The monolithic blockchain era appears to be sunsetting. Among the first to contribute to this paradigm shift was Cosmos, which introduced the idea of specialized sovereign blockchains (appchains), made possible by the Cosmos SDK. Nowadays, the modular thesis employs external data availability and even execution solutions, which enables the creation of countless new chains. Each new blockchains comes with its own ‘specs’, and centralised RPC and node providers have to adapt to each chain’s setting. However, the saying ‘Jack of all trades, master of none’ applies in this scenario too - we have often witnessed RPC failures during high demand periods. Lava Network aims to provide a competitive marketplace for RPC and node providers, which would compete based on their performance and user feedback.

We were joined by Gil and Yair to discuss Lava Network’s RPC decentralisation in the modular, multi-chain landscape.

Topics discussed in this episode:
0:00 - Introduction, Gnosis ad, Chorus One ad
2:55 - High-level overview of Lava Network
6:36 - What problem Lava Network solves
9:33 - Decentralised marketplace for RPC providers
13:15 - Quality of centralised vs. decentralised RPC providers
15:51 - Gateways
20:38 - Lava Network participants
25:10 - Specs & APIs
30:26 - Quality of service & provider optimizer
35:59 - How services are priced
42:52 - Relayers
44:14 - Modularity & chain abstraction
49:04 - Magma & Lava mainnet

Links mentioned in this episode:
- Yair Cleper on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3OTKaX6
- Gil Binder on Twitter: https://bit.ly/4bLondZ
- Lava Network on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3wtmK4u

Sponsors:
- Gnosis: Gnosis builds decentralized infrastructure for the Ethereum ecosystem, since 2015. This year marks the launch of Gnosis Pay— the world's first Decentralized Payment Network. Get started today at gnosis.io -
- Chorus1: Chorus One is one of the largest node operators worldwide, supporting more than 100,000 delegators, across 45 networks. The recently launched OPUS allows staking up to 8,000 ETH in a single transaction. Enjoy the highest yields and institutional grade security at https://chorus.one/?utm_source=epicenter -

This episode is hosted by Sebastien Couture & Brian Fabian Crain. Show notes and listening options: https://epicenter.tv/536
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