Overview
Danksharding is the current endgame for Ethereum's scaling roadmap. Unlike earlier 'sharding' designs that tried to split the blockchain into multiple parallel chains, Danksharding focuses on turning Ethereum into a massive 'data availability' layer for Layer 2 rollups.
Key Concepts
- Data Availability Sampling (DAS): A technique that allows nodes to verify that all the data in a large block is available without having to download the entire block.
- Proposer-Builder Separation (PBS): Splitting the task of creating a block (building) from the task of proposing it to the network, which helps prevent centralization.
- Massive Throughput: Once fully implemented, Danksharding is expected to allow Ethereum to handle over 100,000 transactions per second across its L2 ecosystem.
Significance
Danksharding moves the complexity of scaling to the Layer 2s while keeping the Layer 1 simple, secure, and decentralized.