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Polygon zkEVM Launch with Mihailo Bjelic and Jordi Baylina

Mar 27, 2023

Join Mihailo Bjelic, co-founder of Polygon, and Jordi Baylina, technical lead for Polygon zkEVM, as they dive into the groundbreaking launch of the Polygon zkEVM. They explore how this innovative technology enhances Ethereum's scalability, discusses its advantages over optimistic rollups, and examines cost efficiencies and faster transactions. The guests also touch on the risks associated with new tech, the competitive landscape of zkEVM solutions, and the exciting future of the MATIC token in this evolving ecosystem.

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Jordi Baylina

Mihailo Bjelic

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ZKVM: The Right Choice for High- throughput Applications

01:22

The Pros and Cons of Using Ethereum Smart Contracts

01:20

Intro

4min

Unlocking Ethereum Scalability with Polygon ZK EVM

28min

Exploring the Concept of Mesh Networks in Blockchain

3min

Exploring Ethereum's Layer Two Innovations and Associated Risks

3min

Exploring the Polygon zkEVM Landscape

11min

Ensuring Completeness in Blockchain Transactions

4min

Unveiling Polygon zkEVM

5min

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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