry Engineer: https://twitter.com/larry0z ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Understanding Penumbra with Henry de Valence Nov 04, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:23 - Henry’s background 00:09:06 - Privacy preserving systems 00:11:59 - zk-reserch used 00:19:48 - Scaling 00:29:14 - The wallet 00:36:55 - Shielded AMMs 00:39:47 - Sealed-bid batch trading 00:48:25 - Private staking 00:54:14 - Staking rewards 00:58:59 - Use of IBC 01:04:15 - Penumbra’s role 01:13:06 - Penumbra client architecture 01:22:50 - Regulatory concerns 01:31:17 - Learn more GUESTS Henry de Valence: https://twitter.com/hdevalence ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

ATOM ONE Constitution with Jae Kwon Oct 28, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:20 - The last few years 00:07:29 - How Gno differs 00:10:45 - Smart contracts 00:14:47 - IBC compatibility 00:20:20 - ATOM ONE Constitution 00:40:00 - PHOTON token 00:47:00 - Maintaining its value 00:51:40 - Interchain Security staking 01:08:18 - Overlap of ATOM 1 and 2 01:23:00 - The github repo 01:29:21 - ICF funds 00:37:58 - AiB and NewTendermint GUESTS Jae Kwon: https://twitter.com/jaekwon GUEST HOST Brian Fabian Crain: https://twitter.com/crainbf LINKS - Atom One Constitution: https://github.com/tendermint/atom_one - Atom One Forum Discussion: https://forum.cosmos.network/t/atom-one-constitution-proposal/7514 - The Shape of Cosmos: https://github.com/jaekwon/cosmos_roadmap/tree/master/shape_of_cosmos#smart-contracts - GitHub Repo Shared by Jacob Gadikian: https://github.com/faddat/gno/tree/master/docs/files - Chorus One Liquid Staking Research Report: https://mirror.chorus.one/liquid-staking-report.pdf ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Osmosis Mesh Security & Permissioned CosmWasm with Sunny Aggarwal Oct 20, 2022

00:Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:24 - Cosmoverse 00:03:43 - ATOM 2.0 00:06:12 - Intro to Mesh Security 00:14:03 - Validator centralization 00:18:19 - Mesh Security flow 00:25:45 - Incentives 00:27:04 - Impact on less secure chains 00:30:45 - Liquid staking 00:37:13 - Permissioned CosmWasm 00:47:38 - Osmosis Beaker 00:50:31 - Permission vs Permissionless 00:54:30 - MEV - Osmosis vs ATOM 2.0 01:00:45 - The scheduler GUESTS Sunny Aggarwal: https://twitter.com/sunnya97 LINKS Mesh Security Flow: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13JrSdzodhAGRj59-P5e9sxyoDPvVm7ZVvw1GzR8OilQ/edit#slide=id.g15d37737ae2_0_336 CosmWasm/mesh-security: https://github.com/CosmWasm/mesh-security ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

ATOM 2.0 GOVERNANCE DEBATE ⚛️ Oct 14, 2022

00:Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:03:56 - Overview of whitepaper 00:08:19 - The community reaction 00:12:13 - Addressing the concerns 00:18:57 - Concept of councils 00:23:05 - Fund allocations 00:28:17 - ICF transparency 00:35:48 - Checks and balances 00:49:05 - Civil resistance on DAOs 00:53:40 - The allocator and scheduler 01:23:30 - Issuance 01:36:00 - Main takeaways from the chat LINKS - Atom 2.0 white paper: https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmWXkzM74FCiERdZ1WrU33cqdStUK9dz1A8oEvYcnBAHeo - A new vision for the Cosmos Hub: https://forum.cosmos.network/t/proposal-draft-a-new-vision-for-cosmos-hub/7328 - Atoms Stakeholders Letter from many Cosmos Maximalists: https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/stbpD61Y-yAkrUdV+a2GlwM6UE5A-K82O9mtu5rEwkQ/ - A New Mental Model for Defi Treasuries: https://uncommoncore.co/a-new-mental-model-for-defi-treasuries/ GUESTS - Sam Hart of Interchain Foundation: https://twitter.com/hxrts - Udit Vira of Hydra Coop: https://twitter.com/UditVira - Tricky of Cosmos Spaces: https://twitter.com/TrickyCrypto2 - Kevin Garrison of Oni Validator: https://twitter.com/KevinGarrison ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

