Many people think sharding is simple, but this is where it’s easy to get things wrong:
Ethereum initially planned execution sharding, but after 2020 it shifted to a rollup-centric roadmap, with sharding repurposed to support data availability.
One approach is to randomly rotate validators across shards at regular intervals, making it difficult for attackers to concentrate their forces on a specific shard in advance.
When you see claims that “sharding brings ultra-high TPS,” ask a few questions first: How many validators secure each shard, and how long do cross-shard transfers take?
$NEAR is NEAR’s native coin. This blockchain uses the Nightshade sharding design.
Ethereum initially planned execution sharding, but after 2020 it shifted to a rollup-centric roadmap, with sharding repurposed to support data availability.
One approach is to randomly rotate validators across shards at regular intervals, making it difficult for attackers to concentrate their forces on a specific shard in advance.
When you see claims that “sharding brings ultra-high TPS,” ask a few questions first: How many validators secure each shard, and how long do cross-shard transfers take?
$NEAR is NEAR’s native coin. This blockchain uses the Nightshade sharding design.