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* ⬛️ **[blockchains 101](blockchains)**
-* ⬛️ **[ethereum](blockchains/ethereum)**
* ⬛️ **[consensus](consensus)**
* ⬛️ **[cryptoeconomics](cryptoeconomics)**
* ⬛️ **[data availability](data_availability)**
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+### chapters
+
+
+
+* **[ethereum](ethereum)**
+* **[bitcoin](bitcoin)**
+
+
+
+---
+
### tl; dr
+
+
* **in general, blockchains have four core functions** (although modular blockchains specialize in one or two):
* execution: transaction execution and state update.
* settlement: finality and dispute resolution.
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* **[optimizing sparse merkle trees](https://ethresear.ch/t/optimizing-sparse-merkle-trees/3751)**
-
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+## cool bitcoin research
+
+
+
+* **[scaling bitcoin for mass use, by e. ben-sasson](https://starkware.co/blog/scaling-bitcoin-for-mass-use/)**