Hello, Solarians!

Florescent lights illuminate scuffed linoleum as second-hand clothes dangle precariously from a well-worn rack. A Spring Forward: Colorful Shirts sign hangs in the distance in stark contrast to the scene of an early twenty-something male sporting a baggy black t-shirt shuffling around patiently for the next great find. Being your own boss is a risky endeavor, but this man and his wife likely found some much-needed freedom in their online shop. This undoubtedly showed Gavin Meeler that when you pursue what you love, you just keep moving forward—one foot in front of the other, and the ground will come up to meet you. This may have also been something that gave Gavin the time and courage to press on with his biggest passion: expressing himself and portraying the world around him through art.

Hyper-focused and behind schedule, I sat staring intently at the glowing monitor nested to the side of my darkly lit home office; I always do my best work when I can tune out the rest of the world. And working from home has its perks too. I choose my schedule, I can listen to music as loud as I want, snack while I work, no one telling me, ‘ya got time to lean, ya got time to clean.’ I can just move at my own pace. That’s the dream, ain’t it?

‘The Scalability Trilemma’ taught us to think differently in how we approach the issue of scaling Blockchain networks and revealed that our perceived limitations are often based on incorrect assumptions. In this article, we continue our journey by peeling back the layers to reveal what scaling looks like today as well as what the future holds.

Scaling refers to a system’s ability to sustain an increase in bandwidth. Particularly in the case of Blockchain networks, this means supporting a higher transactional throughput as well as a greater number of nodes. So what does this look like? And what are the limitations? How can we even begin to approach a problem like this? Let’s find out together as we explore the ‘Scalability Trilemma.’