Jarrod Watts

An exploration of the different kinds of sequencers that Layer 2 (L2) blockchains have today, including centralized sequencers, decentralized sequencers, shared sequencers, and Polygon's AggLayer.

📚 Resources 📚

- Slides: https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmbvZY784N8fBcQz9NAC1STB2AUvpaQuHPMzR7e6nN24p3
- Polygon Announcement Blog: https://polygon.technology/blog/aggregated-blockchains-a-new-thesis
- L2Beat: https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary
- Metis (Decentralized Sequencer L2): https://www.metis.io/
- Inscriptions Video: https://youtu.be/1_n2iqfs2OM
- Polygon zkEVM Video: https://youtu.be/pkvgS26VR8E
- Polygon zkPoS Video: https://youtu.be/8tBb0ro_Syk

⌚Timestamps ⌚

0:00 Introduction
2:00 What Are L2 Sequencers?
8:15 Centralized Sequencers
20:44 Decentralized Sequencers
25:41 Shared Sequencers
36:51 Polygon AggLayer

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What Are Layer 2 Sequencers? The ULTIMATE Guide to Sequencers, Shared Sequencers & Polygon AggLayer

EigenLayer promises to be the shared security layer to hyperscale Ethereum. But what does that really mean? Here is the ultimate guide to understanding EigenLayer.

📚 Resources 📚

- Link to slides: https://gateway.pinata.cloud/ipfs/QmTEk98u5gaPi1VerLFavUgY9gFJPzTPD7HzFDjmdkndYb

- EIP-1559: https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-1559

- Polygon 2.0 video: https://youtu.be/0wtQwoxRKxY

⌚Timestamps ⌚

0:00 Introduction
1:07 Proof of Stake Recap
7:10 Liquid Staking Tokens
11:15 Why Ethereum & Why Ethereum Alignment?
18:09 EigenLayer
21:00 Stakers, Operators & Developers
25:03 Developers in EigenLayer
29:59 Operators in EigenLayer
33:07 Staers in EigenLayer
36:06 Relationships between EigenLayer Parties
38:47 Risks of EigenLayer
47:40 Final Thoughts

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What Is EigenLayer? The ULTIMATE Guide To EigenLayer & Restaking

Inscriptions were taking over EVM chains in December, leading to downtime on some, and gas spikes on others. What's happening?


📚 Resources 📚
Dune Analytics - https://dune.com/hildobby/inscriptions
Ordinals Docs - https://docs.ordinals.com/inscriptions.html
Ethscriptions Docs - https://ethscriptions.com/

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We Need To Talk About Inscriptions

What are ZK (Zero Knowledge) Proofs? In this video, we explore the basics of ZK proofs, their potential use cases, and compare the different kinds of ZK proofs used in blockchain, such as ZK-SNARKs and ZK-STARKs.

📚 Resources 📚

Steph's Polygon ID Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utpazrLrSbY&t=284s
Polygon zkEVM Video: https://youtu.be/pkvgS26VR8E

⌚Timestamps ⌚

0:00 Introduction
0:47 What Are ZK Proofs?
1:24 Use Cases of ZK Proofs
3:22 Interactive vs Non-Interactive ZK Proofs
4:10 Interactive ZK Proofs
10:51 Non-Interactive ZK Proofs
13:03 Types of Non-Interactive ZK Proofs (ZK-SNARK & ZK-STARK)
13:15 ZK-SNARKs
15:23 ZK-STARKS
16:41 Summary: SNARK vs STARK
17:38 FFLONK
18:42 Next Steps

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A Beginner's Guide to Zero Knowledge Proofs (ZK Proofs Explained)

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