The Rollup Coaster is a newsletter diving into Ethereum’s dynamic ecosystem, focusing on rollups, zero-knowledge proofs, based sequencing/preconfirmations, TEEs, MEV/PBS, and more.
This edition is crafted by Taiko’s Community Success Manager Oleh.
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Disclaimer: This newsletter is not financial advice nor a reflection of Taiko’s official stance. Conduct your own research.
Highlights 🎢
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Max Resnick on Ethereum's Roadmap, Economics, and Alignment Taxes.
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Mike Neuder breaks down why ETH is permissionless money, highlighting rollups’ property rights, stablecoin limitations, and ETH’s competitive inflation compared to BTC.
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The Ethereum Foundation’s 2024 Report highlights EF’s work, ecosystem funders, and new organizations shaping Ethereum’s future.
ZK and Rollup Research 🧙
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Bedlam Research’s "Consensus Where it Counts" delves into the evolving design space for next-generation ZK-enabled base layers.
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Mamy Ratsimbazafy announces a breakthrough in validator privacy, solving key performance bottlenecks using torus-based cryptography and endomorphisms.
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Cointelegraph explores based rollups and their potential to restore interoperability in Ethereum’s L2 ecosystem, while highlighting the challenges ahead.
ZK and Rollup Updates 🗞️
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The Eigen Foundation introduces EigenGov, a decentralized governance framework for Eigenlayer.
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Linea announces a major milestone with the launch of the Linea Association, an independent Swiss non-profit dedicated to advancing ecosystem development, governance, and true network decentralization.
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Movement Network introduces $MOVE, the utility token driving the foundation’s mission and ecosystem goals.
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Ethereum Layer 2s just hit a record-breaking 450 million transactions in a month.
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EigenLayer integrates with Boundless to redefine security and efficiency in the restaking ecosystem.
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Nethermind introduces Surge Rollup, built on the Taiko stack.
Based Sequencing and Preconfirmations 😎
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FourPillarsFP explores how preconfirmation improves rollup finality and user experience by securing transaction order.
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Taiko proves mainnet blocks with SP1, leveraging multi-proof zkVM architecture for fast, affordable proofs, powered by SuccinctLabs and RiscZero
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Aligned’s ZK verification layer mainnet beta is live on Ethereum.
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2077 Research explores Ethereum’s evolution towards trivial verifiability, detailing how stateless, stateful, and full/archive nodes contribute to a more decentralized, secure, and scalable network.
TEEs (Trusted Execution Environments) 🫣
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Shea Ketsdever introduces BuilderNet, a decentralized block building network for Ethereum leveraging TEEs to share MEV and gas fees with users.
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Albicodes highlights how TEEs and platforms like Teleport are redefining social engagement by enabling secure, decentralized co-creation, gamification, and authentic connections between creators and audiences.
MEV/PBS 🔍
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Mteam challenges assumptions about MEV competitiveness in a thought-provoking article that redefines the narrative.
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