Ethereum Innovations Explored in Latest Rollup Coaster Newsletter

The
latest
edition
of

The
Rollup
Coaster,
a
bi-weekly
newsletter
authored
by
Taiko’s
Community
Advocate
Jünger,
provides
an
in-depth
look
at
the
recent
advancements
in
the
Ethereum
(ETH)
ecosystem.
This
issue,
released
on
July
1,
2024,
covers
a
range
of
topics
including





rollups,
zero-knowledge
proofs,
and
other
significant
developments
in
the
blockchain
space,
according
to

taiko.mirror.xyz.

Highlights 

Vitalik
Buterin
recently
discussed
methods
to
enhance
Ethereum’s
confirmation
times
by
exploring
techniques
such
as
single-slot
finality
and
preconfirmations.
He
elaborated
on
the
current
slot-and-epoch
architecture
and
proposed
modifications
to
speed
up
confirmations.

Jon
Charbonneau
shared
an
article
titled “We’re
All
Building
the
Same
Thing,”
which
delves
into
system
design
and
performance
optimization.
The
article
examines
how
these
designs
impact
transaction
validity,
consensus
mechanisms,
and
cross-chain
composability,
highlighting
the
convergence
of
different
blockchain
systems.

In
a
significant
milestone
for
the
diversity
of
clients,
the
Ethereum
execution
client
Reth
1.0
has
been
released
after
two
years
of
development.

ZK
and
Rollup
Research 

A
new
paper
titled “Asynchronous
Consensus
without
Trusted
Setup
or
Public-Key
Cryptography”
introduces
an
efficient,
post-quantum
secure
asynchronous
Byzantine
consensus
protocol.
This
protocol
operates
without
public-key
cryptography,
making
it
practical
for
geo-distributed
systems.

Ingonyama
shared
a
paper
about
a
high-level
polynomial
framework
and





API
for
efficient
Zero
Knowledge
Proofs
in
the
ICICLE
v2
library,
which
abstracts
hardware
optimization
for
ease
of
use.

Donnoh
from
L2Beat
published
an
article
on
building
the
safest
optimium,
and
Aligned
provided
a
brief
summary
of
the
Sumcheck
Protocol.

RISC
Zero
introduced
zkVM
1.0,
and
Arbitrum
unveiled
Timeboost,
a
new
transaction
ordering
policy
for
Arbitrum
chains.
This
policy
functions
as
a
sealed-bid
auction
where
the
winner
gains
a
time
advantage.

Two
new
episodes
of
the
Zero
Knowledge
Podcast
have
been
released.
The
first
episode
covers
Bitcoin
L2’s,
BitVM,
and
SNARKado,
while
the
second
features
Chiesa
and
Yogev
discussing
their
latest
book
on
cryptographic
proofs.

Taiko
announced
milestones
for
Raiko,
its
multi-proof
system,
in
a
recent
blog
post.
Additionally,
Toghrul
from
Scroll
shared
insights
on
the
path
to
multisig-less
rollups.

Community
and
Contributions

The
newsletter
also
encourages
community
involvement.
Readers
can
explore
open
positions
on
Taiko’s

job
board
and
contribute
to
Taiko
on
GitHub,
earning
a
GitPOAP
and
recognition
as
a
contributor.

For
more
detailed
information,
readers
can
refer
to
the
original
publication
on

taiko.mirror.xyz.

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