{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Crypto Beat","title":"Talking ZKsync and Layer 2s with Matter Labs CEO Alex Gluchowski","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1d6e095a\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2869,"description":"The Block's Editor-in-Chief Tim Copeland was joined by Matter Labs Co-Founder and CEO Alex Gluchowski to discuss the growth of Layer 2 networks and the increasing institutional adoption of blockchain technology. Gluchowski explains how Ethereum is becoming the platform of choice for enterprises and institutions due to its credible neutrality, security, and ability to support private and public chains through technologies like zk-rollups.\n\nOUTLINE\n00:00 Introduction\n03:07 Ethereum's transformation and growth\n06:06 Institutional adoption of blockchain\n09:10 Ethereum vs. competing platforms\n13:40 Interoperability \n17:07 Applications\n24:43 Value accrual in the ethereum ecosystem\n28:17 Native L2 networks\n32:50 Application-specific rollups \n35:01 Governance tokens \n37:48 Future of crypto and regulation\n43:11 Decentralization \n46:29 Growth and privacy \n48:12 Conclusion \n\nThe Block Newsletters\nThe Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters\n\nGuest links: \nAlex Gluchowski - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gluchowski/\nAlex Gluchowski on X - https://x.com/gluk64\nMatter Labs - https://matter-labs.io/\nMatter Labs on X - https://x.com/the_matter_labs","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ut441tmJ6ubvNMi_WNSHFlPPIDlhTh8frKQSZazN3K8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mYjE3/MTQwMDJjZjg2NWI0/ZjQxMDhlZDhkZDA3/NGMyOC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}