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Crypto will be successful if we can provide an alternative infrastructure that doesn't require communities to choose between autonomy and interoperability. Currently, communities must choose between using global fiat currencies like the dollar or euro to interoperate with the rest of the world, which makes them dependent and subject to censorship, sanctions, or manipulation. It is crucial to offer a solution that allows communities to be economically self-sufficient without sacrificing interoperability.
Chris Goes, co-founder of Anoma, shares his insights on blockchain design and the architecture of the Anoma protocol. His experience as a protocol designer at Tendermint and his work on IBC (Inter-Blockchain Communication) influence his approach. Anoma aims to make as few decisions as possible in its protocol architecture to allow for flexibility and adaptability over time. They aim to incorporate heterogeneity of components, such as zero-knowledge proof systems, to avoid being tied to specific choices that may become outdated.
Intent is a powerful concept in the world of blockchain interoperability. It allows users to express what they want the blockchains to provide and what other users can provide in a multi-party interaction. Intense-based systems facilitate counterparty discovery and settlement, enabling users to find suitable counterparts for their desired transactions. By standardizing the process and using intent to navigate the complex network of platforms and protocols, users can achieve better prices and increased liquidity across different blockchain ecosystems.
Solvers are decentralized actors that play a crucial role in fulfilling user intents. They handle the computational work of matching and settling intents, ensuring that transactions are executed in line with user preferences. Solvers facilitate counterparty discovery and help route intents to the appropriate execution backends or chains. By leveraging the solver network, users can benefit from improved liquidity and better execution of their desired transactions across different systems and domains.
The concept of using intent as a protocol layer enables different blockchains to compete and interact with each other. Instead of writing specific programs for each blockchain, users can define what they want to achieve, and different protocols can compete to fulfill those intents. This approach abstracts away the underlying platforms and allows users to have more control and choice in their interactions.
Zero knowledge proofs with their succinct property can compress complex computations and enable different protocols to communicate and verify each other's computations. Instead of emulating the entire history of a blockchain, a proof can be generated to verify the current state, reducing the need for extensive computation. This allows for efficient interoperability between protocols, even if they have different architectures and opcodes.
In a multi-chain world, assets and protocols are decoupled, allowing users to choose their assets independently of the underlying blockchain. Users can generate demand for an asset on one blockchain while using it on another, reducing the dependence on a single blockchain and expanding the possibilities for asset usage.
A successful outcome in the world of crypto is one where alternative financial infrastructure doesn't force communities to choose between autonomy and interoperability. The goal is to provide protocols that allow communities to preserve both values, enabling them to transact and coordinate with others seamlessly while maintaining their autonomy.
Season 7 | Episode 2
In today's episode Mike and Hart are joined by Christopher Goes, Founder of Anoma. Chris unpacks flawed assumptions baked into current blockchain design and explains his vision for an intent-centric topology. Chris critiques the limitations of existing virtual machines modeled on outdated centralized mainframes, arguing they cannot keep pace with user needs. The discussion then explores the two key phases of intents - counterparty discovery and settlement. Chris then elaborates how solver networks can connect and route intents across blockchains to unlock seamless interoperability. To close out they dig into how zero-knowledge proofs economically emulate inter-blockchain verification, greatly reducing computational overhead. Stay tuned for all of this and much more!
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction: Blockchain Architecture Overview
(13:06) Where did Blockchain go Wrong?
(23:45) DAS London Ad
(24:50) Intents Enabling Interop
(34:01) Solver Networks
(41:58) Intents in a Multichain Environment
(48:35) Zero Knowledge Proofs & Emulations
(1:02:51) Unbundling Ethereum the Asset & Protocol
(1:19:00) Outro
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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve 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.
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