SIMD-0204: Building the Foundation for Slashing on SolanaIntroduction In proof-of-stake blockchains, validators are responsible for keeping the network secure and functioning by verifying transactions and voting on consensus. To make sure they act honestly, many networks implement slashing. Slashing is a m...May 10, 2025 路 11 min readlordghostx.hashnode.dev
Solana at Web2 Speed: Real-Time Performance Without FragmentationIntroduction Blockchain performance remains a major hurdle for building real-time applications. Metrics like latency, throughput, and responsiveness determine whether a decentralized network can support use cases such as multiplayer games, financial ...May 7, 2025 路 11 min readlordghostx.hashnode.dev
Ephemeral Rollups: Advancing Blockchain Efficiency Without FragmentationThe introduction of Ephemeral Rollups (ERs) represents a significant economic innovation in blockchain scalability. By enabling high-throughput, low-latency execution without fragmenting the base layer, ERs allow developers to achieve massive perform...Apr 29, 2025 路 3 min readlordghostx.hashnode.dev
Raising Block Limits on Solana: SIMD-0250 and Its Economic EffectsSIMD-0250, a Solana Improvement Document (SIMD), proposes raising the network鈥檚 maximum block Compute Units (CUs) to 60 million. It builds on SIMD-0207, which proposes to raise the limit from 48 million to 50 million. The only change made in both pro...Apr 24, 2025 路 3 min readlordghostx.hashnode.dev
Starknet Improvement Proposals (SNIPs)Introduction 馃挕 Disclaimer: This content was originally written in 2024 as a part of a proposal for the Starknet Documentation. Unfortunately, it wasn鈥檛 published at the time, but I believe the information is still relevant and valuable for the comm...Apr 24, 2025 路 4 min readlordghostx.hashnode.dev
