POV Crypto Episode 20: Debunking EOS and Hype with Zak Cole

Christian brings on Zake Cole from Whiteblock to discuss his experiences testing out claims of speed from different blockchains!

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Zak Cole tests blockchains at Whiteblock. Him and his coworkers set up different blockchains from their source code, and tests their throughput and latencies in a real-world environment.

Zak has some great blockchain-agnostic experiences and stories to tell us!

• How EOS claimed 1 Million TPS, but Whiteblock tested it to ~250 TPS
• Zak got plenty of flack from the EOS community, who didn’t want to believe his results.
• Poor coding quality from Block1 and other blockchain teams
• Misleading and dishonest calculations from Komodo project on how to calculate TPS
• PoW vs PoS conversations with Ethereum and Bitcoin
• Ethereum as a community, accepting criticisms and proposed changes from Zak and Whiteblock
• Future of Crypto valuations!

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