Venkatesh Rao of the blog ribbonfarm just wrapped up, The Summer of Protocols - an 18-week program that ran from May 1 to Aug 31, 2023, with the aim to catalyze broad-based and wide-ranging exploration of the rapidly evolving world of protocols. The program was co-run with Tim Beiko and Josh Davis with support from the Ethereum Foundation. I wanted to take the opportunity to dive into some basic definitional terms. What is a protocol? What is a blockchain protocol? What are the underlying pri...
Venkatesh Rao of the blog ribbonfarm just wrapped up, The Summer of Protocols - an 18-week program that ran from May 1 to Aug 31, 2023, with the aim to catalyze broad-based and wide-ranging exploration of the rapidly evolving world of protocols. The program was co-run with Tim Beiko and Josh Davis with support from the Ethereum Foundation. I wanted to take the opportunity to dive into some basic definitional terms. What is a protocol? What is a blockchain protocol? What are the underlying pri...
