A new approach is reshaping how blockchain networks operate. The traditional model has validators processing transactions before adding them to blocks—execution and consensus locked together, creating unavoidable delays. This coupling becomes the system's bottleneck, slowing everything down. What if you separated them? That's the shift happening now. By decoupling execution from the consensus layer, the constraint disappears. Validators no longer wait for execution to finish before moving forward on consensus. Block times drop dramatically—we're talking sub-second speeds. It's a fundamental rethinking of how these systems can work, cutting through latency problems that have plagued blockchain scaling. This kind of architectural innovation matters because it directly impacts throughput and user experience across the entire network.