In this episode, we sit down with Anna Carroll (Protocol Lead at Nomad) and Arjun Bhuptani (Founder of Connext) to discuss the blockchain interoperability trilemma, bridge architectures, Nomad’s optimistic design, and much more.

Show Notes: 
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:02:58) – The interoperability trilemma. 
(00:09:01) – Categories of bridge design architectures.
(00:14:18) – Diving into Nomad.  
(00:31:17) – Optimistic interoperability vs optimistic rollups.
(00:44:35) – The relationship between Connext and Nomad.
(00:51:05) – Exciting cross-chain applications.  
(01:07:50) – Are bridges a zero sum market?
(01:15:41) – The Ronin hack and security design.
(01:23:44) – Closing thoughts. 

Social links:
Arjun’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/0xarjun 
Anna’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/annascarroll 
Nomad Twitter: https://twitter.com/nomadxyz_ 
Nomad Discord: http://discord.gg/nomadxyz 
Connext Twitter: https://twitter.com/connextnetwork 
Connext Discord: https://discord.gg/connext 
Resources: 

Nomad Website: https://www.nomad.xyz/
Nomad Docs: https://www.nomad.xyz/ 
Connext Website: https://www.connext.network/ 
Connext Docs: https://docs.connext.network/ 
The Interoperability Trilemma: https://medium.com/connext/the-interoperability-trilemma-657c2cf69f17 
The Nomad Design Philosophy: https://blog.nomad.xyz/the-nomad-design-philosophy-6fc0eacf3263 

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Is the Future of Blockchain Interoperability Optimistic? w/ Arjun & Anna