1. Optimistic Proofs vs. ZK Proofs: Who Will Prevail in the Future
Let’s go back to the basics of blockchain. Blockchain is essentially a state machine, where the state changes with transactions, and the shared state after the change is used by all participants. Ensuring consensus among all participants on the shared state is crucial. In order to achieve better consensus and eliminate the need for trust in a single party, blockchain focuses on decentralization. However, this decentralization may limit scalability, making it difficult to accommodate more transactions. These issues constitute the trilemma of blockchain.
2. A Rational Review of ZK Airdrop Rules
Nowadays, it seems politically correct to criticize ZK, as nine out of ten people did not receive the airdrop. Criticizing them represents being politically correct, gaining traffic, support, applause, and momentary satisfaction.
However, very few people have truly taken the time to calmly review the airdrop rules of Zksync. Some don’t want to understand, some truly don’t understand, and some only partially understand. This is mainly because the airdrop rules of Zksync are too complex, and there is indeed no Chinese Twitter account that truly explains the rules clearly.
3. Key Data Analysis of API3
API3 is an innovative first-party oracle that differs from other oracles in that its data does not require third-party aggregation and intermediaries but is provided directly by the data source. This is achieved through the core component Airnode, which allows API providers to easily run their own oracle nodes and publish data sources (dAPIs) directly to any dApp interested in their services.
4. How to Solve the Long-term Storage and Access Issues of Ethereum Historical Data after the Dencun Upgrade?
With the popularity of the Ethereum network and the increasing demand for applications, its historical state data is growing rapidly. To address this issue, Ethereum has been improving step by step, from the initial full node to light clients, and most recently, the Dencun upgrade introduced a state expiry feature to automatically clean up long-unused data.
5. Arthur Hayes: Dogecoin ETF Coming Soon
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes and Real Vision CEO and co-founder Raoul Pal recently appeared on Coin Bureau’s YouTube podcast to share their insights on the potential of a Dogecoin ETF, as meme coins continue to attract attention in the market.
