Exploring Ethereum's Layer Two Innovations and Associated Risks

Ryan talks to Polygon's Mihailo and Jordi about the launch of their zkEVM! 

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------ Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 3:58 Polygon zkEVM 10:40 What Polygon zkEVM Unlocks? 16:40 Polygon zkEVM vs. PoS  18:20 Polygon PoS Chain 22:24 Cost Per Transaction 24:30 Optimistic Rollup vs. zkEVM 29:37 Polygon Ecosystem 38:06 Polygon zkEVM Value Proposition  46:00 Risks of New Tech 54:15 $MATIC 56:20 Closing, Resources, & Disclaimers 

------ Resources:

Mihailo https://twitter.com/MihailoBjelic 

Jordi https://twitter.com/jbaylina  

Polygon Labs Launches zkEVM Layer 2 https://www.theblock.co/post/222950/polygon-labs-unveils-zkevm-layer-2-scaling-solution  https://wiki.polygon.technology/docs/zkEVM/develop/ 

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