Ethereum Casper FFG: Surround vs Double Votes Explained
Casper FFG defines two distinct slashing conditions with different attack surfaces. The mechanical difference between surround and double votes, with examples.
№ 002EthereumEthereum Blob Fee Market: When Rollups Go Silent
When rollup sequencers pause at once, EIP-4844's blob fee market doesn't freeze, it craters, then whipsaws. Here's exactly how the mechanics play out.
№ 003EthereumEthereum Validator Rewards: The Issuance Rate Curve
Ethereum's validator yield compresses as total staked ETH rises, the square root mechanic, real thresholds, and what yield looks like at 30M+ ETH staked.
№ 004EthereumEthereum Weak Subjectivity Checkpoints Explained
How Ethereum's weak subjectivity checkpoints work, why new nodes depend on them, and what that means for bootstrap security assumptions.
№ 005EthereumEthereum Validator Queue: Deposit Timing and the Churn Limit
Ethereum's churn limit throttles validator activations to a fixed per-epoch rate. Understand the mechanics before your 32 ETH sits idle for weeks.
№ 006EthereumEthereum Validator Consolidation: Solo vs Pool Staking
EIP-7251 raises the effective balance ceiling to 2,048 ETH per validator, reshaping costs, compounding, and the competitive gap between solo stakers and pools.
№ 007EthereumEthereum Casper FFG: The Two-Thirds Finality Threshold
Casper FFG requires a two-thirds stake supermajority to finalize checkpoints. The mechanic, the math behind the threshold, and what breaks when it fails.
№ 008EthereumEthereum Validators: BLS Aggregation Limits and Scaling
BLS signatures cut verification cost near-constant, but aggregation routing scales with validator count. The mechanics, tradeoffs, and what breaks first.
№ 009EthereumEIP-7251 Validator Consolidation and Voting Power
EIP-7251 raises Ethereum's validator cap to 2,048 ETH, reshaping stake-weighted voting power, compounding rewards, and who actually carries the slashing risk.
№ 010EthereumEthereum Proposer-Builder Separation: PBS Explained
PBS splits block construction from proposal on Ethereum, compressing MEV yield gaps between solo stakers and large pools while shifting power to builders.
№ 011EthereumEthereum Attestation Inclusion Delay Reward Explained
Ethereum pays validators proportionally for how fast their attestations land on-chain. The mechanic, the tradeoffs, and what it signals about network health.
№ 012EthereumMEV and Validator Economics in Ethereum's Builder Market
How miner extractable value reshapes validator revenue when block builders control proposal rights, mechanics, numbers, and what most miss.