Beneath the Layers

In this latest episode of Beneath the Layers we speak with Tegan Kline, Co-Founder and CEO of Edge and Node. We speak about her time giving back to her local community, entrepreneurship, and growing the Graph. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs0:00 Intro 1:30 Giving back to the Community9:30 Does finance revolve around similar values?15:18 Adjusting Risk and Decision Making18:40 Orchid23:40 The Graph Explained29:01 Should all data live onchain?31:57 Edge and Node35:32 Content is Key36:53 San Francisco39:24 House of Web341:27 What does it take to be an entrepeneur?43:30 What does it mean to be happy?𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum

In this latest episode of Beneath the Layers we speak with Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-Founder and President of Starkware. We speak about cryptography and it's place in society, ZK systems and privacy, and how StarkWare helps with scaling Ethereum. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs0:00 Why Should We Care about Cryptography?7:55 What caused the shift of focus from Privacy-centric blockchains?17:30 StarkWare Products22:47 Trust: Math vs Humans29:08 Why Cairo (CVM) vs Solidity/Rust?32:12 Narrative Shifts for Layer 2s35:30 Onboarding and Tooling38:21 Decentralization44:46 Offchain Labs and StarkWare Collab?46:15 Can we “Solve” State Growth?50:14 Coolest breakthrough in Cryptography52:36 Quantum Computing𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum

In this episode of Beneath the Layers we bring on GFunk, CEO at Pixel Vault. We speak about his time coming into web3 as an entrepreneur, his part in the rise of NFTs, and what Reboot's role in web3 gaming is.Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs0:00 Why "GFunk"?4:08 Life before Entrepreneurship25:55 Partnering with Adidas34:50 Creator Royalties38:02 Reboot Protocol41:38 Battle Plan!55:04 Wolf.game1:07:45 Why Arbitrum1:18:08 Solana1:22:20 Football Club𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum

Jill Gunter joins us to talk about inflation in the modern day, crypto's impact on society as a whole, and her thoughts on the state of layer 2s/layer 1s. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabsIn this interview, we discuss: 0:00 Jill's background7:31 Code is law, but we govern that law17:29 What causes hyperinflation22:48 Differences between tradfi industry vs crypto industry29:07 Is full decentralization preferable and achievable?33:24 Crypto in 201738:11 Open Money Iniative42:17 Crypto's impact on the real world47:00 Espresso Systems51:22 Sequencers and Rollups1:00:00 L1 with sequencers?1:02:00 Ethereum and L2s1:10:34 Crypto's role in the global financial system1:13:57 How do we change the perception of crypto𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum

Amitt Mahajan joins us to talk about entrepreneurship, co-creating Farmville while at Zynga, his thoughts on how blockchain integrates with gaming, and more! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs In this interview, we discuss: 0:00 Is Amitt a Gamer? 3:23 Getting into the Gaming Industry 12:01 FarmVille + Other Endeavors 26:12 Getting into Crypto 31:20 The Downside of Entrepreneurship 34:25 The Importance of Blockchain Tech 44:37 Picking a Chain to Deploy on 52:44 Advice for Upcoming Entrepreneurs 57:55 AI + Gaming 1:00:00 The Future of VR + AR —————————————— Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥 Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.

Ed Felten joins us to talk about his time working at the White House, teaching at Princeton, founding Arbitrum, and Artificial Intelligence. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs In this interview, we discuss: 0:00 Studying Computer Security 8:22 Teaching at Princeton 30:06 Working at the FTC 39:44 Working at the White House 1:02:12 Why Scale Ethereum? 1:17:58 Stylus 1:25:05 Artificial Intelligence 1:32:54 Biggest Threat to National Security —————————————— Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.

Preston Van Loon and Raul Jordan join us to talk about their life before Prysmatic Labs, what it was like to build and contribute to Ethereum, to now working at Offchain Labs, scaling Ethereum. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs In this interview, we discuss: 0:00 Where Preston and Raul grew up 11:02 How Preston got to Google 15:58 Does Google and Crypto have a shared interest? 17:56 How Preston and Raul met 20:00 What Helped them Run Prysmatic Labs 24:03 Shipping the Beaconchain 30:28 Why join a Layer 2 team? 39:39 What Preston and Raul are working on 41:06 What Preston and Raul are excited about 48:20 Can Ethereum succsed without Vitalik? 54:43 Preston can Fly Planes 57:15 Raul Speaks Cantonese —————————————— Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.