RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_446cbae7-a356-4159-8c5b-ca0160458d4d -- Rendered At Sun, 05 Apr 2026 04:34:48 +0000 Beneath the Layers https://redcircle.com/shows/beneath-the-layers en-US All rights reserved. Beneath the Layers is a community-focused show dedicated to showcasing entrepreneurs in Web3, telling their stories, and having conversations about their creations. Offchain Labs Beneath the Layers is a community-focused show dedicated to showcasing entrepreneurs in Web3, telling their stories, and having conversations about their creations. Whether you're a seasoned crypto enthusiast or new to the space, you'll learn from the best in the business and gain valuable insights into the web3 and crypto community. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. 446cbae7-a356-4159-8c5b-ca0160458d4d Beneath the Layers is a community-focused show dedicated to showcasing entrepreneurs in Web3, telling their stories, and having conversations about their creations. Whether you're a seasoned crypto enthusiast or new to the space, you'll learn from the best in the business and gain valuable insights into the Web3 and crypto community. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum.

]]> episodic no Offchain Labs podcast@offchainlabs.com no full Tegan Kline: Entrepreneurship and Growing The Graph Tegan Kline: Entrepreneurship and Growing The Graph Offchain Labs In this latest episode of Beneath the Layers we speak with Tegan Kline, Co-Founder and CEO of Edge and Node. We speak about her time giving back to her local community, entrepreneurship, and growing the Graph.


Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs


0:00 Intro

1:30 Giving back to the Community

9:30 Does finance revolve around similar values?

15:18 Adjusting Risk and Decision Making

18:40 Orchid

23:40 The Graph Explained

29:01 Should all data live onchain?

31:57 Edge and Node

35:32 Content is Key

36:53 San Francisco

39:24 House of Web3

41:27 What does it take to be an entrepeneur?

43:30 What does it mean to be happy?


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Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.


#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum

]]> <p><span>In this latest episode of Beneath the Layers we speak with Tegan Kline, Co-Founder and CEO of Edge and Node. We speak about her time giving back to her local community, entrepreneurship, and growing the Graph. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span>Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>0:00 Intro </span></p><p><span>1:30 Giving back to the Community</span></p><p><span>9:30 Does finance revolve around similar values?</span></p><p><span>15:18 Adjusting Risk and Decision Making</span></p><p><span>18:40 Orchid</span></p><p><span>23:40 The Graph Explained</span></p><p><span>29:01 Should all data live onchain?</span></p><p><span>31:57 Edge and Node</span></p><p><span>35:32 Content is Key</span></p><p><span>36:53 San Francisco</span></p><p><span>39:24 House of Web3</span></p><p><span>41:27 What does it take to be an entrepeneur?</span></p><p><span>43:30 What does it mean to be happy?</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥</span></p><p><span>Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span>#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum</span></p> 596335df-d896-40a6-831d-48708b4bc334 https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:50:00 +0000 2875 no full Eli Ben-Sasson: Cryptography and ZK, StarkWare, and Scaling Ethereum Eli Ben-Sasson: Cryptography and ZK, StarkWare, and Scaling Ethereum Offchain Labs In this latest episode of Beneath the Layers we speak with Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-Founder and President of Starkware. We speak about cryptography and it's place in society, ZK systems and privacy, and how StarkWare helps with scaling Ethereum. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs


0:00 Why Should We Care about Cryptography?

7:55 What caused the shift of focus from Privacy-centric blockchains?

17:30 StarkWare Products

22:47 Trust: Math vs Humans

29:08 Why Cairo (CVM) vs Solidity/Rust?

32:12 Narrative Shifts for Layer 2s

35:30 Onboarding and Tooling

38:21 Decentralization

44:46 Offchain Labs and StarkWare Collab?

46:15 Can we “Solve” State Growth?

50:14 Coolest breakthrough in Cryptography

52:36 Quantum Computing


𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥

Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.


