The Eternal Optimist with Karl Floersch | Layer Zero

<p>Karl Floersch is the co-founder of Optimism, the Ethereum rollup scaling solution, as well as one of the primary advocates in the space for public goods funding.</p> <p>Through his prolific body of work—as well as a boundless well of optimism and energy—Karl is a core beating heart of Ethereum culture, as well as a schelling point for values and ethos across the ecosystem.</p> <p>We say it every episode: the code we write impacts the people who use it. Few embody this declaration more than Karl, whose deepest passion is building technological infrastructure to incentivize ethical behavior.</p> <p>We also explore the concept of ‘Ether’s Phoenix,’ a hypothetical being that rewards you for manifesting it—directly contrasting the concept of Roko’s Basilisk (research at your own risk). </p> <p>------<br /> 📣 OPOLIS | Sign Up to Get 1000 $WORK and 1000 $BANK<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Opolis">https://bankless.cc/Opolis</a> </p> <p>------<br /> 🚀 SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER:          <a href= "https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/">https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/ </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 | SCALED ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>❎ ACROSS | BRIDGE TO LAYER 2<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Across">https://bankless.cc/Across</a> </p> <p>🏦 ALTO IRA | TAX-FREE CRYPTO<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/AltoIRA">https://bankless.cc/AltoIRA</a> </p> <p>👻 AAVE V3 | LEND & BORROW CRYPTO<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/aave">https://bankless.cc/aave</a> </p> <p>⚡️ MAKER DAO | THE DAI STABLECOIN<br />  <a href= "https://bankless.cc/MakerDAO">https://bankless.cc/MakerDAO</a>  </p> <p>🦁 BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Brave">https://bankless.cc/Brave</a> </p> <p>------<br /> Topics Covered:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 5:00 Inspiration and Leaders<br /