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What is Celestia? ✨

Celestia is the first modular blockchain network. By decoupling consensus from execution, Celestia enables anyone to easily deploy their own blockchain, without the overhead of bootstrapping a new consensus network. Blockchains on Celestia are free from constraints. They are simultaneously scalable, sovereign and secure. Developers want Celestia over monolithic architectures for more flexibility and the freedom to build on their own terms.

Sovereignty in the personal computing revolution with Ethan Buchman - Ep 4

alexb@celestia.org (Ethan Buchman, Ekram Ahmed, Mustafa Al-Bassam) — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:30:00 +0000

We sit down with Ethan Buchman, Co-founder of Cosmos and CEO of Informal Inc, to discuss sovereignty in the personal computing revolution with Celestia labs CEO Mustafa Al-Bassam. Moderated by Ekram Ahmed.

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0:00 Start

0:12 Intro

2:54 The community computer

7:33 Sovereignty in the community computing revolution

11:45 Tensions with the status quo

16:47 Digital colonialism

25:02 Blockchains as top-level social contracts

30:40 Why does web3 drive you?

38:31 Why is privacy a necessity for web3?

44:25 What is a sovereign blockchain?

45:52 What are sovereign rollups?

48:24 Governance with blockchains?

52:57 Difference between sovereign L1 vs sovereign rollup

58:50 The visions of Celestia and Cosmos

1:03:05 Implications of private permissioned chains

1:06:15 Use cases of non-financial applications on blockchains

1:10:30 Integrating communities with Celestia

1:13:00 Frictions that restrict adoption

1:18:25 Closing remarks

1:21:21 End

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What is Celestia? ✨

Scaling Execution: Zero Knowledge panel (Modular Summit 2022)

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Zaki Manian (moderator) engages in a panel discussion on scaling using zero knowledge with Alex Gluchowski, Toghurl Maharramov, and Louis Guthman at the Modular Summit 2022.

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Cosmos: The Modular Past and Future - Zaki Manian (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (Zaki Manian) — Tue, 7 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Zaki Manian gives a talk on Cosmos’ modular past and future at the Modular Summit 2022.

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L1s, L2s, and L3s - Uri Kolodny (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (Uri Kolodny) — Mon, 6 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Uri Kolodny gives a talk on scaling through L1s, L2s, and L3s at the Modular Summit 2022.

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DeFi Liquidity Management via Optimal Control: Ohm as a Study - Tarun Chitra (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (Tarun Chitra) — Mon, 6 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Tarun Chitra gives a research talk on DeFi liquidity management via optimal control, using OHM as a case study at the Modular Summit 2022.

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Scaling Execution: Optimistic panel (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (Can Gurel, Protolambda, Emily Herbert, Josh Bowen) — Sun, 5 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Can Gurel (moderator) engages in a panel discussion on optimistic scaling with Protolambda, Emily Herbert, and Josh Bowen at the Modular Summit 2022.

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Light Clients for Lazy Blockchains - Ertem Nusret Tas (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (Ertem Nusret Tas) — Sun, 5 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Ertem Nusret Tas gives a research talk on light clients for lazy blockchains at the Modular Summit 2022.

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Defining Modular Layers - Mustafa Al-Bassam (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (Mustafa Al-Bassam) — Sat, 4 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Mustafa Al-Bassam gives a talk on his vision, values, and definitions of the next generation of blockchain architecture at the Modular Summit 2022.

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Modular or Monolithic - Mustafa Al-Bassam and Anatoly Yakovenko (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (Mustafa Al-Bassam, Anatoly Yakovenko, Tarun Chitra) — Sat, 4 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Mustafa Al-Bassam and Anatoly Yakovenko engage in a discussion on the advantages and tradeoffs of monolithic and modular blockchains at the Modular Summit 2022. Moderated by Tarun Chitra.

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Modular Design across the Blockchain Ecosystem panel (Modular Summit 2022)

Fri, 3 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Ismail Khoffi (moderator) engages in a panel discussion on modular design across the blockchain ecosystem with Bo Du, James Prestwich, Marko Baricevic, and Alex North at the Modular Summit 2022.

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MEV on Modular Blockchains panel (Modular Summit 2022)

Fri, 3 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Sean Braithwaite (moderator) engages in a panel discussion in MEV on modular blockchains with Tarun Chitra, Guillermo Angeris, and Alex Obadia at the Modular Summit 2022.

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Decentralization and Modularity - LZRS (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (LZRS) — Thu, 2 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

LZRS gives a talk on decentralization and modularity in the blockchain ecosystem at the Modular Summit 2022.

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Investing in the Modular Stack panel (Modular Summit 2022)

Thu, 2 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Joe Coll (moderator) engages in a panel discussion on investing in the modular stack with Alexs Larsen, Will Nuelle, Eli Krenzke, and Mathijs van Esch at the Modular Summit 2022.

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Understanding Modularity: Rollup Security Paradigms - Eric Wall (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (eric wall) — Wed, 1 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Eric Wall gives a talk on the security paradigms of rollups at the Modular Summit 2022.

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The origins of the first modular blockchain network with John Adler

alexb@celestia.org (Anatoly Yakovenko, John Adler) — Wed, 1 Jun 2022 07:50:58 +0000

John Adler sits down with Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder of Solana Labs, to discuss the origins of Celestia (formerly LazyLedger), the implications of a blockchain that only does consensus and data availability, and the security implications of consensus protocols.

