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Gm! This week we are joined by Lucas Bruder & Sreeram Kannan to discuss everything you need to know about restaking on Solana vs Ethereum. We deep dive into why does restaking matter, how it differs on Solana vs Ethereum, is economic security a meme & more. Enjoy! -- Follow Lucas: https://x.com/buffalu__ Follow Sreeram: https://x.com/sreeramkannan Follow Mert: https://x.com/0xMert_ Follow Jack: https://x.com/whosknave Follow Lightspeed: https://twitter.com/Lightspeedpodhq Subscribe to the Lightspeed Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/lightspeed -- Use Code LIGHTSPEED10 for 10% off tickets to Digital Asset Summit 2025: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2025-new-york -- Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ -- (00:00) Introduction (01:11) What Is Restaking? (03:33) Jito's Restaking (06:25) The EigenLayer Origin Story (13:59) The Restaking Business Model (17:48) Why Does Restaking Matter? (26:52) Restaking On Solana vs Ethereum (34:37) Data Availability (42:39) Solana's Inflation Impact On Staking (45:31) Is Economic Security A Meme? (52:39) Biggest Misconceptions About Restaking -- Disclaimers: Lightspeed was kickstarted by a grant from the Solana Foundation. Nothing said on Lightspeed 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. Mert, Jack, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

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In Singapore, Andy sat down with Sreeram Kannan to learn why he believes the crossover of AI and crypto is extremely important, and how he sees this trend developing in the future. They discussed AI as a coordination mechanism, where the importance of decentralization comes in, and why Sreeram believes we are at a crucial point in time for the evolution of AI.

In this episode, Mike and Jason are joined by Sreeram Kannan, the Founder of EigenLayer to discuss the recent Eigen Labs airdrop controversy, why Eigen Labs was not upfront about this list, and what changes they are making internally. Additionally, they dive into EigenLayer's close relationship with the Ethereum Foundation, avoiding conflicts of interest within the industry, and the need for more disclosures in crypto. Finally, they take a look at how permissionless tokens will impact AVS security preferences. Thanks for tuning in! -- Resources Coindesk: Top Crypto Startup Drove Other Projects' Airdrops to its Employees: https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/1824067033350258815 Coindesk: Crypto Airdrops Ban U.S. Users, but Americans Are Claiming Tokens Anyway: https://x.com/CoinDesk/status/1826441814770872797 EigenLayer's Response to the Coindesk Article: https://x.com/eigenlayer/status/1824175022308724749 -- Namada is the shielded asset hub rewarding you to protect the multichain. Enabling data protection for any existing asset, app, or chain, Namada introduces shielded cross-chain actions and rewards for shielding your assets, which strengthens data protection guarantees for everyone. Namada is currently in its mainnet launch phase — follow along on namada.net -- Join us at Permissionless III. Use code BELL10 for a 10% discount: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iii -- Follow Sreeram: https://x.com/sreeramkannan Follow Jason: https://x.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Mike: https://x.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH -- Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:27) Addressing the Eigen Labs Airdrop Controversy (10:42) Dealing With A Rapid Rise to Prominence (17:24) Namada Ad (18:23) Why Was Eigen Labs Not Upfront About the List? (22:28) Working Closely With the Ethereum Foundation (30:52) Avoiding Conflicts of Interest in the Crypto Industry (32:15) What Changes Is EigenLayer Making Internally? (35:27) Have Eigen Labs Employees Been Claiming Airdrops? (37:23) Upcoming Developments in the EigenLayer Ecosystem (58:57) How Permissionless Tokens Impact Security Preferences (1:03:20) The Need for More Disclosures in Crypto -- Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve 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. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

This is the second installment of a miniseries sponsored by Axelar and featuring co-host Sergey Gorbunov, co-founder of Axelar — you can find part 1 with Eigen Layer's Sreeram Kannan here. In this episode, Chaparro and Gorbunov are joined by Mysten Labs co-founder and chief cryptographer Kostas Chalkias to discuss the potential of zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to revolutionize the blockchain space. OUTLINE 00:00 Introduction 04:27 ZK-proof overview 08:45 Adoption of zk-proofs 15:33 Standardizing zk-proofs 22:27 Advice for builders 27:57 ZK & AI 35:55 How ZK improves UX 45:00 Predictions This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, Axelar. Axelar is scaling interoperability to connect hundreds of new blockchains anticipated in the Ethereum L2 ecosystem. Find out more at axelar.network/layer2 The Block Community The Block is launching a new community experience for fans of The Scoop! Follow us on Lens to stay in the loop: hey.xyz/u/theblockcommunity The Block Newsletters The Block's newsletters bring you the latest news and analysis of the fast-moving crypto and DeFi markets. To subscribe, visit theblock.co/newsletters

In this episode we are joined by Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, to discuss the current state and future potential of restaking. The conversation covers Eigenlayer's rapidly growing ecosystem of actively validated services (AVS), the different types of security guarantees made possible by restaking, and how restaking can benefit both external protocols and Ethereum itself. Sreeram shares his vision for how Eigenlayer fits into the broader Ethereum scaling roadmap and addresses some key open questions around restaking's impact on the Ethereum validator set and issuance. Thanks for tuning in! -- Follow Sreeram: https://x.com/sreeramkannan Follow Myles: https://x.com/MylesOneil Follow Mike: https://x.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH- - -- Kinto is the Safety-first L2 designed to accelerate the transition to an on-chain financial system. If you believe in this on-chain financial system, join Kinto's launch program (Engen) and become a founding member at engen.kinto.xyz - - Resources https://blockworks.co/podcast/bellcurve/d102eb6c-ae76-11ee-85e5-e74b0e5c20b0 - - Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (3:10) State of LRTs (9:41) Supporting Native Staking (21:18) Kinto Ad (22:12) AVS GTM & Branding Strategy (37:43) Types of Security (1:02:05) AVS Tokens (1:11:59) Restaking & Accelerating ETH Growth (1:23:07) Pre-Confirmations Market Overview (1:34:41) Eigen Layer Endgame (1:39:25) Ethereum Issuance Debate - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve 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. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this episode, Founder Sreeram Kannan unpacks the present and future of EigenLayer. He dives into novel concepts like intersubjectivity, attributable security, and forkable tokens that underpin Eigenlayer's unique approach to enabling trust and security for decentralized protocols. Sreeram explains the EigenLayer economy of stakers, operators and actively validated services (AVSs), the market structure considerations for AVSs, and the key differences between Eigen staking and ETH staking. He also previews upcoming developments on Eigenlayer's roadmap such as payments and slashing. Enjoy! - - Follow Sreeram: https://x.com/sreeramkannan Follow EffortCapital: https://x.com/EffortCapital Follow Boccaccio: https://twitter.com/tripleboccaccio Follow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapital 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://forms.clickup.com/45049775/f/1aytxf-16551/QZ3GT4GL9QGSUSUNRG - - 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/ - - Avalanche is a smart contracts platform that scales infinitely and regularly finalizes transactions in less than one second. Its novel consensus protocol, Subnet infrastructure, and HyperSDK toolkit enable Web3 developers to easily launch powerful, custom blockchain solutions. Build anything you want, any way you want, on the eco-friendly blockchain designed for Web3 devs. Start building today at https://www.avax.network/ - - Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction (2:42) EigenLayer AVS, Mainnet, & Token Launch (9:11) Intersubjectivity Token Design (16:02) Wormhole Ad (16:40) Pear Ad (17:05) Avalanche Ad (17:47) Slashing Mechanism (35:59) Eigen Social Consensus Overload (43:17) AVS Market Structure (52:49) Security Mining (58:29) Validator Bonds (1:03:10) 3rd Token System (1:14:59) Eigen Roadmap - - 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. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In episode 9 of the Chorus One Podcast S2, we are thrilled to welcome a special guest: Sreeram Kannan, the founder of EigenLayer!  Sreeram joins our podcast to delve into restaking and the AVS economy, covering topics ranging from optimal strategies for restakers and node operators respectively, through to the sophisticated design decisions behind the recently launched EIGEN token. Throughout the conversation, Sreeram and host Yannick also explore upcoming slashing and payment mechanisms on EigenLayer, discuss distinctions between objective and intersubjective attributable faults, and outline EigenLayer's overarching long-term vision.  Resources mentioned in the discussion: 1. Chorus One's AVS Selection Framework (21:20): https://chorus.one/articles/the-chorus-one-approach-to-avs-selection 2. EIGEN Whitepaper (28:40): https://docs.eigenlayer.xyz/assets/files/EIGEN_Token_Whitepaper-0df8e17b7efa052fd2a22e1ade9c6f69.pdf 3. EigenLayer's blog on LRT Risks (56:25) https://www.blog.eigenlayer.xyz/liquid-restaking/ Host: Yannick Socolov, Ventures Lead at Chorus One

