Note: In this post, we’ll cover the benefits of standing up an app-specific rollup, the costs of migrating away from a shared execution layer, and solutions to mitigate the associated costs. I refer to app-specific rollups by many names–such as app rollup, app domain, app-specific domain, dedicated domain. I also…

We’re at the beginning of an era in crypto that will be characterised by the proliferation of blockchains. The recent emergence of modular blockchains, rollup frameworks, and rollups-as-a-service accentuate that point. As more and more chains and rollups enter the mix, a huge challenge is looming on the horizon: bridging…

Over the past year, we’ve seen the unveiling of new chains and L2s, rollup frameworks, and Rollups-as-a-Service solutions. We now know that one thing is certain: the future will have an ever-increasing number of chains. As this accelerates, the role of cross-chain interoperability protocols (e.g., IBC, Wormhole, etc.) …

Everything is a bridge in the modular future — Word too long, brain no good? Read ChatGPT’s summary here. There’s this old bridge that I would visit a lot as a kid. Nothing particularly special about it — just a mid tourist attraction for people afraid of heights. Over the years, when I would visit my family for the…

We’ve talked previously how the future will have millions of blockchains — some general purpose, but the vast of majority of them application-specific. The advent of modular blockchains, Ethereum’s roll-up centric vision, and the Vitalik’s acknowledgement of centralisation for the sake of scalability in his Endgame pretty much makes this…

Seems like these days everything is modular. Blockchains are modular. Banking is modular. My girlfriend last week tried to explain to me that our relationship could be modular too (the love remains the same, but swapping out different partners). Turns out the cross-chain problem isn’t immune to modularisation either. You…

Rollup-as-a-Service and a future of millions of chains — In the future, there will be millions of chains. Did I stutter? Not thousands, not ten thousands, but millions of chains. CoinMarketCap currently marks the existence of 956 blockchains since the inception of Bitcoin 15 years ago. That’s an average of ~64 blockchains per year — with the majority of…

“It’s too fucking expensive here,” screams the Midwest transplant who just moved to New York. They’re crashing at a friend’s place in East Village, in a makeshift bedroom that otherwise would’ve been a living room common area. They scroll StreetEasy and the Listings Project, trying to find an apartment under…

Some bold takes to end a monumental year in crypto — Hi, Medium. It’s been a while. More accurately, it’s been over 6 months since my last post. …