Bridged Podcast

Transforming finance with tokenization - a bridge to the future of traditional and decentralised finance?

Join us as we explore Centrifuge’s journey as we speak with Colin, Head of Business Development at Centrifuge, the infrastructure that facilitates the decentralised financing of real-world assets natively on-chain, creating a fully transparent market which allows borrowers and lenders to transact without unnecessary intermediaries.

Tune in to learn about Centrifuge’s vision, the convergence of traditional finance and DeFi and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Centrifuge’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/centrifuge

Link to Centrifuge’s website
👉🏻 https://centrifuge.io/

Episode Breakdown

00:30 - Would you be able to provide an analogy to illustrate the work and vision behind Centrifuge?

03:00 - Is Centrifuge aiming to tokenize any sort of real world asset or is the goal to tokenize a specific asset class at this point in time?

06:00 - How will Centrifuge be able to help institutional players on their tokenization journey?

10:00 - Where is Centrifuge currently on its developmental journey?

20:00 - Are there parallels between the iterations that the Web3 space has experienced to date and the journey that AI will undertake?

25:00 - How have you been to effectively juggle conversations between traditional finance and decentralised finance stakeholders?

30:00 - How have you been able to successfully cultivate this versatility within your team at Centrifuge to capably communicate with both traditional finance and decentralised finance players?

35:00 - How do you see Centrifuge’s responsibility as a connector between traditional finance and decentralised finance evolving in the near future?

37:00 - Would you be able to provide a market overview for the tokenization of real world assets?

42:00 - In terms of next steps, what can we expect from Centrifuge in the near future?

Ever wondered how different blockchains can communicate seamlessly without compromising their independence?

Join us as we uncover the secrets behind Coinweb's groundbreaking architecture as we speak with Toby, CEO at Coinweb, a protocol that connects and unifies self-sovereign blockchains through a common currency, enabling seamless communication, cross-chain transactions, and empowering the future of decentralised finance.

Tune in to learn about Coinweb’s journey, the upcoming release of their wallet and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Coinweb’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/CoinwebOfficial

Link to Coinweb’s website
👉🏻 https://coinweb.io/

Episode Breakdown

00:40 - What analogy would you use to illustrate the vision and mission at Coinweb?

04:00 - How will Coinweb be able to onboard the next wave of users on decentralised applications by creating a better user experience?

08:00 - Considering that you’re building an interoperability layer with the aim of facilitating cross-chain communication, has such a mission rendered your educational journey within blockchain more streamlined?

12:30 - How has Coinweb’s journey been so far?

15:20 - How important is it to go through those painful periods with your team to truly gauge whether or not you have surrounded yourself with a suitable set of collaborators to deliver on your mission?

20:00 - Will systemic adoption of blockchain technology be achieved when big projects will start using a vocabulary suitable for users and enterprises currently outside of the Web3 space?

26:00 - Why should people care to understand and comprehend blockchain’s potential?

33:00 - What can users do with Coinweb’s CWEB coin?

35:00 - In terms of next steps, what can we expect from Coinweb in the near future?

36:30 - What objective are you looking to achieve within the next 12 months?

Curious about the future of supply chain innovation?

Join us as we dive deep to unlock the secrets of seamless and transparent commerce as we speak with Sarah, General Manager, SEA, at VeChain Foundation, a blockchain platform that utilises advanced technology to enhance supply chain management, ensuring transparency, authenticity, and efficiency in global business transactions.

Tune in to learn about VeChain’s COS & San Marino use cases, their recent rebranding and much more. Enjoy!

Link to VeChain’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/vechainofficial

Link to VeChain’s website
👉🏻 https://www.vechain.org/

Episode Breakdown

00:30 - Would you be able to provide an analogy to better explain the concept of a public blockchain?

03:30 - Considering the high risk of hacks and security breaches for centralised solutions entrusted with data storage and information management, how are decentralised public ledgers a better alternative?

09:00 - What are some of the practical use cases that VeChain has been able to facilitate to date?

16:30 - Would you be able to provide some context and further information regarding the recent rebranding that VeChain has undertaken with a heightened focus on sustainability?

21:00 - Why should the average person welcome blockchain into their life and how would it change their life for the better?