This is my conversation with Sreeram Kannan, founder at EigenLayer.Timestamps:- 00:00:00 intro- 00:01:21 sponsor: Optimism- 00:02:42 the AVS economy- 00:05:24 blockchains separate trust and innovation- 00:16:53 sponsor: Optimism- 00:18:02 specialized services and SaaS on EigenLayer- 00:24:50 rollups are open verifiable web servers- 00:41:35 rollup economics and business models- 01:55:14 the transition from academic to builder/operator- 01:06:38 impact per unit action- 01:10:26 outroLinks:Sreeram Kannan: https://twitter.com/sreeramkannanEigenLayer: https://twitter.com/eigenlayerThank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:Twitter -  https://twitter.com/sinahabFarcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahabOther episodes - https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. EigenLayer has been in the news this week after it announced its ‘stakedrop,' where it will distribute EIGEN tokens to early users of the restaking platform.  Sreeram Kannan, founder and CEO of EigenLayer, and Robert Drost, CEO and executive director of the Eigen Foundation, discuss the launch of the token, a “universal intersubjective work token” and how it allows for slashing, or penalizing, for externally observable faults, such as data unavailability. The Eigen Foundation, a non-profit entity based in the Cayman Islands, was also recently established to grow the protocol and assist in creating a decentralized community.  They also address criticisms of the token's launch, including geoblocking and the initial non-transferability of stakedrops for the community and explain why they decided to allocate an additional 100 EIGEN tokens for all participants in the stakedrop. Plus, they reveal a target date by when a decision about the token unlock date should be made. Show highlights: The buzz around the universal intersubjective work token and what it was created for What constitutes the digital commons and its two primary characteristics How the EIGEN token is designed to prevent the necessity of forking an entire blockchain Whether dapps should evolve into AVSes and EigenLayer's complementary role to Ethereum, not replacing it Why the Eigen Foundation was established and how it differs from Eigen Labs Robert's response to the criticism regarding the exclusion of certain countries Why EIGEN will be distributed linearly, despite it potentially favoring whales EigenLayer's announcement of an updated stakedrop, after listening to community feedback   The critique of the vesting schedule and Robert's explanation of when the lock period actually starts Why Sreeram believes that transfer restrictions are beneficial and empowering for users What the next steps are for EigenLayer Thank you to our sponsors! iTrustCapital Polkadot VaultCraft Guests Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer Previous appearance on Unchained:  Why EigenLayer May Be the Most Innovative New Ecosystem Since Ethereum Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets? Robert Drost, CEO and executive director of the Eigen Foundation Links Airdrop: Introducing the Eigen Foundation, EIGEN token and Season 1 Stakedrop Robert Drost's thread on the Eigen Foundation Viktor Bunin's thread on the token  Unchained:  Eigen Foundation to Allocate an Additional $1,000 in EIGEN Tokens to Over 280,000 Users Should You Sell ETH Before the Just-Announced EigenLayer Airdrop? Reaction CoinDesk: Why Eigenlayer's Airdrop Is Controversial Unchained: 5 Reasons E-Beggars Are Not Happy With EigenLayer's Airdrop Learn more:  Unchained: What Is EigenLayer? A Guide to the Decentralized ETH Restaking Protocol What Is Ethereum Restaking? A Beginner's Guide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eigenlayer token details are here! Don't call it an Airdrop - This is a Stakedrop — because that's the only thing you can do with your EIGEN tokens out of the gate.  15% of the total Supply of Eigen distributed over multiple Seasons, Season 1 starts today with 5% of the supply, and one of the most sophisticated set of smart contracts on Mainnet. EIGEN is not your typical ERC20 token. It's got this feature called “Intersubjective Forking” that increases the scope of what Eigenlayer can provide security for.  In addition to the token details getting released, we're also getting the Eigen Foundation, with a new director Robert Drost - who joins Sreeram today to walk us through everything you need to know. Foundation Page: https://eigenfoundation.org/  Claims Page: https://claims.eigenfoundation.org/  ------

In this episode, Austin chats with Sreeram Kannan (Eigen Labs) about EigenLayer's vision for restaking. Sreeram argues that restaking is merely a way of making proof-of-stake networks more programmable, addressing the economic and architectural considerations required to make the restaking thesis work. The conversation also elucidates the relationship between EigenLayer and the Ethereum L1, particularly in the context of settlement and data availability, and how restaking may also one day be applied to blockchains outside the Ethereum ecosystem. DISCLAIMERThe content herein is provided for educational, informational, and entertainment purposes only, and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, options, futures, or other derivatives related to securities in any jurisdiction, nor should not be relied upon as advice to buy, sell or hold any of the foregoing. This content is intended to be general in nature and is not specific to you, the user or anyone else. You should not make any decision, financial, investment, trading or otherwise, based on any of the information presented without undertaking independent due diligence and consultation with a professional advisor.  Solana Foundation Foundation and its agents, advisors, council members, officers and employees (the “Foundation Parties”) make no representation or warranties, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy of the information herein and expressly disclaims any and all liability that may be based on such information or any errors or omissions therein. The Foundation Parties shall have no liability whatsoever, under contract, tort, trust or otherwise, to any person arising from or related to the content or any use of the information contained herein by you or any of your representatives. All opinions expressed herein are the speakers' own personal opinions and do not reflect the opinions of any entities.  

Sreeram Kannan, the founder of Eigenlayer, discusses the initial 'training wheels' phase for Eigen DA, a data availability service, and the implementation of slashing and market mechanisms.This episode is sponsored by the Stellar Community FundFollow the show here for more.In this installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk, dive into the innovative world of Eigenlayer. They explore the decentralized trust network's vision and technology in a conversation with Sreeram Kannan, the founder of EigenLayer.The roadmap for Eigenlayer includes the launch of Eigen DA, a data availability service, and the implementation of slashing and market mechanisms. The project is currently on track for a mainnet launch in early Q2.Sign Up for THE PROTOCOL NEWSLETTER Takeaways | Eigenlayer enables developers to build new infrastructure services without the need for separate decentralized trust networks.The system utilizes pooled security and attributable security to ensure the integrity and availability of services.The roadmap for Eigenlayer includes the launch of Eigen DA, slashing, and market mechanisms.Eigenlayer is on track for a mainnet launch in early Q2.EPISODE LINKS | EigenLabs CEO on Jump in User Deposits | Video | CoinDesk About - EigenLayer -From Our Sponsor: The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) is an open-application awards program that draws on community input to support developers and startups building on Stellar and Soroban. Accelerate your web3 project today.Apply for Funding at communityfund.stellar.org-The Protocol has been produced and edited by senior producer Michele Musso and our executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Take Me Back” by Strength To Last.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In the Feelings Check-In, Deana and Natasha share some news from the week and then discuss personal feelings about their lives and careers. On this week's episode, they talk with the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer from Eigenlayer, Sreeram Kannan and Calvin Liu. This is a 101 level conversation for anyone who is curious about the Eigenlayer ecosystem.   Subscribe to the Boys Club newsletter here!  Boys Club is proudly supported by Kraken. Kraken is a crypto exchange for everyone.   Check out our other podcast Too Online, find it on spotify and/or apple.

