The future is multi-chain, scalable and modular. However, while Cosmos’ IBC set the standard for interoperability, Ethereum’s L2 shift revealed a huge problem of liquidity fragmentation across the many rollups fighting for market share. Polymer aims to bridge the two ecosystems and bring the best of both worlds: Ethereum’s native liquidity and Cosmos’ interoperability, through a modular framework using the OP-stack and IBC.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Bo’s background and the evolution of Polymer
• Scaling limits of L1s vs. L2s
• The ‘endgame’ for rollup frameworks
• IBC
• Interoperability & network topology: 70’s/80’s vs. blockchains
• Polymer hub
• Monomer framework
• Pre-confirmation & finality trade-offs
• Cross-rollup interoperability
• Building appchains with Monomer
• Modularity

Episode links:

• Bo Du on Twitter
• Polymer Labs on Twitter

Sponsors:

• Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.io
• Chorus1: Chorus1 is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at - chorus.one

This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture.