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Adam Liposky is Co-Founder and CEO of Canopy Network, which provides tooling to enable developers to launch production-ready Layer 1 blockchains with simplified deployment processes. He discusses Canopy's approach to making chain deployment accessible to a broader audience of builders through features like one-click L1 deployments and the L1 Launchpad.
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2026First on the show
Mar 2026Latest appearance
26 minOn camera
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In their own words
“We've created what are called Canopy templates. It's essentially an application layer in 200 lines of code. And that fits really well within the context window of AI.”
Key points from the latest interview
- Canopy reduces blockchain application development to 200 lines of code using templates that work with AI tools like Claude.
- App-specific chains offer flexibility, upgradability, and economic control compared to immutable smart contracts on existing blockchains.
- Developers can build in familiar languages like Python, JavaScript, and C# without learning Solidity or blockchain-specific programming.
- Canopy testnet has 50,000 daily active users with early adoption in games and DeFi applications.
- Permissionless interoperability allows app chains to create one-way bridges with other blockchains like Ethereum without requiring permission.