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ELI5: Why is the “fast” Ethereum sync so slow?
Why is the geth sync so slow? I keep hearing this question again and again from Ethereum node operators. Why is it still so difficult to fully sync an Ethereum full node? Slow Geth Users have been complaining forever now about the notoriously slow geth sync on the official Ethereum wallet. Some even question the […]
About Ethereum EVM’s high GAS cost
As cryptocurrencies mature, the promise of a worldwide distributed ledger and computing platform is now taken for granted by businesses around the world. Billions of dollars were raised in ICOs which leveraged Ethereum’s computing platform. Smart Contracts are no longer seen as a marvel, but form the core of several successful business ventures. Note: This […]
ELI5 What is ProgPoW?
In May 2018, cryptocurrency researchers IfDefElse and Greg Colvin submitted EIP 1057, proposing a change to Ethereum’s mining algorithm. The central idea in EIP 1057, widely known as ProgPoW, is to design a mining algorithm that makes the most of available GPU hardware. By doing this, the authors argued that ASICs would then need to […]