Request for Proposals: Decentralized Prover Coordination

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[Proposal] - Fernet on the Rocks

Fernet on the rocks - Sequencer-Prover Consolidation Proposal Summary This proposal has one goal: unify the role of sequencers and provers in Aztec, maximizing protocol simplicity. Specifically in the context of Fernet (a random leader election), I outline the most simple version of block production possible. The sequencer can only propose blocks that they have the ability to prove themselves. Their “proving period” begins immediately after the proposal phase, and must end within the specified w…