Blockchain Scalability and Zero-Knowledge Innovations with Brendan Farmer, Co-founder of Polygon
Can zero-knowledge proofs revolutionize the blockchain industry? This week on The Index, Alex Kehaya joins Brendan Farmer, Co-founder of Polygon, to discuss how Ethereum's scalability will change forever. Brendan shares his insights on the challenges of creating seamless interoperability across various virtual machines, such as EVM and SVM, and how zero-knowledge technology offers potential solutions. Brendan explains why unified liquidity, asset fungibility, and low-latency interoperability are crucial for blockchain mass adoption.
Join Alex and Brendan for an in-depth conversation about the cultural dynamics of Web3, the alignment of incentives through tokens, and the future of decentralized technology.
Polygon website - https://polygon.technology/
Host - Alex Kehaya
Producer - Shawn Nova
00:06 - Scaling Ethereum With ZK Technology
08:35 - Interoperability Solutions in Multi-Chain Ecosystem
17:16 - Advancements in General Purpose ZKVMs
26:54 - Future of Web3 and Open Source
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