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Ethereum

Deep dive into Ethereum - the World Computer, its architecture, consensus, scaling solutions, and ecosystem.

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Introductory

  • EVM Object Format (EOF)

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    6 min readUpdated 2023-01-14
  • Crypto Governance

    Decentralization is a big word that refers to a lot of things, and there are a countless number of DAOs out there, all doing something unique.

    5 min readUpdated 2023-01-24
  • Olympus DAO Bonds

    This thread is the result of 2+ hours spent making this digestible to my incredible smooth brain. Thank you.

    6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Stablecoins

    Deposit collateral, mint GHO. Burn GHO, reclaim collateral.

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • The World Computer

    Ethereum is the World Computer - a globally shared computing platform built on trustless trust. From the coordination miracle of humanity to the future of decentralized systems.

    11 min readUpdated 2022-12-08

Intermediate

  • Ethereum Consensus Updates
    1 min readUpdated 2023-01-11
  • Dopex Programmable Options

    Options are a contract between two parties to buy/sell an asset (in the future) using a fixed price and date.

    4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • erc-3475

    (APIs) are the mechanism by which programs communicate and developers coordinate.

    3 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Ethereum Virtual Machine

    A (VM) is a computer program that emulates a complete, independent computer system entirely within another computing environment.

    5 min readUpdated 2023-01-09
  • The Internet Economy

    Here's the unspoken question: “so what does this look like in 50+ years? Does crypto eat the world?”

    4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Internet Native Settlement

    Ethereum is the World Computer - a credibly neutral, globally shared utility that exists between a network of thousands of untrusted computers (called nodes).

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Programmable Money

    Money is a concept older than history; by 2008 it had permeated our lives so deeply that it’s hard to understand the world without reference to it.

    4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Randomly Sampled Committees

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • State Channels

    In 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto created blockchain technology, changing the world forever.

    3 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • State Transition Function

    Ethereum is a distributed . A state machine is a mathematical model of computation with two major components:

    2 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Synthetix Composable Assets

    First, a metaphor: Let's say you have a really cool Lego boat... but you're kinda into that other girl's Lego Star Wars set.

    4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Ethereum Token Standards

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    3 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Ethereum Transaction

    Ethereum is the World Computer: a globally shared utility that exists between a network of 1000s of computers.

    4 min readUpdated 2023-01-14
  • Upgrades

    Ethereum's roadmap for scaling, security, and sustainability through coordinated protocol upgrades.

    1 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

Advanced

  • Comparing PoW and PoS

    Although 2 years is an entirety in crypto-years, the arguments still represent the best argument why Proof of Stake (PoS) > Proof of Work (PoW) I have seen (so far).

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • De-Fi is a Better Way

    Ethereum is a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes) coordinating using Proof of Stake (PoS) to keep the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) in sync.

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Accessing Ethereum

    This article will walk you through the resource requirements of an Ethereum node in November 2022.

    6 min readUpdated 2023-01-12
  • Account Abstraction

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    5 min readUpdated 2023-01-09
  • Ethereum Accounts

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    4 min readUpdated 2023-01-08
  • Attestation

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Block Proposal

    Credible randomness is critical to PoS's security design, particularly in regards to validator assignments (including block proposer).

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Ethereum Block

    A is a data structure used to organize and encrypt huge data sets.

    7 min readUpdated 2023-01-12
  • Blockchain

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    3 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Casper FFG

    The Byzantine Generals' Problem describes a thought experiment that illustrates the challenges of asynchronous coordination.

    6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Danksharding Consensus Changes

    is the "final step in the transfer of ownership, involving the physical exchange of securities or payment".

    6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Consensus

    This is a high-level discussion of consensus system, including PoW and PoS. .

    6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Danksharding and Rollups

    is the "final step in the transfer of ownership, involving the physical exchange of securities or payment".

    5 min readUpdated 2023-01-20
  • Data Availability Bottleneck

    A is a data structure used to organize and encrypt huge data sets.

    5 min readUpdated 2023-01-20
  • Data Availability Sampling

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Scaling Data

    is the "final step in the transfer of ownership, involving the physical exchange of securities or payment".

    8 min readUpdated 2022-12-08
  • Decentralized Finance

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-08
  • Decentralization

    Decentralization is a big word that refers to a lot of things, and there are a countless number of DAOs out there, all doing something unique.

