JavaScript Ødyssey - Dean Tribble's Cosmoverse Presentation

Dean Tribble, CEO of Agoric OpCo, gave a presentation on Agoric at this year’s Cosmoverse where he discussed the vision of Agoric, the Agoric platform & tech stack, and provided updates and info on the first permissioned apps in the Agoric ecosystem.

Watch the full talk

Overview:

JavaScript Ødyssey Intro

It Starts with Programmability

  • General purpose smart contract platform
  • Most popular programming language
  • Modern components library with advanced safety properties - in JavaScript!
  • Native interoperable with 60+ Cosmos chains

JavaScript Developers Interested in Web3

  • Agoric provides programmability that uniquely leverages their existing programming tools and expertise

The Agoric Ecosystem:

  • Collaborations with wallet providers like Keplr and MetaMask.
  • Integration with multiple platforms including DEXs (Osmosis, Crescent, and Shade), Lending (Umee), and Payments (IST and Kado).
  • Bridges, oracle providers, indexing services and validators supporting the growth and adoption of the Agoric platform.

Agoric Tech Stack - It’s Just JavaScript

  • Cosmos SDK, IBC, Comet BFT
  • Agoric VM
  • Zoe Framework
  • Inter Protocol

Community Built Components for Rapid Development

  • DeFi
  • NFTs
  • Cross-chain
  • Governance

First Cohort of Permissioned Apps

  • Inter Protocol
  • KREAd
  • Calypso
  • Crabble

AppJam @ Cosmoverse
Details in previous forum post.