#45 – Quintus Kilbourn on TEEs and Secure Hardware

This is my conversation with Quintus Kilbourn, researcher at Flashbots and currently working on Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs).Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:01:06) - what is a TEE(00:12:23) - TEE use cases: one-shot transactions, autonomous AI agents(00:25:27) - unbreakable hardware enclaves(00:41:14) - physical hardware access as a threat vector(00:47:20) - sponsor: Splits(00:48:04) - defending against physical attacks(00:55:57) - resources focused on TEEs(01:10:25) - defending against supply chain attacks(01:19:34) - hardware imaging(01:28:48) - the roadmap(01:32:53) - outroLinks:- Quintus on X: https://x.com/0xQuintus- Flashbots: https://www.flashbots.net/- ZTEE: https://writings.flashbots.net/ZTEEThank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:- Splits: https://splits.orgInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Markus Haas, the CEO of Freedom Factory and cocreator of the dGEN1.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:00:28) - ethOS origin story(00:07:54) - the vision and values(00:09:56) - the need for an alternative to iOS and Android(00:15:30) - sponsor: Splits(00:16:14) - building on GrapheneOS(00:28:32) - dGEN1, an everyday carry device(00:37:05) - what's next for ethOS?(00:43:02) - the company, funding, profitability(00:49:00) - outroLinks:- Markus on X: https://x.com/mhaas_eth- ethOS on X: https://x.com/EthereumPhone- GrapheneOS: https://grapheneos.org/- Freedom Factory website: https://www.freedomfactory.io/Thank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:- Splits: https://splits.orgInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Uma Roy, cofounder and CEO of Succinct.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:00:57) - origin story(00:02:19) - SP1 architecture(00:09:43) - STARKs, FRI, and hash-based cryptography(00:15:09) - recursion(00:21:12) - upgrading the proof system(00:33:11) - sponsor: Splits(00:33:54) - security in ZK systems(00:37:46) - converting optimistic rollups into zk rollups(00:43:39) - zkVM vs custom circuits(00:48:48) - ZK for scaling and interoperability(01:00:24) - the lifecycle of a proof(01:06:26) - hardware(01:10:57) - outroLinks- Uma on X: https://x.com/pumatheuma- Succinct on X: https://x.com/succinctlabsThank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:- Splits: https://splits.orgInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Andrew Huang, the founder and CEO of Conduit.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:00:42) - onchain and cloud compute(00:05:20) - parallel execution(00:09:08) - the application's perspective(00:16:14) - scaling the sequencer(00:26:52) - sponsor: Splits (00:27:36) - interoperability(00:33:11) - rollup economics(00:42:33) - moving from tech to crypto(00:47:43) - Georgios Konstantopoulos(00:52:02) - outroLinks:Andrew Huang: https://x.com/KAndrewHuangConduit: https://www.conduit.xyzConduit on X: https://x.com/conduitxyzThank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:Splits - https://splits.orgInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Georgios Konstantopoulos, General Partner and CTO at Paradigm.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:00:47) - iterating on rollups(00:07:52) - Reth architecture(00:25:44) - sponsor: Splits(00:26:27) - feedback loops with performance, stability, extensibility(00:36:14) - feedback loops with the team(00:49:17) - writing for thinking(00:54:47) - the big vision(01:10:49) - outroLinks:Georgios Konstantopoulos on X - https://x.com/gakonstGeorgios Konstantopoulos on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gakonsParadigm on X - https://x.com/paradigmTailscale Blog: The New Internet - https://tailscale.com/blog/new-internetThank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:Splits - https://splits.orgInto the Bytecode:Sina Habibian on X -  https://twitter.com/sinahabSina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahabInto the Bytecode - https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Vitalik Buterin, creator of Ethereum.