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How Celestia's Gigabyte Block Vision Changes Crypto | John Adler & Evan Forbes
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In today's episode John Adler and Evan Forbes reveal how three major breakthroughs at blockchain's data layer may enable truly unstoppable applications. They explain why previous attempts at unstoppable apps have fallen short, and how Big Blocks, Vacuum, and Big Blocks, Slow Squares will finally make internet-scale decentralized applications possible. Thanks for tuning in!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:20) Schwab Upgrade to Celestia
(15:24) Compact Blocks Perks & Limitations
(28:31) Vacuum's Edge Case Solutions
(40:47) Fast Blocks, Slow Squares
(57:15) What's Left for Gigabyte Blocks
(1:01:42) Impact of DA
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