Developer activity on EigenLayer has sprouted up extremely quickly, according to founder Sreeram Kannan and investor Olaf Carlson-Wee.Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform.Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, and Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder and CIO of Polychain Capital, an investor in EigenLayer, say that the developer ecosystem around EigenLayer is sprouting up very fast, which reminds Carlson-Wee of the developer excitement in Ethereum's early days.They discuss the potential of EigenLayer, which uses a restaking mechanism to allow ETH stakers to reallocate their staked ETH and Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) to bolster security for other protocols. They cover how it could turbocharge Ethereum's rollup scaling roadmap and enable Ethereum to become a stack of decentralized software-as-a-service providers. Additionally, they discuss the potential risks associated with restaking as well as how EigenLayer could work with AI.Show highlights:Sreeram's explanation of what EigenLayer is and what is allows on EthereumWhy Polychain invested in EigenLayer's seed roundWhy Sreerarm believes that there are not just going to be three modules in blockchains, but thousandsThe types of applications that can be built with actively validated services, according to SreeramWhy they both believe that EigenLayer will improve smart contractsWhether EigenLayer will help solve the liquidity fragmentation issue in Layer 2sWhat Ethereum inclusion guarantees are and why they are importantThe potential risks of EigenLayer and why Olaf doesn't agree that EigenLayer results in rehypothecationHow attribution claims work in EigenLayer, allowing for "elastic scaling of security"EigenLayer's points program and the likelihood of a tokenWhy Sreeram believes that an EigenLayer governance token wouldn't have the same issues as Lido's LDOWhether EigenLayer should be a core part of the Ethereum protocol itselfHow AI and EigenLayer intersect and how to have permissionless innovation in the AI spaceThank you to our sponsors! PolkadotGuest | Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder and CIO of Polychain CapitalPrevious appearances on Unchained:OG Olaf Carlson-Wee on Why His Crypto Thesis Is Stronger Than EverOlaf Carlson-Wee: 'If There Is a Money-Losing Exploit, the Money Is Gone' Why The First Employee Of Coinbase Launched A Hedge FundTo the Moon and Back With Polychain's Olaf Carlson-WeeSpecial Episode with CNBC's Crypto Trader: Olaf Carlson-Wee on Why This Crypto Winter Is Different From Previous OnesAll Things Cryptoeconomics, Pt. 1, With Olaf Carlson-Wee and Ryan Zurrer of Polychain CapitalSreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayerPrevious appearance on Unchained: Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets?Links | EigenLayerUnchained: What Is Ethereum Restaking? A Beginner's GuideETHDenver's 2024 Hackathon: Onchain Security, AI, and Gaming Fun Dominate the Winning ProjectsA16z, Binance Labs Make Investments in EigenLayer EcosystemEigenDA OverviewSreeram's post on why “building on EigenLayer, therefore, doesn't negate the utility of an AVS token”PointsDL News: Kelp DAO opens trading of the $340m EigenLayer airdrop market with KEPCoinDesk: Omni Network Signs $600M Restaking Deal With Ether.Fi to Enhance Security-Unchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk. Senior Producer is Michele Musso and Executive Producer is Jared Schwartz. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, and Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder and CIO of Polychain Capital, an investor in EigenLayer, say that the developer ecosystem around EigenLayer is sprouting up very fast, which reminds Carlson-Wee of the developer excitement in Ethereum's early days. They discuss the potential of EigenLayer, which uses a restaking mechanism to allow ETH stakers to reallocate their staked ETH and Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) to bolster security for other protocols. They cover how it could turbocharge Ethereum's rollup scaling roadmap and enable Ethereum to become a stack of decentralized software as a service providers. Additionally, they discuss the potential risks associated with restaking as well as how EigenLayer could work with AI. Read more: What Is EigenLayer? A Guide to the Decentralized ETH Restaking Protocol Show highlights: Sreeram's explanation of what EigenLayer is and what it allows on Ethereum why Polychain invested in EigenLayer's seed round why Sreeram believes that there are not just going to be three modules in blockchains, but thousands the types of applications that can be built with actively validated services, according to Sreeram why they both believe that EigenLayer will improve smart contracts whether EigenLayer will help solve the liquidity fragmentation issue in Layer 2s what Ethereum inclusion guarantees are and why they are important the potential risks of EigenLayer and why Olaf doesn't agree that EigenLayer results in rehypothecation how attribution claims work in EigenLayer, allowing for "elastic scaling of security" EigenLayer's points program and the likelihood of a token why Sreeram believes that an EigenLayer governance token wouldn't have the same issues as Lido's LDO whether EigenLayer should be a core part of the Ethereum protocol itself how AI and EigenLayer intersect and how to have permissionless innovation in the AI space Thank you to our sponsors! Polkadot Guest:     Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder and CIO of Polychain Capital Previous appearances on Unchained: OG Olaf Carlson-Wee on Why His Crypto Thesis Is Stronger Than Ever Olaf Carlson-Wee: 'If There Is a Money-Losing Exploit, the Money Is Gone'  Why The First Employee Of Coinbase Launched A Hedge Fund To the Moon and Back With Polychain's Olaf Carlson-Wee Special Episode with CNBC's Crypto Trader: Olaf Carlson-Wee on Why This Crypto Winter Is Different From Previous Ones All Things Cryptoeconomics, Pt. 1, With Olaf Carlson-Wee and Ryan Zurrer of Polychain Capital Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer Previous appearance on Unchained: Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets? Links EigenLayer Unchained:  What Is Ethereum Restaking? A Beginner's Guide ETHDenver's 2024 Hackathon: Onchain Security, AI, and Gaming Fun Dominate the Winning Projects A16z, Binance Labs Make Investments in EigenLayer Ecosystem EigenDA Overview Sreeram's post on why “building on EigenLayer, therefore, doesn't negate the utility of an AVS token” Points DL News: Kelp DAO opens trading of the $340m EigenLayer airdrop market with KEP CoinDesk: Omni Network Signs $600M Restaking Deal With Ether.Fi to Enhance Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Fountain, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Pandora, Castbox, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, and Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder and CIO of Polychain Capital, an investor in EigenLayer, say that the developer ecosystem around EigenLayer is sprouting up very fast, which reminds Carlson-Wee of the developer excitement in Ethereum's early days. They discuss the potential of EigenLayer, which uses a restaking mechanism to allow ETH stakers to reallocate their staked ETH and Liquid Staking Tokens (LSTs) to bolster security for other protocols. They cover how it could turbocharge Ethereum's rollup scaling roadmap and enable Ethereum to become a stack of decentralized software as a service providers. Additionally, they discuss the potential risks associated with restaking as well as how EigenLayer could work with AI. Read more: What Is EigenLayer? A Guide to the Decentralized ETH Restaking Protocol Show highlights: Sreeram's explanation of what EigenLayer is and what it allows on Ethereum why Polychain invested in EigenLayer's seed round why Sreeram believes that there are not just going to be three modules in blockchains, but thousands the types of applications that can be built with actively validated services, according to Sreeram why they both believe that EigenLayer will improve smart contracts whether EigenLayer will help solve the liquidity fragmentation issue in Layer 2s what Ethereum inclusion guarantees are and why they are important the potential risks of EigenLayer and why Olaf doesn't agree that EigenLayer results in rehypothecation how attribution claims work in EigenLayer, allowing for "elastic scaling of security" EigenLayer's points program and the likelihood of a token why Sreeram believes that an EigenLayer governance token wouldn't have the same issues as Lido's LDO whether EigenLayer should be a core part of the Ethereum protocol itself how AI and EigenLayer intersect and how to have permissionless innovation in the AI space Thank you to our sponsors! Polkadot Guest:     Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder and CIO of Polychain Capital Previous appearances on Unchained: OG Olaf Carlson-Wee on Why His Crypto Thesis Is Stronger Than Ever Olaf Carlson-Wee: 'If There Is a Money-Losing Exploit, the Money Is Gone'  Why The First Employee Of Coinbase Launched A Hedge Fund To the Moon and Back With Polychain's Olaf Carlson-Wee Special Episode with CNBC's Crypto Trader: Olaf Carlson-Wee on Why This Crypto Winter Is Different From Previous Ones All Things Cryptoeconomics, Pt. 1, With Olaf Carlson-Wee and Ryan Zurrer of Polychain Capital Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer Previous appearance on Unchained: Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets? Links EigenLayer Unchained:  What Is Ethereum Restaking? A Beginner's Guide ETHDenver's 2024 Hackathon: Onchain Security, AI, and Gaming Fun Dominate the Winning Projects A16z, Binance Labs Make Investments in EigenLayer Ecosystem EigenDA Overview Sreeram's post on why “building on EigenLayer, therefore, doesn't negate the utility of an AVS token” Points DL News: Kelp DAO opens trading of the $340m EigenLayer airdrop market with KEP CoinDesk: Omni Network Signs $600M Restaking Deal With Ether.Fi to Enhance Security Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Jason is joined by none other than EigenLayer Founder, Sreeram Kannan. Sreeram kicks things off by sharing the founding story of EigenLayer and how Sreeram and the team thought about EigenLayer's value proposition. Jason then digs into the details; what are EigenLayer's Actively Validates Services (AVS)? Are there security assumptions related to slashing? What are the centralisation considerations for EigenLayer? What are the commercial incentives for builders? And much, much more. Enjoy the conversation and please share and like — it goes a long way.   Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.   Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:29) EigenLayor's backstory & Sreeram's early start (11:05) EigenLayer's proposition (14:54) EigenLayer's AVS: Actively Validated Services (19:56) Slashing & security assumptions (29:40) EigenLayer's centralisation considerations (34:30) Commercial incentives (42:37) Long term incentives: coprocessor & intelligent DeFi (46:40) Best vs worst case for the future of EigenLayer (57:30) Outro   Twitter accounts: Jason Choi's Twitter:   https://twitter.com/mrjasonchoi Sreeram Kannan Twitter:   https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan   Blockcrunch VIP: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/ Blockcrunch Twitter:   https://twitter.com/theBlockcrunch   Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch Podcast (“Blockcrunch”) is an educational resource intended for informational purposes only. Blockcrunch produces a weekly podcast and newsletter that routinely covers projects in Web 3 and may discuss assets that the host or its guests have financial exposure to. Views held by Blockcrunch's guests are their own. None of Blockcrunch, its registered entity or any of its affiliated personnel are licensed to provide any type of financial advice, and nothing on Blockcrunch's podcast, newsletter, website and social media should be construed as financial advice. Blockcrunch also receives compensation from its sponsor; sponsorship messages do not constitute financial advice or endorsement.   Full disclaimer: https://blockcrunch.substack.com/about

