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/offchainlabs 0:00 Intro 1:30 Giving back to the Co...

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/offchainlabs 0:0...

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/offchainlabs 0:00 Why "GFunk"? 4:08 Li...

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/offchainlabs In this interview, we discuss: 0:00 Jill's background 7:31 Code is law, but we gover...

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 When Amitt Decided to get into the Gaming Industry 12:01 FarmVille + Other Endeavors 26:12 Getting into Crypto 31:20 The Downs...

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 intere...

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 Arti...