Mar 6, 20256 min readScalability & PerformanceIntermediate
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How key blocks and subblocks increase transaction capacity and confirmation speed.
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About This Infographic
This infographic explains Ergo's subblock technology, which separates key blocks from transaction subblocks to enable parallel production.
Traditional blockchains produce blocks sequentially, limiting throughput. Ergo's approach allows multiple subblocks to be produced in parallel between key blocks.
This design increases transaction capacity and confirmation speed without sacrificing the security guarantees of Proof-of-Work.
Key Points
Key blocks establish consensus and security checkpoints.
Subblocks carry transactions and can be produced in parallel.
Higher throughput without sacrificing PoW security.
Faster confirmation times improve user experience.
Parallel production reduces bottlenecks.
How to Read This Infographic
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Compare traditional sequential blockchain with Ergo's key block + subblock model.
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See how parallel subblock production increases throughput.
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Note the security benefits of maintaining key block consensus.
Related Topics
Ergo scalability
Block production
Transaction throughput
PoW performance
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