Research on emerging blockchain and crypto technologies from the research arm of Maven11
The Cross-Domain Thesis Part 3.1: Ordering
In our previous two parts of the cross-domain thesis saga, we’ve primarily focused on the issues that arise technologically when you split up the stack and what changes are required for a cross-domain, modular world to exist. We’ve covered many developments in the works to solve problems that come naturally in a cross-domain setup. However, in the series's final (and third) part (more like a series of pieces constituting the part), we’d like to focus more on the user experience. We’d lik...
The Cross-Domain Thesis Part 3.1: Ordering
In our previous two parts of the cross-domain thesis saga, we’ve primarily focused on the issues that arise technologically when you split up the stack and what changes are required for a cross-domain, modular world to exist. We’ve covered many developments in the works to solve problems that come naturally in a cross-domain setup. However, in the series's final (and third) part (more like a series of pieces constituting the part), we’d like to focus more on the user experience. We’d lik...
The Cross-Domain Thesis Part 2: Storage Proofs, Computation, and Bloat
A continued and developing overview of the technical issues that loom in a modular world, and how to fix them.As we laid out in the first part of the Cross-Domain thesis, we’re in the early stages of a move towards a world of many chains and rollups. Some of these chains might be application-specific, some as singular chains, some as rollups and others using a shared data availability layer. However, to realise such a world, there are several problems that are yet to be solved. Some that lowe...
The Cross-Domain Thesis Part 2: Storage Proofs, Computation, and Bloat
A continued and developing overview of the technical issues that loom in a modular world, and how to fix them.As we laid out in the first part of the Cross-Domain thesis, we’re in the early stages of a move towards a world of many chains and rollups. Some of these chains might be application-specific, some as singular chains, some as rollups and others using a shared data availability layer. However, to realise such a world, there are several problems that are yet to be solved. Some that lowe...
The Cross-Domain Thesis Part 1: Setting The Stage
As the blockchain ecosystem expands with new additions of rollups and app-chains each month, liquidity becomes increasingly fragmented. Yields are scattered, users dispersed. Because of this, one thing has become evident: aggregation is and will increasingly become more imperative. There are many projects striving to improve these issues, but they encounter various challenges that can be addressed through better infrastructure, trust-minimisation, interoperability, and language expression. Th...
The Cross-Domain Thesis Part 1: Setting The Stage
As the blockchain ecosystem expands with new additions of rollups and app-chains each month, liquidity becomes increasingly fragmented. Yields are scattered, users dispersed. Because of this, one thing has become evident: aggregation is and will increasingly become more imperative. There are many projects striving to improve these issues, but they encounter various challenges that can be addressed through better infrastructure, trust-minimisation, interoperability, and language expression. Th...
The Shared Sequencer; An SoK on Shared Sequencing, Aggregation Theory and Vertical Integrations
Imagine a world where rollups out of the box could achieve high levels of censorship resistance, ease of deployment, interoperability, fast finality, liveness, and MEV democratization. This may seem like a lofty goal, but with the arrival of shared sequencers, such a world may be within reach. However, not all rollups are created equal, which leads us to questions about how rewards and MEV should be distributed on shared sequencer networks. In this article, we will explore the properties that...
The Shared Sequencer; An SoK on Shared Sequencing, Aggregation Theory and Vertical Integrations
Imagine a world where rollups out of the box could achieve high levels of censorship resistance, ease of deployment, interoperability, fast finality, liveness, and MEV democratization. This may seem like a lofty goal, but with the arrival of shared sequencers, such a world may be within reach. However, not all rollups are created equal, which leads us to questions about how rewards and MEV should be distributed on shared sequencer networks. In this article, we will explore the properties that...
