THE PROTOCOL: High Stakes | Intense Competition Among Layer Two Solutions
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🗓️ 2 May 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
The battle for supremacy among layer two solutions in crypto has projects vying to showcase their tech. Despite criticism, airdrops and token launches by Ren and Eigenlayer have faced user disappointment.
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This installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk; they cover the story of Celo choosing Optimism as their layer two solutions, the vulnerabilities found on Optimism and the launch of tokens by Ren and Eigenlayer.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Overview
01:43 Celo Chooses Optimism as Layer Two Solution
07:20 Vulnerabilities on Optimism and Layer Two Wars
16:31 Token Launches by Ren and Eigenlayer
28:14 Intersubjective Forking and Regulatory Uncertainties
34:46 The Crypto Industry as a Complex Game
37:04 Conclusion
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EPISODE LINKS |
Celo Chooses Optimism, Concluding Bake-Off Among Layer 2s
The Protocol: EigenLayer's 'Intersubjective Forking' Is Objectively Not Done
What Is Restaking? What Is Liquid Restaking? What Is EigenLayer?
EigenLayer, After Touching Off Restaking Frenzy, Plans Own EIGEN token
Avail Data Availability Integrated by Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, StarkWare, ZkSync
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| 0:49.6 | It's very fair to say that most of the people who are farming these points, you know, |
| 0:52.9 | don't care about intersubjective forking. So, yeah, I don't know if the market has caught up with what |
| 0:57.1 | these terms mean. Certainly not that one. This episode of The Protocol is sponsored by the |
| 1:01.3 | Stellar Community Fund. Dive deep into the blockchain realm with the protocol podcast, with |
| 1:10.4 | Coin desk founding editor of the Protocol newsletter, Brad Cown and tech journalists, Sam Kessler and Margo Nykirk. |
| 1:17.6 | They unravel the intricate technologies powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, one block at a time. |
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| 1:31.8 | Hello and welcome to the Protocol podcast. I'm Brad Cowan here with my co-hosts Margo Nykirk and |
| 1:37.9 | Sam Kessler. So excited to dive into today's show with the latest news and developments in |
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