ethereum

What are the qualities of a blockchains suitable for mass adoption, and how does Ethereum stack up?

Matthew Sigel (Head of Digital Assets Research at VanEck) joins The TIE’s Fundamental Value podcast to discuss the transition from tradfi to defi, analyzing digital assets, the upcoming ETH merge, and biggest risks in the space. Spotify Link Apple Podcast Link

Following up my last piece (where I discussed the role sharding is playing in solving decentralized scaling), it’s time to discuss a novel model that could be the savior of Ethereum: danksharding. Danksharding gets its name from its creator and Ethereum Researcher: Dankrad Feist. The change in name is intended to indicate a transition from […]

At their heart, blockchains are trust machines. Evaluating trust, let alone a chain’s performance, is not a routine task. Amongst the many tools used to quickly evaluate a chain’s performance, transactions per second (TPS) stands out as the most widely recognized one. TPS is often characterized as a reflection of a chain’s throughput, when in […]

The merge will bring new centralization concerns to Ethereum’s forefront, with three obstacles posing potential problems. While solvable, if left unchecked, runaway centralization in the following areas has the potential to control and derail the blockchain: Ethereum nodes are run on top of clients, more easily understood as software engines, without which nodes would be […]