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The Surge is all about making Ethereum bigger and better. Vitalik wants to solve the scalability trilemma by implementing solutions like data availability sampling (DAS) and data compression to increase Ethereum's transactions per second (TPS) to over 100,000. Rollups, a Layer 2 solution, are also a key part of this plan, but they rely on trust in the rollup providers.
The Scourge
The Scourge is about stopping centralization. Vitalik is worried about centralization in block building, where a few entities could control the network. His solution is to split up block-building roles, but this introduces complexity. He also plans to mitigate miner extractable value (MEV) and implement diminishing returns for large stakes to prevent the wealthiest participants from dominating the network.
The Verge
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