    7 min readUpdated 2023-01-24
  • Distributed Validator Technology

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    5 min readUpdated 2023-01-21
  • EigenLayer

    Bitcoin invented decentralized computation: the coordination of untrusted computers to achieve a unified computing environment.

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-08
  • EIP-1559

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    8 min readUpdated 2023-01-17
  • Scaling Execution

    measures the amount of computational effort required to execute specific operations on Ethereum.

    4 min readUpdated 2023-01-20
  • Finality

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    4 min readUpdated 2023-01-10
  • The History of Ethereum

    It's 2022, by now you should know Ethereum as the World Computer.

    4 min readUpdated 2023-01-17
  • KZG Ceremony

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes) coordinating using Proof of Stake (PoS) to keep the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) in sync.

    11 min readUpdated 2022-12-11
  • Light Clients

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes) coordinating using Proof of Stake (PoS) to keep the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) in sync.

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • LMD-GHOST

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Magic Money

    Let's pretend you are a shop owner and I am a potential customer.

    9 min readUpdated 2022-12-16
  • mev-boost

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes) coordinating using Proof of Stake (PoS) to keep the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) in sync.

    6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Ethereum Middleware

    Originally published on the Flywheel Podcast as a video essay, .

    6 min readUpdated 2023-01-12
  • Network

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers.

    4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Ethereum Node

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    3 min readUpdated 2023-01-21
  • J.P. Morgan Onyx

    In 2021 I listened to Hayden Adams explain Uniswap on the Bloomberg Odd Lots podcast, and my life changed forever.

    5 min readUpdated 2023-03-10
  • Optimistic Rollups

    A is a data structure used to organize and encrypt huge data sets.

    6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Danksharding P2P Network

    Every 12 seconds, Ethereum opens a new slot, expecting a new block.

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Proposer-Builder Separation

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    7 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Plasma

    A is a data structure used to organize and encrypt huge data sets.

    4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Polygon zkEVM

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    5 min readUpdated 2023-03-31
  • Proof of Stake

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    6 min readUpdated 2022-12-08
  • Internet-Native Property Rights

    There are many different ways to understand Ethereum and blockchain technology. For me, metaphor is what opened my eyes.

    3 min readUpdated 2023-01-24
  • Proto-Danksharding

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    5 min readUpdated 2023-01-20
  • RANDAO

    BLS Digital Signatures A method of generating ; digital signatures appear as random data (there is no way to discover anything about the signer with just the signature.

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Regulation

    Ethereum is a distributed computing platform.

    6 min readUpdated 2023-01-24
  • Scaling Ethereum Execution

    is the "final step in the transfer of ownership, involving the physical exchange of securities or payment".

    5 min readUpdated 2023-01-20
  • Potential EigenLayer Services

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    5 min readUpdated 2023-01-23
  • Single-Slot Finality

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    7 min readUpdated 2023-01-10
  • State Expiry

    A is a mathematical model of computation with two major components:

    6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Ethereum State Machine

    Some are called by the decentralization, others to become unrealistically wealthy; everyone has their reasons.

    4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Statelessness

    A is a mathematical model of computation with two major components:

    6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Sync Committee

    BLS Digital Signatures A method of generating ; digital signatures appear as random data (there is no way to discover anything about the signer with just the signature.

    6 min readUpdated 2023-01-12
  • ZK-Rollup Taxonomy

    This Article is a summary of Vitalik's blog post, .

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • State Size Management Theory

    A is a mathematical model of computation with two major components:

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • Time

    Ethereum exists between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes), each running a local version of the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM).

    6 min readUpdated 2023-01-09
  • Trustless Bridges

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    7 min readUpdated 2023-01-12
  • Trustless Trust

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes) coordinating using Proof of Stake (PoS) to keep the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) in sync.

    7 min readUpdated 2023-01-12
  • Verifiable Delay Function

    Ethereum is the World Computer, a single, globally shared computing platform that exists in the space between a network of 1,000s of computers (nodes).

    6 min readUpdated 2023-01-09
  • ve-Tokens

    Before we dive into the tokens, let's take a step back and talk about De-Fi holistically.

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07
  • ZK Rollups

    is the "final step in the transfer of ownership, involving the physical exchange of securities or payment".

    5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07