54 min
Unlocking Bitcoin's Economy with L2s | Orkun, Citrea Co-founder 0xResearch
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In today's interview, Orkun, the Co-founder of Citrea, dives deep into the world of Bitcoin L2s and Citrea. He explains the differences between L2s, sidechains, and sovereign rollups, and discusses the trust assumptions and bridging mechanisms in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Orkun also shares insights on the design tradeoffs in the Bitcoin L2 space, the Citra VM, proof generation, and the bottlenecks and challenges faced by Bitcoin L2s. The conversation touches on the potential for Bitcoin to enable a real economy and the role of Citrea in empowering Bitcoin finance.
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Bitcoin L2 Overview
(7:55) Trustless VS Trust Minimized
(12:01) Wormhole Ad
(12:40) Pear Ad
(13:05) Citrea Bridging
(17:54) Design Tradeoffs in Bitcoin L2 Space
(23:37) Block Production & Centralization Risk
(34:40) L2 Execution Fee & DA Economics
(38:56) Proof Generation
(43:07) Static UTXO Sizes
(46:42) ZK Architecture & Bottlenecks
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Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter
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Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Ren, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
In today's interview, Orkun, the Co-founder of Citrea, dives deep into the world of Bitcoin L2s and Citrea. He explains the differences between L2s, sidechains, and sovereign rollups, and discusses the trust assumptions and bridging mechanisms in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Orkun also shares insights on the design tradeoffs in the Bitcoin L2 space, the Citra VM, proof generation, and the bottlenecks and challenges faced by Bitcoin L2s. The conversation touches on the potential for Bitcoin to enable a real economy and the role of Citrea in empowering Bitcoin finance.
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Follow Orkun: https://twitter.com/0x_orkun
Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19
Follow Ren: https://twitter.com/purplepill3m
Follow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksres
Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38
Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEt
Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hA
Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/
- -
Wormhole is a decentralized interoperability platform powering multi-chain applications and bridges. It provides developers with access to liquidity and users on over 30 leading blockchain networks, enabling use cases in DeFi, data queries, and governance. The platform is trusted by teams like Uniswap and Circle and, to date, the platform has facilitated the transfer of over 35 billion dollars through over 850 million cross-chain messages.
Claim your unique Wormhole NFT at
https://wormhole.com/0xresearch4-4991
- -
Pear is an innovative pair-trading exchange built on top of SYMMIO. Users can trade trending narratives with one click, from bluechip narratives such as long BTC, short ETH, right through to WIF vs BONK. SYMMIO’s intent-centric architecture enables deep liquidity, sourced off-chain and brought on-chain, and combined with Pear, have democratized access to complex trading strategies typically reserved for institutional traders.
Start trading today at: https://www.pear.garden/
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Bitcoin L2 Overview
(7:55) Trustless VS Trust Minimized
(12:01) Wormhole Ad
(12:40) Pear Ad
(13:05) Citrea Bridging
(17:54) Design Tradeoffs in Bitcoin L2 Space
(23:37) Block Production & Centralization Risk
(34:40) L2 Execution Fee & DA Economics
(38:56) Proof Generation
(43:07) Static UTXO Sizes
(46:42) ZK Architecture & Bottlenecks
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Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one place
Blockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/
Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter
- -
Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Ren, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
54 min