This week, Anna catches up with Sergey Gorbunov from Axelar and revisits the topic of bridges. They chat about what led Sergey to work on interoperability, the problems these solutions try to solve, how it compares to existing solutions, and what's next for the project. They also chat about some of the challenges of a multi bridge landscape and the fragmentation of liquidity.

Links for the episode:

• Episode 223: Connecting Cosmos and Ethereum with Gravity Bridge
• Axelar Network
• Github @axelarnetwork
• Axelar Whitepaper
• IBC Overview
• Interoperability and Market Segmentation by Steve McKeon

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