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#395: Robinson Burkey, Co-Founder of Wormhole, on Bridges, The Liquidity Fragmentation Problem, and Cross Chain Communication


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Robinson Burkey is the Co-Founder & CCO at Wormhole Foundation. With an impressive track record spanning nearly a decade, Robinson has consistently excelled in leading growth and go-to-market strategies for startups, making a significant impact in the crypto industry since 2021.

Prior to joining the Wormhole Foundation, Robinson held a key position at Acala, where he spearheaded Business Development and Ecosystem efforts within the Polkadot ecosystem. As the Chief Commercial Officer, Robinson is dedicated to accelerating the foundation's growth trajectory and fostering the widespread adoption of Wormhole's groundbreaking cross-chain communication protocol.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- Cross-chain comms = asset transferability and messaging
- Liquidity fragmentation is a real problem
- Stablecoins = crypto’s killer use case
- Native Token Transfer (NTT) fixing liquidity fragmentation
- Securing the most value between all blockchains
- Wormhole Institutional launch - partnering with Blackrock
- Being the leader on action, not announcements
- General roadmap for Wormhole in 2025
- Blockchain interoperability in 2021 within the Polkadot ecosystem
- AI memes and X bots
- Wormhole is the Panama Canal for memecoins
- Relationship between BTC and USA

Wormhole Foundation
Website: wormhole.foundation
X: @WormholeFdn
LinkedIn: Wormhole Foundation

Robinson Burkey
X: @RobinsonBurkey
LinkedIn: Robinson Burkey

 
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