#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum

]]> <p>In this latest episode of Beneath the Layers we speak with Eli Ben-Sasson, Co-Founder and President of Starkware. We speak about cryptography and it&#39;s place in society, ZK systems and privacy, and how StarkWare helps with scaling Ethereum. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 Why Should We Care about Cryptography?</p><p>7:55 What caused the shift of focus from Privacy-centric blockchains?</p><p>17:30 StarkWare Products</p><p>22:47 Trust: Math vs Humans</p><p>29:08 Why Cairo (CVM) vs Solidity/Rust?</p><p>32:12 Narrative Shifts for Layer 2s</p><p>35:30 Onboarding and Tooling</p><p>38:21 Decentralization</p><p>44:46 Offchain Labs and StarkWare Collab?</p><p>46:15 Can we “Solve” State Growth?</p><p>50:14 Coolest breakthrough in Cryptography</p><p>52:36 Quantum Computing</p><p><br></p><p>𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥</p><p>Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.</p><p><br></p><p>#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum</p> 737f521c-0bb6-4dca-a86b-ab2941bbf982 https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Fri, 12 Jan 2024 14:55:00 +0000 3327 no full GFunk: CEO of Pixel Vault, The Rise of NFTs, and Building On Chain Economies with Reboot GFunk: CEO of Pixel Vault, The Rise of NFTs, and Building On Chain Economies with Reboot 5 Offchain Labs In this episode of Beneath the Layers we bring on GFunk, CEO at Pixel Vault. We speak about his time coming into web3 as an entrepreneur, his part in the rise of NFTs, and what Reboot's role in web3 gaming is.


Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs


0:00 Why "GFunk"?

4:08 Life before Entrepreneurship

25:55 Partnering with Adidas

34:50 Creator Royalties

38:02 Reboot Protocol

41:38 Battle Plan!

55:04 Wolf.game

1:07:45 Why Arbitrum

1:18:08 Solana

1:22:20 Football Club


𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥

Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.


#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum

]]> <p>In this episode of Beneath the Layers we bring on GFunk, CEO at Pixel Vault. We speak about his time coming into web3 as an entrepreneur, his part in the rise of NFTs, and what Reboot&#39;s role in web3 gaming is.</p><p><br></p><p>Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs</p><p><br></p><p>0:00 Why &#34;GFunk&#34;?</p><p>4:08 Life before Entrepreneurship</p><p>25:55 Partnering with Adidas</p><p>34:50 Creator Royalties</p><p>38:02 Reboot Protocol</p><p>41:38 Battle Plan!</p><p>55:04 Wolf.game</p><p>1:07:45 Why Arbitrum</p><p>1:18:08 Solana</p><p>1:22:20 Football Club</p><p><br></p><p>𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥</p><p>Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.</p><p><br></p><p>#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum</p> 71ae4ecd-4bb0-4a82-bfd6-f38a088ae25e https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Thu, 21 Dec 2023 16:30:00 +0000 5460 no full Jill Gunter: Tackling Inflation, Crypto's Impact on Society, and Scaling for the Real World Jill Gunter: Tackling Inflation, Crypto's Impact on Society, and Scaling for the Real World 4 Offchain Labs Jill Gunter joins us to talk about inflation in the modern day, crypto's impact on society as a whole, and her thoughts on the state of layer 2s/layer 1s. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs


In this interview, we discuss:

0:00 Jill's background

7:31 Code is law, but we govern that law

17:29 What causes hyperinflation

22:48 Differences between tradfi industry vs crypto industry

29:07 Is full decentralization preferable and achievable?

33:24 Crypto in 2017

38:11 Open Money Iniative

42:17 Crypto's impact on the real world

47:00 Espresso Systems

51:22 Sequencers and Rollups

1:00:00 L1 with sequencers?

1:02:00 Ethereum and L2s

1:10:34 Crypto's role in the global financial system

1:13:57 How do we change the perception of crypto


𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥

Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.


