While L2 rollups did help scale Ethereum, they also created siloed ecosystems, all fighting over the same liquidity, users and devs. t1 Protocol is building layer-2 infrastructure to achieve seamless cross-rollup interoperability through real-time proving, powered by TEEs. t1's low-latency with 1-second block times provides faster preconfirmations, significantly improving UX, all while maintaining full Ethereum composability.

Topics covered in this episode:

Can’s background
Why Enigma/Secret Network built on Cosmos
Solving Ethereum’s liquidity fragmentation
t1’s rollup & real-time proving in TEEs
Sequencer setup inside the TEE
Dealing with other rollup trust assumptions
Integrating new L2s
Permissionless TEEs
Potential attack vectors
TEE alternatives
Asset issuance on mainnet vs. L2s
t1 development
Partnerships & BD
Solana vs. Ethereum UX
TEE misconceptions

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Sponsors:

Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at - gnosis.io
Chorus One: one of the largest node operators worldwide, trusted by 175,000+ accounts across more than 60 networks, Chorus One combines institutional-grade security with the highest yields at - chorus.one

This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst.

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