Modular Blockchain: The Division of Labor Across Execution, Settlement, and Data Availability
As blockchain technology evolves from an experimental concept to a platform supporting real-world applications, the conflicts among performance, cost, and scalability have gradually surfaced. Traditional monolithic blockchains catalyzed the industry's early growth, yet they have also exposed structural bottlenecks when facing complex applications and large-scale adoption. The emergence of modular blockchains represents not merely a technical optimization but a fundamental shift in architectural thinking—by decoupling core functions such as execution, settlement, and data availability, modular blockchains redefine how blockchain systems scale, collaborate, and evolve. This course begins precisely at this turning point, guiding you to understand the profound changes underway in blockchain infrastructure.
About the Course
This course systematically explores the core principles and technological landscape of modular blockchains. Starting from the limitations of monolithic architectures, it progressively dissects the roles and design trade-offs of execution, settlement, and data availability layers in a modular system. You will learn how Rollups are reshaping blockchain's computational model, how settlement layers provide finality and security anchors for multiple execution environments, and why data availability serves as a critical foundation of trust in modular architectures. Building on this, the course delves into the formation of modular ecosystems, the composition of different technology stacks, and how blockchain is transitioning from "single-chain competition" to a "network of modular collaboration," establishing a holistic cognitive framework for next-generation blockchain infrastructure.
What You Will Learn
- Why are modular blockchains necessary?
- How is execution layer computation decoupled?
- Where do settlement layer finality and security originate?
- How is data trusted and verified?
- The landscape and future trends of modular ecosystems.
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