In this week's episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and Guillermo (https://twitter.com/GuilleAngeris) chat with Yaz Khoury (https://twitter.com/Yazanator) and Ismail Khoffi (https://twitter.com/KreuzUQuer) from Celestia (https://twitter.com/celestiaorg). They share how the team prepared for the launch of the Celestia mainnet and what has been happening at Celestia since. They revisit the topic of DA (Data Availability) and explore how rollups and dApp developers can already use the Celestia DA layer. The group discusses Blobstream, which brings the benefits of Celestia to Ethereum and helps to scale the network, as well as community building, the modular thesis and much more. Here's some additional links for this episode: Episode 151: John Adler on Optimistic vs ZK Rollup and the data availability problem (https://zeroknowledge.fm/151-2/) Episode 208: Digging into Data Availability with Ismail Khoffi from Celestia (https://zeroknowledge.fm/208-2/) Episode 268: A Rollup-Centric Future & Sovereign Chains with Mustafa Al-Bassam (https://zeroknowledge.fm/268-2/) Ismail Khoffi of Celestia (Sovereign Radio) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5nAI-jXAgk&list=PLdI4HWwFLH1dtT31R8snlR5omQg81L_hO&index=4) Celestia Improvement Proposal GitHub (https://github.com/celestiaorg/CIPs/blob/main/cips/cip-1.md) Introducing the Celestia Improvement Proposal Process (https://blog.celestia.org/introducing-the-celestia-improvement-proposal-process/) Introduction to Arbitrum rollups with Celestia as DA (https://docs.celestia.org/developers/arbitrum-integration) Introducing Blobstream: streaming modular DA to Ethereum (https://blog.celestia.org/introducing-blobstream/) Raspberry Pi Foundation (https://www.raspberrypi.org/) Succinct Network (https://succinct.xyz/) Episode 308: Avail's Approach to DA with Prabal Banerjee (https://zeroknowledge.fm/308-2/) Episode 217: Information Theory & Blockchain with Sreeram Kannan (https://zeroknowledge.fm/217-2/) Cosmos Hub (https://hub.cosmos.network/) Modular Summit Website (https://modularsummit.dev/) Applications to attend zkSummit11 are now open, head over to the zkSummit website (https://www.zksummit.com/) to apply now. The event will be held on 10 April in Athens, Greece. Aleo (http://aleo.org/) is a new Layer-1 blockchain that achieves the programmability of Ethereum, the privacy of Zcash, and the scalability of a rollup. As Aleo is gearing up for their mainnet launch in Q1, this is an invitation to be part of a transformational ZK journey. Dive deeper and discover more about Aleo at http://aleo.org/ (http://aleo.org/) If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on YouTube (https://zeroknowledge.fm/)

A Conversation with Sreeram from EigenLayer and Laszlo from Kiln Kiln CEO Laszlo Szabo interviews EigenLayer CEO Sreeram Kannan about restaking and AVSes. Restaking allows leveraging an existing stake to support additional services on EigenLayer, referred to as Actively Validated Services (AVS). By opting for restaking, participants have the opportunity to accumulate extra rewards in addition to their current ones. 2:18 The importance of collaboration in crypto 8:18 What's an AVS? 24:47 EigenDA and launching an AVS 43:42 The future of the EigenLayer ecosystem 50:04 Difference between Bitcoin and Ethereum staking Podcast Info Website: ⁠https://www.kiln.fi/rendez-vous-avs Restake your liquid staking token until Feb 9: Website: ⁠⁠https://stake.kiln.fi/eigenlayer/restake

What are the biggest questions that people have about Eigenlayer?  David sourced these questions from Crypto-Twitter, and will be asking Sreeram LIVE! ------

In this episode I talk to Sreeram Kannan founder of EigenLayer, a revolutionary new crypto protocol that is the foundation of an entire new wave of applications, use cases and brand new crypto concepts that are being born. Sreeram was a postdoctoral scholar at University of California, Berkeley and a visiting postdoc at Stanford University who was studying computational biology before founding EigenLayer. EigenLayer introduces a new concept commonly called "restaking" but more accurately called programable staking. It sounds complicated but I swear after listening to this podcast you should have a decent understanding of what it is and why it's important. Understanding how it works and why it's important is some of the most impactful alpha you can gain in the space.... That's because after talking with Sreeram I'm convinced EigenLayer will absolutely change EVERYTHING. ----------- THE OBSIDIAN COUNCIL PREMIUM MEMBERSHIP

In this week's episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) catches up with Prabal Banerjee (https://twitter.com/prabalbanerjee), co-founder of Avail (https://www.availproject.org/). They deep dive into Prabal's career, starting with his work in academia, his move to Polygon and to his spinning out the Avail project. They discuss how the project was built, tech decisions and the motivations behind them as well as their use of KZG, validity proofs and their position within the Ethereum and wider blockchain ecosystem. They go on to revisit Data Availability and the interaction with different parts of the modular blockchain stack, comparing Avail to competing systems and cover edge-cases and their impact in a DA-secured stack. Here's some additional links for this episode: Polygon.technology (https://polygon.technology/) Fraud and Data Availability Proofs: Maximising Light Client Security and Scaling Blockchains with Dishonest Majorities by Al-Bassam, Sonnino and Buterin (https://arxiv.org/pdf/1809.09044.pdf) Episode 208: Digging into Data Availability with Ismail Khoffi from Celestia (https://zeroknowledge.fm/208-2/) Episode 268: A Rollup-Centric Future & Sovereign Chains with Mustafa Al-Bassam (https://zeroknowledge.fm/268-2/) Episode 301: EigenLayer @ Devconnect (https://zeroknowledge.fm/301-2/) Episode 217: Information Theory & Blockchain with Sreeram Kannan (https://zeroknowledge.fm/217-2/) Substrate Website (https://substrate.io/) Starknet Website (https://www.starknet.io/en) SubWallet Website (https://www.subwallet.app/) Solana Website (https://solana.com/) Applications to attend and speak at zkSummit11 are now open, head over to the zkSummit website (https://www.zksummit.com/) to apply now. The event will be held on 10 April in Athens, Greece. ZK Hack IV online is now live, sign up for the next session on Tuesday 30 Jan here (https://events.ringcentral.com/events/zkhackiv-3). For the latest news on the event check out the zhhack.dev/zkhackIV (https://zkhack.dev/zkhackIV/) website. Aleo (http://aleo.org/) is a new Layer-1 blockchain that achieves the programmability of Ethereum, the privacy of Zcash, and the scalability of a rollup. As Aleo is gearing up for their mainnet launch in Q1, this is an invitation to be part of a transformational ZK journey. Dive deeper and discover more about Aleo at http://aleo.org/ (http://aleo.org/) If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on YouTube (https://zeroknowledge.fm/)

Ethereum validators are earning yield for nearly a million wallets but what happens if you can restake that ETH for even more yields? Eigen Layer is one of the most ambitious projects in crypto and crossed a billion dollars in deposits while recording this episode. Joining us today is special technical co-host Mike Neuder to discuss all things Eigen Layer with Sreeram and Teddy from the team. -----

This is the opening installment of the miniseries 'Web3 will fail unless...', sponsored by Axelar and featuring co-host Sergey Gorbunov, co-founder of Axelar. In this episode, EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan lays out the vision for EigenLayer and explains how the increasing modularization of blockchain infrastructure and services will enable the next wave of crypto innovation. OUTLINE: 00:00 Introduction 03:54 Web3 Adoption Curve 12:37 Monolithic vs. Modularity 20:20 Developer Complexity 25:38 Celestia DA vs. EigenLayer 31:27 Real World Assets This episode is brought to you by our sponsor, Axelar. Axelar is scaling interoperability to connect hundreds of new blockchains anticipated in the Ethereum L2 ecosystem. Find out more at axelar.network/layer2

