Tech Talks with Tomer

Stellar Development Foundation

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Tech Talks with Tomer is a series hosted by Tomer Weller, VP of Tech Strategy at Stellar Development Foundation. In every episode, Tomer speaks with some of the smartest engineers in blockchain about the biggest innovations happening in the space.

12/19/2023

Securing Smart Contracts and DeFi's future ft. Mooly Sagiv

In December of 2023, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols total value locked reached $50 billion. That’s a lot of money, which is why the security of smart contracts continues to be a hotly followed topic. Enter Mooly Sagiv and Certora—a smart contract security and audit company specializing in formal verification. Certora’s expertise lies in employing a mathematical method to rigorously prove that a design, particularly in code, meets its specifications. Mooly Sagiv describes the evolution of formal verification from an obscure academic pursuit to a cornerstone in fortifying smart contracts. He delves deep into the complexities of securing compact code, why formal verification is a perfect match and the future of smart contracts beyond the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Follow @tomerweller on Twitter to get more updates about innovation on Stellar between episodes! To learn more about Certora, follow @CertoraInc

17 min
07/27/2023

Meta Anchors in Action: Arf's Impact on Cross-Border Finance with Kazim Ozyilmaz

In Episode 4 Season 2 of Tech Talks with Tomer, Kazim Ozyilmaz from Arf takes us on a captivating journey at the crossroads of traditional finance and blockchain technology. Arf, as a Swiss-regulated global settlement banking platform, harnesses the Stellar blockchain to offer short-term liquidity and B2B financing. The spotlight shines on Arf's pivotal role as a "meta anchor," facilitating smooth cross-border transfers for multiple financial institutions, with exciting plans to integrate with DeFi platforms on the horizon.

17 min
06/28/2023

Building Smart Contracts Faster: Talking Efficient Development w/ Aha Labs Co-founder Chad O

In Episode 3 Season 2 of Tech Talks with Tomer we speak with Aha Labs Co-Founder Chad Ostrowski. Aha Labs is a group of developers best known for RAEN, a product which allows ABI/contract info to be stored on-chain for the NEAR protocol. Chad is also a content creator and an active member of the Stellar community. In one recent video, he compared NEAR, Soroban, and CosmWasm’s approaches to wrapping a key-value store in Rust smart contracts. Tech Talks with Tomer is a video and podcast series hosted by Tomer Weller, VP of Product at Stellar Development Foundation. In every episode, Tomer speaks with some of the smartest engineers in blockchain about the biggest innovations happening in the space.

33 min
05/24/2023

Building Developer Tools in a Cross-Chain World: Insights from Cubist Co-Founders

Developing for blockchain is difficult. There are many different layer 1s, each with their own unique strengths, weaknesses, and quirks. That’s why for this episode of Tech Talks with Tomer, Stellar VP of Product Tomer Weller sat down with Fraser Brown and Riad S. Wahby, two co-founders of the cross-chain tooling company Cubist.

39 min
04/26/2023

Tech Talks with Tomer: Smart Contracts and Interoperability with Axelar Co-founder Sergey Gorbunov

In this episode, Tomer chats with Sergey Gorbunov, Co-founder of Axelar. Axelar is a decentralized protocol that facilitates cross-chain communication. Both Axelar and Stellar were built to facilitate interoperability, and in this episode, Tomer and Sergey talk about their teams' respective approaches and the biggest developer challenges.

23 min
04/21/2023

Tech Talks with Tomer: Securing Digital Assets with Ledger's Fabrice Dautriat

Welcome to the sixth edition of Tech Talks with Tomer, hosted by Tomer Weller, VP of Product at Stellar Development Foundation. In every episode, Tomer will host discussions about innovation on the Stellar network and hear directly from the engineers building the tech stack. In this episode, Tomer chats with Fabrice Dautriat, Head of Developer Ecosystem at Ledger. Fabrice Dautriat is an engineer who started his crypto journey five years ago. He first joined Ledger as a Product Manager for Hardware Wallet applications. After one long crypto winter, two new hardware wallets (Nano X and S+) and more than 10 blockchain protocols added to Ledger Live, Fabrice is now Head of Developer Ecosystem at Ledger. In his role, he is now responsible for integrating a variety of different projects with Ledger and orchestrating the platform approach Ledger is building. Follow @tomerweller on Twitter to get more updates about innovation on Stellar between episodes!

18 min

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One of the quintessential blockchain development podcasts

06/29/2023

Skullyboom

Timer really knows his stuff when it comes to having a vision for better blockchain development. He also does a great job extracting content from a number of reputable guests. If you are interested in blockchain development or considering starting in the field, this is a must add to your listen list.
Super interesting!

06/26/2023

vron727

I always wondered how Stellar was making their engineering decisions. This podcast was super informative and made me think a lot about other ways to develop innovative blockchain products

Tech Talks with Tomer is a series hosted by Tomer Weller, VP of Tech Strategy at Stellar Development Foundation. In every episode, Tomer speaks with some of the smartest engineers in blockchain about the biggest innovations happening in the space.

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Tech Talks with Tomer

Tech Talks with Tomer

Episodes

Securing Smart Contracts and DeFi's future ft. Mooly Sagiv

Meta Anchors in Action: Arf's Impact on Cross-Border Finance with Kazim Ozyilmaz

Building Smart Contracts Faster: Talking Efficient Development w/ Aha Labs Co-founder Chad O

Building Developer Tools in a Cross-Chain World: Insights from Cubist Co-Founders