Credible Commitments

Blockspace & Multi-Party Block Construction for Ethereum

Episode Summary

In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Drew Van der Werff, Founder of Blockspace. We catch up on the PBS pipeline including Commit-Boost and ePBS. Then we introduce Blockspace and their new initiative— multi-party block construction— the holy grail of block building for Ethereum.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Credible Commitments I chat with Drew Van der Werff, Founder of Blockspace. We catch up on the PBS pipeline including Commit-Boost and ePBS. Then we introduce Blockspace and their new initiative— multi-party block construction— the holy grail of block building for Ethereum.
 

Timestamps
(00:00) - Commit-Boost to Blockspace
(05:16) - Reflecting on the adoption cycle
(08:37) - On neutrality and independence
(10:27) - Some context on PBS
(14:07) - The impact of ePBS
(20:00) - It boils down to economics
(24:17) - Blockspace Forum & gaps in PBS pipeline
(28:00) - Multi-party Block Construction
(30:43) - MPBC Operator as an evolution of a relay
(33:40) - MPBC operator can turn a profit
(36:06) - Does this ice out smaller builders?
(40:06) - An introduction to Blockspace
(43:25) - Heavy and light nodes
(44:36) - Issuance is a contentious thing
(50:15) - Applying a growth mindset to Blockspace

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[1] Drew on X: https://x.com/DrewVdW
[2] Blockspace: https://x.com/Blockspace_ETH/status/2084614592139813298
[3] Blockspace Forum: https://blockspace.forum/index.html
[4] Commit-Boost: https://github.com/Commit-Boost