The Politics of Cosmos Validators – Daniel Hwang Oct 12, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 Introduction 00:50 The problem 06:30 Validator Commons 08:01 Mesh Security 09:17 Validator best practices 10:31 Validators as DAOs 14:14 Validator cooperation 15:05 Thoughts on OFAC 21:07 Risk of recreating existing systems 22:53 Bitcoin's reliance on Core Devs GUESTS Daniel Hwang: https://twitter.com/danhwang88 ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Building the decentralized datalake with Fabian Riewe of KYVE Oct 07, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:16 - How Fabian got into crypto 00:05:43 - What is KYVE? 00:08:20 - Permanent storage on Arweave 00:19:15 - Arweave smart contracts 00:25:37 - Interaction between Arweave and Cosmos 00:28:10 - Rollups 00:29:24 - KYVE use cases 00:31:40 - KYVE architecture 00:38:22 - Verifying data by validators 00:46:56 - Where funding comes from 00:51:00 - Kysor - the KYVE Cosmovisor 00:54:03 - The incentivized testnet 00:55:35 - Future uses of KYVE 00:58:23 - How you can get involved LINKS KYVE: https://www.kyve.network/ KYVE docs: https://docs.kyve.network/ Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kyve GUESTS Fabian Riewe: https://twitter.com/riewefabian ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Securing the Cosmos with Bitcoin PoW – Fisher Yu of Babylon Oct 07, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 Introduction 00:59 Babylon vision 05:08 Weak subjectivity 07:55 Babylon architecture 10:37 Bitcoin checkpoints 12:40 BLS Vs. Threshold Signatures 16:13 Transactions to Bitcoin 17:02 Bitcoin light clients 18:59 Shortening unbending periods 22:51 Babylon roadmap GUESTS FIsher Yu - www.linkedin.com/in/mingchaoyu ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Building Cosmos Apps for Mass Adoption – Sarah-Diane Eck of Lum Network Oct 05, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 Introduction 01:43 Lum Network 07:10 Decentralized curation mechanisms 09:05 Lum usage 10:07 Wallet UX 12:44 DFRACT Cosmos Index 16:50 Regulatory framework 20:05 The roadmap LINKS Lum Network: https://lum.network Dfract: https://dfract.fi ADCosmonaut guide: https://abcosmonaut.notion.site/ GUESTS Sarah-Diane Eck - https://twitter.com/sarahdiane_eck ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Interoperable Smart Contacts on Cosmos – Jacob Gadikian of Notional Labs Oct 03, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 Introduction 01:04 Multi-chain contracts 07:31 Multi-chain DAOs 09:02 Public goods funding through staking 18:30 Thoughts on Atom 2.0 19:45 MEV and The Hub GUESTS Jacob Gadikian - https://twitter.com/gadikian ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Cosmoverse: Where Cosmos Legends are Made Oct 02, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction and why Medellin? 00:15:08 - Highlights from the event 00:19:16 - Mesh Security 00:24:17 - Prop #69 00:26:00 - ATOM 2.0 00:36:15 - Centralized planning & ICF 00:50:36 - Legends that were made GUESTS CryptoCito: https://twitter.com/cryptocito ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

COSMOS VS. THE FIAT SYSTEM Oct 01, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 Introduction 01:41 Three Phases of Cosmos 03:54 Why Cosmos is important 08:15 Avoiding dystopia 12:05 ICF transformation 16:15 What's at stake for humanity GUESTS https://twitter.com/buchmanster ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