28:00 - Considering that blockchain should be viewed as part of the solution rather than the solution, how do you think that the value-adding proposition of this powerful technology should be presented to enterprises?

32:00 - Combining sustainability and blockchain into a single viable solution seems only logical and compelling, how do you see the next year or two playing out for VeChain?

36:00 - What was your background prior to working for VeChain and what are some of the key differences between your past and your present working within the Web3 space?

Can permanent provenance logs help keep Generative AI in check?

Josh is the Founder and Amelia the COO at Bundlr Network, a data layer providing scalable, performant, and seamless solutions to empower builders and developers.

Tune in to learn about public and permanent data storage solutions, next steps for Bundlr and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Bundlr’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/BundlrNetwork

Link to Bundlr’s website
👉🏻 https://bundlr.network/

Episode Breakdown

00:40 - What are your backgrounds?

05:00 - What is Arweave and how are they able to provide an immutable, permanent data storage solution?

08:00 - What kind of data are you able to upload and store using Bundlr?

10:00 - Once uploaded on Arweave, how can users interact with the data?

11:30 - What are some of the exciting and interesting use cases facilitated by this public, immutable and permissionless data layer?

16:30 - Can Bundlr and Arweave, as permanent provenance log solutions, be complementary to the work carried out by regulators in effectively policing these new AI companies?

22:00 - Will Bundlr have to be adopted systemically by the wider Web3 movement ahead of a potential implementation by enterprises operating in the Web2 space?

26:00 - From a user experience perspective, why would I use Bundlr?

29:30 -  Will Bundlr and Arweave’s potential grow as their adoption increases in the future?

30:30 -  What are some of the key lessons learnt from the initial phase of growing and keeping Bundlr alive?

36:30 -  In terms of next steps, what can we expect from Bundlr in the near future?

How can blockchain be deployed to tackle some of the most pressing issues and inefficiencies in our society?

Marco is the SVP of Business and Operations at Matter Labs, the humble creators of zkSync Era, a layer 2 rollup that uses advanced cryptography called zero-knowledge proofs to scale Ethereum without compromising on security or decentralisation.

Tune in to learn about the next steps for zkSync Era, hyperchains and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Matter Labs’ Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/the_matter_labs

Link to zkSync Era’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/zksync

Link to Matter Labs’ website
👉🏻 https://matter-labs.io/

Link to zkSync Era’s website
👉🏻 https://zksync.io/

Episode Breakdown

00:40 - What is your background and how did you find yourself getting involved with Matter Labs?

04:30 - Given your asset management background, did you find that the asset raising for Matter Labs was facilitated by your experience and by a heightened comfort for investors to deal with someone who came from the same world as them?

07:00 - Considering that the blockchain space has grown exponentially over the last few years and with it the involvement of institutional investors, do you think that such involvement has hindered crypto’s capacity to innovate and evolve or do you think that it is a necessary evil to take the sector to the next level?

12:30 - Have you noticed over the last few years that people with different backgrounds and new ideas have entered the Web3 space and, if so, do you think that such a development could help further push innovation in the sector?

15:00 - Has Matter Labs established partnerships solely with other Web3 projects to date or have there also been collaborations with enterprises from the Web2 world?

20:00 - In terms of traditional enterprises onboarding blockchain technology, how do you see such a phase playing out and how do you envision the customer bases of such enterprises having to be educated to successfully grasp the full potential behind this nascent technology?

28:00 - In terms of the adoption of blockchain technology in our society, do you envision blockchain first being implemented to tackle existing and more obvious inefficiencies and then utilised to tackle bigger and more exponential problems or do you think such developments will occur simultaneously?

34:00 - Are we heading towards a future characterised by a plethora of Layer 2 solutions or by a few big ones monopolising the space?

38:00 -  In terms of next steps, what can we expect from the Matter Labs team?

Can blockchain enable the creation of an impartial and decentralised justice protocol?

Guangmian is the Integrations and Partnerships Lead at Kleros, a decentralised blockchain-based platform for dispute resolution that utilises game theory and crowdsourcing to provide fast, transparent, and affordable arbitration services.

