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Ever since the Ethereum Network was overloaded by the immensely popular CryptoKitties and the Bitcoin price increased to the point that the transaction price followed the Bitcoin price to new all-time-highs, the scalability issue has been a hot topic. To be able to properly achieve massive real-world adoption of cryptocurrencies and decentralized applications, the corresponding blockchains need to be able to scale the transaction reach into a higher throughput.