
Here's one you won't want to miss at The Unexpected track: "Bridges/Interop data unleashed" with hildobby (@hildobby). Cross-chain insights that actually make sense of the chaos happening between blockchains.
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Here's one you won't want to miss at The Unexpected track: "Bridges/Interop data unleashed" with hildobby (@hildobby). Cross-chain insights that actually make sense of the chaos happening between blockchains.

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 The Hidden Risks of Crypto Bridges Today we’re joined by @donnoh_eth, Head of Research @l2beat, to dive deep into interoperability, bridging risk, and the hidden trust assumptions behind cross-chain assets. In this episode we’re discussing: - Luca’s background and path into crypto - The L2 roadmap debate and @ethereum's direction - The new L2BEAT interoperability dataset - Research goals behind the interop dashboard - Lock & mint vs burn & mint bridges - Intent-based bridging and counterparty risk - Liquidity providers and bridge execution risk - Canonical vs non-canonical tokens - Wrapped asset systemic risk - Multi-chain token configurations (LayerZero-style) - Bridge exploits and historical failures - The future of rollups, shared stacks & competition And much more—enjoy! — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:05) Luca’s crypto background (04:36) Latest L2BEAT project (13:20) Rollup value proposition (16:08) L2 roadmap hot takes (20:22) Interop dataset overview (23:19) Research goals explained (29:45) Non-mint bridging model (35:24) Lock & mint mechanics (38:47) Non-issuer token bridging (44:31) Bridge aggregator UX (52:12) Risky token examples (57:03) Multi-chain failure risks (1:01:12) Closing thoughts










🚨NEW EPISODE OUT NOW: Did @ethereum really solve the trilemma?🚨 In today’s episode, we discuss @VitalikButerin's recent comments on zero-knowledge technology and the scalability trilemma. The three of us unpack what’s actually changed since 2017, how advances like data availability sampling and zkEVMs reshape Ethereum’s execution and verification model, and whether these developments meaningfully alter the decentralization–security–scalability trade-offs. We discuss: - Ethereum’s original scalability trilemma - Why the trilemma existed in 2017 - Ethereum vs Solana trade-offs - Decentralization vs throughput - What data availability sampling really does - BLOBs, L2s, and scaling @ethereum - zkEVMs and execution offloading - Prover markets and new supply chains - Does ZK “solve” the trilemma? - Trust, security, and financial infrastructure - @celestia, EigenDA, and DA competition - Where blockspace actually matters - Crypto data jobs and hiring trends And much more—enjoy! — Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (02:47) Trilemma explained (05:23) Ethereum vs Solana (07:28) ZK tech overview (09:29) Data availability (10:48) zkEVM execution (12:54) Solving trilemma? (15:03) Trust and security (20:09) Stablecoins on Ethereum (25:03) Celestia DA hype (31:40) Crypto data jobs (35:02) Job market outlook (38:09) Outro


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