# What's going on with Canto?

*Author: Ryan Sean Adams, David Hoffman*
*Published: Feb 13, 2023*
*Source: https://www.bankless.com/podcast/whats-going-on-with-canto*

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Zak Cole, a core contributor to Canto, joins Bankless to answer: "What's good with Canto?"

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**Timestamps:**
0:00 Intro
7:30 Canto Brings It
9:40 What is Canto?
12:40 Nationalizing Apps
16:00 CSR and Market Forces
20:10 Funding Open Source
22:45 Infrastructure
26:00 Native Apps
29:55 The Stablecoin
33:40 The History of Canto
37:30 Launching on Cosmos
42:10 Botched Ads
44:25 Friction Points
48:00 Founder Culture
54:00 RIP Anon
58:00 Community
1:01:30 Future of Canto
1:03:30 Get Involved
1:04:30 Chatting

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#### Resources
[Zak on Twitter](https://twitter.com/0xzak)

[Canto](https://canto.io/)

[Variant Blog Post](https://variant.fund/articles/canto-a-layer-1-incentive-experiment/)