The transaction supply chain for high performance L1s

In this talk we discuss the transaction supply chain in detail for high performance chains. We use Solana and Aptos as case studies to consider the unique challenges that come with scale and discuss the different space of solutions that have been used along with the outstanding problems.

Pranav Garimidi is a research analyst at a16z crypto. He does research on problems in mechanism design and algorithmic game theory as it relates to blockchain systems. He is especially focused on how incentives interact across the blockchain stack. Prior to a16z, Pranav was a student at Columbia University where he graduated with a degree in Computer Science.

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