Benjamin Jones is the director of the Optimism Foundation, which is dedicated to scaling Ethereum and the team building Optimism Layer 2. Currently, Optimism sits in third place among Layer 2s with $6.42B in TVL. In this episode, we dive deep into the Superchain thesis and explore how Optimism aims to optimize Ethereum scalability. We start by discussing what Optimism is and its mission to scale Ethereum, moving on to the foundation's end goal and its vision for the future.

Welcome to DYOR, an in-depth crypto live show presented by The Defiant and IC3. This week's guests include: Andrew Miller (UIUC, IC3), Joe Andrews (Aztec, Imperial College London), and Harjasleen Malvai (UIUC, IC3). Moderated by Pedro Solimano - Journalist at The Defiant.

Dr. Marwan Al Zarouni is the CEO of the Dubai Blockchain Center and a strategic advisor on blockchain technology for Dubai's government. He has over 20 years of experience in emerging technology and information security. Dr. Al Zarouni also contributes to the Dubai Electronic Security Center and the Artificial Intelligence Ethical Committee.

Noah Seidman has an impressive systematic view on crypto and how crypto fits into the overall macro market. Noah is a technologist with a career spanning two decades. We talk about his macro views, how he chooses to build his portfolio, advice he has for someone starting out, maybe in their 20s, and the secret to him staying on top of all of the market news. Before we dive into this, we discussed what Noah is focused on on his day to day.

Cartesi and The Defiant are teaming up to bring you an exclusive live stream from ETHCC[7] in Brussels. Join us for in-depth discussions on critical topics like fraud proofs and cross-rollup interoperability, featuring expert speakers from Avail, Ethereum Foundation, Espresso, Scroll, and other leading L2 projects.

Chris Bradbury is the CEO of Summer.fi (previously oasis.app) which is a prominent DeFi protocol that enables users to borrow, lend, and multiply assets across multiple DeFi protocols. Summer.fi's $RAYS is a new points system designed to reward users for engaging with DeFi protocols, offering incentives based on activity and long term participation.

Daniel Fogg is the CEO of RootstockLabs, the organization behind the Rootstock sidechain, which is a Bitcoin Layer 2 solution designed to enhance Bitcoin's capabilities with smart contract functionality. Rootstock was launched in January 2018, becoming the first Bitcoin sidechain, and is secured by Bitcoin's hashing power through a merged mining process. This innovative sidechain leverages Bitcoin's security while enabling Ethereum compatible smart contracts, aiming to reduce transaction costs and improve scalability​.

Welcome to DYOR, an in-depth crypto live show presented by The Defiant and IC3. This week's guests are Steven Goldfeder (IC3 alumni, Offchain Labs), Eli Ben-Sasson (StarkWare, Zcash, Technion Israel Institute of Technology), and Ben Fisch (Espresso, Yale, Stanford). Moderated by Pedro Solimano - Journalist at The Defiant.