By the end of October, zkSync is going to be shipping the world's first zkEVM. We brought on zkSync's Chief Product Officer, Steve Newcomb to share all about it and how it's going to impact the space.
We also had to ask Steve, wen token? Tune into the episode to hear his response!
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️ ZKSYNC | THE LAYER 2 SCALING ENDGAME https://bankless.cc/zkSync ------ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro 9:38 Wen Mainnet? 11:22 What is zkSync Shipping? 12:36 zkEVM Design Choices 19:26 Why zkEVM is Progressing Fast 22:56 Optimistic Rollups vs. zkEVMs 27:00 The Layer 3 Ecosystem & Narrative 41:48 Losing Sovereignty? 44:08 Prover Competition 46:39 Same Circuit & Hyper Bridges 52:15 The Cosmos Vision 58:01 L1s to L3s 1:04:10 Onboarding Strategy 1:10:16 Wen Token? 1:13:33 2/3's Distribution 1:15:42 Open Source 1:25:08 zkSync 2.0 & 3.0 and Beyond 1:29:17 Closing & Disclaimers
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Steve Newcomb https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenewcomb/
zkSync https://zksync.io/
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