Bridged Podcast

How does Chronicle manage to be cheap on both compute and call data?

Join us as we speak with Nik, Founder at Chronicle Labs. In a nutshell, Chronicle offers decentralized, cost-efficient, and resilient oracles for builders and users on zkSync.

Tune in to learn about Niks's Web3 journey, Schnorr signatures, RWA oracles, and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Chronicle's Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/ChronicleLabs

Link to Chronicle's website
👉🏻 https://chroniclelabs.org/

Link to zkSync’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/zksync

Link to zkSync’s website
👉🏻 https://zksync.io/

Episode Breakdown

01:30 - What was your background prior to founding Chronicle and can you elaborate on your relationship with MakerDAO?

04:00 - How did Chronicle come to be?

07:45 - What are the inadequacies and inefficiencies in the current oracle landscape and how does Chronicle tackle these?

15:00 - What are Schnorr signatures and why are they so important?

21:30 - Why did Chronicle decide to integrate with zkSync and how will you help zkSync users get access to more accurate prices?

25:00 - How do you envision Chronicle being utilized in a future denominated by a plethora of customized, highly different ZK Chains deployed on zkSync?

32:00 - What are some of the main challenges that you see with ZK chains vs others?

38:00 - In terms of what next, what can users expect the Chronicle Labs team to ship this year?

How will Alchemy be able to grow developer activity on zkSync?

Join us as we speak with Monica, Product Lead at Alchemy. In a nutshell, Alchemy is a developer platform that empowers companies to build scalable and reliable decentralized applications without the hassle of managing blockchain infrastructure in-house.

Tune in to learn about Alchemy's integration with zkSync, the future L2 and L3 landscape, and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Alchemy’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/AlchemyPlatform

Link to Alchemy’s website
👉🏻 https://www.alchemy.com/

Link to zkSync’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/zksync

Link to zkSync’s website
👉🏻 https://zksync.io/

Episode Breakdown

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01:00 - What was your background prior to joining Alchemy?

02:30 - How have you leveraged your experiences at Google and Celo to make an immediate impact at Alchemy?

03:30 - For anyone new to the space, can you explain what Alchemy does?

04:30 - How has Alchemy helped power L2s’ public endpoints to date?

06:00 - How will Alchemy be able to further grow developer activity on zkSync?

06:40 - Are there takeaways from the fruitful collaboration between Alchemy and Optimism that could possibly be applied to zkSync as well?

09:00 - What can developers expect by building on Alchemy in the zkSync ecosystem?

11:00 - What are some of the tools that developers building on zkSync should be excited about?

11:40 - Why did you decide to integrate with zkSync?

12:30 - Why do you think the partnership between zkSync and Alchemy makes sense?

13:30 - How will the L2 and L3 landscape look in the future and what role will Alchemy play?

16:30 - What use case are you most excited about for this year?

17:30 - How will Alchemy help render zkSync more secure and scalable to onboard the next billions users on-chain?

18:00 - In terms of what next, what can users expect the Alchemy team to ship this year?

19:00 - Do you have any predictions for the year ahead?

Will L2s be a part of the Maple roadmap?

Join us as we speak with Luke, Associate Director at Maple Finance. In a nutshell, Maple is a pioneering blockchain technology provider at the forefront of financial innovation which offers enterprise blockchain technology solutions for financial institutions to operate digital asset lending businesses.

Tune in to learn about MPL staking, Maple Direct, Luke’s crypto journey, and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Maple Finance’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/maplefinance

Link to Maple Finance’s website
👉🏻https://maple.finance/

Episode Breakdown

00:50 - How would you explain the vision behind Maple Finance to a 5-year-old?

03:00 - What was your background prior to joining Maple?

06:00 - Looking back at your time at Goldman Sachs when TradFi players began dipping their toes in crypto, would you be able to share any insights from that period?

15:00 - What led you to decide to rejoin Maple?

24:00 - What is currently happening in the institutional lending landscape in crypto and why should people be excited?

30:00 - What digital assets are you issuing USDC against at Maple?

33:00 - What role does MPL play within the protocol, what utility and advantages can MPL holders access, and will there be any MPL staking in the near future?

38:00 - Will L2s be a part of the Maple roadmap?

45:00 - What can users expect from the Maple team to ship in 2024?

