Vitalik Buterin Discusses Sharding Proof of Concept

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Vitalik Buterin of Ethereum has published a proof of concept for a sharding update of the Ethereum blockchain.

Sharding is a way to solve issues with the scalability blockchain, meaning, how well the system can operate as its scale and workload increases. Ethereum uses a proof of work system, meaning that all transactions must be processed by all nodes in the system. This is the system used by the original cryptocurrency and is a tried and tested way of upholding the integrity of the blockchain, but it makes the network heavy and slow. Many solutions to this problem have been proposed ... (read more)