3.1 Proposals, blocks, and attestations
Introduction
Proposals, blocks, and attestations are the mechanisms for decentralization within the Ethereum network. Although each serves distinctly different functions within Ethereum, all three mechanisms contribute to economically efficient, effective, and sustainable outcomes. Proposals, blocks, and attestations leave the network open to enhanced security and collaboration.
Learning Objectives
Be able to understand and describe the functions of EIPs and the different types of EIPs
Understand how to create a proposal
Reiterate how blocks lead to increased security
Describe how attestations encourage virtuous economic incentives and punish malbehavior within the network.
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