How can Clave ensure hardware-level security and cross-device compatibility at the same time?

zkSync’s Deep-Dive series aims at shedding light on projects building on zkSync and to learn from the minds behind them.

Join us as we speak with Rafi, Co-Founder & Head of Development at Clave. In a nutshell, Clave reshapes your on-chain journey by ensuring secure ownership, seamless transactions, and bridging Web2 use cases with Web3 features.

Tune in to learn about their product roadmap, Universal Recovery, ZK Email, their recent pre-seed round, and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Clave’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/getclave

Link to Clave’s website
👉🏻 https://www.getclave.io/

Link to zkSync’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/zksync

Link to zkSync’s website
👉🏻 https://zksync.io/

Episode Breakdown

01:30 - What was your background prior to co-founding Clave and how did Clave come to be?

05:00 - How’s the ride been so far and what are some of the major milestones the Clave team has achieved to date?

09:00 - How did conversations surrounding the implementation of EIP 7212 play out with the Ethereum Foundation and other Layer 2 solutions?

12:30 - How did Clave contribute to the events at Devconnect Istanbul with zkBazaar and ETH Denver, and what feedback did you receive from users about your product's real-life integrations at these venues?

20:00 - Considering you’ve recently closed your pre-seed investment round, how will the funds be utilized?

21:30 - Would you be able to provide a primer on Universal Recovery and ZK Email?

25:00 - Why did Clave choose to build on zkSync, and what features of the zkStack were particularly influential in your decision-making process?

29:00 - What sort of traction has Clave achieved to date and what can users expect the Clave team to ship in 2024?

How does Hypercomic plan to incentivise users through its webtoon-based read-to-earn model?

zkSync’s Deep-Dive series aims at shedding light on projects building on zkSync and to learn from the minds behind them.

Join us as we speak with Johnatan, VP & Co-Founder at Hypercomic. In a nutshell, Hypercomic is a combined effort of Korea’s top webtoon and drama productions to bring webtoon and IP business to the next level.

Tune in to learn about the webtoons market, Hypercomic Play, their zk24 collection, and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Hypercomic’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/hyco_official?lang=en

Link to Hypercomic’s website
👉🏻 https://hypercomic.io/

Link to zkSync’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/zksync

Link to zkSync’s website
👉🏻 https://zksync.io/

Episode Breakdown

01:15 - What was your background prior to joining Hypercomic?

04:00 - Would you be able to provide an overview of the webtoons and webtoon IP Markets?

08:00 - Considering that webtoons' readers can already influence the storyline on a weekly basis, does this participatory aspect make them an ideal match for blockchain's decentralized nature?

13:30 - How are you looking to engage and reward loyal webtoon readers on Hypercomic Play?

19:30 - Albeit still in beta, have you received any feedback from users on Hypercomic Play?

22:00 - Will Hypercomic’s webtoon-based read-to-earn use case be well received by readers and users?

26:00 - What made you decide to build on zkSync?

28:30 - Why do you think ZK Chains are well-suited to scale Hypercomic’s IP3.0?

30:00 - Would you be able to share a little more on the zk24 collection and on the zkList Pass?

34:00 - What can we expect from Hypercomic in the near future?

How does Space and Time enable SQL execution on both on-chain and off-chain data while cryptographically guaranteeing the results?

zkSync’s Deep-Dive series aims at shedding light on projects building on zkSync and to learn from the minds behind them.

Join us as we speak with Scott, Co-Founder and CTO at Space and Time (SxT). In a nutshell, SxT is the first decentralized data warehouse that supports verifiable SQL execution against both on-chain and off-chain data.

Tune in to learn about AI agents on-chain, the imminent launch of their Hyperchain on zkSync, SxT Studio, and much more. Enjoy!

Link to SxT’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/SpaceandTimeDB

Link to SxT’s website
👉🏻 https://www.spaceandtime.io/

Link to zkSync’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/zksync

Link to zkSync’s website
👉🏻 https://zksync.io/

Episode Breakdown

01:30 - What was your background prior to founding SxT and how did SxT come to be?

04:30 - How were you able to get SxT off the ground during Covid?

07:00 - Would you be able to provide a quick primer on blockchain indexing and elaborate on how it works, why it’s important, and characteristics of indexed data?

09:00 - Would you be able to elaborate on the thought-process that went into the design of SxT Studio?

