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Robbie Ferguson, co-founder and president of Immutable, talks about how Immutable is transforming the NFT industry through its layer 2 solution, Immutable X, which just launched April 8. In this episode, he discusses:\xa0\n what sort of problems Immutable is solving by creating a layer 2 solution (1:21)\n why scalability is especially an issue for NFTs in gaming (1:59)\n how Immutable X, built with partner Starkware, addresses the problems with scaling NFTs (3:28)\n how Immutable is scaling Ethereum and the definition of a layer 2 solution (5:46)\n the Immutable business model and how the company makes money (6:40)\n how validity proofs like ZK-rollups differ from fraud proofs like Optimistic rollups (7:52)\n how Gods Unchained has performed since the April 8th launch of Immutable X (8:27)\n why building on Ethereum is so important to Immutable (10:54)\n why Immutable is obsessed with bringing liquidity to NFTs (14:54)\n what sort of partners Immutable is looking to attract and how Immutable X is different from a traditional marketplace (18:00)\n why Immutable decided to purchase carbon credits to offset the gas the protocol consumes on Ethereum (21:33)\n what we might see from Gods Unchained, Immutable X, and NFT gaming in general by the end of this\xa0 year (23:32 )\n weekly news recap (26:22)\n \xa0\n Thank you to our sponsors!\n Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unchainedcardearnfeb2021\xa0\n InterPop: https://hellointerpop.io/?utm_source=Unchained&utm_medium=episode-sponsorship&utm_campaign=interpop-launch&utm_content=interpop\xa0\n NEAR: https://near.org\xa0\n \xa0\n Episode Links\n \xa0\n Robbie Ferguson\n https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbieferguson/?originalSubdomain=au\n \xa0\n Immutable\n Twitter:\xa0\n \n https://twitter.com/Immutable?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\xa0\n \n Website for Immutable X\n \n https://market.x.immutable.com/assets/0xacb3c6a43d15b907e8433077b6d38ae40936fe2c\xa0\n \n Layer 2\n https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/101092/ethereum-startup-immutable-aims-to-cut-nft-costs-with-new-layer-2-scaling-protocol\n https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/100084/opensea-nft-layer-2-immutable-x\n \n https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1385263903450484741\xa0\n \n Gods Unchained\n https://www.coindesk.com/james-ferguson-on-decentralized-gamings-next-moves\n https://decrypt.co/65828/immutable-x-ethereum-nft-gods-unchained\n Previous Unconfirmed interview: https://unchainedpodcast.com/how-the-hong-kong-protests-gave-a-boost-to-gods-unchained/\n\n \n \xa0\n Miscellaneous Links\n Hearthstone link\n \n https://decrypt.co/48379/gods-unchained-review-and-beginners-guide\xa0\n \n Carbon Credits\n \n https://twitter.com/immutable/status/1377099577178779659?lang=en\xa0\n \n StarkWare relationship\n https://medium.com/starkware/starkware-immutable-8896aabab4e5\n StarkWare\u2019s recent Unchained appearance\n \n https://unchainedpodcast.com/can-dydx-become-a-decentralized-bitmex-how-it-is-scaling-with-starkware/\xa0\n \n \n \xa0\n Link to the Crypto News Recap:\n https://unchainedpodcast.com/2600-eth/\n \xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices