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Blockchain Architecture Decision

How do you decide which protocol is best to invest your precious time and energy to build the skillset required to engineer systems for business models that have sustainable value propositions?

To be trustworthy code should be open source? In that case what prevents your code from copy and paste vampire attacks?

Intent​

Evolve a standardized framework for navigating the decision maze in identifying the best blockchain strategy for your business model and engineering expertise.

Boundaries​

Confirmation Rules

  1. Ledger Growth
  2. Censorship Resistance
  3. Data Availability
  4. Reorg Resistance
  5. Validity

What makes an L2 and L2?

Dev Env​

Primary development environments, EVM vs SVM vs SUI

ItemEVMSVMSUI
BlockchainEthereum, L2sSolanaSUI
LanguageSolidityRustMove
PlaygroundRemix
WalletsMetamaskPhantom
ExplorersEtherscanSolscan
Dev ToolsReview

Checklist​

Decision checklist for choosing best fit blockchain architecture for your business model.

  1. Define Business Requirements
  2. Assess Technical Capabilities
  3. Evaluate Security and Decentralization Needs
  4. Consider Interoperability and Ecosystem Integration
  5. Long-term Vision and Scalability

Performance

  • Gas Fees
  • Throughput

Architecture

  • Lock In?
  • Time Horizion?
  • Censorship Resistance

Technical Requirements

  • What Network Effects?
  • Transaction Volume:
  • Latency Sensitivity:
  • Resource Availability:

Developer Requirements

  • Development Expertise: High expertise in blockchain (Modular) vs. General development skills (Integrated)
  • Complexity Management: Ability to handle complex systems (Modular) vs. Preference for simplicity (Integrated)

Security and Censorship Resistance

  • Security Prioritization: High security needs (Integrated) vs. Balanced security with flexibility (Modular)
  • Decentralization Importance: High decentralization (Integrated) vs. Acceptable centralization risks (Modular)

Interoperability and Ecosystem Integration

  • Interoperability Needs: High need for integration with other networks (Modular) vs. Self-contained system (Integrated)
  • Ecosystem Participation: Active participation in a diverse ecosystem (Modular) vs. Focus on a single ecosystem (Integrated)

Long-term Vision and Scalability

  • Scalability Requirements: Future-proof scalability (Modular) vs. Current needs met (Integrated)
  • Innovation and Flexibility: Need for continuous innovation (Modular) vs. Stability and predictability (Integrated)