
186 - The Blockchain Trilemma - ETH Vs SOL Vs ATOM with Mike Ippolito
About this episode
Today we're joined by Mike Ippolito, co-founder at Blockworks, who's here to breakdown his take on the Blockchain trilemma and how Ethereum, Solana, and Cosmos chains all attempt to solve it.
This wide ranging interview asks great questions and shines a light on what a multi-chain future might look like.
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Resources:
On the margin podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-margin/id1558223079
Mike:
https://twitter.com/mikeippolito_
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
6:13 Intro To Mike
11:16 The Three Frontiers
19:11 Recap and Overview
25:58 Different Approaches to The Scalability Trilemma
31:42 Explaining PEPC
36:13 A Point By Point Walkthrough
45:29 Ethereum Vs The Invisible Hand
56:58 Should The Free Market Be in Control?
1:01:11 Moloch
1:08:13 Solo Validators
1:10:31 Defining Decentralization
1:15:49 Power Law Winners
1:19:03 Roll Apps vs App Chains
1:29:09 Defining Soverign Rollups
1:33:29 Sequencer Incentives
1:36:20 Exploring The Superchain
1:41:31 Price Discovery on Chain
1:44:15 Making Crypto Accessable
1:48:50 Permissionless Panel
1:51:29 Outro and Disclaimers
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