Knowledge Card: Public Blockchains and the Impossible Trilemma
Increasing block capacity and shortening block times can improve throughput, but they also raise the hardware and bandwidth requirements for running a node.
When you see a public blockchain advertised as “ultra-fast and almost free,” first ask what trade-offs it has made.
$ETH is the native token of Ethereum, a Layer 1 public blockchain, and is used to pay for Gas and staking. Currently 2261.57.
Increasing block capacity and shortening block times can improve throughput, but they also raise the hardware and bandwidth requirements for running a node.
When you see a public blockchain advertised as “ultra-fast and almost free,” first ask what trade-offs it has made.
$ETH is the native token of Ethereum, a Layer 1 public blockchain, and is used to pay for Gas and staking. Currently 2261.57.