Just a few days after launching the Citrea testnet, Orkun Kilic joins the Bitcoin Takeover podcast to talk about his team's approach to building zero-knowledge proofs and the ambition to create a BTC-only economy around it. Time stamps: Rollups vs. Sidechains (00:02:02) The Need for Rollups in Bitcoin (00:04:18) Citrea's Unique Approach (00:06:29) Building a Generic Virtual Machine (00:08:08) Citrea as the First ZK Rollup on Bitcoin (00:09:10) Comparison with Other Projects (00:09:56) Use Cases for Average Users (00:12:08) Citrea & Non-Custodial Financial Services (00:14:44) Citrea vs Drivechains (00:16:30) Differences in Trust Assumptions (00:17:05) Drivechain Proposal History (00:18:14) Starkware and Zero Knowledge Proofs (00:19:13) Technical Limitations of Starknet (00:19:35) Building Non-Custodial Solutions (00:20:24) Future of Syria and Decentralization (00:24:05) Progress Since Last Interview (00:26:14) Presentation on Hyper Bitcoinization (00:28:03) Privacy Benefits of Citrea (00:29:37) Potential Changes to Bitcoin (00:30:49)