This week, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) catches up with Tarun Chitra (https://twitter.com/tarunchitra) and Sreeram Kannan (https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan) during a spontaneous session recorded at Devconnect 2023 (https://devconnect.org/) in Istanbul! They cover a variety of topics seen at the event, including zk toolkits, intents and Data Availability, shedding light on how these ideas are reshaping the framework of digital interaction and governance. Their chat covers the challenges and opportunities these technologies present, highlighting their significance in the current ecosystem. Later, they explore the complexities and nuances of EigenLayer (https://twitter.com/eigenlayer), offering detailed insights into its functionalities, applications, and potential impact on the industry. Here's some additional links for this episode: ZK Hack IRL Istanbul wrap article (https://zkhack.dev/2023/11/24/zk-hack-istanbul/) ZK Hack Tweet announcing the winners (https://twitter.com/__zkhack__/status/1723728434931605727). Sign up here for ZK Hack IV Online updates (https://www.subscribepage.com/zkhackiv) EigenLayer (https://www.eigenlayer.xyz/) EigenLayer: The Restaking Collective by EigenLayer Team (https://docs.eigenlayer.xyz/overview/readme/whitepaper) Parachains' Protocol Overview - reference to Fishermen (https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-parachains-protocol) Episode 217: Information Theory & Blockchain with Sreeram Kannan (https://zeroknowledge.fm/217-2/) ZK7: Hyperscale Data Availability for ZK Systems - Sreeram Kanan - UoW / Layr Labs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtUOXTqrSyg&feature=youtu.be) Aleo (http://aleo.org/) is a new Layer-1 blockchain that achieves the programmability of Ethereum, the privacy of Zcash, and the scalability of a rollup. As Aleo is gearing up for their mainnet launch in Q4, this is an invitation to be part of a transformational ZK journey. Dive deeper and discover more about Aleo at aleo.org (http://aleo.org/) If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on YouTube (https://zeroknowledge.fm/)

Sreeram Kannan, co-founder and CEO of EigenLayer, discusses his journey into Web3, why he left academia to build a blockchain product, and how EigenLayer is solving some of the biggest challenges in the crypto ecosystem. Sreeram's journey into the realm of Web3 began with a deep-seated belief in the power of innovation to drive positive change. He recognized the potential of blockchain technology to democratize innovation and empower individuals to create value without the need for established reputations or access to exclusive resources. This unwavering belief led Sreeram to abandon his academic career and embark on his entrepreneurial journey into the world of crypto. “This idea that as an innovator, you don't need to bring trust. You only need to bring your innovation, and that the blockchain brings the trust is such a mind-bending idea that enables a whole new generation of people to actually come in and create systems.” Sreeram initially developed two blockchain products before venturing into EigenLayer, which he tells us can have maximum impact on blockchain's future. EigenLayer's core concept is restaking, allowing stakers to make additional promises beyond the Ethereum protocol. Eigen DA facilitates on-chain computation of high-throughput use cases, such as social media and gaming applications. It introduces a reserved data availability layer, ensuring guaranteed access to data for specific users. Join us as we explore the inner workings of EigenLayer, gain insights into its potential impact on the Web3 landscape, and discover the inspiration behind Sreeram's unwavering dedication to innovation and positive change in the first episode of Beacon Podcast Web3 Unlocked's third season.

In this week's interview, EigenLayer CEO and Founder Sreeram Kannan and Principal Researcher Soubhik join us to unpack how EigenLayer aims to become the coordination infrastructure of Web3. They discuss the vision for EigenLayer as a platform that allows developers to build and integrate specialized protocols through a shared security model backed by Ethereum staking. Kannan outlines the roles of stakers, node operators, and developers building actively validated services (AVS) within the EigenLayer ecosystem. They also explore potential AVS use cases like rollups, bridges, fast finality, and applied cryptography. They close out by discussing potential enshrinement and the 2023-2024 roadmap. Enjoy!  - - Follow Sreeram: https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan  Follow Soubhik: https://twitter.com/soubhik_deb  Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy 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/ - -  Hexens is the premier cybersecurity provider in web3 with an essential focus on blockchain technologies. Always exceeding clients' expectations, Hexens is a trusted security partner of the most prominent web3 projects like Polygon & zkEVM, 1inch, Lido, Nubank, TON, Risc0, EigenLayer, Mantle, Celo and more.  https://hexens.io/ - -  Join us at DAS (Digital Asset Summit) in London this March! DAS is the #1 institutional conference in crypto, hosted by Blockworks. Use the link below to learn more, and use 0X20 to get 20% off your ticket!  Sign up now because the price goes up every month. See you there!  Learn more + get your ticket here: https://blockworks.co/event/digital-asset-summit-2024-london/home  - - Timestamps  (0:00) Introduction  (2:22) Why Build EigenLayer?  (7:40) Why Focus on Eth?  (11:15) DAS London Ad  (12:01) Centralization Risks of Shared Security  (17:15) Hexens Ad  (18:02) The Role of an Operator  (24:44) Rollup Services and Decentralized Sequencing  (28:46) Importance of Dual Staking & Espresso  (38:25) Shared Security Design & Economics  (46:52) EigenLayer Slashing Explained  (51:50) EigenLayer Enshrinement Thesis  (59:02) Launch Timeline for AVS Protocols  - -  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. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Season 5 | Episode 4 In this episode of Bell Curve, Mike and Myles are joined by Eigen Layer Founder Sreeram Kannan. They dive into Eigen layer's supply & demand sides, its interactions with Ethereum restaking, and the team's vision for the end game of Ethereum LSTs and restaking. - - Timestamps: (00:00) Intro: Pre-Interview (01:33) Interview Start: Sreeram (02:19) High Level Eigen Layer Overview (13:59) Supply & Demand Sides of Eigen Layer (14:23) “Permissionless Ad” (15:18) Supply & Demand Sides of Eigen Layer (26:06) Eigen Layer & Ethereum Restaking (37:24) Eigen Layer Demand Side (45:00) Vote Extensions & Proposal Commitments (49:15) Ethereum Restaking Prediction (55:20) Role of Eigen Layer Governance in Restaking (1:12:53) Eigen Layer & Liquid Staking (1:22:03) Future of Validator Services (1:31:05) Recap: Post-Interview - - Follow Sreeram: https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan Follow Myles: https://twitter.com/MylesOneil Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3R1D1D9 Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3pQTfmD Subscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH - - Use code BELLCURVE30 to get 30% off Permissionless 2023 in Austin: https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-2023 - - Resources: Eigen Layer https://www.eigenlayer.xyz/ https://twitter.com/eigenlayer https://forum.eigenlayer.xyz/ Witness Chain (Proof of Decentralization) https://witnesschain.com/ Vitalik Account Abstraction Talk EthCC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLf8qpOmxQc - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve 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. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

Sreeram Kannan is the Founder and CEO of EigenLayer (https://www.eigenlayer.xyz/).Backed by Blockchain Capital, Figment Capital, WAGMI Ventures, & more, EigenLayer is the first market for decentralized trust—creating an ecosystem for restaking, which enables staked ETH to be used as cryptoeconomic security for protocols other than Ethereum, in exchange for protocol fees and rewards. In this episode we discuss Sreeram's journey through academia, the key insights that produced EigenLayer, the many use cases enabled by EigenLayer, the importance of focus for early-stage projects, and much more.Recorded Monday July 10th, 2023.

What are the implications of restaking? Not every Bankless listener will be prepared for this conversation. This one is a hard one. If you want to be adequately equipped for the conversation that awaits, we recommend listening to the Bankless episode we did with Sreeram a few weeks ago. That episode will get you up to speed to understand some of the nuances and problems that are discussed in today's episode.  Because, today on the show, we have the largest and most gigabrain panel that we've ever had on Bankless…Vitalik Buterin, Justin Drake, Dankrad Feist, Jessy (aka 13-year-old VC - that's her pseudonym), and of course… Sreeram Kannan himself, founder of Eigenlayer and perhaps the creator of restaking…all moderated by Tim Beiko!  ------

Sreeran Kannan, Founder of Eigenlayer, is an assistant professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he runs the information theory lab focussing on information theory and its applications in communication networks, machine learning, and blockchain systems. He was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, and a visiting postdoc at Stanford University between 2012-2014, before which he received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. His team has built EigenLayer, a protocol built on Ethereum that introduces restaking, a new primitive in cryptoeconomic security. This primitive enables the reuse of ETH on the consensus layer. SUsers that stake ETH natively or with a liquid staking token (LST) can opt-in to EigenLayer smart contracts to restake their ETH or LST and extend cryptoeconomic security to additional applications on the network to earn additional rewards.  Join us to learn more about Eigenlayer and new systems being built in digital assets.

