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Avail is a modular blockchain built to scale other blockchains, spun out of Polygon. It provides a fast, secure data and consensus layer for launching a sustainable blockchain. Avail is part of a growing modular ecosystem in the ongoing effort to increase data availability for blockchains. Avail's final incentivized testnet is starting in the end of October with final audits by the end of the year, and mainnet launch expected in 2024.
TOPICS
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:13 Introduction to Anurag
00:04:18 Starting Avail while at Polygon
00:07:19 Tradeoffs when choosing security layers
00:16:15 Longterm viability of EVM Rollups
00:24:00 Avail's stack
00:29:22 Avails vs Celestia
00:40:10 Data Availability Sampling
00:49:45 Tradeoffs in increasing block size
00:54:24 Economics of Avail
01:04:10 Avail roadmap, milestones, and challenges
LINKS
Website: https://availproject.org/
Blog: https://blog.availproject.org/
Blogpost on data availability layer: https://blog.availproject.org/a-guide-to-selecting-the-right-data-availability-layer/
Avail Twitter: https://twitter.com/AvailProject
GUESTS
Anurag Arjun, Founder: https://twitter.com/anuragarjun
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SOCIAL MEDIA
Sebastien Couture: https://twitter.com/seb3point0
The Interop: https://twitter.com/TheInterop
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