In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Barnabé Monnot—founding member of Ethlabs. We make the case for Quick Slots: a quintessential upgrade for Ethereum. Later we discuss fast finality, L1 & L2 strategy, and Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR).
In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Barnabé Monnot—founding member of Ethlabs.
We make the case for Quick Slots: a quintessential upgrade for Ethereum. Later we discuss fast finality, L1 & L2 strategy, and Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR).
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Timestamps
(00:57) - Why Ethlabs now
(04:42) - Moving faster, product focus
(07:38) - The founder journey so far
(11:12) - Quick Slots are a major unlock
(16:40) - Why quick slots for Hegota and not J*
(21:34) - Clearing the three hurdles for shorter slots
(24:02) - PQ architecture & smart contract dependency
(28:08) - Steel-manning Faster Slots
(33:08) - Validator consolidation & decoupling consensus
(36:53) - Fast Confirmation Rule (FCR)
(41:57) - FCR GTM strategy & adoption
(46:28) - Fast Finality & Trade-offs
(49:56) - L1 & L2 symbiosis
(56:02) - Based rollups
(59:10) - An L1 strategy
(1:02:58) - Potential Gen Z & Gen Alpha strategies
(1:06:43) - Agentic finance onchain
(1:09:26) - Ethereum feeling alive
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1. Barnabé's official position:
https://x.com/barnabemonnot/status/2092574823939461247
2. Ethlabs' official Hegotá EIP ranking:
https://x.com/ethlabs_org/status/2097838222621446629
3. EIP-8198: Quick Slots:
https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-8198