Jul 27, 2017 · 1 min read
Indeed, an option for implementing the scheduler for async actions is to have an off-chain process listening for events that signal an execution request, and then run the requested operation on-chain. This poses another problem that is the incentives and payment method for the schedulers, but that’s for an upcoming post ;-)
As for extending the EVM, the focus of the OS is to build on top of it, not attempt to modify how it works.
