{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Steven Goldfeder (Offchain Labs) on Building Arbitrum (EP.351)","description":"Steven Goldfeder is&amp;nbsp;Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Offchain Labs, the team building Arbitrum. In this episode we discuss:&amp;nbsp;  Steven's academic background, and his work at Princeton University.&amp;nbsp; BlockSci, an early blockchain forensics\/search product that Steven co-founded.&amp;nbsp; The evolution of MPC custody and the exciting developments in that category.&amp;nbsp; The Flash Boys 2.0 paper and the current state of MEV.&amp;nbsp; Steven's views on the evolution of L1 smart contract platforms and how L2 scaling is shaping up.&amp;nbsp; The design choices and considerations that went into the choice of optimistic vs. zero-knowledge rollups on Arbitrum.&amp;nbsp; The future of ZK systems on blockchains.&amp;nbsp;  &amp;nbsp; To learn more about Arbitrum and follow Steven visit www.offchainlabs.com ","author_name":"On The Brink with Castle Island","author_url":"https:\/\/castleisland.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/24414156\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/2f3976\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/24414156"}