The zkEVM is Here | zkSync's Steve Newcomb

<p>By the end of October, zkSync is going to be shipping the world's first zkEVM. We brought on zkSync's Chief Product Officer, Steve Newcomb to share all about it and how it's going to impact the space.</p> <p>We also had to ask Steve, wen token? Tune into the episode to hear his response!</p> <p>------<br /> Swell | Liquid Staking for the People<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/swelldiscord">https://bankless.cc/swelldiscord</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>LENS | WEB3 SOCIAL PROTOCOL<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Lens">https://bankless.cc/Lens</a> </p> <p>ROCKET POOL | ETH STAKING<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/RocketPool">https://bankless.cc/RocketPool</a> </p> <p>️ ARBITRUM | SCALING ETHEREUM<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum">https://bankless.cc/Arbitrum</a> </p> <p>BRAVE | THE BROWSER NATIVE WALLET<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Brave">https://bankless.cc/Brave</a> </p> <p>JUNO | BRIDGE FIAT TO LAYER 2<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/Juno">https://bankless.cc/Juno</a> </p> <p>️ ZKSYNC | THE LAYER 2 SCALING ENDGAME<br /> <a href= "https://bankless.cc/zkSync">https://bankless.cc/zkSync</a> <br /> ------<br /> Timestamps:</p> <p>0:00 Intro<br /> 9:38 Wen Mainnet?<br /> 11:22 What is zkSync Shipping?<br /> 12:36 zkEVM Design Choices<br /> 19:26 Why zkEVM is Progressing Fast<br /> 22:56 Optimistic Rollups vs. zkEVMs<br /> 27:00 The Layer 3 Ecosystem & Narrative<br /> 41:48 Losing Sovereignty?<br /> 44:08 Prover Competition<br /> 46:39 Same Circuit & Hyper Bridges<br /> 52:15 The Cosmos Vision<br /> 58:01 L1s to L3s<br /> 1:04:10 Onboarding Strategy<br /> 1:10:16 Wen Token?<br /> 1:13:33 2/3's Distribution<br /> 1:15:42 Open Source<br /> 1:25:08 zkSync 2.0 & 3.0 and Beyond<br /> 1:29:17 Closing & Disclaimers</p> <p>-----