Agree with Barnabé. Braid looks interesting, but I have seen it referred to as multi-proposer, which seems misleading (there it seems to be very similar in spirit to FOCIL). To me its main contribution is in exploring a deterministic ordering mechanism for L1.

Agree with Barnabé. Braid looks interesting, but I have seen it referred to as multi-proposer, which seems misleading (there it seems to be very similar in spirit to FOCIL). To me its main contribution is in exploring a deterministic ordering mechanism for L1.
https://x.com/barnabemonnot/status/1820912429418811594

Ethereum protocol R&D. Admirer of emergent order.

Side note: I personally find the term multi-proposer in this context confusing. That term makes me think of the idea by @domothy for multiple competing full block proposers. I think of mechanisms like Braid and FOCIL more as multi-party generalizations of inclusion lists.

"I completely agree with Barnabé's assessment. While Braid's approach to L1 ordering is intriguing, the multi-proposer label might be overstating its novelty. The deterministic mechanism is indeed the core contribution, and it's fascinating to see how it compares to other approaches like FOCIL. Let's dive deeper into the details and explore its implications!"