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Ethan Frey: CosmWasm – The Smart Contracting Platform for Cosmos

Episode Summary

We were joined by the projects founder, Ethan Frey, for a deep dive into what WebAssembly is and the benefits of its integration with Cosmos SDK, its interaction with IBC and use cases for other cross-chain apps, and the roadmap ahead.

Episode Notes

CosmWasm is a smart contracting platform built for the Cosmos ecosystem. It's the Cosmos (Cosm) way of using WebAssembly (Wasm). CosmWasm is written as a module that can plug into the Cosmos SDK, meaning that anyone currently building a blockchain using the Cosmos SDK can quickly and easily add CosmWasm smart contracting support to their chain, without adjusting existing logic.

We were joined by the project's founder, Ethan Frey, for a deep dive into what WebAssembly is and the benefits of its integration with Cosmos SDK, its interaction with IBC and use cases for other cross-chain apps, and the roadmap ahead.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Ethan's background and how he got into crypto and in particular Cosmos
• What Ethan worked on during his time at Tendermint
• Why CosmWasm was created
• What is WebAssembly and what are its advantages
• How does WebAssembly compare with the EVM?
• What are the pros and cons of developing Cosmos SDK modules vs building things in CosmWasm?
• How CosmWasm interacts with the IBC module
• The roadmap for CosmWasm
• Potential use cases on cross-chain CosmWasm apps
• The CosmWasm Academy

Episode links:

• CosmWasm
• CosmWasm Academy
• WYND DAO
• CosmWasm on Twitter
• Join the Epicenter team!

Sponsors:

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This episode is hosted by Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/457