Developer: Ethereum Is Not Slow Because Of Geth Client
Péter Szilágyi, a software engineer, contends that the widespread adoption of Geth, an Ethereum client he helped develop, is not why the dominant smart contract platform is “slow.” Szilágyi responded to a thread on social media platform X discussing Solana’s high throughput, stating, “Geth does not control all factors affecting processing speed.” Geth Is The Most […]
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