The MOST Crypto Friendly Nation In Europe?
This week's podcast features a number of interviews we conducted in Romania, during the xDay conference hosted by MultiversX.
In this podcast, we will hear from
Beniamin Mincu - founder of MultiversX
Bogdan Ivan - Romanian Minister of Digitalization
Sheraz Ahmed - Managing Partner at Storm Partners
Sunny Aggarwal - Co-Founder of Osmosis
Sergiu Biriș - Head of Product at MultiversX
Grigore Rosu - Founder of Runtime Verification
Danilo Carlucci - Founder and CEO of Morningstar Ventures.
In this episode, we discuss the current state of MultiversX and the transition from Elrond, crypto adoption in Romania, Universal zkRollups and its benefits, upcoming trends and narratives, challenges lying ahead for MultiversX, and much more.
But first, Beniamin will introduce us to xDay.
Osmosis Labs with Sunny Aggarwal | ETHDenver 2023 Interview #3
Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We’re back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.
Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you.
In this episode, we’re talking to Sunny Aggarwal of Osmosis Labs and Cosmos. Sunny and David chat about how Osmosis and Axelar are working together, what’s new in the Cosmos ecosystem, and how Cosmos isn’t solely DeFi-focused.
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------ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 3:11 The Interoperability Meta 4:05 Axelar vs. THORChain 5:15 Osmosis & Axelar 6:50 Bridge Risk 8:43 The Cosmos Ecosystem 10:11 AppChains 12:00 Is Cosmos Only DeFi-Focused? 13:00 State of the Cosmos Community 14:25 Sunny’s ETHDenver Agenda 15:08 Sunny’s Sweater 15:30 Closing
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The Case for Sovereign Blockchains | Sunny Aggarwal, Dmitriy Berenzon
There's a heated debate in crypto right now around AppChains and the modular vs monolithic paradigm. That's why we released this special episode today from our other favorite podcast, Bell Curve.
Sunny Aggarwal and Dmitriy Berenzon discuss how AppChains enable developers and protocols to customize consensus, cryptography, MEV rules, fees and more. But is this customization worth the fragmentation, start-up costs, lack of tooling and other challenges AppChains face? Tune in to find out!
And don't worry - we'll be back to the usual roundup with Jason and Santi next week!
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Timestamps
(00:00) A Note from Jason
(02:45) Intro: Pre-Interview
(05:15) The AppChain Thesis
(13:34) Reasons to Build an AppChain
(30:00) Blockworks Research ad
(31:33) The Downsides and Challenges
(46:22) What is Permissioned Blockspace?
(53:06) Cosmos vs Ethereum
(01:06:28) Solving Interoperability
(01:12:12) User Lock-in, Wallets
(1:18:00) Recap: Post-Interview
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Resources:
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Dmitriy's blog
https://dberenzon.medium.com/
Osmosis
https://osmosis.zone/
1k(x)
https://1kx.network/
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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve or Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
139 - The Cosmos Thesis with Sunny Aggarwal & Zaki Manian
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Sunny Agarwal and Zaki Manian are crypto OGs that have been in the Cosmos ecosystem and community from the very beginning. Sunny started the Blockchain at Berkeley, the largest student organization for crypto in the world, and also co-hosts the Epicenter podcast. Zaki is helping ship Cosmos’s IBC, is working on the validator ecosystem, and is also an advisor to the Electric Coin Company, the org behind Zcash and is also a co-founder of Iqlusion.
On today’s episode, Sunny and Zaki share what the Cosmos Thesis is, how Cosmos is similar and different to Ethereum, and what Cosmos’s ATOM 2.0 unlocks for the ecosystem.
Zero to 60 in one episode. This is the Cosmos Thesis.
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----- Topics Covered
0:00 Intro 8:05 Zaki & Sunny 10:08 The Cosmosverse Conference 18:38 Cosmos’s Central Thesis 23:10 Metaphors & Ethereum vs. Cosmos 29:18 Trade-offs 36:13 Monetary Premium Thoughts 40:18 Osmosis & Power Laws 48:24 Stablecoins on Cosmos 54:13 L2s vs. Cosmos 1:09:11 Cosmos vs. Polkadot 1:14:52 MEV Problems & Solutions 1:23:24 ATOM 2.0 1:32:16 Mesh & Interchain Security 1:41:50 Does ATOM Break Top 10 Tokens? 1:43:43 Will ATOM Flip ETH? 1:44:50 The Future of Cosmos 1:49:03 How to Explore Cosmos 1:50:44 Closing & Disclosures
------ Resources:
Sunny Aggarwal https://twitter.com/sunnya97 Zaki Manian https://twitter.com/zmanian ATOM 2.0 https://forum.cosmos.network/t/proposal-draft-a-new-vision-for-cosmos-hub/7328 The Inevitability of UNIchain https://medium.com/nascent-xyz/the-inevitability-of-unichain-bc600c92c5c4
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EthCC #5 | "The Cosmos (ATOM) Thesis" - Sunny Aggarwal
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With fantastic guests from all corners of the ecosystem, this 8-part series is an exploration of crypto culture and the current state of Ethereum.
