In this thought-provoking episode of the Building Web3 podcast, host Jax Dwyer welcomes Tyler, CTO and co-founder of Omni, to discuss the groundbreaking solutions Omni is bringing to the blockchain ecosystem. From solving liquidity fragmentation to enhancing user experience with intent-based architecture, Omni is transforming the way developers and users interact with DeFi and Ethereum rollups.

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Chapters

00:00 Journey into DeFi and the Birth of Omni
03:26 Challenges in Cross-Chain Development
06:03 Researching L2s and Interoperability
08:41 Latency and Fast Messaging Explained
11:29 The Solver Network: Simplifying User Experience
19:15 Current State and Future of Omni
20:19 Mainnet Core Launch and SolverNet Roadmap
22:08 Liquidity Fragmentation: Challenges and Solutions
23:36 The Evolution of Application-Specific Sequencing
25:18 Rollups vs. Monolithic Chains in Scalability
27:34 The Vision for a Chainless Future
29:39 Underrated Areas for Builders in Blockchain
33:22 Where to Find Omni and Get Involved


Key Topics Covered:

Tyler’s journey from quant trading to building Omni, starting with Rift Finance.

The challenges of scaling on Ethereum layer one and transitioning to rollups like Arbitrum and Optimism.

How Omni eliminates the trade-offs of cross-chain deployment for developers.

An overview of Solver Network, OmniCore, and their intent-based approach to reducing latency.

Highlights:

Discover how Omni’s cross-chain messaging protocol enables fast, seamless transactions across blockchains.

Understand how liquidity pools, lending, and borrowing are becoming more efficient with Omni’s tools.

Explore real-world examples of cross-chain intents, such as moving USDC from Arbitrum to Optimism in just seconds.

Learn how Omni is building the infrastructure for a chain-agnostic, user-centric blockchain experience.

Tyler shares Omni’s mission to make Ethereum feel like a single chain, allowing users to perform any action on any chain in one second or less. He also provides insights into Omni’s roadmap, including the upcoming launch of OmniCore on Mainnet and the iterative release of SolverNet throughout 2025.

Omni, DeFi, cross-chain, interoperability, Ethereum, rollups, blockchain, user experience, Solver Network, liquidity, OmniCore, SolverNet, intent-based architecture, Arbitrum, Optimism, Rift Finance, DeFi scalability, Ethereum ecosystem, Web3 innovation, liquidity fragmentation, decentralized finance, blockchain technology, Ethereum rollup roadmap, crypto UX, decentralized physical infrastructure, DeFi protocols, Ethereum scalability

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