Ethan Buchman on Cosmos, Tendermint and sovereignty within crypto

Ethan Buchman is co-founder of Cosmos, vice president of Interchain Foundation and CEO of Informal Systems. Cosmos is an ecosystem of Interoperable blockchain which include terra, osmosis and crypto.org. He is heading one of the most value locked after ethereum. But how does this ecosystem work what was Ethan’s background before coming into the space?

Timestamps:
0:00:00 Section 1 Intro
0:00:27 Ethans background
0:03:32 How did Ethan connect with crypto?
0:06:25 Transitioning from Proof of Work
0:08:09 Is Bitcoin still a big part of the ecosystem?
0:09:32 Sponsor
0:10:00 Section 2 Cosmos
0:13:58 Cosmos vs Tendermint, whats the difference?
0:16:33 Is Cosmos a standalone programme or a network?
0:21:53 Sponsor
0:22:32 Chains connected to IBC, what can they do?
0:26:08 How much flexibility is available through IBC?
0:27:47 What are the validators of Osmosis? Is it secure?
0:30:07 Is Osmosis susceptible to attack?
0:33:09 Sponsor
0:33:57 Section 3 Does flexibility mean less security?
0:41:03 What is Cosmos Hub?
0:47:47 Sponsor
0:48:39 Section 4 The Atom token & long term vision
0:51:49 What is governance look like?
0:54:16 Key lessons thus far
0:56:31 Future milestones
0:58:20 Where does Cosmos fit in the space?
1:04:34 How is Ethan defiant?

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