ATOM 2.0 IS HUGE FOR COSMOS! Sep 28, 2022

Consider staking with Interop Ventures https://interop.ventures ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Cosmos Hub vision 09:41 Liquid staking 17:05 Interchain Allocation module 27:11 Interchain Scheduler module 37:57 Atom 2.0 future LINKS Atom 2.0 whitepaper: https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmWXkzM74FCiERdZ1WrU33cqdStUK9dz1A8oEvYcnBAHeo Atom 2.0 proposal: https://forum.cosmos.network/t/proposal-draft-a-new-vision-for-cosmos-hub/7328 GUESTS Zaki Manian - https://twitter.com/zmanian ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Cross-Chain Communication with Sergey Gorbunov of Axelar Sep 24, 2022

Consider staking your AXLR tokens with Interop Ventures ➡️ https://interop.ventures Interchain Travel in Medellin on September 27: https://www.interchaintravel.xyz ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:02:43 - Sergey's background 00:05:30 - Overview of Axelar 00:07:16 - Why Axelar is secure 00:08:56 - Trust assumptions on Axelar 00:16:40 - The chains Axelar supports 00:17:19 - The network architecture 00:29:28 - Dealing with finality assumptions 00:33:19 - Security risks and plans 00:41:00 - MEV opportunities 00:44:15 - Future of the application 00:47:40 - Solving fungibilty of bridge tokens 00:53:07 - Regulatory liabilities 00:55:30 - The token launch LINKS - Security at Axelar Core: https://axelar.network/blog/security-at-axelar-core - Navigating Arbitrary Messaging Bridges: A Comparison Framework: https://blog.li.fi/navigating-arbitrary-messaging-bridges-a-comparison-framework-8720f302e2aa - Axelarscan: https://axelarscan.io - Satellite: https://satellite.money GUESTS Sergey Gorbunov: https://twitter.com/sergey_nog ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

MEV IN THE INTERCHAIN Sep 16, 2022

Consider staking your EVMOS with Interop Ventures ➡️ https://www.mintscan.io/evmos/validators/evmosvaloper1wvgslxyxtg798cwsjj9epjcxxj8xqhj4a4pfzq ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:04:15 - Sean's background 00:07:00 - Vision behind Mekatek 00:13:36 - Validators and the interchain 00:17:34 - MEV and Ethereum 00:22:00 - Good vs bad MEV 00:36:46 - Validator risks 00:40:08 - Cross chain atomicity 00:53:52 - Validator revenue 01:12:27 - Roadmap for Metatek LINKS Metatek: https://meka.tech/ Metatek Twitter: https://twitter.com/meka_t3k GUESTS Sean Braithwaite/Brapse: https://twitter.com/brapse ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Interoperable Infrastructure for Modular DeFi with Brainjar of Composable Finance Sep 16, 2022

Consider staking your EVMOS with Interop Ventures ➡️ https://www.mintscan.io/evmos/validators/evmosvaloper1wvgslxyxtg798cwsjj9epjcxxj8xqhj4a4pfzq ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:17 - Brainjar's background 00:07:53 - The vision behind Composable 00:14:28 - Similarities to the Port Control Protocol 00:18:47 - Thoughts on IBC and LayerZero 00:21:27 - The different layers of the stack 00:34:25 - CosmWasm vs CosmosSDK 00:36:40 - The VM and the different types of finality 00:39:41 - Participants in the routing 00:42:35 - Oracles and collators 00:43:17 - The use of RelayerSets 00:44:33 - Mosaic 00:46:56 - Expanding the IBC 00:51:08 - Fungibility between chains 00:53:48 - The role of the proposed DEX 00:56:25 - The Polkadot ecosystem outlook 01:02:32 - Roadmap and upcoming milestones LINKS Composable Finance: The Face of DeFi’s Future: https://composablefi.medium.com/composable-finance-the-face-of-defis-future-c85bb239486f Our Vision for Composable Finance: https://0xbrainjar.medium.com/our-vision-for-composable-finance-ab6518d7e617 Composable Finance Whitepaper: https://paper.composable.finance/ The Composable Parachain: our vision for an interoperable ecosystem: https://www.composable.finance/blogs/the-composable-parachain-our-vision-for-an-interoperable-ecosystem Composable Finance: https://twitter.com/ComposableFin GUESTS Brainjar: https://twitter.com/0xbrainjar ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Cross-Chain Composable Apps with Arjun Bhuptani of Connext Sep 09, 2022

