Tezzard #1650's Grand Tour: 18 Cities That Built Tezos

Tezos has evolved through 18 major protocol upgrades, each named after a city, showcasing its unique approach to on-chain governance and continuous innovation. From Athens to Rio, these upgrades have enhanced the network’s speed, scalability, and security, transforming Tezos into a robust and adaptable blockchain platform. The upgrades include notable milestones such as Ithaca’s Tenderbake finality, Mumbai’s Smart Rollups, Paris’s Data Availability Layer, and Quebec’s 8-second block times - all contributing to a high-performance infrastructure suitable for long-term decentralized applications.

Key Ideas

Tezos has implemented 18 protocol upgrades via on-chain governance, each improving performance, scalability, and smart contract capabilities.
Recent upgrades have introduced features like Smart Rollups, faster block times, and enhanced data availability, positioning Tezos as a future-proof blockchain.

Why It Matters?

Developers have chances to test and deploy high-performance dApps on Tezos using features like Smart Rollups and fast block times. Tezos’ Move-like smart contract language brings an advantage of its predictable upgrade cycle that enables building scalable and secure applications without the risks of hard forks or governance instability.