Cross-chain is broken.

But not for the reasons you may think.

Founder @0xbodu joined @satyaki44 on the latest episode of 0xCoordinated to share how Polymer is reshaping Ethereum interop by hyperfocusing on one thing:

Developer Experience

Full episode out now👇🏻

NEW EP: The Cross-chain struggle & how Polymer solves this

Cross-chain is broken.

The biggest culprit? User experience. 😵‍💫

In this episode, @satyaki44 sits down with @0xbodu from @Polymer_Labs to unpack why interops is still so clunky, & how Polymer is rebuilding it from the ground up, starting with proof-based communication across rollups.

Bo shares his journey from Web2 to Web3, the founding of Polymer, and why they moved away from messaging toward a more secure & capital-efficient architecture.

They also dive into @ethereum vs @cosmos dev experiences, the role of @eigenlayer, & why they chose @eigen_da over @celestia.

If you’re building across chains or betting on the rollup-centric future, this one’s for you.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Bo’s journey into Web3
10:20 - How Polymer started
13:09 - What is Polymer?
15:30 - Ethereum vs Cosmos development
17:50 - Cosmos IBC & Ethereum rollup roadmap
19:20 - Why hasn’t Cosmos taken off?
21:55 - Is Cosmos targeting Bitcoin?
23:40 - Why switch to Ethereum?
24:50 - The real problems in interoperability
27:45 - How Polymer is solving this
33:45 - How rollups currently communicate
35:16 - Why not build native rollups?
40:45 - Interop across non-EVM chains
42:52 - EigenLayer’s role in Polymer
44:48 - Choosing between EigenDA & Celestia
47:20 - Decentralization vs performance in DA
50:40 - The future of UX in interop
55:22 - Polymer’s roadmap & what’s next

Enjoy! 🍿