Is re-staking the biggest thing to happen to Ethereum since MEV?  We're joined by Sreeram Kannan who walks us through Eigenlayer. The re-staking protocol that is set to change the trajectory of Ethereum forever. It may even be launching pretty soon… ------ ✨ DEBRIEF | Unpacking the episode:  https://www.bankless.com/debrief-sreeram-kannan  ------

Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan explains his vision for providing “decentralized trust” to new projects on Ethereum. Was Vitalik Buterin's recent “re-staking” post a shot across EigenLayer's bow? Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights:  how Sreeram has transitioned from academia into the world of crypto why he believes that crypto is the “coordination highway” what EigenLayer is – explained to a five-year-old, a high schooler, a day trader, a developer, and a crypto professor how middleware enables technology innovation where the value accrues if there's no token for securing a blockchain whether Vitalik is right in being concerned about the risk of corrupting validators what EigenLayer did to minimize risks and externalities to Ethereum whether protocols and applications will fork if they get hacked and whether Ethereum will “bail them out” Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly  Robert Leshner, founder of Compound Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly  Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures Guest Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer Previous appearances on Unchained:  Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets? Disclosures Links Don't overload Ethereum's consensus by Vitalik Buterin Previous coverage of Unchained on Ethereum staking:  Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What's Next for Ethereum? How Will ETH React to Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade? Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum? In the Recent Crypto Market Meltdown, What Role Did Lido's stETH Play? Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake Learn more: How Liquid Staking Works A Guide to Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade How to Stake Ethereum With Liquid Staking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to “The Chopping Block” – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner, chop it up about the latest news. In this episode, EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan explains his vision for providing “decentralized trust” to new projects on Ethereum. Was Vitalik Buterin's recent “re-staking” post a shot across EigenLayer's bow? Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights:  how Sreeram has transitioned from academia into the world of crypto why he believes that crypto is the “coordination highway” what EigenLayer is – explained to a five-year-old, a high schooler, a day trader, a developer, and a crypto professor how middleware enables technology innovation where the value accrues if there's no token for securing a blockchain whether Vitalik is right in being concerned about the risk of corrupting validators what EigenLayer did to minimize risks and externalities to Ethereum whether protocols and applications will fork if they get hacked and whether Ethereum will “bail them out” Hosts Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at Dragonfly  Robert Leshner, founder of Compound Tom Schmidt, general partner at Dragonfly  Tarun Chitra, managing partner at Robot Ventures Guest Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer Previous appearances on Unchained:  Do You Need to Think Twice Before Restaking Your Assets? Disclosures Links Don't overload Ethereum's consensus by Vitalik Buterin Previous coverage of Unchained on Ethereum staking:  Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What's Next for Ethereum? How Will ETH React to Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade? Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum? In the Recent Crypto Market Meltdown, What Role Did Lido's stETH Play? Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake Learn more: How Liquid Staking Works A Guide to Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade How to Stake Ethereum With Liquid Staking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Sekniqi is an entrepreneur by vocation and a computer science researcher by background. Kevin is currently work at growing Ava Labs and researching ways to improve the Avalanche protocol. Prior to Ava Labs Kevin was a PhD candidate at Cornell University. Some of Kevin's work is in fully homomorphic encryption schemes, OPE schemes, distributed systems/consensus, crypto economics, and more. Sreeram Kannan is Founder of Layr Labs, which is building EigenLayr and an associate professor at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he leads the UW Blockchain Lab. He was a postdoctoral scholar at University of California, Berkeley and a visiting postdoc at Stanford between 2012-2014 before which he received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. He is a 2021 National-Academy-of-Engineering Frontier-of-Engineering speaker on blockchain, a recipient of the 2019 UW ECE outstanding teaching award, and 2017 NSF Faculty Early CAREER award. Kevin Sekniqi - Kevin's Twitter: @kevinsekniqi - Ava Lab's Twitter: @avalabsofficial - Avalanche's Twitter: @avalancheavax - Avalanche's Website: https://www.avax.network/ Sreeram Kannan - Sreeram's Twitter: @sreeramkannan - UW-Blockchain-Lab: http://blockchain.ece.uw.edu/ Logan Jastremski - Co-Founder at Frictionless Capital: - Logan's Twitter: @LoganJastremski - Frictionless Capital: https://www.frictionless.fund/

Sreeram Kannan is Founder of Layr Labs, which is building EigenLayr and an associate professor at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he leads the UW Blockchain Lab. He was a postdoctoral scholar at University of California, Berkeley and a visiting postdoc at Stanford between 2012-2014 before which he received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and M.S. in mathematics from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. He is a 2021 National-Academy-of-Engineering Frontier-of-Engineering speaker on blockchain, a recipient of the 2019 UW ECE outstanding teaching award, and 2017 NSF Faculty Early CAREER award. Sreeram Kannan - Sreeram's Twitter: @sreeramkannan - UW-Blockchain-Lab: http://blockchain.ece.uw.edu/ Logan Jastremski - Co-Founder at Frictionless Capital: - Logan's Twitter: @LoganJastremski - Frictionless Capital: https://www.frictionless.fund/

In this episode, Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, and Konstantin Lomashuk, cofounder of Lido Finance, discuss the complex world of staking in Ethereum's post-Shanghai ecosystem.   Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: how the staking ecosystem in Ethereum looks after the full completion of the Merge what EigenLayer is and why it's called that whether EigenLayer's model is more similar to Polkadot or, actually, to Ethereum Layer 2s what the risks of restaking are, for both projects and users how Lido is working to keep Ethereum decentralized and censorship-resistant what superfluid staking is and whether it could be done on Ethereum how EigenLayer incentivizes alignment between the delegator and the stakers whether there's a risk that Lido could become a governance layer for Ethereum what can be done to increase staking services adoption Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Guests: Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer Konstantin Lomashuk, cofounder of Lido Finance Previous coverage of Unchained on Ethereum staking:  Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What's Next for Ethereum? How Will ETH React to Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade? Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum? In the Recent Crypto Market Meltdown, What Role Did Lido's stETH Play? Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake Learn more: How Liquid Staking Works A Guide to Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade How to Stake Ethereum With Liquid Staking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, and Konstantin Lomashuk, cofounder of Lido Finance, discuss the complex world of staking in Ethereum's post-Shanghai ecosystem.   Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, Castbox, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights: how the staking ecosystem in Ethereum looks after the full completion of the Merge what EigenLayer is and why it's called that whether EigenLayer's model is more similar to Polkadot or, actually, to Ethereum Layer 2s what the risks of restaking are, for both projects and users how Lido is working to keep Ethereum decentralized and censorship-resistant what superfluid staking is and whether it could be done on Ethereum how EigenLayer incentivizes alignment between the delegator and the stakers whether there's a risk that Lido could become a governance layer for Ethereum what can be done to increase staking services adoption Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com Guests: Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer Konstantin Lomashuk, cofounder of Lido Finance Previous coverage of Unchained on Ethereum staking:  Shapella in the Rearview: After Major Upgrade, What's Next for Ethereum? How Will ETH React to Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade? Post-Merge, If Lido Becomes Dominant, What Does That Mean for Ethereum? In the Recent Crypto Market Meltdown, What Role Did Lido's stETH Play? Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake Learn more: How Liquid Staking Works A Guide to Ethereum's Shanghai Upgrade How to Stake Ethereum With Liquid Staking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sreeram Kannan, Founder of EigenLayer, joins this episode to talk about the innovative power that EigenLayer is bringing to Ethereum. In this episode we discuss EigenLayer's data availability layer for ETH L2s to roll down to, which saves costs and solves congestion issues and EigenLayer's re-staking layer which allows ETH stakers to opt in to support new use cases, earning more yield while accepting more slashing conditions, instead of apps having to roll their own security.  Sreeram is extremely smart (his academic papers ⁠here⁠), I learned a ton during this episode and I hope you do as well. Please share your thoughts and favorite parts of the episode with us on Twitter. Social Links EigenLayer Sreeram Kannan Host Tommy Shaughnessy Follow Delphi Digital Website: https://members.delphidigital.io/home Twitter: https://twitter.com/Delphi_Digital Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Delphi_Digital Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Ventures may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi's transparency page can be viewed here.

This week on The Defiant Podcast, Tegan Kline chats with Sreeram Kannan, the founder of Eigen Layer and the director of the University of Washington's Blockchain Lab. His research at UW focuses on distributed computing, information theory, queuing theory, networking, coding theory, and game theory of blockchain systems. Eigen Layer is a proof of stake validation marketplace that reuses state capital and existing validation infrastructure. With Eigen Layer. Ethereum can enable permissionless and modular innovation across all blockchain layers. Today, we dive into Sreeram's background in academia, how the blockchain space piqued his interest, and the hype around Eigen Layer. But first, Sreeram is going to tell us exactly what he's up to at Eigen Layer and how he merges both a data availability layer and a restaking platform. Thanking our podcast sponsors: MetaMask Learn is an educational and entertaining platform designed to immerse you in the world of web3: what it is, why it matters, and how to get started. You will learn core concepts in visually engaging lessons from the world's leading self-custodial wallet. web3 with a16z is a chart-topping podcast about the next generation of the internet, from a16z crypto. Click here to listen now.

