Pedro Gomes: WalletConnect v2, account abstraction, and building a communications protocol

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/pedrouid">Pedro Gomes</a> is the cofounder of WalletConnect, a communications protocol that enables wallets and apps to securely connect and interact.</p><p>In this conversation, We talked about WalletConnect v2 and its architecture, account abstraction, potential downstream effects of a crypto-native chat protocol, and other topics.</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p><strong>0:00</strong> intro</p><p><strong>8:00</strong> developing the user experience before creating the product</p><p><strong>10:23</strong> account abstraction and the spectrum of security and convenience</p><p><strong>20:39</strong> WalletConnect APIs and “Log in with Ethereum”</p><p><strong>28:55</strong> how WalletConnect works</p><p><strong>37:45</strong> light clients and generalized messaging protocols</p><p><strong>45:36</strong> the politics of making big changes to the Ethereum protocol</p><p><strong>50:14</strong> connecting wallets with WalletConnect Chat</p><p>Mentioned in the show:</p><p>WalletConnect - <a href="https://walletconnect.com/">https://walletconnect.com/</a></p><p>EIP2938 (account abstraction) - <a href="https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2938">https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2938</a></p><p>WalletConnect APIs - <a href="https://docs.walletconnect.com/2.0">https://docs.walletconnect.com/2.0</a></p>