Sharding, Explained | Cointelegraph
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To explain sharding, let’s use the Ethereum blockchain as an example.
The Ethereum blockchain is made up of thousands of computers, aka nodes — currently 8,622, according to ethernodes.org — each lending a certain amount of hash power to the network. It is this hash power that allows the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) to function — i.e., to execute smart contracts and run decentralized…
