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56 articles tagged with “consensus

Blockchain

Core blockchain and cryptocurrency concepts including consensus, economic incentives, and decentralized systems.

conceptsintermediate1 min readUpdated 2025-10-03

Zero-Knowledge Proof

In America, citizens don't have ID numbers... and yet we live in a society that necessitates them.

conceptsadvanced3 min readUpdated 2023-03-31

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.

ethereumadvanced7 min readUpdated 2023-01-24

Internet-Native Property Rights

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

ethereumadvanced3 min readUpdated 2023-01-24

Regulation

Ethereum is a distributed computing platform.

ethereumadvanced6 min readUpdated 2023-01-24

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).

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2023-01-23

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).

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2023-01-21

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).

ethereumadvanced3 min readUpdated 2023-01-21

Danksharding and Rollups

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

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2023-01-20

Scaling Execution

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

ethereumadvanced4 min readUpdated 2023-01-20

Proto-Danksharding

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

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2023-01-20

Scaling Ethereum Execution

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

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2023-01-20

The History of Ethereum

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

ethereumadvanced4 min readUpdated 2023-01-17

Ethereum Transaction

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

ethereumintermediate4 min readUpdated 2023-01-14

Merkle Tree

Applying a takes data (of arbitrary contents and size) and reduces it to a unique, compact string.

conceptsadvanced3 min readUpdated 2023-01-12

Accessing Ethereum

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

ethereumadvanced6 min readUpdated 2023-01-12

Ethereum Block

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

ethereumadvanced7 min readUpdated 2023-01-12

Ethereum Middleware

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

ethereumadvanced6 min readUpdated 2023-01-12

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.

ethereumadvanced6 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.

ethereumadvanced7 min readUpdated 2023-01-12

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).

ethereumadvanced4 min readUpdated 2023-01-10

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).

ethereumadvanced7 min readUpdated 2023-01-10

Byzantine Fault Tolerance

The Byzantine Generals Problem was introduced by an .

conceptsadvanced5 min readUpdated 2023-01-09

Time

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

ethereumadvanced6 min readUpdated 2023-01-09

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).

ethereumadvanced6 min readUpdated 2023-01-09

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.

ethereumadvanced11 min readUpdated 2022-12-11

MEV Example

is the opportunity to secure a guaranteed profit by identifying and exploiting an information discrepancy.

conceptsintermediate3 min readUpdated 2022-12-08

Scaling Data

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

ethereumadvanced8 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).

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2022-12-08

EigenLayer

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

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2022-12-08

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).

ethereumadvanced6 min readUpdated 2022-12-08

Verkle Tree

A is creates a commitment that is anchored to a piece of data.

conceptsadvanced6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

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).

ethereumadvanced5 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.

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

Attestation

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

ethereumadvanced5 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).

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

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).

ethereumadvanced3 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

Casper FFG

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

ethereumadvanced6 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".

ethereumadvanced6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

Consensus

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

ethereumadvanced6 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).

ethereumintermediate5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

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.

ethereumadvanced5 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).

ethereumadvanced4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

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.

ethereumadvanced6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

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.

ethereumadvanced4 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).

ethereumadvanced7 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

Plasma

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

ethereumadvanced4 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.

ethereumintermediate4 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

Stablecoins

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

ethereumintro5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

State Channels

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

ethereumintermediate3 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

State Expiry

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

ethereumadvanced6 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:

ethereumintermediate2 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

Statelessness

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

ethereumadvanced6 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

Upgrades

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

ethereumintermediate1 min readUpdated 2022-12-07

ve-Tokens

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

ethereumadvanced5 min readUpdated 2022-12-07