Pedro Gomes is the cofounder of WalletConnect, a communications protocol that enables wallets and apps to securely connect and interact.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.Timestamps:0:00 intro8:00 developing the user experience before creating the product10:23 account abstraction and the spectrum of security and convenience20:39 WalletConnect APIs and “Log in with Ethereum”28:55 how WalletConnect works37:45 light clients and generalized messaging protocols45:36 the politics of making big changes to the Ethereum protocol50:14 connecting wallets with WalletConnect ChatMentioned in the show:WalletConnect - https://walletconnect.com/EIP2938 (account abstraction) - https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2938WalletConnect APIs - https://docs.walletconnect.com/2.0