Ethereum’s Latest Innovations Explored in The Rollup Coaster #29
The
Rollup
Coaster,
a
bi-weekly
newsletter,
offers
an
in-depth
look
into
the
latest
advancements
within
the
Ethereum
ecosystem,
focusing
on
rollups,
zero-knowledge
proofs,
and
more.
The
latest
edition,
authored
by
Taiko’s
researcher
Jünger,
is
now
available,
according
to
taiko.mirror.xyz.
Highlights
from
the
Latest
Edition
The
newsletter
covers
several
key
topics,
including:
-
Shared
Sequencer
Debates:
Rushi
critiques
shared
sequencers,
arguing
they
are
a
B2B
model,
while
Jill
Gunter
counters
that
rollups
do
not
need
to
give
up
their
fee
revenue.
Ben
Fisch
summarizes
Espresso’s
objectives. -
Optimism’s
Milestone:
Optimism
deactivated
fraud
proofs
after
audits,
marking
a
significant
step
from
Stage
1
to
Stage
0.
Donnoh
raises
some
questions
regarding
this
move.
Zero-Knowledge
and
Rollup
Updates
-
Garaga
shares
updates
on
Starknet’s
cryptography
library. -
The
first
stage
of
staking
on
Starknet
has
commenced. -
Arbitrum
Foundation
announces
its
partnership
with
Tandem. -
Optimism
adds
Alt-DA
options
to
OP
Stack. -
NEBRA
launches
its
mainnet.
Research
and
Publications
-
Stefanos
et
al.
publish
a
paper
analyzing
ZK-Rollups,
introducing
a
systematic
methodology
for
evaluating
Layer
2
solutions. -
zkMarek’s
podcast
explores
the
concept
of
trusted
setups
and
their
security. -
The
Zero
Knowledge
Podcast,
hosted
by
Nexus,
discusses
formal
verification,
Groth16,
and
IVC. -
Hannes
from
Equilibrium
dives
into
MPC
in
a
new
blog
post,
discussing
trust
assumptions
and
trade-offs. -
Bedlam
Research
publishes
an
article
on
settlement
mechanisms. -
Sin7y
Labs
shares
a
blog
post
on
optimizing
Breakdown
in
Plonky3
and
Binius. -
Erik
Kadena
from
RiscZero
discusses
the
evolution
of
Rust
within
zkVMs. -
Timofey
from
Chainsafe
examines
Circle
STARKs
in
a
detailed
blog
post. -
Ingonyama
publishes
a
new
chapter
in
the
NTT201
book,
introducing
Additive
Number
Theoretic
Transform
(ANTT). -
Quang
Dao
introduces
a
novel
method
for
constructing
non-interactive
zero-knowledge
(NIZK)
proof
systems
under
post-quantum
assumptions.
Based
Sequencing
and
Preconfirmations
-
Eli5DeFi
writes
an
ELI5
of
based
sequencing. -
Recordings
from
the
“Cake
Day”
event
on
sequencing,
preconfirmations,
and
commitments
are
released.
Join
the
Community
Explore
open
positions
on
Taiko’s
job
board
and
contribute
to
Taiko
on
GitHub
to
earn
a
GitPOAP.
Contributors
will
be
featured
on
the
README
page.
More
details
can
be
found
in
the
contributing
manual.
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