Over Abstraction

Tim Beiko runs the all core dev calls at the Ethereum Foundation. In this episode we discuss: -the Ethereum roadmap -the impact of protocol upgrades -blobs -summer of protocols Follow Tim: https://twitter.com/TimBeiko Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_weaver Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Check out https://www.metropolis.sp...

Nader is the head of Developer Relations at Avara. On this episode, we discuss: - decentralized social - web3 gaming - DevRel at Avara Follow Nader: https://twitter.com/dabit3 Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_weaver Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Check out https://www.metropolis.space/ Subscribe to Over Abstraction on Spot...

Hudson is a VP at Polygon Labs, he previously ran the Ethereum all devs calls at the EF. EIP-1 Early days of Ethereum Social consensus Follow Hudson: https://twitter.com/hudsonjameson Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_weaver Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Check out https://www.metropolis.space/ Subscribe to Over Abstraction...

Preston is an Ethereum Core Dev and co-founder at Prysm Labs. Early “ETH 2.0” history and the shift to proof-of-stake Pre-merge anxieties and how Prysm navigated the merge What it’s like to build a consensus client Follow Preston: https://twitter.com/preston_vanloon Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_weaver Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/...

Alberto is the co-founder and tech lead of Yield Protocol. In this episode, we talk: The history of lending on Ethereum How defi protocols have evolved Check out Alberto's article: https://hackernoon.com/borrowing-on-ethereum-comparing-architecture-evolution-of-makerdao-yield-aave-compound-and-euler Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_wea...

Kevin and Zakk from Gitcoin join the show to discuss: Gitcoin’s overarching mission Designing protocols for public good Modular protocol design When code becomes governable Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/owocki Follow Zakk: https://twitter.com/0xZakk Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_weaver Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman...

Miguel is the tech lead at Diva and CEO at Shamir Labs (the organization building Diva). In this episode, we discuss: Today’s staking landscape Challenges with staking Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) Under the hood of Diva Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_weaver Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/chaserchapman Follow Miguel: https://...

Asta is the co-founder and CTO of Privy. In this episode, we discuss: Embedded wallets How privy works under the hood Shamir secret sharing (and why Privy uses it) Privy security threat models Future of account abstraction Follow Asta: https://twitter.com/asta_li Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_weaver Follow Chase: https://twitter.com/cha...

In this episode, Kevin and Chase dive into Vitalik’s article: Should Ethereum be okay with enshrining more things in the protocol? We discuss: Implementing account abstraction into Ethereum protocol Why enshrinement helps reduce gas costs Balancing flexibility and efficiency Benefits of enshrinement Where enshrinement backfires Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: http...

This episode is a re-run with Santiago Palladino, who is an engineer at  Aztec Network . In this episode, we discuss: ZKPs changing the public and private data paradigms How developers should think about designing with ZKPs War stories from Open Zeppelin ___________________________ Follow Santiago:  @smpalladino Follow Metropolis:  @0xMetropolis Follow Kevin:  @kevin_weaver Follow Chase:  @chaserc...

James (emo.eth) is a smart contract developer working on Seaport. On this episode we talk: Overview of Seaport architecture How zones unlock new types of dynamics Turning Seaport testing suite into a CSP (and the future of testing for market-based systems) Redeemables (EIP7498) and other burgeoning NFT standards Future of royalty enforcement Harberger taxes and potential for new types of revenue F...

Tom and Jake are maintainers of wagmi, viem, and rivet. On this episode we talk: Type safety and the EVM Why they built wagmi and viem Optimizing for performance with viem How the dev tooling ecosystem in Ethereum has evolved over time Developer wallets and rivet Follow Tom: https://twitter.com/awkweb Follow Jake: https://twitter.com/_jxom Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow...

Richard Meissner is a co-founder of Safe. In this episode, we discuss: Major EIPs related to account abstraction Why fragmentation and vendor lock-in are massive challenges with AA Creating a modular system for standardizing AA Follow Richard: https://twitter.com/rimeissner Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_weaver Follow Chase: https://twit...

Horsefacts.eth is an independent smart contract engineer. In this episode, we discuss: Deep dive into Farcaster’s architecture Implementing “sufficient decentralization” Leveraging standards vs. bespoke smart contract architecture How smart contract devs should approach testing ___________________________ Links to Horsefacts’ recommended tools: Certora - https://www.certora.com/ Halmos - https://g...

Andrew is currently building at Dune. In this episode, we discuss: Dune’s architecture How new data types will change indexible onchain data Learnings from building for consumers at Mirror Why standards matter (and why they’re often ignored by teams) Follow Andrew: https://twitter.com/andrewhong5297 Follow Metropolis: https://twitter.com/0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevin_weaver...

On this episode, we highlight best practices and patterns for contract development as told by 6 leaders in protocol design: 1. Ross Campbell from Kali, Nani, and Lex DAO 2. Santiago Palladino from Aztec 3. DCBuilder from Worldcoin 4. Steve Klebanoff from PartyDAO 5. Jenny Pollack from DappHub 6. Wilson Cusack from Coinbase ___________________________ Follow Wilson:  @WilsonCusack Follow Metropolis...

Wilson is currently building at Coinbase. On this episode, we discuss: Applying game theory to smart contract development Contract and protocol design patterns Increasing shipping velocity of smart contracts Parallels between chess and solidity _____________________________ Follow Wilson: @WilsonCusack Follow Metropolis:  @0xMetropolis Follow Kevin:  @kevin_weaver Follow Chase:  @chaserchapman ___...

Steve Klebanoff is currently building at Party DAO. On this episode, we talk about a multitude of topics such as: Evolution of web3 Design patterns around mutability Building generalized protocols for niche users ___________________________ Follow Steve:  @steveklbnf Follow Metropolis:  @0xMetropolis Follow Kevin:  @kevin_weaver Follow Chase:  @chaserchapman ____________________________________ Ch...

Jenny Pollack has worked as the Head of Product for AAVE, Security Researcher for Dapp Hub, and as a Software Engineer at Metamask. On this episode, we talk about a multitude of topics such as: Developer tools and infrastructure support Account abstractions Application perspectives v/s UX perspectives ___________________________ Follow Jenny: @Jenny_Pollack Follow Metropolis: @0xMetropolis Follow...

DCbuild3r is a researcher and engineer at ⁠Worldcoin⁠ . On this episode, we discuss: What happens from a user's iris scan to being issued a World ID Trust assumptions baked into Worldcoin Clarifying misconceptions about Worldcoin data storage Orb audits Disclaimer: DCbuild3r does not speak on behalf of Worldcoin, only for himself. For more information on Worldcoin, visit https://whitepaper.wor...

Santiago Palladino is an engineer at Aztec Network . In this episode, we discuss: ZKPs changing the public and private data paradigms How developers should think about designing with ZKPs War stories from Open Zeppelin ___________________________ Follow Santiago:  @smpalladino Follow Metropolis:  @0xMetropolis Follow Kevin:  @kevin_weaver Follow Chase:  @chaserchapman _____________________________...

Ross Campbell is building at Kali , Nani , and LexDAO . In this episode, we explore: What Solidity developers can learn from legal contracts Building onchain primitives Balancing the trade-offs between gas optimization and legibility ___________________________ Follow Ross: @z0r0zzz Follow Metropolis: @0xMetropolis Follow Kevin: @kevin_weaver Follow Chase: @chaserchapman __________________________...

A quick introduction to Chase and Kevin. Follow Metropolis on Twitter (@0xMetropolis) to stay up to date on episodes.