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Ethereum’s Rollups: Gold Standard, Plasma Revisit Needed — Buterin
Ethereum

Ethereum’s Rollups: Gold Standard, Plasma Revisit Needed — Buterin

Buterin, co-founde­r of Ethereum, stated that te­ams currently engaged in ze­ro-knowledge Ethere­um Virtual Machines (ZK EVMs) should consider Plasma again. Once, Plasma held a strong position as an Ethereum layer-2 growth solution. Buterin emphasized that although rollups remain the ‘gold standard,’ Plasma represents an ‘underrated design space’ one should pay attention to. “Plasma can be […]

Nov. 15, 2023
Zero-Knowledge Sharding in Latest Ethereum Rollup
Ethereum

Zero-Knowledge Sharding in Latest Ethereum Rollup

Builders of Ethereum scaling solutions known as =nil; Foundation has launched zkSharding for Ethereum. This infrastructure approach aims to improve transaction speeds without compromising the economic security of Ethereum. Unlike similar scaling methods, Sharding secures the Ethere­um network into assorted segme­nts. This facilitates transactions in a less costly and more e­ffective way. With the use­ […]

Nov. 8, 2023
Diverse Scaling Approaches For Ethereum Layer 2s: Vitalik Buterin
Ethereum

Diverse Scaling Approaches For Ethereum Layer 2s: Vitalik Buterin

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin’s essay explores Ethereum Layer 2 scaling techniques for the smart contract blockchain ecosystem. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin foresees increased complexity in the layer-2 Ethereum ecosystem due to various tech advances. In an update on his blog, the co-founder of the smart contract blockchain opened up about the existing Ethereum scalability landscape where […]

Nov. 1, 2023