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zkSync Era Mainnet Launch & NEW zkEVM with Alex Gluchowski and Anthony Rose
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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Mar 24, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Alex Gluchowski is the Co-founder and CEO of Matter Labs and the creator of zkSync. Anthony Rose is the head of engineering at Matter Labs and has a background in software and machine learning. Prior to joining Matter Labs, Anthony spent a number of years in the industry building teams at SpaceX. In today’s episode, the four talk about zkSync’s massive announcement, they’ve launched their zkEVM to mainnet! They also delve into the engineering challenges, what zk unlocks, the difference between zkEVM vs Optimistic Rollups, what builders need to know, and of course…wen token?! ------ ? Infura | New SDK for NFT APIs For Devs https://bankless.cc/Infura ------ ? JOIN BANKLESS PREMIUM: https://www.bankless.com/dashboard ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS: ⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum ?KRAKEN | MOST-TRUSTED CRYPTO EXCHANGE https://bankless.cc/kraken ?UNISWAP | ON-CHAIN MARKETPLACE https://bankless.cc/uniswap ? PHANTOM | FRIENDLY MULTICHAIN WALLET https://bankless.cc/phantom-waitlist ?METAMASK LEARN | HELPFUL WEB3 RESOURCE https://bankless.cc/MetaMask ? EARNIFI | CLAIM YOUR UNCLAIMED AIRDROPS https://bankless.cc/earnifi ------ Timestamps 0:00 Intro 8:15 zkSync’s Era Mainnet Launch 8:53 The Importance of zkSync Era 9:53 zkSync Era 13:53 Staged Roll-Out 18:50 zkSync Era Projects 21:14 Engineering Challenges 26:25 What Does zk Unlock? 28:16 zkEVMd vs Optimistic Rollups 36:35 How Low Can Gas Fees Go? 39:22 The Power of zkEVMs 48:58 How is zkSync Era Different? 53:08 New Risks to Pay Attention to 55:35 Path to Decentralization & Security 1:03:42 What Do Builders Need to Know? 1:05:36 Resources 1:07:12 Token?! 1:08:20 Closing & Disclaimers ------ Resources: zkSync Website https://zksync.io/ Alex Gluchowski https://twitter.com/gluk64 Anthony Rose https://twitter.com/anthonykrose ------ Not financial or tax advice. This channel is strictly educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any assets or to make any financial decisions. This video is not tax advice. Talk to your accountant. Do your own research. Disclosure. From time-to-time I may add links in this newsletter to products I use. I may receive commission if you make a purchase through one of these links. Additionally, the Bankless writers hold crypto assets. See our investment disclosures here: https://www.bankless.com/disclosures
Released:
Mar 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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