Ed Felten on Arbitrum DAO, Timeboost, and His Newest Research
Exploring Arbitrum BOLD, Timeboost, and other onchain research pioneered by the Arbitrum DAO & Offchain Labs
For today's episode, the spotlight is on Arbitrum—not just the L2 you’ve come to know, but a growing network exploring new dimensions of scaling, decentralization, and interoperability.
From innovative concepts like BOLD for permissionless validation to Timeboost’s approach to tackling MEV and decentralized sequencing challenges, there’s a lot to unpack here.
So, Andy sat down with Ed Felten to discuss how Arbitrum’s community, powered by its DAO, has become a proving ground for human coordination at scale. If you add in the technical strides like fast withdrawals and research into decentralized sequencing, it’s clear they’re addressing challenges that resonate across the onchain ecosystem in a true DAO-manner.
Today’s piece takes a deeper look at the latest tech research from Arbitrum DAO and Offchain Labs, balancing the technical details with the broader narrative of why this all matters.
Let’s dive in.
The Rollup