And thus we observe the return to verification-centric architectures (realized and idealized by UTXO chains like @NervosNetwork and Bitcoin).
Whether by means of cryptography or other forms of succinct verification, the concept is the same: don’t replicate globally what need not be replicated globally.
Whether by means of cryptography or other forms of succinct verification, the concept is the same: don’t replicate globally what need not be replicated globally.
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My attempt to express in somewhat concise terms the true meaning of basically everything planned to happen to Ethereum starting from the fork after Hegota. It's really not just a blockchain anymore. It's a hybrid architecture that combines together blockchains and modern cryptography, to enable much more powerful properties.
FOCIL, EIP-8288, Lean consensus, state management, formal verification, advanced mempool improvements (including privacy), and the longer-term specter of obfuscation all mentioned.