Kendall Cole is the Founder of Proximity Labs, a research and development firm focused on NEAR Protocol.

In this episode, we cover NEAR's vision for chain abstraction. Kendall breaks down how chain abstraction will enable users to enjoy DeFi and Web3 without knowing what chain they’re on and why Near is uniquely placed to solve this.

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Timestamps

0:00 - Intro
5:02 - Kendall's background
7:41 - Proximity Labs and NEAR
8:52 - What is chain abstraction?
11:43 - Why might NEAR solve this?
14:07 - What is sharding?
17:15 - Chain signatures
21:58 - What can be built with chain abstraction?
26:13 - Chain abstraction vs interoperability protocols
28:28 - When will users enjoy chain abstraction?
30:24 - Chain abstraction wallets on NEAR
32:10 - Blueberry mid-roll
32:38 - Value accrual to NEAR
34:58 - State of NEAR dApp growth
37:59 - Popular NEAR dApps
39:59 - NEAR fast finality layer
42:20 - Collaboration with EigenLayer
44:19 - Closing

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🔗 Guest Links 🔗

► Proximity Labs Website: www.proximity.dev/
► NEAR Protocol Website: near.org/
► Proximity on Twitter: x.com/proximityfi
► Kendall on Twitter: x.com/kendaIIc

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