In this special episode, we feature a debate of sorts between ZenLlama of Monad who's representing integrated blockchains and Dino of Fluent Labs who's representing modular blockchains. We start by defining terms relevant to both architectures and making analogies to the non-crypto world. We then evaluate the tradeoffs of both approaches with an emphasis on the design decisions Fluent and Monad each make in their quest for scalability. This episode is a great way to get a 10,000ft view of how these dominant ideologies work in practice.

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Time Stamps

(0:00) - Modular / monolithic terminology

(5:08) - Real world analogues 

(18:10) - Similarities to edge computing

(23:11) - Does modularism discourage composability?

(28:18) - Does monolithic ossification slow innovation?

(33:09) - What will drive on-chain demand

(46:12) - Content curation in decentralized systems

(47:43) - Do modular costs outweigh benefits

(57:24) - Modular and integrated designs converging  

(1:01:04) - Examining crypto case studies

(1:08:05) - Where does value accrue

(1:08:58) - Fluent and Monad overview

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Episode Resources

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Follow Dino : https://Twitter.com/0xDinoEggs

Monad : https://Monad.xyz

Fluent : https://FluentLabs.xyz