Tomer Weller from Stellar Development Foundation interviews Sergey Gorbunov, co-founder of Axelar, to discuss cross-chain communication protocols and how both teams approach interoperability challenges for developers.

Tech Talks with Tomer season 2 launches with an episode featuring Sergey Gorbunov, co-founder of Axelar and former Algorand cryptography lead. The discussion centers on cross-chain communication and interoperability, comparing Axelar's decentralized protocol approach with Stellar's philosophy. Gorbunov, also a computer science professor at University of Waterloo, shares insights on developer challenges in building across blockchain ecosystems. The episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.