The Crypto Beat

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Taiko COO Joaquin Mendes Izard and Commit-Boost/Fabric Shepherd Drew Van Der Werff.

In this episode, Copeland, Mendes Izard and Van Der Werff explored based rollups on Ethereum, discussing their benefits, challenges, and how they differ from other Layer 2 solutions. They also address challenges like speed and cost inefficiencies, the potential for pre-confirmations to improve user experience, and the broader implications for Ethereum’s scaling roadmap.

OUTLINE
00:00 Intro
00:28 Sponsor break
01:18 What is a based rollup?
02:22 The benefits of based rollups
04:16 How based rollups work
05:42 Do validators opt into this system?
13:05 Revenue streams
17:43 Support for based rollups
25:04 Main challenges for based rollups
29:59 Native rollups
31:07 Layer 2s and interoperability
36:41 Ethereum value capture
41:57 Conclusion

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Guest links:
Drew Van Der Werff - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-van-der-werff-cfa-58422348/
Drew Van Der Werff on X - https://x.com/DrewVdW

Joaquin Mendes Izard - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaquin-mendes-izard/
Joaquin Mendes Izard on X - https://x.com/Joaquin_Mendes1

Taiko - https://taiko.xyz/
Commit-Boost - https://x.com/Commit_Boost
Fabric - https://x.com/Fabric_ethereum

Show Notes

The Block's Editor-in-Chief, Tim Copeland, was joined by Taiko COO Joaquin Mendes Izard and Commit-Boost/Fabric Shepherd Drew Van Der Werff.


In this episode, Copeland, Mendes Izard and Van Der Werff explored based rollups on Ethereum, discussing their benefits, challenges, and how they differ from other Layer 2 solutions. They also address challenges like speed and cost inefficiencies, the potential for pre-confirmations to improve user experience, and the broader implications for Ethereum’s scaling roadmap.


OUTLINE

00:00 Intro

00:28 Sponsor break

01:18 What is a based rollup?

02:22 The benefits of based rollups

04:16 How based rollups work

05:42 Do validators opt into this system?

13:05 Revenue streams

17:43 Support for based rollups

25:04 Main challenges for based rollups

29:59 Native rollups

31:07 Layer 2s and interoperability

36:41 Ethereum value capture

41:57 Conclusion


The Block Newsletters

The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters


Guest links:

Drew Van Der Werff - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-van-der-werff-cfa-58422348/

Drew Van Der Werff on X - https://x.com/DrewVdW


Joaquin Mendes Izard - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaquin-mendes-izard/

Joaquin Mendes Izard on X - https://x.com/Joaquin_Mendes1


Taiko - https://taiko.xyz/

Commit-Boost - https://x.com/Commit_Boost

Fabric - https://x.com/Fabric_ethereum

What is The Crypto Beat?

The Crypto Beat is a live streaming podcast focused on topical crypto news events. The podcast will feature multiple guests who are deep in the crypto industry sharing their views on the topic of the day. It will be available across X, Twitch and YouTube and made available afterwards on popular audio platforms.