Join us on 0xResearch as Nick White explains how Celestia's modular data-availability network enables anyone to deploy scalable blockchains with minimal overhead. Builders have shifted their focus from monolithic L1s to building modular infrastructure that scales through specialization, data availability sampling and cryptography. Learn how modular blockchains can maintain interoperability, Celestia's security guarantees, decentralized sequencers, Ethereum's tradeoffs, trust-minimized settlement and more!And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst bullpen to discuss a $25M MEV exploit, xNFT backpack, Sushiswap's exploit and ETH's Shapella's upgrade.- -Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(00:44) Hot Seat/Cool Throne(22:24) Interview Start: Nick White(24:18) Celestia’s Value Proposition(29:40) Lightspeed Promo(30:20) Maintaining Interoperability(35:15) Security Guarantees(39:33) Light Clients(42:04) Cosmos, Sequencers and Libraries vs Networks(56:02) Pros and Cons of Ethereum(58:19) Trust Minimized Bridges and Settlement(1:02:12) DAS: Erasure Coding vs KZG(1:13:17) Bitcoin as a DA Layer(1:16:48) Oracle Infrastructure- -Follow Nick: https://twitter.com/nickwh8teFollow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguyFollow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19Follow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3mFollow EffortCapital: https://twitter.com/EffortCapitalFollow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksresSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEtSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hAGet top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/- -Resources:Clusters by Mustafa Al-Bassamhttps://blog.celestia.org/clusters/Settlement Assurances by Nic Carterhttps://medium.com/@nic__carter/its-the-settlement-assurances-stupid-5dcd1c3f4e41Libraries vs. Networks by Jesse Waldenhttps://variant.fund/articles/libraries-vs-networks/Celestiahttps://celestia.org/https://twitter.com/CelestiaOrg- -Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one placeBlockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter- -Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Nick White, COO of Celestia, and Neel Somani, founder of Eclipse, discuss the tradeoffs of modular vs integrated blockchains. They cover topics such as the modular thesis, bringing the SVM to Ethereum, hidden costs of modularity, centralized sequencers and L2s, where value will accrue, and more!

Kyle Samani and Nick White debate the future of blockchain infrastructure, discussing the advantages of integrated platforms like Solana and Aptos versus the flexibility of modular networks like Celestia. They explore topics such as scalability, verification, composability, and the long-term architecture for blockchains. This stimulating discussion provides insight into two schools of thought on blockchain design and its implications for the future of crypto and Web3.

Nick White, a key player in Celestia's blockchain design, and Jon Charbonneau, who offers expert insights into Celestia's ecosystem, dive deep into the evolving modular blockchain landscape. They discuss the impressive scalability of Celestia’s base layer and celebrate its support for 21 chains. The conversation highlights innovative features like sovereign rollups, lazybridging, and ZK accounts. Additionally, they touch on the TIA token’s potential in decentralized frameworks, shaping the future of blockchain ecosystems.

In this podcast, Logan Jastremski interviews Nick White, COO of Celestia Labs, about the end game of Solana and Celestia. They discuss topics such as the importance of abundant block space, low fees, and verifiability, the challenges of scaling block production, the benefits of a modular approach in blockchain, the differences in architecture and design choices between Celestia and Solana, censorship resistance in blockchain, new proposals for consensus protocols, the concept of proof aggregation, and customization and flexibility in Web3.