PolynyaThe Sustainability ChecklistFor far too long, the narrative has been dominated by short-term solutions with unsustainable designs. It’s never too late to fight back…May 13, 20222May 13, 20222
PolynyaDisaggregated blockchain layers & evading socioeconomic fragmentationI have expressed regret multiple times this year for helping propagate the “modular blockchain” meme. There are two significant problems…Apr 30, 2022Apr 30, 2022
PolynyaUpdated thoughts on “modular blockchains”I have been guilty of shilling the “modular blockchains” meme last year, of course alongside more influential players like Bankless…Mar 25, 2022Mar 25, 2022
PolynyaModular execution layersYou may have read about how execution layer can be separated from settlement & data availability. But an interesting trend is unfolding…Mar 20, 2022Mar 20, 2022
PolynyaThe Endgame bottleneck: historical storageCurrently, there’s a clear bottleneck at play with monolithic blockchains: state growth. The direct solutions to this are statelessness…Feb 27, 20221Feb 27, 20221
PolynyaOptimistic rollups are brilliant (and the state of blockchains)I have never written a post about “ORs vs ZKRs”. They are both great. My writing has been all about being against cripplingly inefficient…Feb 19, 20221Feb 19, 20221
PolynyaHow Ethereum scales: simplifiedIn short: Ethereum scales with rollups & data availability sampling. But what does that mean?Feb 10, 20221Feb 10, 20221
PolynyaDankshardingAlright, I’m compelled to do this. I don’t have much time, so this will be an oversimplified introduction to danksharding (featuring PBS +…Jan 31, 2022Jan 31, 2022
PolynyaRediscovering trustTrust is a powerful feature, not a bug. It’s one of the fundamental tenets behind our species’ wild success. Some crypto utopians may argue…Jan 10, 20223Jan 10, 20223