How Sovereign Is Solving Crypto's Throughput Problem with Preston Evans
The Rollup11 Elo 2025

How Sovereign Is Solving Crypto's Throughput Problem with Preston Evans

How would you launch an application in crypto today? Why do we need more than one CLOB?


In today's episode, we sit down with Preston Evans, CTO of Sovereign Labs, to explore how builders can escape the throughput prison that's held crypto back for years.


We cover why CLOBs need sub-100 millisecond response times, how Bullet leverages their infrastructure, and the vision for bringing everything from payments to identity on-chain.


Let's get into it.

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