What is sharding, and why can it improve the performance of a public blockchain? Don’t worry—the class rep is here to explain:
Cross-shard transactions need to pass messages between different shards to coordinate, so they’re generally more complex and slower than transactions within the same shard.
The challenge with sharding is security: each shard is managed by only a portion of the validators, making it easier for attackers to concentrate their efforts on one shard than to attack the entire chain.
Understanding this won’t make me stronger overnight, but it can help me avoid a few basic mistakes.
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Use this as a reference, but don’t believe everything you read.
Cross-shard transactions need to pass messages between different shards to coordinate, so they’re generally more complex and slower than transactions within the same shard.
The challenge with sharding is security: each shard is managed by only a portion of the validators, making it easier for attackers to concentrate their efforts on one shard than to attack the entire chain.
Understanding this won’t make me stronger overnight, but it can help me avoid a few basic mistakes.
$NEAR 5.047(-6.92%)
#NEAR
Use this as a reference, but don’t believe everything you read.