$1B in Bridge Hacks...Is the Future Still Multi-Chain? - Dmitriy Berenzon, 1kx, Ep. 192

<p>Bridges facilitate cross-chain asset communication and play an imperative role in a multi-chain future. However, the recent WormHole & Ronin Bridge hack that led to a total loss of close to $1 billion has caused fear in users and led them to wonder - is the future still multi-chain?</p> <p>In this episode, Dmitriy - Research Partner at 1kx shares with us:</p> <ul> <li>What are the different kinds of bridges out there and their trade-offs?</li> <li>Why is the future is multi-chain and what are the role of bridges?</li> <li>Why is he excited about DAOs?</li> <li>Other high conviction and contrarian views he has</li> </ul> <p>Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.</p> <p>------------ Timestamps -------------</p> <p>0:00 - Podcast Intro<br /> 0:52 - Dmitriy's Background<br /> 3:42 - High-level Overview of Bridges & Trade-Offs<br /> 9:16 - Is Multi-Chain The Future<br /> 12:55 - How to Evaluate Bridge to Use<br /> 17:44 - Safer Bridge Models and Examples<br /> 18:43 - Are Bridges "Tunnels" or Developer Platforms<br /> 24:04 - Aggregation of Bridges like with DEXes<br /> 27:55 - Bridges that Dmitriy is Bullish On<br /> 30:00 - Why Dmitriy is Bullish on DAOs<br /> 38:49 - Other High Conviction Thesis & Contrarian Views</p> <p>------------ Sponsors -------------</p> <p>PARASWAP is the best place to trade your tokens and get the best price in DeFi today. Get started on https://<a href= "http://www.paraswap.io/blockcrunch">paraswap.io/blockcrunch</a></p> <p>CoinFLEX is the Home of Crypto Yield for passive capital and active traders to earn and trade crypto. Explore yields up to 100% APR with CoinFLEX's simple AMM+ product: <a href= "https://coinflex.com/amm">https://coinflex.com/amm</a></p> <p>----------- More Resources -----------—</p> <p>Guest</p> <p>Dmitriy Berezon - <a href= "https://twitter.com/dberenzon">https://twitter.com/dberenzon</a></p> <p>1kx - <a href= "https://twitter.com/1kxnetwork">https://twitter.com/1kxnetwork</a></p> <p>Article on Bridges that Dmitriy wrote - <a href= "https://twitter.c