The Future of Ethereum Scaling: Native Rollups Explained

Native Rollups are the next big step toward scaling Ethereum securely. In this episode,

Uma Roy (CEO of Succinct) and Justin Drake (Ethereum Foundation researcher) break down what Native Rollups are, how they leverage Ethereum’s core infrastructure for execution and validation, and why they're crucial for stronger security, better composability, and sustainable Ethereum growth.

Tune in to understand the evolution of Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap and how Native Rollups could become a foundational upgrade for Ethereum's future.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
3:44 Why Native Rollups?
13:36 Security & Composability Benefits
35:16 ZKProofs
39:55 Making L2s Native
45:55 Network Effects
47:42 Customizability Trade-Offs
54:06 Timelines
57:46 ETH Economic Impacts
1:00:53 Other Advantages
1:03:24 Succinct
1:04:06 ETHProofs.org
1:06:39 Real-Time Proving
1:07:40 Ethereum’s Bottlneck
1:10:50 Closing & Disclaimers

RESOURCES

Uma Roy
https://x.com/pumatheuma

Justin Drake
https://x.com/drakefjustin

Native Rollups
https://ethresear.ch/t/native-rollups-superpowers-from-l1-execution/21517

Succinct
https://www.succinct.xyz/

L2Beat
https://l2beat.com/scaling/summary

ETHProofs
https://ethproofs.org/

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