#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum

]]> <p>Jill Gunter joins us to talk about inflation in the modern day, crypto&#39;s impact on society as a whole, and her thoughts on the state of layer 2s/layer 1s. Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs</p><p><br></p><p>In this interview, we discuss: </p><p>0:00 Jill&#39;s background</p><p>7:31 Code is law, but we govern that law</p><p>17:29 What causes hyperinflation</p><p>22:48 Differences between tradfi industry vs crypto industry</p><p>29:07 Is full decentralization preferable and achievable?</p><p>33:24 Crypto in 2017</p><p>38:11 Open Money Iniative</p><p>42:17 Crypto&#39;s impact on the real world</p><p>47:00 Espresso Systems</p><p>51:22 Sequencers and Rollups</p><p>1:00:00 L1 with sequencers?</p><p>1:02:00 Ethereum and L2s</p><p>1:10:34 Crypto&#39;s role in the global financial system</p><p>1:13:57 How do we change the perception of crypto</p><p><br></p><p>𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥</p><p>Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.</p><p><br></p><p>#Offchainlabs #Arbitrum #Ethereum</p> e1015568-bbd2-44ad-9423-1d4e6ddcd2e8 https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:00:00 +0000 5133 no full Amitt Mahajan: Farmville, Pirate Nation, & the Role of AI in Gaming Amitt Mahajan: Farmville, Pirate Nation, & the Role of AI in Gaming 3 1 Offchain Labs Amitt Mahajan joins us to talk about entrepreneurship, co-creating Farmville while at Zynga, his thoughts on how blockchain integrates with gaming, and more! Amitt Mahajan joins us to talk about entrepreneurship, co-creating Farmville while at Zynga, his thoughts on how blockchain integrates with gaming, and more! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs In this interview, we discuss: 0:00 Is Amitt a Gamer? 3:23 Getting into the Gaming Industry 12:01 FarmVille + Other Endeavors 26:12 Getting into Crypto 31:20 The Downside of Entrepreneurship 34:25 The Importance of Blockchain Tech 44:37 Picking a Chain to Deploy on 52:44 Advice for Upcoming Entrepreneurs 57:55 AI + Gaming 1:00:00 The Future of VR + AR —————————————— Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥 Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs. Amitt Mahajan joins us to talk about entrepreneurship, co-creating Farmville while at Zynga, his thoughts on how blockchain integrates with gaming, and more! 

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs

In this interview, we discuss:

0:00 Is Amitt a Gamer?

3:23 When Amitt Decided to get into the Gaming Industry

12:01 FarmVille + Other Endeavors

26:12 Getting into Crypto

31:20 The Downside of Entrepreneurship

34:25 The Importance of Blockchain Tech

44:37 Picking a Chain to Deploy on

52:44 Advice for Upcoming Entrepreneurs

57:55 AI + Gaming

1:00:00 The Future of VR + AR

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Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs 

𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥

Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.

]]> <p>Amitt Mahajan joins us to talk about entrepreneurship, co-creating Farmville while at Zynga, his thoughts on how blockchain integrates with gaming, and more! </p><p>Watch on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs</a></p><p>In this interview, we discuss:</p><p>0:00 Is Amitt a Gamer?</p><p>3:23 When Amitt Decided to get into the Gaming Industry</p><p>12:01 FarmVille + Other Endeavors</p><p>26:12 Getting into Crypto</p><p>31:20 The Downside of Entrepreneurship</p><p>34:25 The Importance of Blockchain Tech</p><p>44:37 Picking a Chain to Deploy on</p><p>52:44 Advice for Upcoming Entrepreneurs</p><p>57:55 AI + Gaming</p><p>1:00:00 The Future of VR + AR</p><p>——————————————</p><p>Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: <a href="https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs</a> </p><p>𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗜𝗠𝗘𝗥</p><p>Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.</p> 3e74fe2d-c690-4fb0-bd12-c0c5389efea2 https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:00:00 +0000 3955 no full Ed Felten: Creating Arbitrum & Working at the White House Ed Felten: Creating Arbitrum & Working at the White House 1 1 Offchain Labs Ed Felten joins us to talk about his time working at the White House, teaching at Princeton, founding Arbitrum, and Artificial Intelligence. Ed Felten joins us to talk about his time working at the White House, teaching at Princeton, founding Arbitrum, and Artificial Intelligence. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs In this interview, we discuss: 0:00 Studying Computer Security 8:22 Teaching at Princeton 30:06 Working at the FTC 39:44 Working at the White House 1:02:12 Why Scale Ethereum? 1:17:58 Stylus 1:25:05 Artificial Intelligence 1:32:54 Biggest Threat to National Security —————————————— Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs. Ed Felten joins us to talk about his time working at the White House, teaching at Princeton, founding Arbitrum, and Artificial Intelligence.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs

In this interview, we discuss:

0:00 Studying Computer Security

8:22 Teaching at Princeton

30:06 Working at the FTC

39:44 Working at the White House

1:02:12 Why Scale Ethereum?

1:17:58 Stylus

1:25:05 Artificial Intelligence

1:32:54 Biggest Threat to National Security

——————————————

Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs

Disclaimer:

Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.

