• Eli Ben-Sasson: Cryptography and ZK, StarkWare, and Scaling Ethereum

  • Jan 12 2024
  • Length: 55 mins
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Eli Ben-Sasson: Cryptography and ZK, StarkWare, and Scaling Ethereum

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  • In this latest episode of Beneath the Layers we speak with Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-Founder and President of Starkware. We speak about cryptography and it's place in society, ZK systems and privacy, and how StarkWare helps with scaling Ethereum. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs


    0:00 Why Should We Care about Cryptography?

    7:55 What caused the shift of focus from Privacy-centric blockchains?

    17:30 StarkWare Products

    22:47 Trust: Math vs Humans

    29:08 Why Cairo (CVM) vs Solidity/Rust?

    32:12 Narrative Shifts for Layer 2s

    35:30 Onboarding and Tooling

    38:21 Decentralization

    44:46 Offchain Labs and StarkWare Collab?

    46:15 Can we “Solve” State Growth?

    50:14 Coolest breakthrough in Cryptography

    52:36 Quantum Computing


    𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥

    Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.


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