Scaling Ethereum To The Next Level with zkEVM

Joining us today for this deeply technical conversation is RiscZero CEO Brian Retford and Justin Drake. RiscZero is attempting to create a zkEVM for Ethereum that will require such low compute requirements that validators could be run on smart watches and mobile phones.

Moderated by Justin Drake, we take a look at the implications this tech can have on the future of Ethereum.
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TIMESTAMPS 
0:00 Intro
7:47 Validator On Your Smartwatch
12:16 Bandwith Requirements
15:00 Implications for mainnet scaling
18:57 Is This Our Multi-Core Moment?
21:35 What is RiscZero?
27:57 Why Build a zkEVM?
32:00 TLDR Summary
35:42 The 3 Steps To Snarks
41:40 Performance Unlocks
43:59 How close are we to all this?
51:54 How Secure is This?
57:34 Licensing this Tech
59:59 RiscZero Business Model?
1:03:53 What’s Next on The Roadmap?
1:06:15 Core Values of RiscZero
1:07:54 How Does Ethereum Look in 5 Years?

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Resources:

The Sci-Fi roadmap to Ethereum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_NXxcGe7Ts 

Brian:
https://twitter.com/BrianRetford 

Justin:
https://twitter.com/drakefjustin 

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