Optimism’s Ben Jones and Kraken’s Andrew Koller join us today to talk about Kraken’s latest release. Kraken is launching Ink, a blockchain built on the OP Stack, joining the Superchain to scale Ethereum. Ink offers 1-second block times and connects users to top DeFi applications while contributing to a unified ecosystem.

Kraken will share revenue with the Optimism Collective and participate in OP Governance, alongside major players like Coinbase and Uniswap. Ink’s mainnet is set to launch in early 2025, focusing on onchain wealth management and developer engagement.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
5:43 Ink Explained
10:23 What Happens on Ink?
12:52 Technicalities of Ink
14:00 Kraken x Ink Synergy & Goals
16:15 Why Superchain?
17:36 Ink Roadmap
19:08 Scaling Ink
24:41 Wen Superchain Promise
33:19 Superchain 2025 Forcast
37:36 Kraken BTC x Ink
38:38 $INK
39:35 Superchain Economics
48:28 What’s Next?
51:30 Closing & Disclaimers

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RESOURCES

Ink

http://inkonchain.com

Kraken
https://x.com/krakenfx

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