Michael DeHoog is Principal Engineer of Base - a secure, low-cost, builder-friendly Ethereum L2 built to bring the next billion users onchain. In this episode, we discuss how to boostrap a blockchain, scaling Ethereum, the Base origin story, and more.

Timestamps

0:00 - Intro

1:33 - Michael’s background

3:57 - Base’s origin

7:15 - Externalizing Base Net

9:39 - Proof of Authority

10:34 - Ethereum protocol changes

14:40 - Engineering bottlenecks

17:05 - Borrowing from Web2

21:30 - Replacing EVM with RISC-V

24:39 - Adding passkeys to the EVM

31:01 - Bootstrapping a blockchain

37:30 - Solving interop

40:42 - Being bullish on ZK

42:18 - What CDP should build

43:43 - Outro

About Coinbase Developer Podcast

CDPod is a technical podcast that goes under the hood with the CTOs, engineers, and builders shaping the crypto ecosystem from Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP). Hosted by Yuga Cohler (CDP Eng Lead, ex-Google) and Erik Reppel (CDP Head of Eng, ex-Zora), this show is made for developers, by developers.

We get into the nitty-gritty of how and why guests built their projects — from big-picture architecture down to that one React trick they wish they could stop using. Expect real talk, solid insights, and maybe a little snark.

Guest

Michael DeHoog: https://github.com/mdehoog

Hosts

Yuga Cohler: https://x.com/yugacohler

Erik Reppel: https://x.com/programmer

Producers

Danny Organ: https://x.com/organ_danny

Pia Szabo: https://x.com/0xPia

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