Co-founder, president and product @ Aztec

BEng Materials Science from Imperial College London. Formerly CTO of Silicon Valley food tech startup Radish. Experienced developer and EF9 Cohort member.

Joe Andrews

This talk will act as a river guide exploring the design space for L2 sequencer decentralization. It will cover:

1. Should L2’s care about decentralizing a sequencer?
2. What does it mean for UX?
3. Forced Inclusion ≠ Decentralised sequencing
4. ELI5 the approaches being taken by L2's
5. Based rollups to the rescue?
6. What are for optimistic / zk and / privacy rollups
7. L2 Consensus networks are not the solution
8. Decentralisation is not just about sequencing rights

Stage 5

Decentralize your sequencer -- A guide for L2’s

This talk explores how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) can leverage zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) and Ethereum to create privacy-centric monetary systems. We'll examine how ZKPs enable robust AML/CTF compliance while preserving user privacy, discuss the benefits of Ethereum deployment for financial inclusion and innovation, and showcase how these technologies could revolutionize digital currency design. Future CBDCs can and should offer unparalleled privacy, security, and functionality.