Tune in to learn about subjective oracles, the dispute resolution market and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Kleros’ Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/Kleros_io

Link to Kleros’ website
👉🏻 https://kleros.io/

Episode Breakdown

00:40 - What is your background prior to joining Kleros?

03:00 - How does your current role compare to your previous jobs?

06:00 - How have you found the transition from the corporate world to the decentralised and permissionless Web3 space?

08:00 - Can you please provide a general overview of the dispute resolution space?

11:30 - What are subjective oracles and what role can blockchain play in scaling the adoption of such a solution?

13:30 - Will dispute resolution solutions play a role in the rulings of real-world instances and crimes beyond resolving purely technical disputes on the Web?

18:00 - How is Kleros able to internalise and nullify the element of subjectivity for dispute resolution through the deployment of blockchain technology?

19:30 - Are there checkpoints in place to ensure that the jurors possess the necessary experience to feature in a Kleros court case?

21:30 - How is Kleros able to ascertain who the bad actors are ahead of the ruling for a certain court case?

24:00 - What are some of the partnerships that Kleros has been able to establish to date?

27:30 - Is the solution provided by Kleros chain agnostic?

28:30 - What is the long-term vision that Kleros is trying to achieve?

30:00 - Is the architecture at Kleros purposely modular and scalable?

30:40 - What can we expect from Kleros in the near future?

Can you enable communication between chains without introducing trust?

Arjun is the CEO and Co-Founder of Connext, a modular interoperability protocol that lets you build secure cross chain apps, called xApps

Tune in to learn about account abstraction, Connext’s eventful journey and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Connext’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/ConnextNetwork

Link to Connext’s website
👉🏻 https://www.connext.network/

Episode Breakdown

00:30 - What is your background prior to starting Connext?

03:30 - What is the xCall and what role does it play within Connext’s xApps?

07:00 - Will there be friction from big players to remain siloed in order to increase the likelihood of a monopolised and chain-specific future and what role will cross-chain services, such as Connext, play in preventing such an outcome?

11:00 - Are we at the make-or-break moment for the Web3 movement to achieve systemic adoption and, if so, are the main players in the space ready to face such a transition?

13:00 - What is account abstraction and why is it such a hot topic at the moment?

16:30 - Are we heading towards a future characterised by a myriad of layer 2 solutions?

20:00 - In terms of the working culture at Connext, are the values within the core team a reflection of your own individual journey within the space or has the community played a role as well?

23:30 - How has Connext been able to survive through so many market cycles?

27:00 - Has Connext’s survival been a product of top-down focus from investors, bottom-up involvement from the community, a rare ability from the management team or a mix of these three factors?

31:00 - What is Connext’s philosophy when it comes to the onboarding of decentralised applications across different verticals on your ecosystem?

36:30 - Will more cross-project collaboration be needed to push the envelope on the scale of innovation needed to fulfil blockchain’s long-term vision?

40:00 - What can we expect from Connext in the near future?

How does Fuel plan to achieve the highest flexible throughput and maximum security?

Ruben is the Head of Community and software engineer at Fuel Network, which is designed to address some of the scalability issues that exist on the Ethereum blockchain by enabling high-speed and low-cost transactions.

Tune in to learn about the unspent transaction output (UTXO) model, Fuel’s unique language and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Fuel’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/fuel_network

Link to Fuel’s website
👉🏻 https://www.fuel.network/

Episode Breakdown

00:35 - What is your background prior to joining Fuel?

05:00 - Do you think that your academic background in computer science helped you succeed in your role as a community manager in Web3?

07:10 - How were you able to build such a strong community for the first project that you worked on in Web3?

10:00 - Do you find yourself going the extra mile in your current role because you are passionate about it or because you just happen to be proficient at it?

12:00 - How does the team at Fuel involve its community in the project's development and decision-making processes?

13:40 - How does the architecture behind Fuel Network work?

16:40 - What role do optimistic rollups play in your solution?

19:00 - What is the UTXO model?

20:30 - What role does the UTXO model play in Fuel’s solution?

21:20 - What sort of traction, in terms of transactions per second and total value locked, have you seen on the Fuel Network to date?

23:30 - In Fuel’s current ecosystem building phase, are you looking to onboard any kind of project or are you targeting specific verticals?

