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Crossing Chains, Losing Gains

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Talkat Cosmoverse 2025 · 2025-10-30..11-01· [distributed-systems]

speaker

name:Philip Offtermatt
website:https://p-offtermatt.github.io/

resources

video:https://youtu.be/tGvp77MHexs
slides:none on file

summary

Claim: crossing chains often erodes on-chain yield unless fund management is natively cross-chain and verifiable. Hydro builds Inflow, a cross-chain robo‑advisor that combines on‑chain rules, trustless automation, off‑chain processing verified on‑chain, and bridge selection across IBC, CCTP and Hyperlane. Informal Systems contributes formal specs and consensus tech (Malikite, Tenderlight). Operational proof: Hydro reports deploying 4 million ATOM into 20 protocols with no atoms lost. System is in private beta and targets market‑neutral, sustainable yields.

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chapters (8)

  1. 0:00Cosmos and yield challenges
  2. 1:04Market neutral yields vs traditional finance
  3. 3:10Verifiability in trustless crypto funds
  4. 5:55Multi-chain not enough for yields
  5. 8:01Bridging pain points
  6. 10:09Trustless cross-chain robo advisor
  7. 12:18Cosmos’ unique position
  8. 13:44Hydro’s Inflow vision

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