𝐖𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 It seems everyone in the crypto world is obsessed with execution. Faster chains. Higher TPS. Reduced fees. Improved performance. Sure, these things matter a lot. But recently, I decided to focus on something different. Maybe we are so caught up in perfecting execution that we don't realize we are wasting time and forgetting about networking. A blockchain isn't just about transection execution. The movement of data across the network is also important. Transactions, blocks, and messages must reach thousands of nodes as quickly as possible. So even if a chain can process transactions extremely fast, how does it benefit if the data takes longer to spread through the network? To me, networking is one part of blockchain infrastructure that gets overlooked. As chains evolve and generate more data, data movement will become a bigger issue. Better execution leads to more content that needs to be shared. Without proper networking, scaling will be harder. While many focus on execution, Optimum is working on improving data movement in decentralizad networks. This idea may not sound as exciting as chasing high TPS stats, but it could be just as important for the future of blockchain. I believe the matter is very clear: The next phase of blockchain infrastructure won’t depend solely on execution. It could be the networks that can move information faster, smarter, and more efficiently that will emerge as the winners. @get_optimum @blockchainjeff @tgogayi

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 The more I learn about blockchain infrastructure the more I think we may be focusing on the wrong things. I mean everyone is talking about making things work faster like getting transactions per second and having bettear ways for the blockchain to agree on things. Those things are really important no doubt.. I keep coming back to this one question: what happens if the data itself cannot move through the network fast enough? Every single transaction, block and piece of network data has to reach nodes around the world. If that information traveals slowly the whole system feels the impact. For example validators receive updates latear blocks take longer to spread. The network performance can suffer. This is a deal. What stands out to me is that Optimum is not trying to replace blockchains. Instead it is focused on improving how data moves between participants. They are using Random Linear Network Coding or RLNC for short to make data propagation faster and more efficient across the network. The more I think about it the more it makes sense. We often treat data propagaetion as a background process. It affects almost everything that happens on the blockchain. I mean think about it. Faster data propagation can mean performance, better scalability and a smoother experieance for both validators and users. My view is simple: the next big leap, in blockchain may not come from making execution faster. It could come from improving the way data travels across the network.. That is why I believe data propagation or the way data moves through the blockchain deserves a lot more attention than it gets today. Data propagation is really important. We should be paying more attention to it. @get_optimum @blockchainjeff @tgogayi

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐞𝐛3 𝐈𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐬 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 I imagine how Web3 would change if every blockchain were to implement Optimum. The major change in such a scenario would likely be speed. At present, many blockchains rarely run into issues when propagating their data packets throughout the network. As more and more users get registeread and several applications are created, the network resources are bound to become slower and less efficient. Such a scenario can affect all the differeant aspects from transactions to games and social applications. Optimum is taking a different point of view. It does not intend to alter the workings of blockchains but works on accelerating and optimizing the movement of data between nodes. If utilized by the whole Web3 ecosystem, blockchains would have not only quick information sharing but also better and efficient usage of network resources. The interaction with the digital world would be so much better, for the end usear. Transaction getting through the network faster. Applications doing their job more quickly. Games becoming more fluid. Developers making more complex and bigger applications with less fear of network limitations. This might even spur the development of new technologies. The likes of AI, onchain gaming, DeFi retailing, and social platforms are the ones which require quick and dependable data movement for a great user experience. One thing that thrills me the most is that in most cases, many of these changes would go unnoticed by users as the real changes will be in the background. Still, they would experieance faster, smoother, and more dependable Web3 applications. @get_optimum @blockchainjeff @tgogayi

𝐈𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭? The majority of blockchains require developers to build opeanly. Every transaction, balance, and interaction is available for anyone who views. While that type of transpareancy is a very effective tool, it also reduces the level of creation that can be achieved. And that's why I can't help thinking: Given that developers got some kind of privacy feature built right into the blockchain, what would be the first thing they try out? Developers on a platform such as Seismic can write their smart contracts in Solidity and still keep the data private through private types, encrypted transactions, and confidential storage. The user remains EVM friendly; Still, the avenues for design become quite wide. Here are a couple of the experiments I believe would surface: -Private DeFi mechanisms whereby all details on one's holdings, balances, and trading are concealed. -Confidential voting for DAOs such that members will be able to vote freely without disclosing the choices until the end of the counting. -Hidden information onchain games where none of the players can get a hint of their opponeants cards, moves, or resources. -Private identity and reputation can act as a way to show trustworthiness without sharing personal information. -Working on company projects on blockchain infrastructure without exposing financial or operational details is a sort of privacy business use case. Apart from providing developers with greatear privacy, Seismic allows them to retain their Solidity skills without switching to a complex, totally different programming model. Merely replacing the standard Solidity types with shielded ones will be sufficient to hide the data without changing the development process. @SeismicSys @xealistt @BharatWormie

Today I have unfollowed some people who have unfollowed me after they got the follow back. Dont play with me follow and unfollow game haha.

𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 Think about this for a moment: Today, hardly anyone can do things without the internet. We depend on it every day. Yet, most people don't really think about servers, programming, or how data is transported worldwide. Actually, they might not even find time to think about those things. Everything just happens behind the scenes without any fuss. In the same way, I think Seismic has the potential of becoming like the internet in that aspect too. What they are doing is incorporating privaecy on the blockchain. This also means that privacy will not be an afterthought. Developers are free to create applications just as they always have. At the same time, user data remains confidential. This is how people switching to decentralized apps without giving away their information might become a reality. Their wallets spending salaries, or even trading activities will remain hidden. Consider the idea of a blockchain payment, gaming, or banking application. You simply launch it. It can be used In the same way to any other app. And it's quick, straightforward, and confidential. It's not about gadgets or abstract crypto jargon but rather about applications that operate seamlessly. In fact, privacy and security are so subtly managed that users hardly notice them. For a long time, the whole point of crypto revolved around openness. Still, the general public is also looking for opportunities to maintain blackbox aspeacts of their activities. In fact, many individuals would be very dissatisfied if their financial dealings were exposed publicly. What seismic touches upon here is the concept of making blockchain not only accessible but also enabling its use by regular others who may or may not be involved in the crypto world. Nowadays, most of the time, the proper functioning of a piece of technology is so unnoticeable that the user doesn't even have to think about it. @SeismicSys @BharatWormie @NoxxW3