Alpha Leak | The Bull Case for zkBTC

<p>In this episode, David is joined by John Light of Sovryn and Eric Wall, who moonlights David on the Bitcoin technical details throughout the interview.</p> <p>The three go over the bull case for ZK-Rollups on Bitcoin. It’s undoubtedly the frontier.</p> <p>------<br /> 📣 Infura | Join the New Decentralized Infrastructure Network Early Access Program<br /> <a href= "http://www.bankless.cc/infura">www.bankless.cc/infura</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER: <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/?utm_source=banklessshowsyt</a> <br /> 🎙️ SUBSCRIBE TO PODCAST: <a href= "http://podcast.banklesshq.com/">http://podcast.banklesshq.com/</a> </p> <p>------<br /> BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:</p> <p>⚖️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>👯 DESO | DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL BLOCKCHAIN<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Deso">https://bankless.cc/Deso</a> </p> <p>🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Brave">https://bankless.cc/Brave</a> </p> <p>📡 TRUEFI | CRYPTO FINANCIAL HUB<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/TrueFi">https://bankless.cc/TrueFi</a> </p> <p>👾 SEQUENCE | ALL-IN-ONE PLATFORM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Sequence">https://bankless.cc/Sequence</a> </p> <p>⚡️FUEL | THE MODULAR EXECUTION LAYER<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/fuel">https://bankless.cc/fuel</a> </p> <p>-----<br /> Topics Covered</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:10 John’s Background<br /> 8:24 How zkBTC Works?<br /> 11:00 Eric’s Interest<br /> 15:43 A Better Lightning Network?<br /> 21:33 Rollups on ETH vs. Lightning Network<br /> 25:50 Rollup Potential<br /> 29:24 Optimism<br /> 32:15 Expressivity<br /> 43:53 Limitless Bitcoin Applications<br /> 46:29 Layer 3 Protocols<br /> 50:25 What Needs to Happen<br /> 52:05 Forks & Flippening Effects<br /> 58:00 Proof Systems & Recursive Covenants<br /> 1:09:40 Next Steps<br /> 1:12:00 Research<br /> 1:14:12 Eric’s Thoughts