Interop Ventures

The Interop

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Technical deep dives with the entrepreneurs and developers building the decentralized economics networks which make up the Interchain. The Interop is hosted by crypto investor and podcaster @seb3point0.

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Decentralized Capital Market Infrastructure with Jay Jog of Sei 02.12.2022 1:11:32

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 te...

Interchain Privacy with Adrian Brink of Anoma 18.11.2022 1:19:53

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...

Understanding CosmWasm SDK with Larry Engineer 11.11.2022 1:10:17

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...

Understanding Penumbra with Henry de Valence 04.11.2022 1:33:29

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...

ATOM ONE Constitution with Jae Kwon 28.10.2022 1:48:03

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...

Osmosis Mesh Security & Permissioned CosmWasm with Sunny Aggarwal 20.10.2022 1:07:08

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...

ATOM 2.0 GOVERNANCE DEBATE ⚛️ 14.10.2022 1:45:50

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 Politics of Cosmos Validators – Daniel Hwang 12.10.2022 26:25

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: htt...

Building the decentralized datalake with Fabian Riewe of KYVE 07.10.2022 1:00:04

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:...

Securing the Cosmos with Bitcoin PoW – Fisher Yu of Babylon 07.10.2022 24:06

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.li...

Building Cosmos Apps for Mass Adoption – Sarah-Diane Eck of Lum Network 05.10.2022 23:05

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.s...

Interoperable Smart Contacts on Cosmos – Jacob Gadikian of Notional Labs 03.10.2022 24:17

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://...

Cosmoverse: Where Cosmos Legends are Made 02.10.2022 55:30

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 ----------------------...

COSMOS VS. THE FIAT SYSTEM 01.10.2022 19:08

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/se...

ATOM 2.0 IS HUGE FOR COSMOS! 28.09.2022 40:33

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://fo...

Cross-Chain Communication with Sergey Gorbunov of Axelar 24.09.2022 1:00:47

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 support...

MEV IN THE INTERCHAIN 16.09.2022 1:13:43

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 0...

Interoperable Infrastructure for Modular DeFi with Brainjar of Composable Finance 16.09.2022 1:06:12

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 diff...

Cross-Chain Composable Apps with Arjun Bhuptani of Connext 09.09.2022 1:14:34

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 t...

Order Book and AMM Hybrid Dex with Hyung Lee of Crescent 02.09.2022 1:11:50

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...

Zero-Knowledge Smart Contracts with Alex Pruden of Aleo 26.08.2022 1:17:35

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-ch...

Smart Contracts on Interchain Security with Neutron 19.08.2022 1:09:47

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...

Evmos v.6.0 upgrade with Federico Kunze Küllmer 12.07.2022 51:40

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...

Modular vs. Monolithic Blockchains with Ismail Khoffi of Celestia 07.07.2022 1:20:46

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 entreprene...

Self-Sovereign Coordination with Christopher Goes of Anoma 17.06.2022 1:19:17

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...