System scalability and extensibility of system features are two central problems around which research in the cryptocurrency / blockchain industry has centered. For example, the Blockstream sidechains project foresaw hundreds of blockchains coordinating together to form an ‘Internet of Chains’ delivering extensibility to the Bitcoin system.

Recently, Dr. Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum and Parity, put forth Polkadot, a technical vision to achieve the similar end-goals using different system architecture. Polkadot could enable individual blockchain networks to share security and communications infrastructure with other blockchain networks, forming in effect an ‘Internet of Blockchain networks’.

Melonport, a team based out of Zurich, has taken up the challenge of deploying the Polkadot network and also building decentralized asset management software on the same network. In this episode we converse with Mona El Isa and Reto Trinkler, co-founders of Melonport, in order to discover more about the overall vision.

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Melonport, a team based out of Zurich, has taken up the challenge of deploying the Polkadot network and also building decentralized asset management software on the same network. In this episode we converse with Mona El Isa and Reto Trinkler, co-founders of Melonport, in order to discover more about the overall vision.

Description of problem(s) Polkadot seeks to resolve

Analogous design problems from technological history

Overview of Polkadot network

Overview of Melonport asset management software

How Melonport and Polkadot connect with each other

Next steps for the team

Episode links:

Melonport website

Melonport white paper

melonproject on GitHub

Melonport explainer video

Polkadot Network

Polkadot white paper

Parity and Melonport joint press release

This episode is hosted by Meher Roy and Sébastien Couture. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/158