

The Chain Abstraction Thesis | Season 7 Episode 3 | Sam & Illia
9 snips Feb 13, 2024
Sam Hart and Illia Polosukhin join the hosts to discuss chain abstraction and its role in interoperability solutions. They explore topics such as user funds in cross-chain architectures, the use of zero-knowledge proofs, and the tradeoffs between shared security and chain sovereignty. They also touch on topics like wrapped Bitcoin, simplifying bridge implementation, the evolution of wallets, and the future of rollups.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Chain Abstraction and Users' Experience with Web3 Apps
01:33 • 12min
Payment Models and Chain Abstraction in Cosmos
13:34 • 18min
Upcoming conference, bridging complexity, and drawbacks of protocol constraints
31:21 • 3min
Wrapped Bitcoin vs Bitcoin Comparison
34:09 • 6min
Practical Security Challenges and Simplifying Bridge Implementation
40:08 • 2min
Ethereum's Business Model and the Evolution of Rollups
41:49 • 12min
The Future of Wallets and Chain Abstraction
54:05 • 19min
Wrapping up a Conversation on Projects and Future Conversations
01:13:00 • 2min
Intent in Chain Abstraction and Account Abstraction within the Cosmos Ecosystem
01:14:45 • 5min
NEAR as a Bridge for Trading NFTs
01:20:01 • 10min
Exploring Roll Up Ecosystems and Optimizing Yield
01:29:41 • 17min
Chain Abstraction and ZK Proofs
01:46:50 • 7min