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Skip Protocol: The API for Seamless Cross-Chain Experiences on Cosmos & Beyond - Sam Hart

Episode Summary

We were joined by Sam Hart, head of product at Skip Protocol, to discuss the challenges of interoperability across Cosmos & Ethereum, and how Skip:Go API & Skip:Connect push the crosschain boundaries.

Episode Notes

Interoperability is the holy grail for a multi-chain future or the ‘internet of blockchains’. However, while IBC (inter-blockchain communication protocol) revolutionised permissionless cross-chain transfers, it was Skip Protocol’s Go API that took advantage of Cosmos’ infrastructure (and its numerous messaging protocols), to create an end-to-end interoperability platform, allowing developers to design seamless cross-chain user experiences.

Topics covered in this episode:

Sam’s background
The Other Internet
Skip Protocol: bringing seamless interoperability to Cosmos
Monetization for Skip:Connect & Skip:Go
The Skip:Connect oracle and how Cosmos chains pull data
Cross-chain MEV
MEV blockers
Ethereum vs. Cosmos ecosystem development and activity
Ethereum bridges vs. Cosmos IBC
Cross-chain interoperability
Skip’s multi-chain expansion

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This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.