Today we're joined by Arjun Bhuptani, founder and CEO of Connext Labs. We get an in-depth look at Connext, an important component in the Web 3 stack. In a world of many Layer 1s and Layer 2s, connecting the chains is so important, especially doing it in a secure way. We get into how they approach security, we dive into the nuance of Vitalik's post on bridging, we talk about rollups-as-a-service, how Connext abstracts away the hassle from a user standpoint around interacting with multiple chains, their proposal for bridged assets, as well as they're recent launch and so much more. But first, Arjun tells us about what he's focused on at Connext.

0:50 What is Arjun focused on?

1:37 History of Connext

4:26 Arjun's vision on Web3

8:42 Improving UX

12:54 Connext Users

14:55 Bridging

18:05 Where does Connext fit in Web3?

20:25 Connext Security

24:46 Connext Roadmap

27:33 XRC20

32:10 Competition

37:22 $NEXT Launch

40:41 $NEXT Utility

44:23 Connext DAO

46:24 What surprised Arjun the most

49:30 Decentralization

53:08 How is Arjun Defiant?