Axelar: The Blockchain Interoperability Network
- Sergey Gorbunov𝕏
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
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Host:Brian Crain