Episode 323: The Role of Reth with Georgios

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Summary

This week, Anna and Tarun catch up with Georgios Konstantopoulos, CTO of Paradigm and long-standing friend of the ZK Pod!

First they cover the work Georgios has been doing since he last appeared on the show, covering everything from updates on Foundry to the more recent work on Reth. They then dig into what makes it different, what inspires its design, where it is heading and the eventual end goals of the project. They also chat about the general client node landscape, from the ETH 2.0 research days to present day, before diving into discussing different clients from different teams, how this diversity can protect a chain and how each client can differ.

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Here’s some additional links for this episode:

• Georgios’ GitHub
• Introducing Reth by Paradigm
• Reth GitHub
• Episode 224: Foundry with Georgios Konstantopoulos
• Loom Network
• CryptoZombies
• Geth: Ethereum
• Full BSC Node Guide: How to Run BNB Smart Chain Nodes
• GitHub: flashbots:mev-geth
• Arbitrum
• The Definitive Guide to Sequencing by James Prestwich
• Verkle Trees for Statelessness

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