Show notes
Neel Somani joins us to discuss how Eclipse enables rollups powered by Solana's parallelizable virtual machine. You've heard the debate: "Rollups don't scale because of the single-threaded EVM." With Eclipse, this is no longer the case. Tune in to learn why Eclipse chose the SVM, Eclipse's design and settlement assurances, how rollups can maintain interoperability, where value accrues in a modular world and more!And as usual, we start the episode with our analyst bullpen to discuss Coinbase earnings, Lido DAO, ETH staking and BRC-20s.- -Timestamps:(00:00) Introduction(00:31) Hot Seat/Cool Throne(30:06) Interview Start: Neel’s EVM Terra Project(33:50) Monolithic vs Modular Chains(36:12) Eclipse: The Value Proposition & Design(47:18) Why Choose the SVM?(49:39) Trust Minimized Bridges(51:22) Parallelizable Rollups & Solana’s Firedancer(53:45) Value Accrual(56:26) Maintaining Interoperability(58:11) Rollups vs App-Specific Chains(1:00:03) MEV & Collaborations with Skip Protocol(1:02:07) Competing with Ethereum(1:03:32) What Projects Leverage Eclipse?(1:05:58) Liquidity Fragmentation & On-Boarding(1:06:53) Supporting Multiple VMs- -Follow Neel: https://twitter.com/neelsalamiFollow Sam: https://twitter.com/swmartin19Follow Dan: https://twitter.com/smyyguyFollow Effort Capital: https://twitter.com/EffortCapitalFollow Westie: https://twitter.com/WestieCapitalFollow Purplepill: https://twitter.com/purplepill3mFollow Blockworks Research: https://twitter.com/blockworksresSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3foDS38Subscribe on Apple: https://apple.co/3SNhUEtSubscribe on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3NlP1hAGet top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/- -Resources:Eclipsehttps://www.eclipse.builders/https://twitter.com/EclipseFNDGovHubhttps://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz/status/1654179131171512320- -Check out Blockworks Research today! Research, data, governance, tokenomics, and models – now, all in one placeBlockworks Research: https://www.blockworksresearch.com/Free Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter- -Disclaimer: Nothing said on 0xResearch is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Dan, Sam, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.
