Episodes
In episode #7, we're thrilled to have Yair Cleper from Lava Network joining us. Your hosts for this episode are Thalita Franklin and Luis Clavijo. Lava Network uses a novel mechanism called Incentivized Public RPC which allows chains/rollups to permissionlessly bootstrap and subsidize infrastructure for dapp developers. This means free, performant and decentralized infrastructure for dapp developers and users. During this episode, we'll explore:  - The fundamentals of RPC, - Yair’s...
Published 04/25/24
Published 04/25/24
In Episode 6, we're excited to welcome Kerem Ozkan, the Founder of Soarchain, and Deniz Kalaslioglu, the Co-founder and CTO, as they dive into Soarchain's pivotal role in harnessing the full capabilities of its Layer 1 DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network) built on the Cosmos SDK.  They shed light on how Soarchain simplifies the complexities of vehicular connectivity, offering a groundbreaking platform for applications that range from real-time insurance adjustments to...
Published 03/21/24
Welcome to the S2 Ep 5 of the Chorus One Podcast! Every quarter, Chorus One releases an ecosystem review of a chosen protocol we support and have confidence in. In the third quarter of 2023, our spotlight was on NEAR Protocol, and now we're thrilled to welcome Altan Tutar, Senior Technical BD at NEAR Protocol, on the Chorus One Podcast to provide further insights into the protocol's intricacies. You can read the NEAR Ecosystem Review at https://chorus.one/articles/ecosystem-review-near or...
Published 01/16/24
S2Ep #4 features Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo, Head of DeFi at Ava Labs. In October 2023, Patrick O'Grady, Ava Labs' VP of Platform Engineering, unveiled ACP #13, proposing revamped minimum requirements for Subnet validators.  In this podcast, our Engineering Lead Erwin Dassen and Luis Nunez of our Ventures team speak with Luigi D'Onorio DeMeo to dissect the proposed changes, how it impacts Subnet validators, the state of institutional adoption of AVAX, and more. To Stake AVAX with Chorus One,...
Published 11/30/23
In Season 2, Episode 3, we revisit Passage.io to get an update on their ecosystem roadmap. Join us in this episode as we talk to Lex Avellino, the Founder of Passage.io! Passage.io, built on the Cosmos platform, is an innovative platform that equips creators with the tools to develop games and social experiences without the need for coding or downloads. During this episode, Lex Avellino and our host, Thalita Franklin, delve into the current progress of Passage on the roadmap to Mainnet....
Published 11/03/23
In Episode 2 of Season 2 of the Chorus One Podcast, we have the pleasure of welcoming Steven Gates, the Founder of GoGoPool. In this conversation, hosts Luis Núñez Clavijo and Erwin Dassen speak with Steven about GoGoPool's primary mission, which is to simplify the process of launching a Subnet within the Avalanche ecosystem. The conversation also touches on various technical aspects of the protocol, its long-term vision, and its DAO. Furthermore, they discuss GoGoPool's latest offering,...
Published 09/27/23
Welcome to the inaugural episode of the freshly unveiled season two of the Chorus One Podcast! In this episode, we welcome Griffin Anderson, the CEO of Phi Labs and Co-founder of Archway Network, for the second iteration of our conversation centered around Archway Network. Now just a few weeks after the successful launch of Archway's Mainnet, our host, Thalita Franklin, engages Griffin in an insightful discussion about the protocol's transformative journey en route to Mainnet, shedding...
Published 08/22/23
The highly anticipated ATOM 2.0 whitepaper was released at Cosmoverse 2022 and it proposes a swathe of changes to the way we currently know Cosmos Hub as. We talk to Sam Hart from Interchain Foundation who's also one of the authors of the whitepaper to understand the proposed changes in more detail and their possible impact on the Cosmos ecosystem. Read the ATOM 2.0 whitepaper here - https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmWXkzM74FCiERdZ1WrU33cqdStUK9dz1A8oEvYcnBAHeo   Connect with Sam Hart...
