Alex Shevchenko, CEO of Aurora Labs, on EVMs, $NEAR, and Uniting Blockchain Ecosystems

Alex Shevchenko is the CEO of Aurora Labs, a bridge and EVM scaling solution for Ethereum built on top of NEAR Protocol as a smart contract. Alex has a Ph.D. in physics & math, has been an entrepreneur and blockchain enthusiast since 2015, and developed Bitfury's Exonum, blockchain-as-a-service solution.

In this conversation, we discuss:

- Building the Biggest L2 on Near Foundation (1/2 of Near's TVL comes from Aurora)
- $NEAR
- Aurora's Customized Enterprise Blockchain Solution
- Aurora's Native Wallet
- Frictionless Blockchain Experience for Developers
- Crypto folks living in Lisbon
- EVM gas vs. Near gas on Aurora
- Gaming on Aurora
- Aurora Cloud
- Fast rainbow bridge
- Ethereum