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Sunny Aggarwal: Osmosis – The AMM Protocol Built for Liquidity Providers

Episode Summary

Head of the Osmosis development team, Sunny Aggarwal, joined us for a chat about why the protocol was built and the problem it solves, the wider Cosmos ecosystem, and the roadmap for the protocol.

Episode Notes

Recently launched Osmosis is a Cosmos based and IBC enabled AMM protocol that allows for a high level of customization by liquidity providers. As the main dex on the Cosmos network, Osmosis provides liquidity for IBC-enabled Cosmos assets like AKT and ATOM for the first time.

Head of the Osmosis development team, Sunny Aggarwal, joined us for a chat about why the protocol was built and the problem it solves, the wider Cosmos ecosystem, and the roadmap for the protocol.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Why the Osmosis project was built
• How Osmosis works on Cosmos
• What is IBC?
• What the ecosystem looks like
• What the AMM landscape looks like on Cosmos
• What the roadmap of Osmosis looks like
• The Gravity Bridge
• How was the chain bootstrapped?
• What is the ION?
• The Osmosis community

Episode links:

• Osmosis
• Cosmos
• Osmosis on Medium
• Osmosis on Twitter
• Sunny on Twitter

Sponsors:

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This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst & Zubin Koticha. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/400