Ethereum
Deep dive into Ethereum - the World Computer, its architecture, consensus, scaling solutions, and ecosystem.
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 Updates1 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