zkSync Era Mainnet Launch & NEW zkEVM with Alex Gluchowski and Anthony Rose
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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?!
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