2025-09-12 –, Plasma Stage
Language: English
Rollups play a crucial role in Ethereum’s scaling, but while they have rapidly diversified, they also face the challenge of ecosystem fragmentation. This session will explore two key approaches—shared sequencers and base rollups—clarifying their respective goals and differences.
We will further discuss major challenges such as incentive alignment for rollup operators and the overall coherence of the ecosystem, examining how these issues might be solved and whether the costs of doing so are just
We will further discuss major challenges such as incentive alignment for rollup operators and the overall coherence of the ecosystem, examining how these issues might be solved and whether the costs of doing so are justified by the benefits. Ultimately, this session will ask whether the future of L2s lies in convergence into “one” or in continued evolution while preserving diversity, offering critical insights into the direction of Ethereum’s scaling.
Charles Lu is co-founder and COO of Espresso Systems. Prior to Espresso's founding in 2020, Charles worked on various roles in the blockchain ecosystem, including Binance Labs, and conducted research as a PhD student in Dan Boneh's cryptography group at Stanford University. Charles holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from Stanford in computer science.
Nyx Foundation
After founding Titania Research, he co-founded Nyx Foundation. He received an EF Grant for his research on PBS and recently proposed a new RANDAO. He is currently researching about incomplete contract theory.
Ethereum Ecosystem Builder | Worked with teams across Consensys, Ethereum Foundation, MetaMask, Binance, and Morph.