Axelar: The Blockchain Interoperability Network

Axelar is a highly scalable, decentralized blockchain that aims to connect all existing blockchains. The proof of stake network, built on the Cosmos-SDK, allows application developers to choose the best blockchain to deploy their applications and use Axelar’s cross-chain communication protocols to lock, unlock, and transfer assets between networks, as well as communicate with applications on other blockchains.

Co-founder and CEO of Axelar, Sergey Gorbunov joined us to chat about his experience working on Algorand, the importance and future of interoperabilty protocols, and the vision behind Axelar.

Topics:

• Sergey's background and how he got into crypto
• The lessons he learnt from his time at Algorand
• Why and how Axelar was built
• The future of interoperabilty protocols
• What are security challenges around interoperability
• Interoperability use cases beyond token transfers
• Atomic transactions with Alexar
• The road ahead for Axelar

Links:

• Axelar Site
• Axelar Discord
• Axelar on Twitter
• Nonconventional Podcast by Ela Crain