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Andre Cronje Unfiltered: The Founder of Yearn, Keeper Network and Fantom

Dec 14, 2023
Andre Cronje, founder of Yearn, Keeper Network, and Fantom, discusses his drive to build crypto applications with real use cases, the ICO era, the launch of Yearn Finance, Fantom's unique innovations, why airdrops suck, and crypto regulation.
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  • Phantom's consensus algorithm utilizes p2p network communication to reach consensus among validators, enabling faster information propagation and consensus.
  • Phantom has made optimizations to its Virtual Machine, enhancing transaction execution speed, reducing computational overhead, and improving efficiency.

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Consensus: Leveraging Communication for Consensus

Phantom's consensus algorithm utilizes the p2p network communication among validators to reach consensus. Validators continuously communicate, share messages, and prove their knowledge of messages, allowing consensus to be reached. This communication protocol enables faster propagation of information and consensus among validators.

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