In this episode, Sergey Gorbunov, Co-Founder of Axelar Network, discusses the future of blockchain interoperability, the founding journey of Axelar, and what drives him to keep innovating in the Web3 space.

Axelar is a programmable Web3 interoperability platform that enables seamless cross-chain communication, aiming to scale the next generation of internet applications to billions of users.

Sergey brings a strong academic and technical background to the space. He’s also an Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, a former founding team member at Algorand, and holds a Ph.D. from MIT, where he was a Microsoft Ph.D. Fellow. His dissertation focused on developing cryptographic tools for the cloud using lattice-based cryptography.

Join hosts Kenzi Nakamura, Sachi Tanaka, and Diksha Mehra for a deep conversation with Sergey about interoperability as infrastructure, the role of cryptography in Web3, and the mindset required to build across chains.