Kraken Releases 'Ink' - An Ethereum L2 Powered by Optimism's OP Stack

Optimism’s Ben Jones and Kraken’s Andrew Koller join us today to talk about Kraken’s latest release. Kraken is launching Ink, a blockchain built on the OP Stack, joining the Superchain to scale Ethereum. Ink offers 1-second block times and connects users to top DeFi applications while contributing to a unified ecosystem.

Kraken will share revenue with the Optimism Collective and participate in OP Governance, alongside major players like Coinbase and Uniswap. Ink’s mainnet is set to launch in early 2025, focusing on onchain wealth management and developer engagement.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
3:11 Ink Explained
7:50 What Happens on Ink?
10:19 Technicalities of Ink
11:28 Kraken x Ink Synergy & Goals
13:42 Why Superchain?
15:03 Ink Roadmap
16:36 Scaling Ink
22:08 Wen Superchain Promise
29:18 Superchain 2025 Forcast
33:35 Kraken BTC x Ink
34:37 $INK
35:34 Superchain Economics
44:27 What’s Next?
47:29 Closing & Disclaimers

RESOURCES

Ink
http://www.inkonchain.com/

Kraken
https://x.com/krakenfx

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