In this technical session, Matt and Jonathan break down critical elements of the Quai Network ecosystem. The discussion kicks off with smart contract optimization and Solidity development, highlighting standard NFT DApp implementations via IPFS.

The highlight of the episode is a masterclass by Jonathan on Proportional Reward Splitting (PRS)—explaining how it eliminates mining pools' necessity, reduces hash rate variance, and solves the selfish mining vulnerabilities currently plaguing networks like Monero. The team also clarifies the economic and privacy-centric design behind the 2-week lockup periods for converting between the EVM-compatible Quai account ledger and the privacy-focused UTXO Qi ledger, revealing how these constraints protect the network from inflationary death spirals while enforcing privacy best practices.

Finally, th ...