Please read this insanely good blog post from @category_xyz about RaptorCast - enabling efficient broadcast of huge blocks while retaining fault tolerance while also minimizing bandwidth reqs

You'll learn a lot!

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Summarizing the breakthrough in MonadBFT

Yesterday Category Labs released the MonadBFT paper, describing the consensus mechanism that will power Monad at mainnet.

MonadBFT is a significant development in consensus research since it is the first time that Pipelined HotStuff https://t.co/rHx8WNuvpY

Making Consensus Great Again 

As the scale of the improvements in Monad's execution systems have evolved, the needs of the consensus mechanism have evolved as well. You can't drive a Formula One car on generic tires.

Initially, the plan was to use Tendermint/CometBFT, but the

Today, we are announcing the Monad Foundation, an independent organization dedicated to the growth and decentralization of the Monad blockchain protocol. 

As part of this announcement, @0x_eunice and I will be joining a number of others in departing the Monad Labs team and

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