Sometimes, the frontier is at a crypto conference. One of the most prestige being, ETHDenver! We're back with a handful of exclusive interviews with some of the most fascinating minds in crypto.  Wish you could make it to all the crypto conferences, but don't have the time? Don't worry, Bankless brings the frontier to you. In this episode, we're talking to Sreeram Kannan of EigenLayer, a platform to leverage Ethereum security through the innovative method of restaking. Sreeram and David chat about EigenLayer's evolution, wen mainnet(?!), what the EigenLayer competition looks like, and much more! ‘ ------

Sreeram Kannan is the Founder of EigenLayer. He is also an associate professor at University of Washington Seattle, where he runs the UW Blockchain Lab. In this episode, we cover everything you need to know about one of the most talked about projects in crypto. Getting to know EigenLayer in 2023 will be like getting a head start on liquid staking back in 2020. Sreeram walks us through how he came upon the idea that Ethereum could eventually export its trust to other blockchains, apps, and protocols through restaking ETH via EigenLayer. EigenLayer is a marketplace for decentralized trust. Similar to how venture capital decouples the need for entrepreneurs to have both innovative ideas and the capital to execute on their vision, EigenLayer decouples the need for a coincidence of both innovation and trust, so that blockchain builders with expertise to build new Web3 products can simply leverage the trust/security of Ethereum.   THIS IS NOT A RECOMMENDATION OR ENDORSEMENT TO BUY ANY TOKEN OR NFT RELATED TO ANY PLATFORMS DISCUSSED. ------ 

In this episode of Tascha Labs podcast, I talk to Sreeram Kannan, founder of EigenLayer, about a new Ethereum staking modality called “re-staking”. This is a new innovation that can help scale a proof-of-stake ecosystem by improving the system's capital efficiency. Lots of interesting and potentially complex economic implications for the Ethereum platform can happen if this type of new regime gets adopted widely. We'll dig into much of that in this conversation. 0:00 - Today's topic 0:15 - Ethereum staking as a financial primitive in blockchain world 2:16 - Problems EigenLayer is trying to solve 3:38 - Selling & buying in decentralized trust 10:42 - Dimensions of decentralized trust 12:40 - Reason behind the need for decentralization 16:31 - Problem with decentralized trust 20:59 - Staking Eth to validate for other protocols 24:19 - Return format & method of payment 30:36 - Impact of EigenLayer on amount of Eth staked 36:51 - Effect on volatility of the validator base 42:34 - Impact of EigenLayer on Ether's token price 45:38 - Risk comparison between using EigenLayer and going on your own for applications 53:35 - Details about EigenDA marketplace 1:01:47 - Sharing common decentralized trust framework among platforms 1:04:00 - Current status of EigenLayer 1:05:34 - OutroSubscribe to Tascha Labs Podcast | Crypto Investment through Macro Lens | Web3 | Blockchain on Soundwise

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In this episode of Empire, Sreeram Kannan and Calvin Liu explain how EigenLayer creates a market for decentralized trust to enable permissionless infrastructure innovation. We explore EigenLayer's core use cases, slashing mechanics, economic incentives, re-staking risks and more. EigenLayer might be the most underrated project in Ethereum right now. Tune in to find out why! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:08) EigenLayer 101 (18:04) Liquid vs Native Staking (24:24) Why Calvin Joined EigenLayer (28:51) Core Use Cases (49:50) Improper Slashing Risk (1:00:00) EigenLayer's Flywheel and Business Model (1:05:45) Systemic Risks: Overleveraging Staked ETH - - Follow Sreeram:https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan Follow Calvin: https://twitter.com/cjliu49 Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources EigenLayer https://www.eigenlayer.com/ EigenLayer's Twitter https://twitter.com/eigenlayer - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire 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. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

In this week's episode of 0xResearch, Sreeram Kannan explains how EigenLayer enables permissionless and modular innovation across all blockchain layers. We explore EigenLayer's ETH value accrual mechanism, slashing mechanics and economic incentives, novel data availability solutions, re-staking risks and more. EigenLayer might be the most underrated project in Ethereum right now. Tune in to find out why! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:10) Hot Seat/Cool Throne (15:51) Solana's Bonk by Flipside Insights (18:44) “Chainalysis Ad” (19:16) Interview Start: EigenLayer (35:05) LSD and Native Re-Staking (40:43) Slashing Mechanics (46:47) “Chainalysis Ad” (47:29) Pricing the Value of Decentralization (52:29) EigenLayer's role in a Modular Paradigm (58:57) EigenDA vs Other Data Availability Services (1:07:46) Does Re-Staking Overleverage ETH's Security? (1:12:43) Deployment Timeline (1:14:57) EigenLayer's Value Accrual - - Follow Sreeram: https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguy Follow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19 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/ - - Resources: EigenLayer https://www.eigenlayer.com/ -- Chainalysis is the leading blockchain analytics company. Web3 companies like Dapper, Gemini, and Crypto.com manage risk, drive investigations, and inform growth strategies with Chainalysis. Together, we build trust in blockchains, grow safe consumer access to cryptocurrency, and promote more financial freedom with less risk. Visit Chainalysis.com/blockworks to learn more now. -- Flipside has the most comprehensive data in web3 to get you the insights you need to work smarter. Instantly query the data yourself (for free!) or browse dashboards by elite analysts to find hidden alpha and get the edge you need to win. Earn up to $75 USDC by completing 0xResearch's exclusive bounty for analysts on Flipside: https://flipsidecrypto.xyz/drops/0xresearch-bounty-defi-users-7f5442 - - 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. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

EigenLayer is a 'programmable slashing' layer2 protocol built on Ethereum which leverages security through the method of restaking. This is a bootstrapping mechanism which allows existing Eth2 stakers to access the collateral in the staking system to provide additional services, for additional yield, while taking on additional risk. We were joined by founder Sreeram Kannan who explained to us the concept of re-staking, how this works in the EigenLayer protocol, use cases, and the roadmap ahead.Topics covered in this episode:Sreeram's background and how he got into cryptoHis role at the University of Washington Blockchain LabEigenLayer and the concept of re-stakingThe risk with 'programmable slashing'The participants in the EigenLayer economyImpact on decentralization and home stakersEigenDA and other EigenLayer use casesCombatting malicious slashingThe EigenLayer roadmapEpisode links: Episode B007 - Devcon Panel – Censorship Resistance and Credible NeutralityEigenLayerEigenLayer on TwitterSreeram on TwitterSponsors: Omni: Access all of Web3 in one easy-to-use wallet! Earn and manage assets at once with Omni's built-in staking, yield vaults, bridges, swaps and NFT support.https://omni.app/ -This episode is hosted by Friederike Ernst & Felix Lutsch. Show notes and listening options: epicenter.tv/470

Sreeram Kannan is the founder of EigenLayer, an Ethereum staking collective leveraging trust, hyperscaling blockchains, and unleashing open innovation. In this highly technical episode, we dive deep into proof of work vs. proof of stake, staking, restaking, Ethereum throughput, and permissionless innovation.  Sreeram kicks off the episode by introducing and explaining fragmented trust networks. One of the amazing value propositions for blockchain technology is that it allows permissionless and trustless innovation - any developer can join the ecosystem and start creating. But this trustless technology is only valuable if the core infrastructure innovators around the world decide to actually utilize it. To help them do so, Sreeram created Eigen Layer with the intention of lowering their barrier to entry into the Ethereum ecosystem.We discuss the ways in which Eigen Layer enables restaking and Sreeram walks us through the actual process of native staking. He explains how he foresees the Eigen ecosystem growing and shares a few of the possibilities Eigen enables. We discuss the importance of increasing Ethereum's bandwidth and Sreeram shares how Eigen Layer can help this initiative. We also explore risk mitigation and all of the ways in which the folks over at Eigen are tackling the issue of security, with decentralization not only being a core value of the Eigen team, but its main value proposition. To close out the episode, Kathrine and Ash recap the discussion and break down some of the more intellectually challenging topics discussed.  

