The Next Era Of Solana Scaling | Swen Schäferjohann
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Gm! This week we're joined by Swen Schäferjohann for a discussion on Solana's latest scaling unlock... ZK compression. We deep dive into Light protocols origin story, how does ZK compression work, L1 composability & account construct & the future of Solana's scalability. Enjoy!
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(00:00) Introduction
(01:52) Light Protocol Origin Story
(10:23) Helium Mobile Ad
(11:42) How Does ZK Compression Work?
(17:00) The Cost Of State vs Ledger Space
(21:42) Photon Indexer
(26:26) Move Fast & Break Things vs Enshrining
(31:52) Permissionless III Ad
(32:54) What ZK Compression Unlocks
(34:49) L1 Composability
(36:43) Account Construct
(40:36) How Is ZK Used In ZK Compression?
(49:02) Why ZK Compression Is Not A Rollup
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