Epicenter brings you in-depth conversations about the technical, economic and social implications of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies. Every week, we interview business leaders, engineers academics and entrepreneurs, and bring you a diverse spectrum of opinions and points of view. Epicenter is hosted by Sebastien Couture, Brian Fabian Crain, Friederike Ernst, Meher Roy and Felix Lutsch. Since 2014, our episodes have been downloaded over 8 million times.
https://epicenter.tv
episode 522: Ye Zhang: Scroll - EVM-compatible ZK rollup
"The advancements of zero knowledge proving technology, hardware acceleration and proof recursion have significantly increased the efficiency of EVM-compatible zk provers. As a result, the former tradeoff in efficiency implied by EVM-compatibility is gradually improving. Translating Ethereum’s virtual machine bytecode ensures seamless scaling for applications, without the need for additional audits and security compromises.
We were joined by Ye Zhang, co-founder of Scroll, to discuss the EVM-compatible zero knowledge landscape and how Scroll aims to stay true to Ethereum’s values and community.
Topics covered in this episode:
- Ye’s background in zk research
- Hardware limitations for zk tech
- Founding Scroll
- Why Scroll went for EVM compatibility
- Efficiency of EVM- vs. non-EVM-compatible zk provers
- The timeline of ideating Scroll
- Scroll mainnet launch
- Building the Scroll community
- Scroll token
- Sequencer decentralisation
- Data availability, validiums and security tradeoffs
- L2 bridges and interoperability
- Roadmap
Episode links:
- Ye Zhang on Twitter
- Scroll on Twitter
Sponsors:
- dYdX Foundation: The recently launched dYdX chain features new governance and token economics, that empower stakers and promote validator decentralisation. Bridge your DYDX tokens and contribute to the evolution of dYdX chain, fully permissionless and community driven. - https://bit.ly/47kqG59
This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/522