The Rollup Coaster #34

December 2nd, 2024

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.

Hold on tight! 🎢

Disclaimer: This newsletter is not financial advice nor a reflection of Taiko’s official stance. Conduct your own research.

Highlights 🎢

Max Resnick on Ethereum's Roadmap, Economics, and Alignment Taxes.
Mike Neuder breaks down why ETH is permissionless money, highlighting rollups’ property rights, stablecoin limitations, and ETH’s competitive inflation compared to BTC.
The Ethereum Foundation’s 2024 Report highlights EF’s work, ecosystem funders, and new organizations shaping Ethereum’s future.

ZK and Rollup Research 🧙

Bedlam Research’s "Consensus Where it Counts" delves into the evolving design space for next-generation ZK-enabled base layers.
Mamy Ratsimbazafy announces a breakthrough in validator privacy, solving key performance bottlenecks using torus-based cryptography and endomorphisms.
Cointelegraph explores based rollups and their potential to restore interoperability in Ethereum’s L2 ecosystem, while highlighting the challenges ahead.

ZK and Rollup Updates 🗞️

The Eigen Foundation introduces EigenGov, a decentralized governance framework for Eigenlayer.
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.
Movement Network introduces $MOVE, the utility token driving the foundation’s mission and ecosystem goals.
Ethereum Layer 2s just hit a record-breaking 450 million transactions in a month.
EigenLayer integrates with Boundless to redefine security and efficiency in the restaking ecosystem.
Nethermind introduces Surge Rollup, built on the Taiko stack.

Based Sequencing and Preconfirmations 😎

FourPillarsFP explores how preconfirmation improves rollup finality and user experience by securing transaction order.
Taiko proves mainnet blocks with SP1, leveraging multi-proof zkVM architecture for fast, affordable proofs, powered by SuccinctLabs and RiscZero
Aligned’s ZK verification layer mainnet beta is live on Ethereum.
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) 🫣

Shea Ketsdever introduces BuilderNet, a decentralized block building network for Ethereum leveraging TEEs to share MEV and gas fees with users.
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.