Explanations of rollups, replicated databases and protocol governance. His writing connects the architecture of an L2 to the people and mechanisms that can change its rules.
Why read Patrick McCorry?
Patrick is useful when L2, rollup and bridge begin to sound interchangeable. Blockchain as a Database starts with a concrete task: different participants computing the same database from ordered data and shared rules. His public bulletin-board model explains how a rollup can reuse another blockchain's ordering and data availability.
Follow it with Is a Rollup Just a Multisig? His 9-of-10 example makes the tradeoff visible: a high signing threshold makes collusion harder, but two unavailable signers can block an emergency action. The article also examines time delays and pause powers. These are design questions you can apply to a particular system; its 2023 descriptions of individual networks need a current check.
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Blockchain as a Database (Part 1)
Start with database replication, then the public bulletin-board model of a rollup. The distinction between ordering data and enforcing shared rules gives you vocabulary for comparing blockchain designs.
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XFollowList, “Blockchain as a Database (Part 1)” reading notes in the Patrick McCorry profile. https://xfollowlist.com/people/patrick-mccorry#work-a348b3d827b9
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Is a Rollup Just a Multisig?
Read the 9-of-10 signing example for the tension between protecting funds and responding quickly. Continue to the limits of pause powers; the network configurations discussed belong to 2023.
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XFollowList, “Is a Rollup Just a Multisig?” reading notes in the Patrick McCorry profile. https://xfollowlist.com/people/patrick-mccorry#work-b5697c24aecd
The linked work is the original source; this permalink identifies XFollowList’s reason to read it. Original work published .
Profile-source checking date and references · Dated reading map
Projects & roles
Cryptocurrency and Friends
His educational publication explains Ethereum and related systems for technically curious readers.
Arbitrum Foundation
His March 2023 account of joining the Foundation; his current About page continues to list the affiliation.
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- The official Devcon speaker entry connects Patrick McCorry with @stonecoldpat0.
- His own account of the publication, intended audience and professional affiliations.
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XFollowList, Patrick McCorry profile sources. Sources checked 2026-10-11. https://xfollowlist.com/people/patrick-mccorry#sources-checked