Informal Conversations

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The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Informal Conversations episodes:

May 11, 2023 Cosmos Co-Founder Recounts the Beginnings of Cosmos - Part 5 | Informal Conversations
Join us as Ethan Buchman, co-founder of Cosmos and founder of Informal Systems, unravels the history and evolution of the Cosmos Hub with our host Thyborg. Discover insights into the dedicated Validator community, the unique governance model of the Cosmos ecosystem, and the game-changing technology of Interchain security. Tune in for a compact yet comprehensive tour of the Cosmos universe.
The Cosmos Hub is a Port City - Ethan Buchman & Sam Hart: https://blog.cosmos.network/the-cosmos-hub-is-a-port-city-5b7f2d28debf
Informal Systems Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/informalinc
Informal Systems Website 👉 https://informal.systems/
Informal Systems GitHub 👉 https://github.com/informalsystems
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50min
May 11, 2023 Duality: a DEX for the Cosmos Hub | Informal Conversations
Join Thyborg and Nicholas Evans as they discuss Duality, a next-generation decentralized exchange with a unique AMM design. Combining the best of AMMs and Orderbooks, Duality offers increased flexibility, and improved prices, while minimizing MEV. Duality will leverage replicated security from the Cosmos Hub!
Informal Systems Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/informalinc
Informal Systems Website 👉 https://informal.systems/
Informal Systems GitHub 👉 https://github.com/informalsystems
Duality Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/dualityxyz
Duality Website 👉 https://duality.xyz/
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40min
May 11, 2023 Stride Founders Explain Liquid Staking | Informal Conversations
Stride is the biggest liquid staking protocol in the Cosmos ecosystem. In this interview, Stride founders explain how Stride brings liquid staking to Cosmos chains, the goals in 2023, and how Interchain Security advances their goals.
Stride proposal: https://forum.cosmos.network/t/proposal-draft-stride-to-join-atom-economic-zone-and-adopt-ics/10418
Liquid Staking Module: https://forum.cosmos.network/t/signaling-proposal-draft-add-liquid-staking-module-to-the-cosmos-hub/10368
Informal Systems Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/informalinc
Informal Systems Website 👉 https://informal.systems/
Informal Systems GitHub 👉 https://github.com/informalsystems

The views expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect the views of any particular person or organization. No endorsement is intended by the content of this video. No representations or warranties regarding the completeness, accuracy, applicability, or fitness are intended by the content of this video.
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May 03, 2023 Cosmos Co-Founder Recounts the Beginnings of Cosmos - Part 4 | Informal Conversations
In Episode 4 of "Informal Conversations," host Thyborg welcomes back Ethan Buchman, Cosmos co-founder, for an in-depth discussion about Informal Systems, their contributions to the Cosmos ecosystem, and the innovative use of formal methods in cosmos technology and engineering in general.

Apalache: https://github.com/informalsystems/apalache
Quint: https://github.com/informalsystems/quint
Hermes: https://github.com/informalsystems/hermes
Comet BFT: https://github.com/cometbft/cometbft
Informal Systems Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/informalinc
Informal Systems Website 👉 https://informal.systems/
Informal Systems GitHub 👉 https://github.com/informalsystems
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The views expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect the views of any particular person or organization. No endorsement is intended by the content of this video. No representations or warranties regarding the completeness, accuracy, applicability, or fitness are intended by the content of this video.
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34min
May 02, 2023 Cosmos Co-Founder Recounts the Beginnings of Cosmos - Part 3 | Informal Conversations
In this episode of our series on the origins of Cosmos, Thyborg interviews Ethan Buchman, Cosmos co-founder, to discuss starting Informal Systems and the terms of the spin-out from the Interchain Foundation, the role Informal played in the ecosystem and the benefits of formal methods in software engineering.
For more detail, see the accompanying blog post: https://informal.systems/blog/informa...
Informal Systems Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/informalinc
Informal Systems Website 👉 https://informal.systems/
Informal Systems GitHub 👉 https://github.com/informalsystems
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15min
May 01, 2023 Cosmos Co-Founder Recounts the Beginnings of Cosmos - Part 2 | Informal Conversations
In the second episode of Informal Conversations, Thyborg sits down with Ethan Buchman, Cosmos co-founder, to discuss the goals of the creation of the Interchain Foundation, its role of the ICF in supporting the growth and development of the Cosmos ecosystem, the early community of validators, and more
Gaia genesis files: https://github.com/cosmos/gaia/blob/m...
Interchain Foundation medium: https://medium.com/the-interchain-fou...
Informal Systems Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/informalinc
Informal Systems Website 👉 https://informal.systems/
Informal Systems GitHub 👉 https://github.com/informalsystems
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19min
May 01, 2023 Cosmos Co-Founder Recounts the Beginnings of Cosmos - Part 1 | Informal Conversations
In the first part of a series on Cosmos history, Ethan Buchman shares his incredible journey into the world of cryptocurrency and how he came to know Jae Kwon, Zaki Manian, and the rest of the Proof-of-Stake crew. Discover the groundbreaking moments, challenges, and successes that have shaped Cosmos into what it is today!
To learn more about the history of Cosmos, check out this insightful blog post: https://blog.cosmos.network/cosmos-hi...
Informal Systems Twitter 👉 https://twitter.com/informalinc
Informal Systems Website 👉 https://informal.systems/
Informal Systems GitHub 👉 https://github.com/informalsystems
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The views expressed in this recording do not necessarily reflect the views of any particular person or organization. No endorsement is intended by the content of this video. No representations or warranties regarding the completeness, accuracy, applicability or fitness are intended by the content of this video.
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23min
February 23, 2023 The Replicated Security Launch with Jehan and Thyborg
In this episode, Thyborg, Informal's head of business development, interviews Jehan, product manager of the Cosmos Hub, about the upcoming launch of Replicated Security.
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37min
June 03, 2022 "What even is a Principle Scientist?" with Igor Konnov
Igor Konnov is a Principle Scientist at Informal who works on the Apalache model checker. We chat with him about what it's like doing R&D work at Informal, as well as what being a scientist outside of an academic institution is like.
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25min
March 30, 2022 Rust, Haskell, & Monetary Engineering with Soares Chen
Soares Chen is a Rust engineer on the ibc-rs team at Informal. He works on improving the Hermes relayer and is interested in functional programming and how money works.
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51min

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How many episodes does Informal Conversations have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.