(1/28) zkVMs, Verifiable Compute and the Next Chapter of Blockchain
Everything from cloud computing to the internet itself relies on explicit and implicit trust. But it's 2024, trust is breaking down, and the world is hungry for a trustless solution
A beginners guide to zkVMs
(2/28) Imagine we have a very computationally intense program - one so resource intensive that we wouldn't be able to run it on any personal devices or consumer hardware that we could realistically get our hands on.
Fortunately, we live in 2024; the cloud has us covered!
Dec 2, 2024 • 24 tweets • 6 min read
(1/23) @ethereum Upgrades: EIP-7685
Ethereum is made up of two layers: execution and consensus. Today, communication from the execution to consensus layer is indirect, limiting functionality and making updates inefficient.
EIP-7685 fixes this, and paves the way for quick and easy upgrades.
(2/23) @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).
These nodes are real computers in the real world, communicating directly from peer to peer.
(1/20) Zero Knowledge Cryptography is one of the most important technologies for blockchain. But why is ZK such a big deal? How will it impact what blockchains are capable of or used for? How will ZK achieve the promise of the World Computer?
A guide to the future of blockchain.
(2/20) When starting with ZK, you get a definition like:
"Zero-knowledge cryptography is a system that allows one party to prove to another party that a statement is true, without revealing any information about the statement itself, other than its validity."
(1/21) In 2022, @ethereum completed The Merge, fusing the Execution Chain and the Beacon Chain. But what are these two chains and how did they transition Ethereum from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake?
A deep dive on how The Merge defined the modern structure of Ethereum.
(2/21) @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).
These nodes are real computers in the real world, communicating directly from peer to peer.
What does it mean? Why is it important for the World Computer? Why does every project claim to be decentralized? What does decentralization mean for the @ethereum endgame?
If you've ever wondered "is decentralization real," this thread is for you!
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Re-staking is coming to change Etheruem, forever. Learn how this new paradigm will enable a new category of services and transform $ETH into the pristine collateral of trustless trust.
A few ideas worth building.
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(1/25) Think back to 2014 - the beginning of @ethereum - and compare it to what we have today. What if I told you that the Ethereum of 2030 will be AT LEAST as different from today's Ethereum?
We live in the world of Today-Fi; let us consider the world of Tomorrow-Fi.
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Proof of Work and Proof of Stake are tools we use to build systems devoid of trust. Both consensus mechanisms enable centralized actors (miners/validators) to trustlessly take unilateral actions.
The theory behind trustlessness.
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(1/25) @ethereum roadmap: Rollups, Danksharding and Settlement Outside the EVM
Rollups are predicated on the idea that the complete, final record exists on-chain. Danksharding is about pushing this data outside the EVM (off-chain).
What does this mean for the Ethereum endgame?
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(1/30) @ethereum basics: Fee Systems, Before and After EIP-1559
Ethereum is limited by the hardware & bandwidth of its nodes; fee systems work to fairly distribute these resources to any interested in using the World Computer
The original, and the what, why and wow of EIP-1559
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Arrays are a basic data structure that exist in nearly every programming language: an ordered set of elements, accessible by position, laid out directly next to each other in memory.
A guide to single, two and multi-dimensional arrays.
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Ethereum is built to be simple; no entity should gain control just because they are they only one who can manage it. But simplicity has costs. We pay for it with every. single. instruction.
A beginner's guide to EOF.
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@ethereum is the World Computer, the EVM is its computing platform - and the EVM is completely isolated from the outside world. But info must still flow in and out of the World Computer...
Your guide to how info (and value) moves cross-chain.
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Make an Ethereum transaction; when can you consider it irreversible? At what moment does your transaction change from "pending" to "protected by the value of $ETH?" What is the settlement endgame?
A deep dive on Ethereum finality.
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The internet is an ephemeral place; anything can change without a moments notice. Building the global settlement platform of the future requires concrete assurances.
Let's learn about how PoS achieves finality.
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What is an Ethereum account? What's "inside" it? What does it mean to "own it?" How does the account I control differ from the account that controls $USDC?
Everything (and more) you wanted to know accounts on the World Computer.
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