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Gluchowski: Alternative L1 Blockchains Failed to Gain Traction Without EVM Compatibility

Alex Gluchowski · Scaling Up Blockchains with Zero-Knowledge Proofs · Nov 8, 2021 · at 43:18

Alex Gluchowski is the co-founder of Matter Labs. He discusses developer ecosystem network effects and why alternative L1 platforms had to adopt EVM compatibility to grow.

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“We see it with alternative L ones. We have a couple of Ethereum killers. Having launched in in the previous year with custom systems, with different virtual machines and different languages and they didn't really get traction until they implemented Ethereum compatibility.”

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Alternative Layer-1 blockchains with non-EVM virtual machines and custom languages failed to gain significant traction until adding EVM compatibility.

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Gluchowski: Alternative L1 Blockchains Failed to Gain Traction Without EVM Compatibility

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