In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Steven Goldfeder, Co-founder and CEO of Offchain Labs which is building Arbitrum. Arbitrum is a layer 2 solution that derives it’s security from Ethereum. Arbitrum has close to $3 Billion of Total Value Locked or over 50% of the layer 2 market share.

We talk about why layer 2s are important in creating new use cases. The different technical approaches to layer 2 solutions such as Optimistic rollups and ZK Rollups. The importance of developing an ecosystem for developers to build atop of Artbitrum. What impact the upcoming Ethereum Merge will have on Arbitrum and the benefits it brings for layer 2 solutions. Steven also provides us with a bit of alpha related to a revamped Arbitrum bridge.

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Contact Info:

Igor Yuzo

Twitter @igoryuzo

Steven Goldfeder

Twitter @sgoldfed