S15 E57: Orkun Kilic on Citrea, ZK Rollups & Building the Bitcoin Economy
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Just a few days after launching the Citrea testnet, Orkun Kilic joins the Bitcoin Takeover podcast to talk about his team's approach to building zero-knowledge proofs and the ambition to create a BTC-only economy around it.
Time stamps:
Rollups vs. Sidechains (00:02:02)
The Need for Rollups in Bitcoin (00:04:18)
Citrea's Unique Approach (00:06:29)
Building a Generic Virtual Machine (00:08:08)
Citrea as the First ZK Rollup on Bitcoin (00:09:10)
Comparison with Other Projects (00:09:56)
Use Cases for Average Users (00:12:08)
Citrea & Non-Custodial Financial Services (00:14:44)
Citrea vs Drivechains (00:16:30)
Differences in Trust Assumptions (00:17:05)
Drivechain Proposal History (00:18:14)
Starkware and Zero Knowledge Proofs (00:19:13)
Technical Limitations of Starknet (00:19:35)
Building Non-Custodial Solutions (00:20:24)
Future of Syria and Decentralization (00:24:05)
Progress Since Last Interview (00:26:14)
Presentation on Hyper Bitcoinization (00:28:03)
Privacy Benefits of Citrea (00:29:37)
Potential Changes to Bitcoin (00:30:49)
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Keywords from the feed: Citrea, ZK Rollup, Orkun Kilic, Zero Knowledge Proof, Zero Knowledge, Bitcoin
