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Block Shots provides a basic understanding of the most important blockchain concepts in five minutes. Learn about blocks, transactions, consensus, finality, governance, etc. and many more fundamentals while having your morning coffee, commuting, or whenever you’ve got a moment.

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Block Shots - Blockchain in 5 minutes‪!‬ Gautam Dhameja

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Block Shots provides a basic understanding of the most important blockchain concepts in five minutes. Learn about blocks, transactions, consensus, finality, governance, etc. and many more fundamentals while having your morning coffee, commuting, or whenever you’ve got a moment.

episodes.blockshots.fm

    Episode 95 - Tradeoffs With Block Finality

    Episode 95 - Tradeoffs With Block Finality

    In this episode, we do one more dive into the topic of block finality and discuss the various tradeoffs associated with achieving fast finality. We also discuss some factors impacting finality, and how they further impact our applications.
    For more details, check out the blog post here - https://www.gautamdhameja.com/instant-finality-feature-or-bug/
    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com


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    • 4 min
    Episode 94 - Probabilistic Vs. Deterministic Finality

    Episode 94 - Probabilistic Vs. Deterministic Finality

    In this episode we continue the discussion on block finality and understand two different types of finality - Probabilistic Vs. Deterministic. We also look at how these two are applicable in different kind of consensus systems.
    For more details, check out the blog post here - https://www.gautamdhameja.com/instant-finality-feature-or-bug/
    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com


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    • 4 min
    Episode 93 - What Is Block Finality?

    Episode 93 - What Is Block Finality?

    In this episode, we understand what is finality in blockchains and why is it needed. We look at a few scenarios where the concept of finality plays an important role in determining the state of the blockchain.
    For more details, check out the blog post here - https://www.gautamdhameja.com/instant-finality-feature-or-bug/
    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com


    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit episodes.blockshots.fm

    • 4 min
    Episode 92 - Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS)

    Episode 92 - Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS)

    In this episode, we understand what is Delegated Proof of Stake (DPoS) consensus mechanism and how it is different from normal Proof of Stake. Check out episode 22 first to get the best out of this one.
    https://episodes.blockshots.fm/p/episode-22-proof-of-stake-492
    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com


    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit episodes.blockshots.fm

    • 4 min
    Episode 91 - Account Abstraction

    Episode 91 - Account Abstraction

    In this episode, we understand what is Account Abstraction and how it can make user experience much more simpler and easier.
    To get the best out of this episode, it is encouraged that you check out the following two episodes first.
    https://episodes.blockshots.fm/p/episode-8-accounts-and-keys-15d
    https://episodes.blockshots.fm/p/episode-63-not-your-keys-not-your
    Music: https://www.purple-planet.com


    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit episodes.blockshots.fm

    • 4 min
    Episode 90 - Decentralized Social Networks

    Episode 90 - Decentralized Social Networks

    In this episode, we learn about what are Decentralized Social Networks and how they work. We also understand the issues with current centralized social networks and how decentralization solves some of them.


    This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit episodes.blockshots.fm

    • 4 min

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