Tarun

Georgios Konstantopoulos, CTO of Paradigm, talks about Reth project's design and future goals, client node landscape diversity in Ethereum, and how different clients can protect a chain. They also cover Foundry updates, ETH 2.0 research, and Verkle Trees for Statelessness.

Mert Mumtaz, Co-founder and CEO of Helius, shares his insights on the Solana ecosystem and his journey through the recent crypto market downturn. He discusses the rise of zero-knowledge (ZK) projects, contrasting Solana’s landscape with Ethereum’s. Mert dives into the technically challenging yet supportive developer community, explores the implications of meme coins, and reflects on the evolution of crypto speculation. The conversation also uncovers advancements in cryptographic technologies that enhance privacy and efficiency within Solana.

In this engaging discussion, Andrew Miller, an expert in consensus and TEEs who has contributed to pioneering blockchain research, joins Tarun. They delve into the evolution of Trusted Execution Environments, exploring their potential to address key blockchain challenges. Andrew shares insights from his journey from virtual reality to Bitcoin and critiques the current state of consensus research. The conversation highlights emerging privacy solutions in blockchain, emphasizing zero-knowledge proofs and innovative projects like Sura, shaping the future of secure applications.

Naveen Durvasula, a matching markets and mechanism design expert, joins Tarun to dive deep into restaking in cryptocurrency. They explore the foundations of restaking mechanisms and how they can be optimized. The conversation also touches on the complexities of validator decision-making and the risks tied to Alternative Validator Services. Furthermore, they discuss the intersection of theoretical concepts and practical applications in blockchain, emphasizing the need for clarity in understanding operational dynamics.

In this week’s episode, Anna and guest co-hosts Guillermo, Tarun and Kobi share their thoughts about the state of Zero Knowledge tech today and what it might look like going in 2023. The group discusses some exciting ZK experiments and some of the emerging topics such as: ZK ID, ZK Bridges, ZK DeFi, and more. Here are some additional links for this episode:Epicenter:State of the ZK Ecosystem with Anna Rose & Kobi Gurkan Pt 1Epicenter:State of the ZK Ecosystem with Anna Rose & Kobi Gurkan P2 Episode 246: Adversarial Machine Learning Research with Florian Tramèr Episode 247: Exploring Penumbra with Henry de Valence Apply for zkSummit9 here: zkSummit9 Ticket Application. Ever wish you could use existing rust libraries in ZK? This is a friendly reminder from the team at RISC Zero that you can! To learn more, check out the Risc Zero video tutorials from the last ZK Hack at www.youtube.com/@risczero. Follow RISC Zero on Twitter @risczero to make sure you don’t miss their upcoming 1.0 launch and the alpha launch of the Bonsai Network.Anoma’s first fractal instance, Namada, is launching soon! Namada is a proof-of-stake L1 for interchain asset-agnostic privacy. Namada natively interoperates with fast-finality chains via IBC and with Ethereum via a trustless two-way bridge. Visit namada.net for more information and join the community on Discord discord.gg/namada If you like what we do:Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree Subscribe to our podcast newsletterFollow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefmJoin us on TelegramCatch us on YoutubeHead to the ZK Community ForumSupport our Gitcoin Grant Read transcript