In this week's episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/annarrose) and Tarun (https://twitter.com/tarunchitra) chat with Pramod Viswanath (https://ece.princeton.edu/people/pramod-viswanath), Professor of Engineering at Princeton (https://ece.princeton.edu/) and co-founder of Witness Chain (https://witnesschain.com/). They discuss Pramod's early work on wireless networks and how this type of research was brought to market at the time. They also cover topics such as the introduction of adversarial thinking into his research, his move over to blockchain, how the incentives of blockchain could be used within the wireless industry, and Pramod's new project Witness Chain (https://witnesschain.com/), which aims to reshape the wireless industry. Here are some additional links for this episode: Episode 244: Journey to Blockchain with David Tse (https://zeroknowledge.fm/244-2/) Episode 217: Information Theory & Blockchain with Sreeram Kannan (https://zeroknowledge.fm/217-2/) Everything is a race and Nakamoto always wins (https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.10484) Fundamentals of Wireless Communication by Tse and Viswanath, 2005 (https://web.stanford.edu/~dntse/wireless_book.html) Dandelion: Redesigning the Bitcoin Network for Anonymity by Venkatakrishnan, Fanti and Viswanath, 2017 (https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3084459) Blockchains at Princeton Class (https://web3.princeton.edu/) Join the ZK HACK III - kick off event here (https://hopin.com/events/zk-hack3-1-d5d6ce6b-9a79-496f-9a82-be39ebd22e84) Join the ZK HACK Discord (https://discord.com/invite/tHXyEbEqVN) Check out the Aleo repo here (https://github.com/AleoHQ/snarkOS) Today's episode is sponsored by Polygon (https://polygon.technology/) Introducing Polygon zkEVM. Polygon's vision for zkEVM is simple: developers can deploy any Ethereum smart contract to a Layer 2 and benefit from the scaling power of ZK proofs. Public testnet is now available, so you now have an opportunity to test their work and make improvements! If you'd like to learn more about Polygon zkEVM visit bit.ly/startonzkevm (https://bit.ly/startonzkevm) to check out the Getting Started guide. If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on Youtube (https://zeroknowledge.fm/) * Head to the ZK Community Forum (https://community.zeroknowledge.fm/) * Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://zeroknowledge.fm/gitcoin-grant-329-zkp-2)

Welcome to Devcon 6. The first Devcon for Bankless, the conference was a ton of fun and an amazing cultural experience in Bogota, Colombia. We're speaking with Sreeram Kannan about EigenLayer, a platform to leverage Ethereum security through the innovative method of restaking. ------

In this episode, Anna (https://twitter.com/AnnaRRose) and Guillermo (https://twitter.com/guilleangeris) chat with David Tse (https://twitter.com/dntse) about his career and research spanning from early Networking, Mobile Networking, P2P, all the way up to his work on formalizing Blockchain systems. Along the way, they touch on topics like David's paper 'The Price of Anarchy', the Prism work, his work with the Ethereum Foundation and his new project Babylon. Here are some links for this episode: * Episode 127: Consensus Algorithms & HotStuff with Ittai Abraham (https://zeroknowledge.fm/127-2/) * Episode 217: Information Theory & Blockchain with Sreeram Kannan (https://zeroknowledge.fm/217-2/) * The Price of Anarchy (https://www.mit.edu/~jnt/Papers/N-2004-PoA.pdf) * Babylon (https://www.babylon.finance/) * Prism (https://prism.ag/) * Bram Cohen's Twitter (https://twitter.com/bramcohen) * Everything is a Race and Nakamoto Always Wins (https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.10484) * Three Attacks on Proof of Stake Ethereum (https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.10086) * Ebb-and-Flow Protocols: A Resolution of the Availability-Finality Dilemma (https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.04987) * More of David Tse's Papers (https://arxiv.org/search/cs?searchtype=author&query=Tse%2C+D) * A Mathematical Theory of Communication - C. E. Shannon 1948 (https://people.math.harvard.edu/~ctm/home/text/others/shannon/entropy/entropy.pdf) * Hidden Hamiltonian Cycle Recovery via Linear Programming (https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/opre.2019.1886) * Concentration Inequalities and Model Selection - P. Massart (http://home.ustc.edu.cn/~liweiyu/documents/Massart_Concentration_Inequalities.pdf) * John Tsitsiklis Bio (https://www.mit.edu/~jnt/home.html) * Fundamentals of Wireless Communication - David Tse 2005 (https://web.stanford.edu/~dntse/wireless_book.html) * Qualcomm Website (https://www.qualcomm.com/home) * Cosmoverse Event Link (https://cosmoverse.org/) * Devcon Event Link (https://devcon.org/) ZK Whiteboard Sessions (https://zkhack.dev/whiteboard/) – as part of ZK Hack and powered by Polygon – a new series of educational videos that will help you get onboarded into the concepts and terms that we talk about on the ZK front. ZK Jobs Board (https://jobsboard.zeroknowledge.fm/) – if you are looking to find a new job, or if you are a team hiring, we have a fresh batch of open roles at ZK focused projects. This is a great place to learn about relevant projects and the types of roles they are looking for. Today's episode is sponsored by Aleo (https://aleo.org/). Aleo is a new Layer-1 blockchain that achieves the programmability of Ethereum, the privacy of Zcash, and the scalability of a rollup. If you're interested in building private applications then check out Aleo's programming language called Leo. Leo enables non-cryptographers to harness the power of ZKPs. Visit leo-lang.org (http://leo-lang.org) to start building. You can also join Aleo's incentivized testnet3 by downloading and running a snarkOS node. No sign-up is necessary to participate.For questions, join their Discord (https://aleo.org/discord). If you like what we do: * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree (https://linktr.ee/zeroknowledge) * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter (https://zeroknowledge.substack.com) * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) * Join us on Telegram (https://zeroknowledge.fm/telegram) * Catch us on Youtube (https://zeroknowledge.fm/) * Head to the ZK Community Forum (https://community.zeroknowledge.fm/) * Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://zeroknowledge.fm/gitcoin-grant-329-zkp-2)

This week, Anna (https://twitter.com/AnnaRRose) and Tarun Chitra (https://twitter.com/tarunchitra) chat with Sreeram Kannan (https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan), Associate Professor at University of Washington where he runs the UW Blockchain Lab. In this episode, they look at how information theory and blockchain intersect and map the progression of Bitcoin security. They discuss Sreeram's early work on P2P mobile networks and how this evolved to work on consensus and fair sequencing. Sreeram takes us through his philosophical reasoning of shifting from genomic research to blockchain research and the two major areas in P2P systems that he focuses on: maximum throughput and low latency. Here are some links for the episode: * Sreeram on Twitter (https://twitter.com/sreeramkannan) * Sreeram's homepage (http://blockchain.ece.uw.edu/) * Episode 136 - Math competitions, crypto as alchemy & Gasper with Yan Zhang (https://zeroknowledge.fm/136-2/) * Prism: Scaling Bitcoin by 10,000x (https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.11261) * Prism: Deconstructing the Blockchain to Approach Physical Limits (https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3319535.3363213) * The Bitcoin Backbone Protocol: Analysis and Applications (https://eprint.iacr.org/2014/765.pdf) * Everything is a Race and Nakamoto Always Wins (https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.10484) * Themis: Fast, Strong Order-Fairness in Byzantine Consensus (https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/1465) * Babylon: Reusing Bitcoin Mining to Enhance Proof-of-Stake Security (https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.07946) * Blockchain CAP Theorem Allows User-Dependent Adaptivity and Finality (https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-662-64331-0_5) * Combining GHOST and Casper (https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.03052) If you're looking to jump into ZK Professionally I want to remind you to head over to the ZK Jobs board to find job posts from some of the top teams working in ZK: https://jobsboard.zeroknowledge.fm/ ZK Hack returns for a 2nd edition with ZK Hack Mini – a shorter form event spanning 2 weeks and kicks off on March 1st with a series of workshops and puzzle hacking competitions. Join the newsletter (https://www.zkhack.dev/mini) for updates or sign up for the first event (https://hopin.com/events/zk-hack-mini-1/) on March 1st. Today's episode is sponsored by Electric Coin Company. Electric Coin Company (https://electriccoin.co), the inventors of Zcash and Halo cryptography, are building the next generation of zero-knowledge tech. With Network Upgrade 5 happening this April, Zcash moves to the Halo zero-knowledge proving system, removing trusted setup and becoming shielded by default. With the help of Zcash and Halo cryptography, ECC aims to usher in an era of self-sovereignty and creative freedom. To learn more and explore the relationship between privacy, self-sovereignty and creative freedom, visit electriccoin.co (https://electriccoin.co/) If you like what we do: Follow us on Twitter - @zeroknowledgefm (https://twitter.com/zeroknowledgefm) Join us on Telegram (https://t.me/joinchat/TORo7aknkYNLHmCM) Catch us on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYWsYz5cKw4wZ9Mpe4kuM_g) Read up on the r/ZKPodcast subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/zkpodcast) Give us feedback! -https://forms.gle/iKMSrVtcAn6BByH6A Support our Gitcoin Grant (https://gitcoin.co/grants/329/zero-knowledge-podcast-2) Support us on the ZKPatreon (https://www.patreon.com/zeroknowledge) Donate through coinbase.commerce (https://commerce.coinbase.com/checkout/f1e56274-c92b-4a99-802f-50727d651b38)