12:00 - What kind of off-chain data are users uploading on SxT and what are some use cases that projects are leveraging SxT for?

14:30 - Why do you think that AI agents will appear on-chain first and what kind of agents do you foresee coming up?

17:00 - Given the probable prominence of AI agents operating on-chain, how will we be able to keep them in check?

21:00 - To what extent can AI models actually run on-chain?  Minting them might be a step forward on attribution, but how can we make running and using them on-chain happen?

26:00 - Assume a scenario where every piece of information has an onchain market value, how might those values positively or negatively impact the training quality of LLMs?

30:00 - Why did you decide to build on zkSync and, more specifically, to deploy your own ZK Chain?

32:00 - How will a web of ZK Chains built on zkSync look like in the future and what role will SxT play?

35:00 - Was the alignment of values a key factor in deciding to partner with the Matter Labs team?

38:00 - In terms of what next, what can users expect the SxT team to ship this year?

40:00 - What is your prediction for the next major development at the intersection of AI and blockchain?

41:30 - Is there a call to action that you’d like to leave the listeners with?

The first ever tokenized real estate property in Dubai was sold out in record time. Where next?

Join us as we speak with Parv, founder at Estate Protocol. In a nutshell, Estate Protocol facilitates fractional ownership in prime properties located in economically stable countries, providing people anywhere the benefits of co-ownership and diversifying their investments, all using cryptocurrencies.

Tune in to learn about how Estate Protocol managed to sell out their first tokenized real estate property, what and where they will be tokenizing next, how they will implement a point system in the near future, and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Estate Protocol’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/EstateProtocol

Link to Estate Protocol’s website
👉🏻 https://www.estateprotocol.com/

Episode Breakdown

00:30 - Estate Protocol recently sold out the first ever tokenized real estate listing in Dubai, how did you manage to achieve this important milestone?

02:20 - Are you already in talks with partners and stakeholders that would enable users to utilise their tokenized real estate property as collateral to take on debt?

04:00 - How can Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) be effectively represented on-chain, and what user experience (UX) design principles should be implemented to enhance this experience for users?

05:30 - Following the news of Blackrock tokenizing its first fund on Ethereum, have you noticed a spike in investor and partner interest?

09:00 - How has it been to convince stakeholders from traditional finance to buy into the values of decentralization and sovereignty that underpin your vision and culture?

10:30 - Do you think that we will see a total convergence between TradFi and DeFi in the near future and, if so, how will this be achieved?

12:30 - How will on-chain solutions, such as Estate Protocol, provide viable options to tackle inflation?

14:00 - How do you envision traditional real estate market stakeholders adapting to stay competitive in the innovation wave your solution introduces?

17:00 - What was the size of the allocation that Estate Protocol filled for its first tokenized property listing in the UAE?

18:30 - What other properties are you looking to tokenize next?

20:30 - Where is Estate Protocol looking to tokenize real estate next?

23:00 - Will Estate Protocol tokenize real estate beyond apartments in the future?

24:00 - In the future, will it be possible for owners of private real estate to tokenize and fractionalize a specific portion of their property using Estate Protocol?

27:00 - How will co-owners of tokenized Estate Protocol properties be able to socialize, interact and come together going forward?

30:00 - How are you giving your tokenized real estate marketplace a new look?

32:00 - Is the idea to create a scalable version of the real estate marketplace at Estate Protocol from the onset or to improve upon it iteratively over time?

34:00 - What do you think is next for the tokenization of RWAs and what can users expect from 2024?

How does HOPR prevent information harvesting and ensure that only the right amount of user information is disclosed?

Join us as we speak with Seb, founder at HOPR. In a nutshell, HOPR is a way for people, companies, and devices to exchange information online with complete privacy.

Tune in to learn about what the HOPR team has been working on, metadata surveillance, RPCh and much more. Enjoy!

Link to HOPR’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/hoprnet

Link to HOPR’s website
👉🏻 https://hoprnet.org/

Episode Breakdown

00:40 - How would you explain HOPR to a 5-year old?

02:00 - What does privacy mean to you?

05:00 - Would you be able to elaborate on the notion of metadata surveillance and some of its key implications?

09:00 - To what extent does surveillance from external entities actually take place? 

11:00 - How does HOPR prevent information harvesting, ensuring that only the necessary amount of information is disclosed?

