Millions of Modular Blockchains w/Jimmy Chang | S4 E9

In this highly technical episode of Rehash, we sit down with Jimmy Chang, Co-founder of Catalyst, to break down some big brain topics in web3 and help listeners better understand blockchain technology.

Jimmy dives deep into the definition of a blockchain, as he explains the difference between monolithic blockchains, modular blockchains, and DAGs. He breaks down the 4 pillars of blockchain technology - execution, transaction ordering, settlement, and data availability and he explains how layer2s can manipulate those pillars to achieve a desired goal. We discuss topics like data availability problems and solutions, Rollups and RaaS, and Jimmy shares his vision of a million chain future.

We get the inside scoop on what Jimmy is working on at Catalyst, where he got his iconic hat, what he thinks of Ordinals, and some of his favorite experiments.

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⌛ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:57 Sponsors!
5:10 Welcome Jimmy!
5:54 What is a DAG?
7:48 What is a blockchain?
13:43 What is a modular blockchain?
16:52 Execution, transaction ordering, settlement, and data availability
21:38 Data availability problems
23:37 Data availability solutions
25:57 A multimillion chain future
31:01 Rollups and RaaS
34:36 Catalyst
38:32 Jimmy’s experiments
40:56 Jimmy’s hat
42:50 Apps that would benefit from Catalyst
44:08 Jimmy’s thoughts on Ordinals
46:37 This or That game
48:13 Follow Jimmy!

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