Consider staking your EVMOS with Interop Ventures ➡️ https://www.mintscan.io/evmos/validators/evmosvaloper1wvgslxyxtg798cwsjj9epjcxxj8xqhj4a4pfzq ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00: Introduction 00:01:27: Arjun's background 00:04:22: The future of EVM 00:11:18: What is the Internet of Ethereum? 00:13:34: Building on EVM chains 00:20:32: Different types of bridging 00:26:41: How to have trust 00:36:46: The Nomad Stack 00:45:30: Standardisation in crypto 00:58:07: The Nomad hack 01:08:48: NEXT token 01:11:35: The Amarok upgrade LINKS Connext Network: https://www.connext.network/ GUESTS Arjun Bhuptani: https://twitter.com/arjunbhuptani ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Order Book and AMM Hybrid Dex with Hyung Lee of Crescent Sep 02, 2022

Consider staking your EVMOS with Interop Ventures ➡️ https://www.mintscan.io/evmos/validators/evmosvaloper1wvgslxyxtg798cwsjj9epjcxxj8xqhj4a4pfzq ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:30 - Hyung's background and Crescent's creation 00:06:39 - The evolution of Cosmos 00:10:06 - What is coming in the space? 00:13:00 - Crescent's model and vision 00:19:20 - Combining AMM and Orderbook 00:29:10 - Market maker incentives 00:33:50 - Interchain aggregators 00:38:46 - Implementation of derivative products/funds 00:40:38 - Crescent's competition 00:46:43 - Their vision for cross-chain bridging 00:52:50 - Fungibility of bridged assets 00:55:06 - Governance and the validator pool 00:59:15 - Preventing front-running and censorship 01:02:20 - The three strikes policy 01:06:47 - Validator capping 01:09:00 - The Crescent Boost drop LINKS Crescent Network: https://crescent.network/ GUESTS Hyung Lee: https://twitter.com/CrescentHyung ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Zero-Knowledge Smart Contracts with Alex Pruden of Aleo Aug 26, 2022

Consider staking your EVMOS with Interop Ventures ➡️ https://www.mintscan.io/evmos/validators/evmosvaloper1wvgslxyxtg798cwsjj9epjcxxj8xqhj4a4pfzq ------------------------------------ TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:35 - Alex's background 00:04:53 - Crypto on a global scale 00:10:35 - An Aleo overview 00:15:00 - What is a fully private application? 00:17:15 - Building on Aleo 00:25:32 - Off-chain execution 00:30:31 - Code verification process 00:35:49 - Competing systems 00:44:28 - The Leo Programming Language 00:53:09 - Aleo Package Manager 00:56:46 - Regulatory compliance 01:08:03 - Interchain compatibility 01:12:07 - Roadmap to mainnet LINKS Aleo site: https://www.aleo.org/ Leo: https://leo-lang.org/ GUESTS Alex Pruden: https://twitter.com/apruden08 ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Smart Contracts on Interchain Security with Neutron Aug 19, 2022

