Taiko is a decentralized, Ethereum-equivalent (type I) rollup scaling solution which uses ZK technology. Taiko's goal is to scale Ethereum efficiently while maintaining security and decentralization. Being a type I zkEVM, Taiko retains full Ethereum equivalence, which creates a seamless DevEx, although this comes at the expense of UX as slower proof generation is the main trade-off. Moreover, in order to stay true to its decentralised ethos, Taiko operates as a based rollup, meaning that transaction sequencing is performed by L1 validators.

Topics covered in this episode:

Joaquin’s background
Loopring and Taiko’s beginnings
The 4 types of zkEVMs
Taiko's zk circuits vs. Polygon’s
Based sequencing
Data availability and blob commitment
Ethereum’s role in the future
The L2 landscape and its compromises
Sequencer security model
Dealing with MEV
Based preconfirmations & Taiko ecosystem UX

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This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.

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