Archive - Cryptocurrency and Friends

Is a Rollup Just a Multisig?

No, it is a small (and important) part of a larger system architecture

Dec 4, 2023 •

Patrick McCorry

September 2023

Enablement of MEV and the Morals of Extracting

What enables MEV? Should we be concerned? Or excited by MEV?

Sep 19, 2023 •

Patrick McCorry

August 2023

Understanding Crypto in Africa

Stablecoins reign supreme amongst a backdrop of Africans who are increasingly seeking employment online with the global community.

Aug 15, 2023 •

Patrick McCorry

July 2023

Bridging Databases (Part 2)

A world of databases interconnected by bridges

Jul 4, 2023 •

Patrick McCorry

June 2023

Blockchain as a Database (Part 1)

Rollup != Bridge?

Jun 11, 2023 •

Patrick McCorry

March 2023

Why Did I Join the Arbitrum Foundation?

I have spent most of my adult life happily immersed in the field of crypto and specifically off-chain scalability, but my days as an independent are up.

Mar 27, 2023 •

Patrick McCorry

Deconstructing Rollups

What really defines the rollup? The community or a validating bridge?

Mar 15, 2023 •

Patrick McCorry

Settlement Layers? Ethereum Rollups? Sovereign Rollups?

Is a Sovereign Rollup just a fancy word for a Velvet Fork? Or can it form the basis for a new settlement layer?

Mar 8, 2023 •

Patrick McCorry

SHARP? SuperChain? Layer-3s? Temporary Rollups? AHHHHHH

Will rollups be deployed as silos? Or form part of a larger SuperSHARP Chain?

Mar 2, 2023 •

Patrick McCorry

February 2023

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