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:00:33) - the crypto lens on political philosophy(00:15:12) - the transition from the 20th to the 21st century(00:24:29) - sponsor: Splits(00:25:12) - the dimensions of uncertainty(00:46:14) - the duality between being idealistic and effective(00:58:46) - outroLinks:Vitalik Buterin on X - https://x.com/VitalikButerinVitalik Buterin on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/vitalik.ethVitalik Buterin on making sense in a changing world - https://www.intothebytecode.com/26-vitalikVitalik Buterin on retroactive public goods funding - https://www.intothebytecode.com/1-vitalik-buterin-karl-floersch-retroactive-public-goods-fundingThank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:Splits - https://splits.orgInto the Bytecode:Sina Habibian on X -  https://twitter.com/sinahabSina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahabInto the Bytecode - https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Eric Alston, faculty director at the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder and research associate with the Comparative Constitutions Project.Timestamps:(00:00) - intro (01:29) - choice in institutions matters (08:53) - secondary rules as rules for making rules (17:41) - constitutional moments (20:41) - how the US constitution has endured (28:39) - the characteristics of the US constitution (34:18) - sponsor: Splits (35:01) - the economic balance between federal/state govts (47:24) - presidential vs parliamentary systems (01:01:13) - blockchains as experimental ground for governance (01:13:50) - outro Links:Eric Alston - https://x.com/incompleterulesEric Alston on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-alstonThank you to our sponsor for making this podcast possible:Splits – https://splits.orgInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com Disclaimer:This podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Jesse Pollak (creator of Base), Ben Leventhal (founder/CEO of Blackbird), Julian Holguin (CEO of Doodles), and Yele Bademosi (cofounder/CEO of Onboard).Timestamps:(00:00) - intro (00:50) - Jesse Pollak, Base (09:41) - how the Base team is structured (17:25) - how the mission and strategy came together (27:43) - the focus in year two (35:38) - Ben Leventhal, Blackbird (39:35) - the restaurant P&L (43:36) - identity and payments (51:25) - Flynet as an L3 (53:11) - building an economy (55:46) - the current era of crypto (57:27) - Julian Holguin, Doodles (59:40) - the status quo and the new model (01:09:36) - people want to be a part of something (01:18:22) - Yele Bademosi, Onboard (01:23:48) - being an entrepreneur in Nigeria (01:29:34) - building Onboard (01:34:45) - outro Links:Jesse Polak - https://x.com/jessepollakBase - https://www.coinbase.com/, https://x.com/baseBen Leventhal - https://x.com/benleventhalBlackbird - https://www.blackbird.xyz/, https://x.com/blackbird_xyzJulian Holguin - https://x.com/jholguin Doodles - https://www.doodles.app/, https://x.com/doodlesYele Bademosi - https://x.com/YeleBademosiOnboard - https://www.onboard.xyz/, https://x.com/OnboardGlobalInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Colin Armstrong, the founder of Paragraph.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:00:49) - Substack network effects(00:03:53) - new business models(00:15:32) - the content layer and the economic layer(00:21:18) - sponsor: Privy(00:22:34) - mechanisms to think about as a writer(00:29:32) - markets and social networks as forces of chaos(00:33:42) - building for the crypto-native vs the general audience(00:40:43) - emails vs wallets(00:48:23) - ARPU is higher in crypto(00:51:52) - algorithm for finding product-market fit(00:57:10) - sponsor: Optimism(00:58:15) - focus + urgency(01:02:51) - learnings from Google(01:07:58) - creating is fulfilling(01:11:35) - outroLinks:Colin Armstrong on X - https://x.com/colinarmsColin Armstrong on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/colinParagraph - https://paragraph.xyz/Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.ioPrivy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.com Disclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.

This is my conversation with Justin Glibert, CEO of Lattice and cofounder of 0xPARC.Timestamps:(00:00:00) - intro(00:00:44) - digital physics(00:06:27) - changing physics + capitalism = theme parks(00:16:12) - objective functions are political(00:22:53) - sponsor: Optimism(00:23:58) - individual agency(00:27:25) - violence on the internet(00:39:17) - monoliths(00:47:24) - sponsor: Privy(00:48:40) - value systems(00:58:34) - homo economicus and homo ludens (01:10:50) - Emissary’s guide to worlding(01:16:55) - reading weird books(01:28:49) - outroLinks:Justin Glibert - https://x.com/justinglibert Lattice - https://lattice.xyz/ 0xPARC - https://0xparc.org/ Thank you to our sponsors for making this podcast possible:Optimism - https://optimism.io Privy - https://privy.ioInto the Bytecode:- Sina Habibian on X: https://twitter.com/sinahab- Sina Habibian on Farcaster - https://warpcast.com/sinahab- Into the Bytecode: https://intothebytecode.comDisclaimer: this podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not financial advice nor a recommendation to buy or sell securities. The host and guests may hold positions in the projects discussed.