The No Execution Podcast

A new wave of L2s are being unlocked on Bitcoin. Bitcoin renaissance? Let’s find out. Eric on Twitter  Orkun on Twitter   Nick on Twitter Timestamps ⏳ Intro 0:00  Backstory of L2s and data availability 0:53  Orkun and Citrea 7:36  Rollups vs other Bitcoin scaling solutions 10:17  The culture around Bitcoin scaling 19:52  How Bitcoin can support rollups and L2s 30:15  ZK verification on Bitcoin 51...

In this episode of the No Execution Podcast we explore ZK proofs in the modular stack. What ZK proofs are, what new applications will become possible, and much more. We are joined by guests Brian Retford, Preston Evans, and Yi Sun. Moderated by Nick White. Resources 📋 Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog Reddit

In this episode of the No Execution Podcast we explore  the world of intents. What are they? Why do they matter? And how do they relate to modular blockchains? We are joined by guests Chris Goes , Zaki Manian , Uma Roy , and Henry de Valence . Moderated by Nick White .

In this episode of the No Execution Podcast we explore how rollups *actually* work, if settlement is real, and if rollups are really just bridges. We are joined by guests Jon Charbonneau , Kelvin Fitcher , Toghrul Maharramov , and James Prestwich . Moderated by Nick White .

Welcome to Celestia Spotlight where we hear from the people at the forefront of the modular movement. For the sixth episode, we welcome Jon from Hyperlane to discuss permissionless and modular interoperability between blockchains. Hyperlane on twitter Hyperlane website Jon on twitter Nick on twitter   Timestamps 🕒 0:00 start 0:28 Introduction 2:12 Jon’s back story 6:42 Presentation start 7:56 Wha...

Welcome to Celestia Spotlight where we hear from the people at the forefront of the modular movement. For the fifth episode, we welcome Jim from Catalyst to discuss a new cross-chain liquidity architecture for millions of chains. Catalyst on twitter Catalyst website Jim on twitter Nick on twitter Timestamps 🕒 0:00 start 0:16 Intro 4:05 The problem with cross-chain  :56 Building cross chain for th...

Welcome to Celestia Spotlight where we hear from the people at the forefront of the modular movement. For the third episode, we welcome Josh from Astria to discuss shared sequencers and they enable rollups that are decentralized by default. Astria on twitter Astria website Josh on twitter Nick on twitter   Timestamps 🕒 0:00 start 0:19 Intro 1:39 What is Astria? 4:00 How shared sequencers work 8:3...

Welcome to No Execution podcast where we hear from the people at the forefront of the modular movement. For the latest episode, we welcome Barry, Elijah, and Josh from Skip, Duality, and Astria to discuss MEV in the modular stack. Elijah on Twitter Barry on Twitter Josh on Twitter Nick on twitter Skip Duality Astria   Timestamps 🕒 0:00 Start 1:17 Duality introduction  2:38 Astria intoduction 3:43...

Welcome to Celestia Spotlight where we hear from the people at the forefront of the modular movement. For the third episode, we welcome LZRS from Modular Cloud to discuss the status quo of block explorers and how we can advance them for the modular blockchain movement.   Modular Cloud on twitter Modular Cloud block explorer LZRS on twitter Nick on twitter   Timestamps 🕒 0:00 Start 0:44 Re-impleme...

We welcome Evan for the fourth episode of Modular Insights to give a presentation on Metro, an idea for shared sequencers and lazy rollups. Evan on twitter   Timestamps 🕒 0:00 Intro 2:50 the problem with decentralized rollups 5:37 separating transaction aggregation and execution 9:39 shared sequencers 11:54 Paying for gas 13:28 Inheriting fork choice rule  14:35 Atomic transaction inclusion 16:18...

We welcome Eclipse for the third episode of Modular Insights to give a presentation on the workings of IBC and its uses in Eclipse's modular architecture. Eclipse on twitter Kevin on twitter   Resources 📋 Website Twitter GitHub Reddit Discord Blog

Welcome to Celestia Spotlight where we hear from the people at the forefront of the modular movement. For the second episode, we welcome Yishay from Dymension to discuss RollApps, and modular blockchains. Dymension on Twitter Yishay on Twitter Nick on Twitter   Timestamps 🕒 0:00 Start 1:59 Dymension's path to building modular blockchains 9:00 Rollups SDK (RDK) 13:39 Blockchain philosophy 18:45 Wh...

