PinnedAndrew Scott RileyinCyber CapitalSystemic Security Flaws in L2 Modularity — Explained in 2.95 KBThe congestion of L1s over the past few years has led to the development of various scaling solutions to address the limitations, such as…May 3May 3
PinnedAndrew Scott RileyinCyber CapitalWhy Proof-of-Stake is Superior to Proof-of-Work in All Cases1. Resilient to Majority Stake AcquisitionSep 10, 20222Sep 10, 20222
Andrew Scott RileyETH as an L2 for Solana — A Brief Thought ExperimentAnatoly Yakovenko, co-founder of Solana Labs, introduced this crazy idea into the cryptoverse with this tweet. Let’s examine it and see…Jul 14, 2023Jul 14, 2023
Andrew Scott RileyinCyber CapitalWhat is a zkSNARKed EVM and why is it important to the scalability of Ethereum?Currently all nodes execute all smart contract logic associated with each transaction in order to deem it valid. So even if you spin up a…Jul 9, 20231Jul 9, 20231
Andrew Scott RileyinCyber CapitalWhat is a ZKSNARKed EVM — a conversation with chatGPT.DISCLAIMER: chatGPT is trained on models from before 2022, the accuracy of its information is not assured, but maybe it can shed some…May 3, 20231May 3, 20231
Andrew Scott RileyinCyber CapitalIs traditional sharding necessary for a highly scalable L1 blockchain?Traditional ShardingNov 16, 2022Nov 16, 2022
Andrew Scott RileyinCyber CapitalArbitrum Explained — How do rollups work?The below diagram visually describes the workflow of an Arbitrum transaction in extensive detail. Below the diagram is a link to a doc…Nov 7, 20222Nov 7, 20222
Andrew Scott RileyinCoinmonksIs MINA’s blockchain really only 22kb — forever?MINA claims that its blockchain is only 22kb in size and that it will never increase — ever, just take a look at their first excerpt in…Jul 26, 2022Jul 26, 2022
Andrew Scott RileyinCoinmonksWhat happens to miners when all the Bitcoins run out?Bitcoin’s security is fueled by the block subsidy which is what miners get paid every time they successfully mine a block. Miners use this…Jun 30, 2022Jun 30, 2022
Andrew Scott RileyinCoinmonksIs Proof-of-Stake really like the current fiat system?You may have heard the more extreme voices in Bitcoin alleging that PoS is exactly like the current fiat system and therefore proof-of-work…Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
