Dom went from trading equities to helping scale one of the most impactful protocols in Web3 — LayerZero.
In this episode:
- How LayerZero solved interoperability
- What “omnichain” apps actually look like
- Why Stargate hasn’t been hacked
- Shadow NFTs, cross-chain governance & more
With 130M+ messages sent across 70+ chains and $70B+ in secured value, LayerZero is quietly powering the future of crypto.
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Chain Stories: Dom O'Brien
- (00:01:34) - Analyst at a Venture Capital Fund
- (00:04:47) - Layer 0: The Crypto Unicorns
- (00:06:16) - Layer 0
- (00:07:15) - Layer 0: The End of Interruptivity in Crypto
- (00:09:21) - Layer 0: The Future of Crypto
- (00:13:03) - Layer 0: What Makes It So Secure?
- (00:17:47) - Layer 0: What is it and What is the Bridge
- (00:19:26) - LayerZero Expands Into Crypto & Web2
- (00:22:01) - Layer 0