Published 10/19/22
Blockchains generate loads of data and tackling the issue of data availability and validity is an important one. KYVE is a Proof-of-Stake network that uses Arweave to facilitate data storage and data retrieval. Connect with KYVE - https://www.kyve.network/ https://twitter.com/KYVENetwork https://blog.kyve.network/ Connect with Chorus One - https://chorus.one/ https://twitter.com/chorusone https://chorus.one/telegram https://medium.com/chorus-one https://discord.gg/bQ6JWVa  
Published 08/11/22
In this episode, we talk to Vasiliy Shapovalov, Alex Esin, and Spaydh from team Neutron. The new smart contract chain aims to be the best platform for smart chain developers to build a wide range of apps in Cosmos, by maximising interoperability with the rest of the ecosystem and minimising overheads for developers. Connect with Neutron - https://twitter.com/Neutron_org Connect with Chorus One - https://chorus.one/ https://twitter.com/chorusone https://chorus.one/telegram ...
Published 07/21/22
Evmos is a decentralized proof of stake blockchain in the Cosmos ecosystem, that is also Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) compatible. Evmos’ goal is to bring the world of Ethereum-based applications and assets to the Cosmos ecosystem. In this episode, we talk to Federico, co-founder of Evmos, about what differentiates Evmos from other chains, its ambitions and much more.
Published 06/16/22
Archway is a smart contract platform that aims to reward its developers that build on the network with baked in incentives and rewards. In this episode, we talk to Michael & Griffin to understand Archway's mission, how it's different from other smart contract platforms, and a lot more.
Published 06/06/22
In this episode, we talk to David and Oak from Autonolas. Autonolas has been conceptualised with a vision to 'make DAOs autonomous again'. It does that by providing a software stack to help DAOs with their off-chain operations and also with the help of an on-chain protocol. We discuss David and Oak's history, how Autonolas came about, its journey, and more. Dig in! 
Published 05/11/22
In this episode, we talk to Billy Rennekamp, Cosmos Hub Product Lead at Interchain GmbH. As of May 2022, there is an ongoing governance vote on Cosmos to add CosmWASM to Cosmos Hub. The vote right now is leaning towards no, however some people in the Cosmos ecosystem feel like this vote is a mistake. Billy is one of those in the Cosmos ecosystem that believes adding CosmWASM to the Hub is a good move. We have Billy on the show to express his views about Cosmos Hub, CosmWASM, interchain...
Published 05/05/22
In this episode, we talk to Ganesh Swami, co-founder of Covalent. Covalent provides a unified API that brings visibility to billions of blockchain data points. There are over 500 cryptocurrency projects using Covalent's API currently. We talk to Ganesh about Covalent's origins, technology, and its future.
Published 04/25/22
In this episode, we talk to Lex Avellino, founder of Passage, a platform that will enable people to build virtual worlds on Cosmos. Metaverses have been the talk of the town since 2021 and Passage is its torch-bearer on Cosmos. We deep dive into Lex's history, Passage's roadmap and much more.
Published 03/24/22
On the show today, we have Bijan Sharohki, Head of Product and Brandon Case, Head of Product Engineering from O1 labs, the development company working on Mina. Mina is the first protocol to use recursive zero-knowledge proofs to track the entire state of a blockchain.
Published 11/24/21
On the show today, we have Arjun Bhuptani, founder of Connext. Connext is an interoperability network, which is going to market with NXTP, a non-custodial cross-chain protocol. Connext is trustless, meaning there is no trust placed in external validators outside 2 native blockchains where a cross-chain transaction is occurring.
Published 11/16/21
On the show today, we have Arjun Bhuptani, founder of Connext. Connext is an interoperability network, which is going to market with NXTP, a non-custodial cross-chain protocol.
Published 10/14/21
On the show today, we have Shane Vitarana, co-founder of Stargaze. Stargaze is a fully decentralised NFT marketplace.
Published 10/07/21
On the show today, we have Hendrik Hofstadt, director of digital assets at Jump Trading and core contributor to Wormhole. Wormhole is a simple, generic protocol that delivers a pathway for any kind of information—funds, votes, programs and more—from any blockchain in the network to any other.
Published 09/20/21
On the show today we have Brent Xu, founder of Umee. Umee is a suite of cross-chain DeFi protocols that interconnects between Cosmos and Ethereum.
Published 08/25/21
On the show today, we have Sergey Gorbunov, co-founder of Axelar. Axelar network is a decentralized state machine responsible for facilitating cross-chain requests.
Published 08/18/21
On the show today we have Jack Zampolin, co-founder of Sommelier. Sommelier network improves tooling for DeFi liquidity providers (aka LPs) on Ethereum.
Published 08/15/21