This week, we speak with Alan Orwick from Quai Network who is attempting to build a completely novel Proof-Of-Work blockchain able to compete with modern Proof-Of-Stake on throughput and latency. The project uses a dual-token design which includes a highly novel stablecoin-like token used to represent energy input into the network. It's a breath of fresh air in the POW landscape and offers a glimpse into the potential future of blockchain scaling. - - Time Stamps (0:00) - Introduction (1:37) - Path into crypto (3:46) - High level overview of Quai Network (5:21) - Is Quai trying to be money? (7:31) - What does POW enable? (17:53) - Quai as a settlement layer? (21:07) - Boosting POW tps using horizontal scaling (32:29) - How is horizontal scaling different to Eth’s modular scaling (36:28) - Wallet UX (38:28) - Removing necessity for bridged assets (40:32) - How to balance shards (43:09) - 2 token design (49:44) - Avoiding Luna comparisons (51:56) - Go-To-Market strategy (54:52) - Could Quai work with other L1s (57:41) - Future milestones - - Podcast Resources Follow Sal: https://twitter.com/salxyz Follow Dave: https://twitter.com/SolBeachBum Follow Zen Llama: https://twitter.com/ZenLlama Follow Unlayered: https://twitter.com/UnlayeredPod Subscribe on Spotify, Apple, or Google: https://unlayered.io/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UnlayeredPod - - Episode Resources Follow Quai Network : https://Twitter.com/QuaiNetwork