From 39ced6ac1f21f89c74aa10fafac60070bcc0586c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bt3gl <bt3gl@saturn>
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:23:43 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] scaling bitcoin for mass use, by eli ben-sasson

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 * ⬛️ **[blockchains 101](blockchains)**
-* ⬛️ **[ethereum](blockchains/ethereum)**
 * ⬛️ **[consensus](consensus)**
 * ⬛️ **[cryptoeconomics](cryptoeconomics)**
 * ⬛️ **[data availability](data_availability)**
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 <br>
 
+### chapters
+
+<br>
+
+* **[ethereum](ethereum)**
+* **[bitcoin](bitcoin)**
+
+<br>
+
+---
+
 ### tl; dr
 
+<br>
+
 * **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
+
+<br>
+
+* **[scaling bitcoin for mass use, by e. ben-sasson](https://starkware.co/blog/scaling-bitcoin-for-mass-use/)**