Federico Kunze Küllmer: Evmos – The Ethereum Virtual Machine on Cosmos

Leveraging the Cosmos SDK, Evmos is the first IBC-compatible EVM-based blockchain, bringing composability, interoperability, and fast finality to Ethereum. While much of the Cosmos ecosystem has embraced CosmWasm to deploy smart contracts, Evmos brings EVM capabilities to the Interchain and allows developers to write contracts in Solidity, the most widely used language in crypto.

While the Evmos launch was halted in early March due to a critical vulnerability and a failed chain upgrade, the project is highly anticipated by the Cosmos community as it promises to bring speed, scale, and interoperability to Ethereum. This week, Sebastien was joined by the co-founder of Evmos, Federico Kunze Küllmer, to chat about the innovation that Evmos is bringing to the EVM ecosystem and the long-term vision for the project.

This episode is an excerpt of an extended interview with Federico released on The Interop, a new podcast hosted by Sebastien Couture. To hear the full interview and subscribe to The Interop, check the episode links.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Fede's background and how he got into crypto
• The early days at Tendermint and contributing to Ether Mint
• The delayed launch of the Evmos upgrade and how that has affected the project
• What innovation does Evmos bring to the EVM now and in the future
• Evmos' interoperability with other chains
• Bridges and the issue asset fungibility
• How sovereign chains will interact with smart contracts or addresses on Evmos
• What DeFi applications will be launched on Evmos
• Standout features of the token model
• Is fragmentation on the Interchain a good approach?

Episode links:

• Hear the full interview on The Interop podcast
• Evmos
• Evmos on Twitter
• Federico on Twitter

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This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/437