The chapter explores the historical and modern-day debate between big blockers and small blockers in the cryptocurrency space, using examples like Bitcoin Cash, Solana, and Ethereum. It delves into the implications on decentralization, scalability, and transaction speed, highlighting the trade-offs and ideological differences between the two camps. The discussion also touches on the technical aspects of running nodes on different blockchain networks and compares the complexity and expressivity of block space in Ethereum and Bitcoin.
Welcome back to Bankless Takes! On the show today we walk through David’s recent article on the unified architecture theory for Ethereum.
Where does Ethereum stand in a world of many chains? How does ethereum compare to Bitcoin, Solana, Celestia, and many others are fighting for users in the space. The comparisons and top competitors might surprise you.
------ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Start 02:08 Reason For This Article 06:32 Bitcoin Block Size Wars 17:51 Modern Day Big vs Small Blockers 22:06 Sophisticated Vs Primitive Blocks 33:19 Functionality Escape Velocity 37:17 The Root Of Trust 45:57 Cosmos, The Lost Tribe 56:02 Sovereignty Escape Velocity