How =nil; Foundation aims to horizontally scale Ethereum with zkSharding
Quick Take =nil; Foundation CPO Avi Zurlo explains the difference between horizontal and vertical scaling solutions for blockchains.
Episode 42 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and =nil; Foundation Chief Product Officer Avi Zurlo.
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Avi Zurlo is the chief product officer at the =nil; Foundation — a cryptography firm building a zkEVM Layer 2 on Ethereum.
In this episode, Zurlo discusses the importance of horizontal scaling in the crypto space and the need for blockchain technology to solve societal issues of trust and transparency.
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00:00 Introduction
02:15 L2 Competition
04:22 =nil;'s Architecture
06:41 Scaling for Mass Adoption
08:56 Horizontal Scaling
14:34 Scaling Solutions
19:41 Accelerating Mass-Adoption
24:18 Closing Thoughts
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