Welcome to the first episode of Celestia Spotlight where we hear from the people at the forefront of the modular movement. For the first episode, we welcome Neel from Eclipse! Eclipse on Twitter Neel on Twitter Nick on Twitter Timestamps 🕒 0:00 start 1:34 Neel’s start in crypto 3:30 Falling down the modular rabbit hole 5:15 What is Eclipse? 8:30 The settlement layer ecosystem 12:33 Why the Solana...

We sit down with Toghrul Maharramov, researcher at Scroll, to discuss Scroll's zk rollup with Celestia Labs team members Mustafa Al-Bassam and John Adler. Timestamps 🕐 0:00 Start 0:19 Scroll introduction 4:23 Why build a rollup 6:12 Scroll’s current stage of development 7:23 Design decisions 10:15 Phase 1 overview 14:44 Phase 2 overview 18:50 Q&A 19:21 Limitation of zkVMs for gas metering 21:47 V...

We sit down with Ethan Buchman, Co-founder of Cosmos and CEO of  Informal Inc, to discuss sovereignty in the personal computing revolution with Celestia labs CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam. Moderated by Ekram Ahmed.   Timestamps 🕐 0:00 Start 0:12 Intro 2:54 The community computer 7:33 Sovereignty in the community computing revolution 11:45 Tensions with the status quo 16:47 Digital colonialism  25:02 Bloc...

Zaki Manian (moderator) engages in a panel discussion on scaling using zero knowledge with Alex Gluchowski, Toghurl Maharramov, and Louis Guthman at the Modular Summit 2022.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Zaki Manian on twitter Alex Gluchowski on twitter Toghurl Maharramov on twitter Louis Guthman on twitter   Resources Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog

Zaki Manian gives a talk on Cosmos’ modular past and future at the Modular Summit 2022.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Zaki Manian on twitter   Resources Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog

Uri Kolodny gives a talk on scaling through L1s, L2s, and L3s at the Modular Summit 2022.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Uri Kolodny on twitter   Resources Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog

Tarun Chitra gives a research talk on DeFi liquidity management via optimal control, using OHM as a case study at the Modular Summit 2022.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Tarun Chitra on twitter   Resources Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog

Can Gurel (moderator) engages in a panel discussion on optimistic scaling with Protolambda, Emily Herbert, and Josh Bowen at the Modular Summit 2022.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Can Gurel on twitter Protolambda on twitter Emily Herbert on twitter Josh Bowen on twitter   Resources Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog

Ertem Nusret Tas gives a research talk on light clients for lazy blockchains at the Modular Summit 2022.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Ertem Nusret Tas on twitter   Resources Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog

Mustafa Al-Bassam gives a talk on his vision, values, and definitions of the next generation of blockchain architecture at the Modular Summit 2022.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Mustafa Al-Bassam on twitter   Resources Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog

Mustafa Al-Bassam and Anatoly Yakovenko engage in a discussion on the advantages and tradeoffs of monolithic and modular blockchains at the Modular Summit 2022. Moderated by Tarun Chitra.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Mustafa Al-Bassam on twitter Anatoly Yakovenko on twitter Tarun Chitra on twitter   Resources Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog

Ismail Khoffi (moderator) engages in a panel discussion on modular design across the blockchain ecosystem with Bo Du, James Prestwich, Marko Baricevic, and Alex North at the Modular Summit 2022.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Ismail Khoffi on twitter Bo Du on twitter James Prestwich on twitter Marko Baricevic on twitter Alex North on twitter   Resources Website Twitter Git...

Sean Braithwaite (moderator) engages in a panel discussion in MEV on modular blockchains with Tarun Chitra, Guillermo Angeris, and Alex Obadia at the Modular Summit 2022.   Podcast platforms Spotify Apple Google   Social links Sean Braithwaite on twitter Tarun Chitra on twitter Guillermo Angeris on twitter Alex Obadia on twitter   Resources Website Twitter GitHub Discord Blog