EthCC Paris: Inside Coinbase’s plan to build an Ethereum Layer 2

Layer 2s and Scaling • July 25, 2023, 7:09PM EDT
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Quick Take

  • Coinbase’s Base creator Jesse Pollak unpacks what comes next for Coinbase’s Ethereum L2 including plans to combine zk and optimistic rollup scaling solutions.

Episode 69 of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro, and creator of Coinbase's Base Jesse Pollak.

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This episode of The Scoop was recorded with Jesse Pollak, the creator Coinbase's Base network, live from the Ethereum Community Conference in Paris.

Outline:

00:44 Crypto 'builder energy'

03:09 The L1 trade

05:07 Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2

06:45 Maturing beyond speculation

11:03 Technical obstacles to building

15:16 ZK vs. OP scaling solutions


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