S16 E27: David Seroy on Alpen Labs & ZK Rollups on Bitcoin

David Seroy works at Alpen Labs: the company which aims to bring an extended suite of financial applications to Bitcoin via ZK (Zero Knowledge) rollups. In this episode, we talk about the ideological divide in Bitcoin between builders & moonbois. Time stamps: Introduction to the Episode (00:00:56) Background on Alpine Labs (00:02:08) The Concept of ZK Rollups (00:05:00) Comparing Alpen Labs with Drivechains (00:08:04) Concerns About Data Usage (00:10:18) Nuances of Data Posting (00:12:41) Opposition to Rollup Data (00:13:47) Filtering Transaction Data (00:14:43) Consensus on Bitcoin Usage (00:17:31) The Complexity of Changing Bitcoin (00:19:39) Historical Context of Data Insertion (00:22:29) Creating Layers on Bitcoin (00:22:43) Scaling Bitcoin Beyond Marketing Drama (00:23:28) Trust Assumptions in...