In episode 5, Sunny Aggarwal joins us from the Cosmos ecosystem, and gives the high level on one of the more compelling theses in the crypto space.
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------ Topics Covered:
0:00 Intro 2:30 Sunny and EthCC 4:00 The Cosmos Vision 7:50 Horizontal vs Vertical 11:50 Acceleration Strategies 14:40 Ethereum Cosmos Overlap
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Why Osmosis could be the interchain DEX | Sunny Aggarwal & Derek Hsue
In this episode of Empire, Jason and Santi are joined by Sunny Aggarwal (Osmosis co-founder) and Derek Hsue (Reverie co-founder & "I Pledge Allegiance" co-host) to discuss the future of Osmosis, appchains and protocol governance. Show highlights include:
- Learnings from the CeFi fallout
- How protocols should re-think token incentives
- Thoughts on dYdX moving to Cosmos
- Why applications should launch their own chain
- One of the biggest shortfalls of rollups
- Osmosis as the interchain DEX
- Mars protocol on Osmosis
- Why Cosmos governance is so active
- Experimenting with a DAO's org structure
- Osmosis exploit and learnings
- The Osmosis roadmap
- What Sunny and Derek are looking forward to
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Referenced in the show:
"I Pledge Allegiance" podcast co-hosted by Derek
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(00:00) Introduction
(00:50) Lessons Learned From CeFi Fallout
(03:04) Rethinking Capital Spend
(06:17) Osomosis Incentive Structure
(08:04) dYdX Moves to Cosmos
(10:27) The Downside of Rollups Today
(15:38) Why Projects Should Launch Their Own Appchain
(18:56) The Cosmos Hub and Shared Security
(22:09) Appchains Will Expand Their Scope
(26:38) Paraswap Ad
(27:48) Applications on Osmosis
(31:00) The Fat Application Thesis
(33:47) Active Governance in Cosmos
(37:54) Governance Is Not the Goal
(40:22) What Should DAOs Be Used For?
(42:41) DAO Org Structures
(47:30) Osmosis Exploit & Learnings
(50:35) The Osmosis Exploit & Learnings
(1:00:55)The Osmosis Vertical Integration Bet
(1:05:40) The Future of DeFi
(1:14:40) Web of Trust & zk Applications
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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
How Osmosis Is Trying to Improve the Crypto User Experience - Ep.357
Sunny Aggarwal, co-founder of Osmosis Labs, talks about how Osmosis is being built, the innovations that are coming, the reasons to use app chains, and much more. Show highlights:
how Sunny got into crypto
how the DAO hack turned him off Ethereum at first
how the scaling issues with Ethereum got him interested in the Cosmos vision of app-chains
why he is interested in Proof of Stake
what the vision of Cosmos is
how Sunny compares the evolution of blockchains with human evolution
why he thinks that Cosmos integrates the best of Bitcoin and Ethereum networks
why he thinks that having more than one Proof of Work chain is fundamentally insecure
which three technologies are necessary for Cosmos to succeed
what IBC and the Cosmos SDK do
why Sunny decided to build Osmosis
how automated market makers are massively underexplored
why UX is such a priority for the Osmosis team
why Sunny does not want to list the OSMO token on other exchanges
why Osmosis has a curated dex as well as a permissionless one
how Osmosis governance works
how security is provided on Osmosis
what superfluid staking is
how CosmWasm helps Osmosis compete with centralized exchanges
how Osmosis is solving frontrunning with threshold encryption
why the Osmosis team chose Axelar for bridging
whether Yuga Labs could have used an app chain
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EPISODE LINKS
Sunny Aggarwal
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sunnya97
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnya97/
COSMOS
What is Cosmos: https://v1.cosmos.network/intro
Cosmos whitepaper: https://v1.cosmos.network/resources/whitepaper
CosmWasm: https://cosmwasm.com/
Cosmos IBC: https://www.coinbase.com/es/cloud/discover/dev-foundations/ibc-protocol#:~:text=The%20Cosmos%20ecosystem%20has%20a,protocol%20(IBC)%20was%20created.
Cosmos SDK: https://v1.cosmos.network/sdk
OSMOSIS
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OsmosisZone
Website: https://osmosis.zone/
Superfluid staking: https://medium.com/osmosis/osmosis-superfluid-staking-launch-feb-28-45f8e43064af
Osmosis Vision: https://medium.com/osmosis/vision-for-osmosis-e68e796ff1c2
Threshold Encryption: https://medium.com/zero-knowledge-validator/privacy-in-cosmos-defi-edition-event-summary-8cafda021aa6#:~:text=Threshold%20encryption%2C%20applied%20by%20Osmosis,of%20votes%20required%20for%20consensus.
Osmosis Governance: https://docs.osmosis.zone/overview/governance.html
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