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LayerZero - Bryan Pellegrino
Feb 19, 2022
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Introduction to LayerZero: Bryan Pellegrino frames the protocol as an 'omnichain interoperability protocol' focused on seamless cross-chain communication.
00:56
The Middle Chain Problem: Discussing the systemic risk of consensus mechanisms that sit between chains and can arbitrarily write messages if broken.
01:58
Broken Incentives: Why adding major protocols like Uniswap or Aave to a bridge can actually decrease security for existing participants if bond sizes don't scale non-linearly.
02:36
The Hyper-Parameter Issue: Critiquing why a low-value game action (like verifying a copper sword) and a $500M transfer are forced to use the same security parameters.
03:34
Moving Decisions Up the Stack: Advocating for modularity where security choices (block confirmations, node sets) live at the application layer rather than the protocol layer.
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