Consider staking your EVMOS with Interop Ventures ➡️ https://www.mintscan.io/evmos/validators/evmosvaloper1wvgslxyxtg798cwsjj9epjcxxj8xqhj4a4pfzq ------------------------------------ NEBULAR SUMMIT - JULY 22, 2022 - PARIS The Interop and Interop Ventures are organizing Nebular Summit in Paris on July 22. Join Cosmos ecosystem developers, researchers and entrepreneurs as they discuss the challenges facing the Interchain and envisage the expanding Internet of Blockchains. ➡️ More info: https://nebular.paris YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_HTb8y2_1EeJW348XcCKwA Nebular Summit is generously supported by: - Evmos: https://evmos.org - Anoma: https://anoma.net - Neutron: https://twitter.com/Neutron_org - Klub: https://klub.ki - Agoric: https://agoric.com - Celestia: https://celestia.org - Citadel.one: https://citadel.one - Chainflow: https://chainflow.io ------------------------------------ We're joined by the team behind Neutron, an upcoming CosmWasm smart contract chain powered by Interchain Security. The project is led by the team at P2P Validator and is funded by the Cosmos Community Poll following a resounding YES vote on Prop #72. TOPICS 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:44 - P2P Validator 00:04:15 - What is Lido? 00:06:16 - The Neutron vision 00:12:35 - The consumer chain 00:18:15 - Neutron vs Juno or Terra 2.0 00:25:14 - Interchain queries 00:34:12 - Queries into smart contracts 00:37:44 - Interchain queries and liquid staking 00:42:10 - Interchain accounts 00:49:00 - Business development plans 00:51:40 - Transaction fees 00:53:22 - Neutron roadmap 00:55:45 - App specific chains in Cosmos 01:04:50 - Cosmos governance 01:07:28 - Neutron token? LINKS Proposal #72: https://www.mintscan.io/cosmos/proposals/72 Bringing Liquid Staking and DeFi to the Cosmos Hub with Interchain Security: https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmNeorW8npMEeo4BmJTwmqCMRsjbMJDZDfoMQvh3f1Yeop Interchain Queries Explained: https://twitter.com/P2Pvalidator/status/1544707850206908418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2Fseb3point0%2F97d7fb50d2784c018b2413a37bf73379%3Fv%3De7082c17bc9b4c13adcc49fead183182%26p%3Df01d62948daf460c82168293b8c1333e Interchain Security Explained: https://twitter.com/P2Pvalidator/status/1542887987213656064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.notion.so%2Fseb3point0%2F97d7fb50d2784c018b2413a37bf73379%3Fv%3De7082c17bc9b4c13adcc49fead183182%26p%3Df01d62948daf460c82168293b8c1333e GUESTS Vasiliy Shapovalov: https://twitter.com/_vshapovalov Spaydh: https://twitter.com/0xSpaydh Alex Esin: https://twitter.com/esin1alex ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Evmos v.6.0 upgrade with Federico Kunze Küllmer Jul 12, 2022

Consider staking your EVMOS with Interop Ventures ➡️ https://www.mintscan.io/evmos/validators/evmosvaloper1wvgslxyxtg798cwsjj9epjcxxj8xqhj4a4pfzq ------------------------------------ NEBULAR SUMMIT - JULY 22, 2022 - PARIS The Interop and Interop Ventures are organizing Nebular Summit in Paris on July 22. Join Cosmos ecosystem developers, researchers and entrepreneurs as they discuss the challenges facing the Interchain and envisage the expanding Internet of Blockchains. ➡️ More info: https://nebular.paris YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_HTb8y2_1EeJW348XcCKwA Nebular Summit is generously supported by: - Evmos: https://evmos.org - Anoma: https://anoma.net/ - Neutron: https://twitter.com/Neutron_org - Klub: https://klub.ki - Agoric: https://agoric.com - Celestia: https://celestia.org - Citadel.one: https://citadel.one ------------------------------------ Federico of Evmos is back on the show to tell us about the recent v.6.0.1 upgrade, why v5.0.0 failed to pass governance, changes to the Rektdrop decay schedule and what's coming in future network upgrades. TOPICS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:33 v5.0.0 governance proposal 00:09:40 Reducing Evmos block time 00:12:19 Rektdrop update 00:21:50 Liquidity & TVL challenges 00:24:40 Osmosis & Prop #35 00:33:00 Evmos bridging 00:39:20 Future roadmap LINKS Evmos Release v6.0.01: https://github.com/evmos/evmos/releases/tag/v6.0.1 Evmos Software Upgrade v6.0.1: https://commonwealth.im/evmos/discussion/5922-evmos-software-upgrade-v601 Delay Rektdrop Decay Date to Aug 1st: https://commonwealth.im/evmos/discussion/5979-delay-rektdrop-decay-date-to-aug-1st This proposal creates and registers an ERC20 representation for Osmosis: https://commonwealth.im/evmos/discussion/4969-this-proposal-creates-and-registers-an-erc20-representation-for-osmosis ------------------------------------ SOCIAL MEDIA Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0 The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop

