CADS - Composable and distributed systems group
Mon, 16 June 2025
Sharing our experimental call summaries: Al-generated digests for weekly Yak Collective live study groups. A step forward in exploration of human-machine collaborative cognition and Yak Oracle and Yak Memory systems for collective intelligence capabilities.
Reading
Vitalik Buterin’s article “Possible futures of the Ethereum protocol, part 2: The Surge” Published: October 17, 2024 https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2024/10/17/futures2.html
Reference
Ethereum Roadmap - The Surge https://ethroadmap.com/surge.html
LLM chat w toy examples
https://chatgpt.com/share/68503a33-ff4c-8002-a393-5b449c2dc16e
Main discussion
Technical Architecture & Implementation:
Data compression appears to conflict with goals for “stateless” Ethereum nodes
Current slot size limit: 375KB, with potential path to 15MB enabling ~60,000 TPS
BLS signature scheme raises concerns about hardware chip compatibility
Notable progress on blobs implementation and L2 UX improvements
ZK EVMs development advancing well
Governance & Standards:
Ethereum Foundation’s deliberate choice not to create a “standard” L2 implementation
Optimism has emerged as de facto standard
Diversity in L2 approaches:
Base: Customized Optimism stack
Arbitrum: Finance-optimized
Lattice: On-chain gaming focus
EigenLayer: Trust-as-service architecture
Technical Innovations:
RISC-V developments gaining prominence
RISC Zero (https://risczero.com/) creating zkVM based on RISC-V
Discussions about potentially replacing EVM with RISC-V VM
Two-out-of-three system proposed for L2 proofs including human security council component
L2 interoperability improvements focusing heavily on wallet UX
Current Challenges:
Light client research receiving limited attention in Ethereum Foundation organization
Confusion in L2 space due to multiple competing standards
Need to balance decentralization with user experience
Transaction data management becoming critical with rise of micro-transactions (penny transactions becoming common on platforms)
Yak Collective Discord chat:
https://discord.com/channels/692111190851059762/1383866803440320623/1383866824541605970