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Open Sourcing the Superchain (with Optimism)

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Building a Fault-Proveable Superchain

National security in the blockchain context relies on fault-proveability of the chain, which is challenging due to customization desires affecting cost and latency. Questions around the stack layer to address these challenges arise, considering tooling, protocol changes, consensus critical changes, and node changes. The aim is to automate deploying a fault-proveable, interoperable chain, ensuring all chains run the same fault-proveable config. Variations exist, such as 'frontier chains' and 'standard config chains,' with the goal of ensuring that any new chain automatically adheres to fault-proveability. Innovation can occur at different layers while upholding security. Balancing safety and innovation involves segmenting the stack layers for specific purposes and advancing development towards a fully-fledged Superchain.

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