25:40 - How does Fuel compare to other Layer 2 solutions?

27:15 - Do you think that the systemic adoption of blockchain technology will be achieved when there will be decentralised applications that will be chain-agnostic and interoperable across all infrastructures?

29:00 - Are you currently focusing on specific verticals to grow Fuel’s ecosystem or are you looking to onboard projects of any nature that marry your philosophy and long-term vision?

31:00 - Have you got metrics in place to only attract DeFi protocols with specific characteristics and profiles? 

32:30 - In terms of roadmap, what can we expect from Fuel in the near future?

How does Synapse facilitate secure cross-chain communication?

Moses is the Head of Growth at Synapse Protocol, a universal interoperability protocol that enables secure cross-chain communication. Synapse connects blockchains by offering an extensible cross-chain messaging protocol that supports assets, smart contract calls, and more.

Tune in to learn about the interoperability trilemma, bridging hacks and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Scroll’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/SynapseProtocol

Link to Scroll’s website
👉🏻 https://synapseprotocol.com/landing

Episode Breakdown

00:45 - How did you get involved with Synapse?

01:40 - What is the story behind you entering the Web3 space through poker?

02:40 - Have you noticed any differences between your current DeFi role at Synapse and some of your previous roles at startups?

04:00 - How have you been able to develop a healthy work-life balance considering that crypto is on 24/7?

05:00 - How does Synapse work?

06:00 - Does the work carried out by the Protocol vary depending on the kind of data being communicated between blockchains?

07:00 - Are there any decentralised apps (dApps) currently running on Synapse?

08:00 - How were you able to get traction on the main dApps running on the Synapse Protocol?

09:30 - How are you able to find the balance between listening to what customers want and choosing what to deliver on to enhance and improve your solution?

11:30 - What sort of traction have you been able to achieve on the Synapse Bridge to date and what is the roadmap for the Protocol?

13:10 - What is the interoperability trilemma?

15:10 - Given the high number of hacks within bridging, how does Synapse go about security on the Protocol?

19:00 - Do you draw insight from scams and hacks that occurred previously in the bridging space to render your solution more bulletproof?

20:00 - Do projects in the bridging space come together to help each other when a player in the space is a victim of a serious security breach?

21:00 - What is optimistic verification work and why is it important for the Protocol?

24:00 - What chains are currently included within your product offering and can we expect new ones being added soon?

26:00 - Is there a specific piece of technology that you are particularly excited about and that you think might take this vertical to the next level?

How does Scroll’s Ethereum-scaling solution differ from others?

Orest is an engineer at Scroll, an Ethereum-scaling solution that uses Zero Knowledge (ZK)-rollups to achieve faster and more scalable transactions on the blockchain. Scroll enables applications to achieve near-instant transaction finality while providing the security and decentralisation of the Ethereum Mainnet.

Tune in to learn about the different types of ZK-Rollups and their characteristics, the communicational challenges faced by Web3 projects and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Scroll’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/Scroll_ZKP

Link to Scroll’s website
👉🏻 https://scroll.io/

Episode Breakdown

00:50 - Can you please provide an overarching overview of ZK-Rollups?

03:30 - How does Scroll’s ZK-Rollup solution differ from other alternatives currently available on the market?

10:00 - How difficult and complex is the transition from launching the Alpha Testnet to then going live on the Mainnet?

11:20 - Are there any decentralised applications (Dapps) currently running on the Alpha Testnet?

12:40 - How did you get involved with Scroll and what is your professional background?

17:00 - How long have you been at Scroll for?

18:00 - Have you noticed that your spell at Scroll has been way more eventful and intense compared to some of your previous tech jobs?

19:20 - Do you think that some projects in the Web3 space are able to draw attention and hype on the hope and promise of a product, rather than on a tangible working solution?

25:00 - How do you think that projects, such as Scroll, will be able to attract non-technical talent within the next 2 to 3 years?

28:30 - Do you think that Web3 projects unable to clearly communicate their mission and vision will struggle to attract non-crypto native talent?

32:00 - Do you think that some projects looking for talent are unable to attract the right candidates due to a heightened emphasis on crypto-specific work experiences?