Modular vs. Monolithic Blockchains with Ismail Khoffi of Celestia Jul 07, 2022

Ismail Khoffi of Celestia joins The Interop to discuss the modular blockchain design paradigm and how Celestia aims to bring more scalability to crypto by providing a generalized data availability layer for rollups. **Join Us in Paris for Nebular Summit** The Interop and Interop Ventures are organizing Nebular Summit in Paris on July 22. Join Cosmos ecosystem developers, researchers and entrepreneurs as they discuss the challenges facing the Interchain and envisage the expanding Internet of Blockchains. Tickets: https://nebular.paris Topics: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:39 Nebular Summit in Paris on July 22 00:02:54 Ismail’s background 00:09:24 Rebranding to Celestia 00:12:54 Modular vs Monolithic blockchain design 00:33:44 What is Celestia 00:44:04 How Celestia works 00:53:54 Why use Celestia over Cosmos 01:00:19 How Celestia scales 01:04:35 Mamaki testnet launch 01:09:30 How Celestia aligns with the Interchain vision Links: - Celestia: https://celestia.org - Celestia Documentation: https://docs.celestia.org/nodes/overview - Celestia Blog: https://blog.celestia.org/clusters/ - LazyLedger White Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.09274.pdf - What is Data Availability: https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-data-availability - Optimistic Rollups for the Rest of Us: https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/optimistic-rollups-for-the-rest-of-us The Interop is hosted by Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0

Self-Sovereign Coordination with Christopher Goes of Anoma Jun 17, 2022

Christopher Goes of Anoma Network joins The Interop to explain this novel blockchain design and its applications in self-sovereign privacy preserving coordination mechanisms. We also dive into IBC and the future of blockchain infrastructure modularity. Topics: 00:00:00 Introduction and background 00:04:55 Anoma's vision and core principles 00:11:40 Statements of intent and counter-party discovery 00:17:00 Information loss in economic transactions 00:25:17 Layers of the Anoma stack 00:30:24 Privacy by design 00:33:10 Practical applications built on Anoma 00:38:45 Where Anoma fits in the modular blockchain vision 00:45:55 How blockchains will modularize 00:51:25 Cosmos stack in the modular blockchain vision 00:56:43 Will block production become commoditized? 01:00:30 Challenges with blockchain interoperability 01:07:05 Future of IBC 01:11:46 CosmWasm on the Cosmos Hub? Links: - Anoma: https://anoma.net - Anoma Specification: https://specs.anoma.net/master/architecture/namada.html - Namada: https://www.namada.net The Interop is hosted by Sebastien Couture: https://twiter.com/seb3point0

Cross-chain Oracles with Jakub Wojciechowski of RedStone May 06, 2022

Jakub Wojciechowski of RedStone joins The Interop to discuss cross-chain oracles and optimistic smart contracts on Arweave. Richard Caetano of Akord joins to co-host this episode as my trusted Arweave expert. Topics: 00:00:00 Introductions 00:04:47 What's unique about Arweave 00:08:43 Why build an other oracle 00:12:35 What is a cross-chain oracle 00:15:31 Challenges of building cross-chain oracles 00:18:10 Dexes as oracles 00:24:13 RedStone stack and incentives 00:31:00 Smart contracts on Arweave 00:41:07 Composability trade-offs 00:47:00 Arweave use cases 00:48:28 RedStone and the cross-chain thesis 00:59:10 Arweave economics Links: - Redstone: https://redstone.finance - Redstone Contracts: https://contracts.redstone.finance - Akord: https://akord.com The Interop is hosted by Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0

