[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Timi [@stoic_timii](/creator/twitter/stoic_timii) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-20 17:04:26 UTC In today's blockchain world, L2 rollups are scaling the Ethereum ecosystem but they also fragment liquidity, infrastructure, and user experience. Imagine if all these rollups could talk, trade, and confirm across chains seamlessly and securely. That’s the vision behind Espresso Systems. @EspressoSys is building a global confirmation layer that sits between L2s and Ethereum, an interoperable “glue” enabling fast, secure, and cross-rollup coordination. At Espresso’s core is HotShot, a consensus protocol based on HotStuff BFT but modified for thousands of nodes and optimism-driven responsiveness. Optimistic responsiveness: when everything’s smooth, confirmations are near-instant, no fixed block time delays. HotShot is essentially Web2 performance with Web3-grade security—fast, scalable consensus made practical . Consensus isn’t enough, L2s also need robust data availability. Espresso solves this with Tiramisu DA, a multi-layered system designed for both speed and security : -VID Layer: verifiable information dispersal ensures you can recover the data block with a subset of nodes—no mass replication needed. -DA Committee Layer: a small, efficient committee issues quick availability certificates . -CDN Layer: optional but accelerates distribution to achieve web2-style speeds . Combined, these layers enable fast and reliable data availability, optimized for both latency and adversarial safety. 🤝 Shared Sequencing & CIRC Espresso is a shared sequencer: multiple L2 rollups leverage HotShot and Tiramisu to order transactions. This enables atomic, cross-rollup execution with immediacy and consistency . They even define CIRC (Coordinated Inter-Rollup Communication) which are protocols for synchronous composability among L2s. That means rollups can communicate in real time, without custom VM modifications . Espresso promises real benefits: -Seconds-level finality for rollups, not minutes . -Cross-rollup bridges that settle instantly, reducing friction and fragmentation . -Shared sequencing enhances decentralization, censorship-resistance, and fewer single points of breach . For dApp devs and users, this means a more cohesive ecosystem where liquidity flows freely, applications compose across chains, and UX improves dramatically. Espresso Systems isn’t just another infra project. It’s the coordination engine for the interchain world: -HotShot delivers fast, scalable consensus. -Tiramisu DA guarantees secure and swift data availability. -Shared sequencing + builder markets enable atomic cross-rollup interaction. -CIRC support aligns execution across ecosystems. The result? A truly interoperable future, where L2s aren’t siloes but part of one integrated Web3. If you’re building or using an L2 rollup: explore integrating Espresso. If you’re a node operator or builder: join their testnets and dive into HotShot or Tiramisu. For protocol researchers or developers: Open source HotShot is available under MIT, alongside academic papers & benchmarks . For the community: follow Espresso Systems, join discussions, and be part of the interop wave. Espresso might just be the foundation layer that finally turns multichain ambition into interchain reality. Let’s drink to that ☕️  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [espressosys](/topic/espressosys) [blockchain](/topic/blockchain) [ethereum](/topic/ethereum) [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1) [Post Link](https://x.com/stoic_timii/status/1946979523947581903)
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Timi @stoic_timii on x XXX followers
Created: 2025-07-20 17:04:26 UTC
In today's blockchain world, L2 rollups are scaling the Ethereum ecosystem but they also fragment liquidity, infrastructure, and user experience. Imagine if all these rollups could talk, trade, and confirm across chains seamlessly and securely. That’s the vision behind Espresso Systems.
@EspressoSys is building a global confirmation layer that sits between L2s and Ethereum, an interoperable “glue” enabling fast, secure, and cross-rollup coordination.
At Espresso’s core is HotShot, a consensus protocol based on HotStuff BFT but modified for thousands of nodes and optimism-driven responsiveness. Optimistic responsiveness: when everything’s smooth, confirmations are near-instant, no fixed block time delays. HotShot is essentially Web2 performance with Web3-grade security—fast, scalable consensus made practical .
Consensus isn’t enough, L2s also need robust data availability. Espresso solves this with Tiramisu DA, a multi-layered system designed for both speed and security : -VID Layer: verifiable information dispersal ensures you can recover the data block with a subset of nodes—no mass replication needed. -DA Committee Layer: a small, efficient committee issues quick availability certificates . -CDN Layer: optional but accelerates distribution to achieve web2-style speeds .
Combined, these layers enable fast and reliable data availability, optimized for both latency and adversarial safety.
🤝 Shared Sequencing & CIRC Espresso is a shared sequencer: multiple L2 rollups leverage HotShot and Tiramisu to order transactions. This enables atomic, cross-rollup execution with immediacy and consistency . They even define CIRC (Coordinated Inter-Rollup Communication) which are protocols for synchronous composability among L2s. That means rollups can communicate in real time, without custom VM modifications .
Espresso promises real benefits: -Seconds-level finality for rollups, not minutes . -Cross-rollup bridges that settle instantly, reducing friction and fragmentation . -Shared sequencing enhances decentralization, censorship-resistance, and fewer single points of breach .
For dApp devs and users, this means a more cohesive ecosystem where liquidity flows freely, applications compose across chains, and UX improves dramatically.
Espresso Systems isn’t just another infra project. It’s the coordination engine for the interchain world: -HotShot delivers fast, scalable consensus. -Tiramisu DA guarantees secure and swift data availability. -Shared sequencing + builder markets enable atomic cross-rollup interaction. -CIRC support aligns execution across ecosystems.
The result? A truly interoperable future, where L2s aren’t siloes but part of one integrated Web3.
If you’re building or using an L2 rollup: explore integrating Espresso.
If you’re a node operator or builder: join their testnets and dive into HotShot or Tiramisu.
For protocol researchers or developers: Open source HotShot is available under MIT, alongside academic papers & benchmarks .
For the community: follow Espresso Systems, join discussions, and be part of the interop wave.
Espresso might just be the foundation layer that finally turns multichain ambition into interchain reality. Let’s drink to that ☕️
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