The Rollup The Signal, Boundless Mainnet Launch, Wormhole’s RWA Focus, New Chief AI Officer at Story Protocol with Tomer Weller, Shiv Shankar, Sreeram Kannan, Robinson Burkey, Declan Fox & Michał Zając
Jul 18, 2025
Robinson Burkey, an expert at Wormhole specializing in blockchain interoperability, shares insights on the future of cross-chain asset transfers. He discusses the transformative potential of bridging and message passing technologies, emphasizing their role in promoting decentralized finance. Burkey highlights innovations that reduce transaction costs and enhance the security of crypto transactions. The conversation also dives into the necessity of collaboration within Web3 to unlock growth, ensuring a robust ecosystem that prioritizes financial security.
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Stellar's Real-World Focus
- Stellar focuses on real-world utility with payments, stablecoins, and RWAs since 2015.
- Introducing smart contracts and DeFi shows growth potential bridging traditional finance and crypto.
Build for Real Value
- Focus on product-market fit and fundamentals, not just hype or token drama.
- Build accessibility infrastructure to simplify crypto adoption globally with interoperable on/off ramps.
ZK Bridges Unite The Chains
- Zero knowledge proofs unify cross-chain interoperability and privacy needs.
- Proving entire Ethereum consensus opens future where any chain's state can be trusted across chains.