The Eth1.x Research category is for research topics related specifically to the current Ethereum PoW chain often described as Eth1.x. Although we expect synergy in some of the research topics with 1.x and 2.0, the domain is specific enough to often warrant its own tag.

Discussion about sharding. See also:

Let’s talk about state execution and cross-shard transactions here.

For your posts on ZK-Snarks and ZK-Starks.

Distributed System, Fault tolerance, Liveness, Safety, etc.

Discussion related to Casper. See also:

Topics that do not fit into Plasma and State Channel

Eth1-to-Eth2 transition and migration.

Share your idea to improve Ethereum’s R&D processes here.

To discuss better fundraising mechanisms such as:

Discussion about this site, its organization, how it works, and how we can improve it.