Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed Technologies t1 Protocol: Unifying Ethereum's L2 Liquidity Through Real-Time Proving - Can Kisagun
Jun 27, 2025
Can Kisagun, CEO of T1, shares insights from his journey in blockchain innovation, highlighting experiences with Enigma and the evolution of privacy in smart contracts. He discusses how t1 Protocol enhances Ethereum's ecosystem by addressing liquidity fragmentation through real-time proving in Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs). The conversation also covers the challenges of optimizing rollups, the importance of partnerships for interoperability, and the user experience differences between Solana and Ethereum, debunking common myths about TEEs.
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Can Kisagun's Early Story
- Can Kisagun shared his journey from MIT grad student to co-founder of Enigma, later Secret Network.
- He pivoted from multi-party computation to trusted execution environments for privacy on blockchains.
The Liquidity Fragmentation Problem
- Fragmented Ethereum rollups create liquidity and UX challenges from bridging delays and asset silos.
- Can envisions a universal fast, cheap rollup settling instantly on L1 to unify liquidity and improve DeFi.
Pragmatic Cross-Rollup Strategy
- T1 Protocol focuses on pragmatic, permissionless interoperability without needing rollup consensus or buy-in.
- This prioritizes improving user experience directly rather than creating universal standards immediately.