Giving Power Back to Your Users with Flow’s Account Model

Michael Bogan
Level Up Coding
Published in
5 min readNov 2, 2023

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Many alternative blockchains that have emerged recently are classified as “EVM” chains, meaning they operate exactly like Ethereum but have a different execution layer. This helps the cross-compatibility of smart contracts across chains, but it doesn’t solve some of the crucial problems embedded in the EVM system. In particular, it hasn’t improved how user accounts are handled and protected.

Flow, a layer-1 blockchain, is trying to change that pattern with its account model. In this article, we’ll look in detail at that new account…

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25 years of startups, products, and software architecture. Currently run DevSpotlight — tech content for tech companies. michael@devspotlight.com.