Astar: The Smart Contract Platform for the Multichain Future | Sota Watanabe

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In this podcast, we're featuring Astar Network Founder Sota Watanabe about Astar's steps towards a multichain future. Sota shared that they're currently building XCMP, a messaging protocol that enables tokens to be truly interoperable not just within Polkadot ecosystem but also to other L0 and L1 blockchains. Sota emphasized the three important factors that make up a solid blockchain network: incentivizing developers, superior technology/product, and bootstrapping user base.