InInfinitismbyVitalik Buterin·Sep 29, 2021ERC 4337: account abstraction without Ethereum protocol changesAccount abstraction has for a long time been a dream of the Ethereum developer community. Instead of EVM code just being used to implement…A response icon30A response icon30
Vitalik Buterin·Apr 1, 2019Cantor was Wrong: debunking the infinite set hierarchyBy Vitalik Buterin, PhD at University of BaselA response icon28A response icon28
Vitalik Buterin·May 21, 2018Liberation Through Radical DecentralizationBy Vitalik Buterin and Glen WeylA response icon53A response icon53
Vitalik Buterin·Mar 4, 2017Safety Under Dynamic Validator SetsTraditional consensus algorithms, whether they operate in a synchronous, partially asynchronous or fully asynchronous network model, and…A response icon3A response icon3
Vitalik Buterin·Mar 2, 2017Minimal Slashing ConditionsLast week Yoichi released a blog post detailing the process of formally proving safety and liveness properties of my “minimal slashing…A response icon17A response icon17
Vitalik Buterin·Feb 6, 2017The Meaning of Decentralization“Decentralization” is one of the words that is used in the cryptoeconomics space the most frequently, and is often even viewed as a…A response icon94A response icon94
Vitalik Buterin·Feb 3, 2017Zk-SNARKs: Under the HoodThis is the third part of a series of articles explaining how the technology behind zk-SNARKs works; the previous articles on quadratic…A response icon17A response icon17
Vitalik Buterin·Jan 16, 2017Exploring Elliptic Curve PairingsTrigger warning: math.A response icon23A response icon23
Vitalik Buterin·Jan 15, 2017Parametrizing Casper: the decentralization/finality time/overhead tradeoffAs Casper continues to reach an increasingly stabilized form, there has been increased interest in the various parameters that are going to…A response icon5A response icon5
Vitalik Buterin·Dec 30, 2016A Proof of Stake Design PhilosophySystems like Ethereum (and Bitcoin, and NXT, and Bitshares, etc) are a fundamentally new class of cryptoeconomic organisms — decentralized…A response icon59A response icon59
