
Orestis Alpos
@orestisalpos
Blockchain scientist at CommonPrefix. I do research and build cryptographic and distributed systems. PhD from University of Bern.
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15-06-2015 10:59:04
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Together with Francesco Roberto Saltini Thanh-Hai Tran we are excited to share our latest research on a faster finality protocol for #Ethereum. We introduce 3-Slot Finality (3SF), a protocol designed to finalize blocks proposed by an honest proposer within 3 slots, given that network

Common Prefix is hiring full-time Software Engineers, remotely or local in Athens. commonprefix.notion.site/sw-folk Email us or DM Common Prefix for more.


The newly born pod network attended #DevconBangkok this week! I am thrilled to be part of the founding team. As a scientist I believe success comes from simplicity, solid foundations, good understanding. That's what will make pod different from anything we have seen so far!

SBC'25 is heading to Berkeley! The website is live now - stay tuned for more program updates coming soon. UC Berkeley RDI The Stanford Center for Blockchain Research



We are thrilled to announce we raised $10 million in seed round funding! Huge thanks to our backers a16z crypto CSX, 1kx Blockchain Builders Fund @stanfordSBA and Protagonist 1/2


Excited to be part of this team! Congrats pod network shresth Alex Brezas Haris Karavassilis & everyone who has helped pod rise!

I'm thrilled that our first Common Prefix spinoff, pod network, is finally out of stealth! We've all been working behind the scenes to get this startup off the ground. 🧵 1/n

Seeing your paper being transformed into a blockchain is rewarding! Scientific ideas have lead to an efficient, optimal-latency, censorship-resistant, and accountable L1 network! Congrats Dionysis Zindros and Bernardo! Congrats to the whole team pod network. arxiv.org/pdf/2501.14931

Insightful deep dive from Alex Alexakis on the Greek crypto landscape. We’re proud to be based in Athens and committed to supporting the Greek blockchain community — hiring and developing local talent, and organizing events that bring the community together. More updates coming


Excited to share that Pi Squared is integrating pod as the backend for its Universal Settlement Layer (USL)! By leveraging pod’s latency-optimal, partially ordered transactions, USL achieves faster finality for cross-chain claims—enhancing trust, scalability, and


📣Excited to announce: Shitpost[dot]wtf has integrated Walrus 🦭/acc for decentralized storage! Every meme, PFP, and leaderboard moment is now permanent, censorship-resistant, and user-owned. Web3 social just got a major upgrade. Try it now! Use Code: PODyap 👉

Just dropped shitpost[dot]wtf v2. It's a fully decentralized meme social network built on pod network's devnet — now with Walrus 🦭/acc baked in. That means fast txs, zero wallet friction, and immortal memes thanks to Walrus. Finally, it's Web3 that feels like Web2 🧵1/5

Baddies on Berachain 🐼⛓️ sophon Mensana Fitness Taiko.eth 🥁 Shiv Shankar ✨ Gink5814.eth🐣 ZEROBASE brother victor StarkWare 🐺🐱 AltLayer EigenCloud Brevis Jacob Francesco Andreoli | andreolf.ethᵍᵐ Guy Itzhaki michael Deli | deligong.eth (t/acc) 🟧⛏️ DataHaven 🫎 Arbitrum T-REX 🦖 July 2: bitvm/acc co-hosted with BOB & Ankr Jacob joins the panel: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗞 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗩𝗠? along with Simanta Gautam - Alpen, Dionysis Zindros - Common Prefix moderated by Dominik Harz - BOB don't miss it lu.ma/g8ufb1n4

The XRPL EVM Sidechain is finally live! This is a big moment as new EVM developers now have a new greenfield opportunity to bring their dApps to the XRPL community. Congrats on a great job by our XFN team at Ripple and our partners Peersyst Technology, Axelar Network, and @squid Common Prefix