15:00 - What is the end-to-end process for setting up and running a HOPR node?

18:30 - ‘The more people that use HOPR, the more private it becomes’, explain and elaborate on this statement please?

20:40 - What significant milestones has HOPR achieved over the last year?

26:40 - What sort of traction has RPCh seen to date?

28:40 - Have you initiated any conversations with wallet providers to grow RPCh’s adoption?

30:00 - What can users expect from HOPR to be shipped in 2024?

36:00 -Why the name HOPR for the protocol?

How does Aleo envision empowering users with greater control over their digital identities?

Join us as we speak with John, Product Manager at Aleo. In a nutshell, Aleo is the leading developer platform for building fully-private, scalable, and cost-effective decentralized applications.

Tune in to learn about John’s professional journey, the evolution of Aleo over time, zPass, their imminent Mainnet launch and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Aleo’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/AleoHQ

Link to Aleo’s website
👉🏻 https://aleo.org/

Episode Breakdown

00:30 - How would you explain the vision behind Aleo to a 5-year old?

03:00 - What was your background prior to joining Aleo?

04:30 - Did your previous roles in the Air Force and in Fintech help you hit the ground running at Aleo?

06:45 - Would you be able to provide a quick primer and overview of Aleo?

08:00 - At what stage of the development process is Aleo currently? 

09:30 - As you are fast approaching Mainnet launch, what role has security played in successfully bootstrapping the protocol?

13:30 - What is the coolest thing that has been proposed to be built on Aleo so far?

16:30 - What is zPass and why should users be excited for its imminent release?

20:00 - Is zPass the sovereign and decentralized answer for users when faced with the threat of centralized information management by governments and corporations?

23:00 - Will users have to undergo an educational phase to truly appreciate the ownership of information and how to effectively mobilize it in the future digital economy?

25:00 - What use cases will zPass be able to unlock for users?

29:00 - What are the main differences, in terms of roles and responsibilities, between the Aleo Foundation and Aleo Systems?

31:00 - In terms of what next, what can we expect to be shipped by the Aleo team in 2024?

What role does Account Abstraction play in enhancing Holdstation’s UX?

zkSync’s Deep-Dive series aims at shedding light on projects building on zkSync and to learn from the minds behind them.

Join us as we speak with Trung, Co-Founder and Product Manager at Holdstation. In a nutshell, Holdstation combines a Web3 wallet for storing, swapping, and managing your tokens with a Perpetual DEX.

Tune in to learn about Holdstation Wallet and DeFutures’ key features, how they leverage Account Abstraction, what the team has in store for 2024 and much more. Enjoy!

Link to Holdstation’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/HoldstationW

Link to Holdstation’s website
👉🏻 https://holdstation.com/

Link to zkSync’s Twitter page
👉🏻 https://twitter.com/zksync

Link to zkSync’s website
👉🏻 https://zksync.io/

Episode Breakdown

01:00 - What was your background prior to co-founding Holdstation?

02:30 - How do Account Abstraction and ERC-4337 enhance the capabilities of Holdstation, both in terms of Holdstation Wallet and Holdstation DeFutures, and what benefits do they bring to your users?

06:00 - What roles do paymasters and seedless recovery play within your Holdstation Wallet?

08:00 - How does building on zkSync enhance the UX for Holdstation users?

11:00 - How has Holdstation’s UI and UX improved over the last 6 months since going live on Mainnet?

13:30 - What is Holdstation Launchpad and would you be able to elaborate on how it will contribute to the broader zkSync ecosystem?

16:00 - How does Holdstation structure feedback and comments from users ahead of rolling out new product features and iterations?

18:00 - In terms of feedback, have you noticed any country-specific or community-specific patterns and trends?

20:00 - Has the CopyTrade feature been rolled out yet and, if so, what traction has it seen to date?

22:00 - Can zkSync users expect 150x leverage when using Holdstation DeFutures?

24:00 - What sort of traction has Holdstation DeFutures seen to date and what role have the Affiliate programmes played in reaching such heights?

26:30 - How does Holdstation aim to bring TradFi traders over to DeFi?

28:30 - What is the Paymaster Alliance?

32:00 - What is the Holdstation Brokerage Module and when will it be rolled out?

34:00 - In terms of roadmap for the new year, what can users expect to be shipped in 2024?