Archive - Block Doc

An Introduction to Commitment Schemes

Getting the hang of an essential ingredient of most cryptographic protocols.

Jan 25, 2023 •

November 2022

A New Staking Primitive in Town

EigenLayer's re-staking lets protocols to leverage Ethereum's trust network, allowing innovation across all layers of the tech stack.

Nov 29, 2022 •

Verifier: Probabilistic, not Deterministic

Why we must allow the Verifier a chance to err.

Nov 2, 2022 •

September 2022

RANDAO: Under the Hood

Ethereum’s POS dreams came true because of RANDAO - it was the only one which could replicate the chaos known as 'randomness', on chain.

Sep 13, 2022 •

BLS Signatures: Under the Hood

Learn about the digital signature scheme that makes proof-of-stake Ethereum possible.

Sep 6, 2022 •

A Mathematical Introduction to ZK Proofs

The idea behind zero-knowledge proofs, from a mathematical PoV.

Sep 3, 2022 •

August 2022

The Idea Behind ZKPs

A non-mathematical introduction to Zero-Knowledge Proofs.

Aug 29, 2022 •

Gasper : Under the Hood

Let's learn about the consensus algorithm powering the Beacon Chain.

Aug 20, 2022 •

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