THE PROTOCOL: From Centralization to Intent Revolution: Infura's Shift, Blockchain's 'Intents' Era, and OKX's L2 Triumph!
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🗓️ 16 November 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
An exploration into emerging decentralized networks, the subtle revolution in blockchain utilization, and a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in Layer 2 developments.
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In this installment of "The Protocol," hosts Brad Keoun, the founding editor of The Protocol Newsletter, and tech journalists Sam Kessler and Margaux Nijkerk, explore the following stories:
- Infura's baby step toward decentralization.
Infura, from the Ethereum developer Consensys, is so dominant it's been cast as a single point of failure. Now it's creating a "decentralized infrastructure network" to help protect against outages – with a "federated" group of partners.
- What are ‘Intents’?
Intent-centric programs are quietly transforming how we use blockchains, but they bring risks as well as benefits.
PROTOCOL VILLAGE SEGMENT
- OKX Apes into L2 race PLUS a wrap of L2 developments including:
- Kinto
- Redstone
- Polygon's Ryan Wyatt joining Optimism Foundation in a growth role. "We're going to need a lot of L2s," he told CoinDesk TV.
- Plasma blockchain designs, all the rage after they were first invented in 2017, could come back in vogue after Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin wrote in a blog post-Tuesday that the category "opens the door to very large scalability gains."
EPISODE LINKS |
Ethereum Platform Infura's Step Toward Decentralization Includes Microsoft, Tencent
'Intents' Are Blockchain's Big New Buzzword. What are They, And What Are the Risks?
Cryptocurrency Exchange OKX Coming Out With Layer 2 ‘X1’ Built on Polygon Technology
Blockchain Startup Kinto Plans 'First KYC'd' Ethereum Layer-2 Network After Raising $5M
Blockchain Developer Lattice Unveils 'Alternative Data Availability' Network for Optimism
Ex-Polygon Veteran Wyatt Joins Optimism Foundation Unit in Growth Role
Plasma: Scalable Autonomous Smart Contracts
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