]]> <p>Ed Felten joins us to talk about his time working at the White House, teaching at Princeton, founding Arbitrum, and Artificial Intelligence.</p><p>Watch on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs</a></p><p>In this interview, we discuss:</p><p>0:00 Studying Computer Security</p><p>8:22 Teaching at Princeton</p><p>30:06 Working at the FTC</p><p>39:44 Working at the White House</p><p>1:02:12 Why Scale Ethereum?</p><p>1:17:58 Stylus</p><p>1:25:05 Artificial Intelligence</p><p>1:32:54 Biggest Threat to National Security</p><p>——————————————</p><p>Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: <a href="https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs</a></p><p>Disclaimer:</p><p>Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.</p> da7b3ff1-ea6d-49c1-a7c0-3df9d311aa83 https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:30:00 +0000 6045 no full Preston Van Loon & Raul Jordan: Scaling Ethereum Preston Van Loon & Raul Jordan: Scaling Ethereum 2 1 Offchain Labs Preston Van Loon and Raul Jordan join us to talk about their life before Prysmatic Labs, what it was like to build and contribute to Ethereum, to now working at Offchain Labs, scaling Ethereum. Preston Van Loon and Raul Jordan join us to talk about their life before Prysmatic Labs, what it was like to build and contribute to Ethereum, to now working at Offchain Labs, scaling Ethereum. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs In this interview, we discuss: 0:00 Where Preston and Raul grew up 11:02 How Preston got to Google 15:58 Does Google and Crypto have a shared interest? 17:56 How Preston and Raul met 20:00 What Helped them Run Prysmatic Labs 24:03 Shipping the Beaconchain 30:28 Why join a Layer 2 team? 39:39 What Preston and Raul are working on 41:06 What Preston and Raul are excited about 48:20 Can Ethereum succsed without Vitalik? 54:43 Preston can Fly Planes 57:15 Raul Speaks Cantonese —————————————— Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Disclaimer: Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs. Preston Van Loon and Raul Jordan join us to talk about their life before Prysmatic Labs, what it was like to build and contribute to Ethereum, to now working at Offchain Labs, scaling Ethereum. 

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs

In this interview, we discuss: 

0:00 Where Preston and Raul grew up

11:02 How Preston got to Google

15:58 Does Google and Crypto have a shared interest?

17:56 How Preston and Raul met

20:00 What Helped them Run Prysmatic Labs

24:03 Shipping the Beaconchain

30:28 Why join a Layer 2 team?

39:39 What Preston and Raul are working on

41:06 What Preston and Raul are excited about

48:20 Can Ethereum succsed without Vitalik?

54:43 Preston can Fly Planes

57:15 Raul Speaks Cantonese

——————————————

Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs 

Disclaimer:

Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.

]]> <p>Preston Van Loon and Raul Jordan join us to talk about their life before Prysmatic Labs, what it was like to build and contribute to Ethereum, to now working at Offchain Labs, scaling Ethereum. </p><p>Watch on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/@OffchainLabs</a></p><p>In this interview, we discuss: </p><p>0:00 Where Preston and Raul grew up</p><p>11:02 How Preston got to Google</p><p>15:58 Does Google and Crypto have a shared interest?</p><p>17:56 How Preston and Raul met</p><p>20:00 What Helped them Run Prysmatic Labs</p><p>24:03 Shipping the Beaconchain</p><p>30:28 Why join a Layer 2 team?</p><p>39:39 What Preston and Raul are working on</p><p>41:06 What Preston and Raul are excited about</p><p>48:20 Can Ethereum succsed without Vitalik?</p><p>54:43 Preston can Fly Planes</p><p>57:15 Raul Speaks Cantonese</p><p>——————————————</p><p>Brought to you by Offchain Labs, the team behind Arbitrum, a leading scaling solution for Ethereum. To learn more, visit: <a href="https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs" rel="nofollow">https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs</a> </p><p>Disclaimer:</p><p>Nothing in this podcast should be taken or understood as financial advice of any kind, and all opinions expressed by the host or guests, are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Offchain Labs.</p> 8dbd6fea-5cdc-426e-8a7a-42d4b7792bcf https://linktr.ee/offchainlabs Thu, 07 Sep 2023 18:30:00 +0000 3766 no