Two-Tiered Consensus: Blockchain Architecture to Bridge the Dapp/App Gap – #EtherealTLV Presentation

Can permissioned apps run over permissionless infrastructure?

Tal Kol (Co-Founder, Orbs) discusses bridging the dapp/app gap: Enterprise solutions that leverage blockchain technology gravitate towards private, permissioned blockchains. While these solutions pragmatic, they provide questionable benefit over traditional databases. At the same time however, existing businesses cannot decentralize over-night. Public, permissionless blockchains that were designed for token-based pure dapps struggle to accommodate the needs of traditional businesses. The two-tiered consensus unlocks the value of public blockchains for existing businesses by providing isolation and control.

The separation of block-producers and validators on the Orbs Network, complemented by inherent isolation and governance autonomy through Blockchain Virtualization, allows for customizable degrees of decentralization. This design keeps businesses in control while adding a layer of external, provably unbiased third-party verification. This architecture has the potential to bridge the infrastructure gap for DAOs and for-profit enterprises.

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