Privacy on blockchains and future of rollups | Joe from Aztec

Today our guest is Joe Andrews (https://twitter.com/jaosef), Co-Founder of Aztec (https://twitter.com/aztecnetwork). Aztec is a programmable privacy layer for web3.

This episode is sponsored by Euler Finance (https://euler.finance/), permissionless lending protocol that introduces exciting innovations to DeFi like MEV resistant liquidations, tokenised debts, permissionless listing and many more.

I'm your host Seraphim (https://twitter.com/MacroMate8), and let's talk DeFi. 

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Outline:

Intro & Banter
00:00 - 04:58

Why do we need privacy in crypto?
04:58 – 07:47

What is lacking in the current crypto privacy solutions?
07:47 – 11:43

What is Aztec?
11:43 – 14:49

PLONK explained to a 5 year old
14:49 – 24:53

How powerful do Aztec nodes have to be?
24:53 – 27:26

Could an Aztec node submit false transactions?
27:26 – 28:50

What is ZK Money?
28:50 – 31:22

What exactly is private and public on Aztec?
31:22 – 34:55

Interacting with different L1 protocols at once via Aztec
34:55 – 37:57

What happens to your funds if Aztec shuts down?
37:57 – 40:43

How does bridging work between Aztec and L1 protocols?
40:43 – 46:05

Different client implementation on Aztec prospect
46:05 – 47:28

Gas prices on Aztec
47:28 – 52:26

How does Aztec fit into the rollup space?
52:26 – 1:03:24

Bridging zkAssets into L1
1:03:24 – 1:07:53

How will the rollup space evolve in 2022 and beyond?
1:07:53 – 1:09:50

ETH Denver event: Euler x Notional x Aztec
1:09:50 – 1:11:24