#49 – Jim Posen on cryptographic acceleration with Binius
Description
This is my conversation with Jim Posen, the Cofounder and CTO at Irreducible.
Timestamps:
- (00:00:00 ) intro
- (00:01:12 ) getting deeper into cryptography
- (00:07:06 ) revisiting binary fields
- (00:15:50 ) building the verifiable internet
- (00:26:14 ) sponsor: Splits
- (00:26:57 ) revival of binary fields
- (00:38:55 ) Binius
- (00:42:46 ) bringing Binius to production
- (00:48:27 ) creating new hardware
- (00:53:57 ) getting to v1
- (01:02:03 ) Ethereum stateless proofs and zkVMs
- (01:13:21 ) outro
Links:
- Jim on X: https://x.com/jimpo_potamus
- Jim on Github: https://github.com/jimpo
- Irreducible: https://www.irreducible.com/
- Binius: a Hardware-Optimized SNARK: https://www.irreducible.com/posts/binius-hardware-optimized-snark
- Binary Tower Fields are the Future of Verifiable Computing: https://www.irreducible.com/posts/binary-tower-fields-are-the-future-of-verifiable-computing
Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:
- Splits: https://splits.org
Into the Bytecode:
- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab
- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab
- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com
Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.























