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
