Karl Floersch

Karl Floersch is the Chief Executive Officer at OP Labs and a co-founder of Optimism, where Karl leads the team in developing scalable blockchain solutions.

With a strong background in cryptoeconomics and engineering, Karl has been instrumental in scaling Ethereum through the Optimism Rollup and fostering open-source software development with Retroactive Public Goods Funding.

Previously, as a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, Karl contributed to core research on consensus protocols like Proof-of-Stake (PoS) and sharding, including shipping the alpha PoS on the Ethereum testnet (Casper testnet).

Karl's professional journey also includes experience as a Blockchain Engineer at ConsenSys, developing rights management platforms on the Ethereum blockchain, and a Frontend Developer at 3Rings Media.

Karl is currently focused on leveraging cryptoeconomics to drive automation, socioeconomic equality, and positive societal impact.

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