118: Inside the Role of Chief Baker at Tezos Foundation, Chris Pinnock
MAR 23, 202630 MIN
118: Inside the Role of Chief Baker at Tezos Foundation, Chris Pinnock
MAR 23, 202630 MIN
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Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word!This week on TezTalks Radio, host Brandon Langston is joined by Chris Pinnock, Chief Baker at the Tezos Foundation. Baking is often described simply, but in practice it sits at the center of everything: consensus, signing, security, coordination, and infrastructure. 🔍 In this episode, we explore:What a Chief Baker actually does beyond the titleWhere pressure shows up first in the baking layerThe kinds of risks and failure modes that matter mostWhat separates a smooth week from a difficult oneHow BLS signature aggregation works in practiceWhat changed when BLS moved from theory to live infrastructureHow the Tezos Foundation structures and operates multiple bakeriesThe trade-offs between simplicity and resilienceReal moments where the system was under pressure and what was learnedHow incident response works when speed and caution both matterThe biggest shifts in baking over the past few yearsWhat challenges lie ahead as Tezos continues to scale