OCTOPUS NETWORK: Incubating Sovereign Chains, OCT Token, NEAR and more - Sheldon Dearr, Technical Lead

<p>Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Octopus Network is a NEAR-based protocol for hosting sovereign application-specific blockchains (Appchains). Through staking the OCT token, Octopus validators lease their security to Appchains, which reward validators in their native token.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Sheldon Dearr, Octopus' Technical Lead, is here to discuss the OCT ecosystem, enabling cross-chain communication with IBC, why most new blockchain projects fail, and other absorbing subjects.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Table of Contents:</p> <p><br></p> <p>0:00:00 What is Octopus Network</p> <p>0:02:36 Octopus &amp; NEAR</p> <p>0:03:56 Advantages of being non-EVM-only</p> <p>0:06:05 Why isn't Substrate more popular?</p> <p>0:08:56 Did Terra get too big?</p> <p>0:12:23 Cosmos IBC and other bridges</p> <p>0:24:00 Why light client bridges are better</p> <p>0:26:44 Why doesn't Octopus have its own chain?</p> <p>0:31:27 When and when not to deploy an Appchain</p> <p>0:38:31 The Octopus Ecosystem</p> <p>0:42:13 Why so many blockchain project niches failed</p> <p>0:44:36 Appchains need to generate real value</p> <p>0:50:49 How does one deploy an Octopus Appchain?</p> <p>0:59:05 What if an Appchain fails?</p> <p>1:02:29 Octopus' "Graduations"</p> <p>1:07:19 Octopus Announcements</p> <p>1:08:19 Outro</p> <p><br></p> <p>---------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p>Remember to LIKE the episode AND SUBSCRIBE to the show!&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Subscribe and see more videos by clicking here! https://www.youtube.com/c/DCOREBlockchainPeople?sub_confirmation=1</p> <p>--------------------------------------------------------------</p> <p>ALL OF D-CORE's investment reports are now available for FREE at https://d-core.net/research/.&nbsp;</p> <p>-----------------------</p> <p>🎙️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45HKoSbGkBlUnKYy9DbZlz</p> <p>🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blockchain-people/id1540205561?uo=4</p> <p>🤓Google Podcasts: https://www.goog