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The State of Optimism | Ben Jones & Karl Floersch (SotN 8/10)

Aug 11, 2021

Ben Jones, co-founder and chief scientist of Optimism, and Karl Floersch, CTO of Optimism and experienced cypherpunk, dive into the complexities of Ethereum's scalability. They discuss the revolutionary Optimistic Rollup, the transformative role of Layer 2 solutions, and the importance of collaborating across various protocols. The conversation also touches on philosophical questions surrounding power, responsibility, and the mission to improve humanity through innovation in the blockchain space, all while providing intriguing insights into the future of decentralized finance.

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Intro

2min

Contrasting Futures: China's CBDC and US Crypto Regulation

2min

Embracing Optimism in the World of DeFi

4min

Scaling Ethereum: The Optimistic Future

12min

Scaling Ethereum: A Theme Park of Innovations

14min

Enhancing Blockchain Interaction Through Layer 2 Solutions

2min

Scaling Ethereum with Roll-Ups

4min

Scaling Ethereum: Challenges and Innovations

17min

Exploring Layered Trading Dynamics and Cross-Chain Innovations

3min

10.

Exploring Optimism: Future Possibilities and Philosophical Insights

4min

11.

Navigating Layer 2: Asynchronous Messaging and MEV Challenges

16min

12.

The Power of Responsibility in Blockchain

17min

Optimism is scaling Ethereum with its open-source Optimistic Rollup. Uniswap recently deployed on Optimistic Ethereum, officially kicking off Ethereum's Scalability Summer. Where does Optimism stand now? What's next?

Optimists Ben Jones & Karl Floersch join to talk about working on Ethereum’s hardest problems and pioneering a better future for humanity.

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Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 7:00 Ben Jones & Karl Floersch 9:10 Is Ethereum Scaling? 10:03 The History of Optimism 16:20 A Scaled Ethereum Chain 19:26 A Mental Model & Theme Parks 27:24 Governors & Contracts 29:29 Infrastructure & Use Cases 37:07 The Optimistic EVM 41:32 How Much Scale is There? 49:04 Latency & Liquidity 58:59 Layer 2 to Layer 2 1:06:29 Understanding Tradeoffs 1:09:18 MEV & Sequencing 1:19:17 Power & Responsibility 1:27:08 Saving Humanity 1:29:48 Fire Round Questions 1:34:54 Closing & Disclaimers

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Optimism: https://optimism.io/ Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ben_chain?s=20 Karl on Twitter: https://twitter.com/karl_dot_tech?s=20

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