Optimistic Cross-Chain Bridging with Pranay Mohan of Nomad Apr 29, 2022

Pranay Mohan of Nomad joins me to explain how the protocol works and the opportunity for truly cross-chain applications. 00:00:00 Intro and Pranay's background 00:06:00 The challenges of the Interchain vision 00:11:56 Semantics of blockchain interoperability 00:18:40 Nomad's architecture 00:27:00 Nomad contracts 00:28:45 Transaction finality 00:30:10 Nomad transaction example 00:34:45 Future of cross-chain apps 00:42:30 Incentivization mechanisms 00:48:30 Nomad trade-offs 00:51:03 Nomad SDK and Xapps 00:55:10 Deploying Xapps 00:59:37 IBC and EVM compatibility 01:06:46 Nomad in the EVM ecosystem 01:11:10 How to build on Nomad Links - Nomad: https://nomad.xyz - Nomad Bridge: https://app.nomad.xyz - The Nomad Design Philosophy: https://blog.nomad.xyz/the-nomad-design-philosophy-6fc0eacf3263 - Nomad Docs: https://docs.nomad.xyz The Interop is hosted by Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0

Quicksilver and Liquid Staking on Cosmos Apr 15, 2022

Joe Bowman joins me to discuss Interchain liquid staking enabled by Quicksilver Protocol. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:50 Joe's background 00:08:07 What is Quicksilver 00:13:17 Interchain staking landscape 00:20:12 Juno prop 16 00:24:42 Technologies behind Quicksilver 00:29:19 Quicksilver and Interchain security 00:36:59 Interchain security as a bootstrapping mechanism 00:41:25 Interchain accounts 00:44:45 Staking rewards 00:49:00 DeFi applications for liquid staking 00:50:39 UX issues with derivative assets 00:56:42 Liquidity locked in staking 01:00:06 Release roadmap More about Quicksilver: https://quicksilver.zone/ The Interop is hosted by Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0

Juno chain halt inside story Apr 13, 2022

Jack Zampolin takes us through the Juno chain halt just hours before it was successfully relaunched. 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:20 Sommelier update 00:12:10 Juno chain halt: what happened? 00:20:56 CosmWasm vulnerability 00:27:23 Incident response process 00:35:40 Chain restart path 00:45:30 Repercussions of the incident 00:49:50 Applications specific & smart contract chains 00:58:08 Interchain standards 01:02:30 Visions for chain dominance 01:05:50 Interchain governance issues The Interop is hosted by Sebastien Couture: https://twiter.com/seb3point0

Why Evmos HALTED an entire blockchain Apr 08, 2022

In this inaugural episode of The Interop, I’m pleased to speak with Federico Kunze Küllmer, Co-founder of Evmos and CEO of Tharsis. We discuss: 00:00 Introducing The Interop 01:26 Federico's background 07:23 Why Evmos is hard to build 12:15 Evmos vs Polygon 13:55 Evmos & Eth 2.0 17:23 Current state of Evmos 22:40 New EVM features brought by Evmos 27:10 Asset interoperability & fungibility 36:35 Interchain accounts & Evmos 39:04 Apps launching on Evmos 42:10 Token model 52:43 Benefits to developers 58:37 Smart contracts interoperability 1:05:42 Vulnerabilities discovered after launch 1:14:29 Tombstoning validators 1:19:30 Where the chain will restart 1:21:58 Impact on the Rektdrop 1:23:14 Lessons learned Links: - Evmos: https://evmos.org - Evmos developer docs: https://evmos.dev - Evmos V2 Upgrade Incident postmortem: https://github.com/tharsis/mainnet/blob/main/incidents/postmortem-1.md - Keplr Signing Issues postmortem: https://github.com/tharsis/mainnet/blob/main/incidents/postmortem-2.md - Federico Kunze Küllmer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fekunze - Evmos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EvmosOrg - Tharsis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TharsisHQ The Interop is hosted by Sebastien Couture: https://twiter.com/seb3point0

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