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Introducing Scroll - Technical Principles

To scale Ethereum with our zkEVM-based zkRollup, we have designed Scroll with a set of key technical principles in mind which uphold Scroll’s core values.

Our latest post outlines those principles 📜

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1/ We believe that upholding the Ethereum community's core principles at Layer 2 is of the highest priority.

This means building a solution that remains 100% aligned with Ethereum at the protocol level.

What are our technical principles? 👇

2/ (1) Ensuring User Security

For Scroll, this means users should not need to rely on the honesty of Layer 2 nodes for security and can instead take advantage of full Layer 1 security even when transacting on Layer 2.

3/ (2) Maintaining EVM-Equivalence

For a scaling solution, EVM-equivalence is the best way to give users and developers a seamless migration path from existing dapps and developer tooling.

4/ This implies substantially stronger guarantees than simple compatibility with the EVM through solutions such as transpilation.

5/ (3) Efficiency

In order for users to enjoy a great experience on a Layer 2, we believe that transaction fees should be substantially lower than on Ethereum and finality should be fast on the settlement layer (Ethereum).

6/ And all these conditions must continue to hold in a decentralized environment, bringing us to our last technical principle!

7/ (4) Decentralization across all layers of the community

We believe decentralization is one of the most valuable aspects of blockchains and ensures that protocols and communities are vibrant and resilient against censorship or coordinated attacks.

8/ This should hold across many aspects of Scroll, including node operators, provers, and the community of developers and users.

9/ By building in the open with the community and charting a credible path to decentralizing both proving and sequencing, Scroll is committed to ensuring decentralization across all dimensions.

10/ Tying it all together

The technical principles outlined in this article have led Scroll to a protocol design which aligns with the existing Ethereum community and provides a scaling path for the future billions of users who are not yet on-chain.

11/ As Scroll further evolves over the coming months, we will continue open-sourcing all of the ongoing research in fulfilling our grand vision, which is full-fledged EVM-Equivalence.

12/ If our vision of scaling Ethereum in an open and community-driven way resonates with you, we are looking for values-aligned individuals to help Scroll become the most developer- and user-friendly Layer 2 solution!

Apply here: 📜
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