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0:00 Start

0:15 How John entered the industry

4:30 Explanation of Celestia (formerly LazyLedger)

16:11 Fork choice rule

18:52 Validators and censorship resistance

29:01 Properties of Proof of Work and Proof of Stake

30:21 Arweave and data availability

35:31 First principles of blockchains

37:30 Celestia and rollups

44:12 Sharding

46:53 Tendermint and consensus protocols

53:32 Bridges

56:30 Final remarks

57:01 End

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The Data Availability Landscape panel (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (John Adler, Sreeram Kannan, Anurag Arjun, Matt Garnett) — Wed, 1 Jun 2022 04:00:00 +0000

Sreeram Kannan engages in a panel discussion on the data availability landscape with John Adler, Anurag Arjun, and Matt Garnett at the Modular Summit 2022.

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Private execution in a modular world with Zac Williamson and Jon Wu of Aztec - Ep 4

Tue, 31 May 2022 16:00:00 +0000

We sit down with Zac Williamson and Jon Wu, Co-Founder and growth at Aztec respectively, to discuss private rollups vs private L1s, modular blockchains, and the relationship between Ethereum and its rollups with Celestia labs team members Mustafa Al-Bassam and John Adler. Moderated by Ekram Ahmed.

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0:00 Start

1:40 Explanation of blockchain privacy

5:06 Privacy in the modular stack

7:47 Privacy for rollups

11:43 Private rollups vs private L1s

13:52 Are rollups parasitic to Ethereum?

27:43 Is modularity a risk to Ethereum?

34:37 Quantum Gravity Bridge

48:34 Can Aztec be deployed to other L1s?

50:12 How privacy affects auditability

52:24 L3s and fractal scaling

53:51 Closing remarks

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Small Pieces Loosely Joined: The Modular Thesis - Alex Evans (Modular Summit 2022)

alexb@celestia.org (alex evans) — Tue, 31 May 2022 04:01:08 +0000

Small pieces loosely joined, Alex Evans from Bain Capital Crypto gives a talk on the modular thesis.

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Bridging in a modular world with Arjun Bhuptani and James Prestwich - Ep 3

Mon, 30 May 2022 09:01:35 +0000

We sit down with Arjun Bhuptani and James Prestwich, founder of Connext and engineer at Nomad respectively, to discuss bridging in the multi-chain ecosystem, modular interoperability, and security assumptions with Celestia labs team members Mustafa Al-Bassam and John Adler. Moderated by Ekram Ahmed.

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0:00 Start

0:15 Introduction of speakers

5:20 Modular interoperability

10:44 Swaps and lock & mint bridges

17:23 Introduction of James

18:40 Multi-chain systems

23:15 Why modularity has emerged as a design principle

33:06 Clusters and bridging trust assumptions

40:43 Bridging security

51:08 Specifics of bridging between different chains

1:01:00 Optimistic bridging with Nomad and Connext

1:06:53 Liquidity fragmentation in a multi-chain ecosystem

1:12:30 Slashing mechanics on Celestia

1:19:33 Security considerations for celestiums

1:26:04 Multi-chain arbitrage and MEV

1:32:12 Closing thoughts

1:34:59 End

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Addressing the fee problem in blockchains with Eric Wall - Ep 2

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 14:51:29 +0000

We sit down with Eric Wall, CIO at Arcane Assets, to discuss all things Celestia, modular blockchains and the future of the L1 landscape with Celestia labs team members Mustafa Al-Bassam, John Adler, Nick White, and Ismail Khoffi. Moderated by Ekram Ahmed.

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0:00 Start

1:08 Introduction to Eric Wall

4:34 Brief overview of Celestia

7:27 Changes in the L1 landscape over the last 12 months and predictions for the future

21:52 Cosmos, Celestia, and app-specific chains

27:08 Implication of congestion and fees on Celestia

32:30 Capacity of Celestia and modular blockchains

36:34 Data availability sampling and how it works with light nodes.

46:36 Can the number of sampling nodes in the network be measured?

48:25 Do nodes have to be aware of other nodes that are sampling?

51:24 Celestia’s guarantees for data retrievability

58:39 Value accrual and token abstraction in the modular stack

1:04:19 Can Celestia light nodes govern the block size of execution layers?

1:08:54 Is Polkadot’s relay chain a data availability layer?

1:10:45 Integrating a rollup with Celestia and data availability guarantees

1:16:06 Settlement interoperability and CosmWasm

1:18:40 Security of a modular multi-chain future

1:22:34 Data availability costs and the realizations of separating the data availability layer from execution.

1:24:56 Eric Wall’s thoughts on Celestia

1:27:33 What can Celestia do if usage hits capacity?

1:35:15 Restricting the settlement layer

1:37:35 Ending

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Shared security: Tradeoffs and its future with Zaki Manian - Ep 1

alexb@celestia.org (Zaki Manian, Mustafa Al-Bassam, Ekram Ahmed, John Adler) — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:40:03 +0000

We sit down with Zaki Manian, Co-founder of Iqlusion and Sommelier, to discuss the future and tradeoffs of shared security with Mustafa Al-Bassam and John Adler of Celestia Labs. Moderated by Ekram Ahmed.

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