#214: John Shutt, Smart Contract Engineer at UMA, on Encrypted Messaging Systems, DAO Governance, and Off-Chain Voting Decisions

John Shutt is a smart contract engineer at UMA and co-founder of the Across Protocol, a secure and decentralized cross-chain bridge. He has been working on cryptocurrency and encrypted messaging systems for over a decade. In this conversation, we discuss: - Encrypted messaging systems - UMA 2.0 - UMA staking - Data Verification Mechanism - Hardened security systems - Solutions for on-chain transactions based on off-chain voting decisions - DAO governance - Oracles - Across Protocol - Owning ...