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Joe Lubin makes the bull case for Ethereum amid a sea of bearishness. The panel dissects Saylor selling Bitcoin for the first time in four years, the meaning behind 9 senior EF departures, Justin Drake's Q-Day call (50% by 2032), Manuel Araoz declaring all of DeFi unsafe, the ThorChain hack fallout, the Zama/Overnight Finance USDC freeze saga, and the CFTC greenlighting the first US perpetual futures product. Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week Joe Lubin is stepping in to make the bull case for ETH on what he admits is a tough day to be bullish. We open on Strategy's first Bitcoin sale in four years and whether the STRC preferred stock structure is "an algorithmic stablecoin with too many steps," as Tarun puts it. Joe pivots to pitching Ether DATs, then we get into the Ethereum Foundation's brain drain -- nine researchers gone, CROPS as the new mandate, and a mysterious new developer organization taking shape behind the scenes. The episode's meatiest block covers DeFi security: Justin Drake warns Q-Day is 50% likely by 2032, Manuel Araoz says all of DeFi is unsafe, ThorChain's been offline for two weeks post-hack, and the panel debates whether we're entering a rough 12-24 months where attackers outrun defenders. We close on Hyperliquid's all-time highs and the CFTC opening the door to US perps.  Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

Joe Lubin makes the bull case for Ethereum amid a sea of bearishness. The panel dissects Saylor selling Bitcoin for the first time in four years, the meaning behind 9 senior EF departures, Justin Drake's Q-Day call (50% by 2032), Manuel Araoz declaring all of DeFi unsafe, the ThorChain hack fallout, the Zama/Overnight Finance USDC freeze saga, and the CFTC greenlighting the first US perpetual futures product. Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week Joe Lubin is stepping in to make the bull case for ETH on what he admits is a tough day to be bullish. We open on Strategy's first Bitcoin sale in four years and whether the STRC preferred stock structure is "an algorithmic stablecoin with too many steps," as Tarun puts it. Joe pivots to pitching Ether DATs, then we get into the Ethereum Foundation's brain drain -- nine researchers gone, CROPS as the new mandate, and a mysterious new developer organization taking shape behind the scenes. The episode's meatiest block covers DeFi security: Justin Drake warns Q-Day is 50% likely by 2032, Manuel Araoz says all of DeFi is unsafe, ThorChain's been offline for two weeks post-hack, and the panel debates whether we're entering a rough 12-24 months where attackers outrun defenders. We close on Hyperliquid's all-time highs and the CFTC opening the door to US perps.  Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

Justin Drake raises his odds for Q-Day. Bitwise USCC goes live on Aave Horizon. Gnosis Pay pins the root cause of its hack. And Checkout.com supports stablecoins. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/959 Join 5,000+ attendees at ETHConf in NYC, June 8-10. Hear from 150+ speakers shaping Ethereum, stablecoins, and digital asset policy. Get your tickets at ethconf.com and use code ETHDAILY for 30% off General and 20% off VIP. Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed. 

A Google Research blog post warns that future Quantum Computers (CRQCs) could break Bitcoin's encryption, with updated estimates suggesting under 500,000 physical qubits could steal funds during transaction confirmations (roughly 9 minutes).Guest: Charles Hoskinson - CEO & Founder of Input OutputFollow Charles on X ➜ https://x.com/IOHK_Charles00:00 Intro00:10 Google scares everyone00:40 Justin Drake: 2032 roadmap needs to accelerate01:45 We took down Youtube video too02:00 How real is quantum threat?05:15 What blockchains are leading?07:00 Thoughts on eCash Hard Fork?09:40 Probability of Hard Fork?11:30 Midnight/Cardano saving Bitcoin?13:40 Enabling “Accredited Investor” rules?16:40 Canton vs Midnight19:40 Why not list Monument on RWA website?22:40 CLARITY Act odds: new red line?27:00 CLARITY Act endorse w/o reading it?30:00 Lazarus vs Quantum30:20 BTC Soft fork?30:45 Microstrategy Conspiracy31:00 KelpDAO vs Bridge sentiment31:40 Banks response to CLARITY32:15 XRP token utility22:45 Canton grift keeps giving?34:00 Proof-of-Stake vs Proof of Work35:00 Polymarket vs X35:30 USDCx Bridge Trustable?36:45 $SNEK on Solana & ETH?37:20 Tokenized stocks on cardano?38:00 Point-of-Sale failure?40:20 Canton Hack vs DeFi United?#Crypto #bitcoin #cardano~Bitcoin Quantum Threat Accelerates!

Justin Drake joins us to talk about the reality of cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CROC). We dive into his recent work with Google scientists on Shor's algorithm optimizations and why neutral atoms have become the "dark horse" in the race to break Bitcoin's 256-bit encryption. Justin shares his updated timeline for "Q-Day," the role of US government censorship in quantum research, and why the crypto industry must act now to remain secure. Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: • 10,000 qubits needed to run Shor's algorithm. 
 • $5B invested in quantum industry last year. 
 • Drake says 10% chance of a "CROC" by 2032. 
 • Neutral atoms run 1,000x slower than superconducting Timestamps: 00:00 Start 00:31 Google paper 03:40 "In flight" key cracking 04:38 Superconducting qbits 05:21 Neutral atom quantum computing 08:42 Broad Quantum overview 10:53 Neutral atoms require far less infrastructure 12:41 Is Google pivoting to Neutral Atoms? 14:12 What does winner mean? 14:41 Q-day 2032? 15:55 Why the fast emergence thesis? 22:52 Theory vs engineering breakthroughs 27:03 Timelines 35:55 What is real vs hype? 37:05 Quantum error correction 41:32 Bitcoin reality check 47:25 Justin Drake is a Bitcoiner, umm kind of... 53:03 Standards 53:43 Signature aggregation 57:19 Are NIST the baddies? 1:00:31 BTC security budget worries 1:05:14 Energy bottleneck 1:06:23 ETH security The Gwart Show is sponsored by Ellipsis Labs. Ellipsis Labs builds the most efficient on-chain markets. Their orderbook and Prop AMM products have delivered price improvement to hundreds of billions of dollars in retail volume. Now, they are bringing their expertise to build Phoenix, the best on-chain perpetuals platform. Ellipsis Labs is hiring New York-based engineers. If you're an engineer looking to work with a proven team in making DeFi better, go to ellipsislabs dot xyz slash careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 312 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William, I-man, and TJ unpack a wild week for $NAT: overnight listings on three centralized exchanges with zero fees paid, a god-candle to a $150M market cap, and a deeper, more rigorous walk-through of the Bitcoin security-budget math than the show has ever done on-air. They run the numbers through Michael Saylor's $441 trillion scenario, show why fees can't close the gap, and lay out the case for NAT as a supplementary second subsidy capable of delivering $2.1B/day to miners. The episode closes with a commitment: the next video from The Block Runner is NAT.fun going live. Disclosure: William and I-man are founders of NAT.fun and hold NAT tokens. All analysis in this episode reflects their perspective as participants in the ecosystem. Key topics: NAT token listed on MEXC, LBank, and CoinEx overnight — a fourth exchange followed the next day — with no listing fees paid, consistent with Constantinople-era organic exchange adoption The god-candle: NAT market cap to ~$150M in an instant, flipping ORDI; hosts normalize expectations to a new ~$40–$60M floor with extreme volatility still ahead Bankless on the Bitcoin security budget: Justin Drake's ultrasound-money framing, why "add tail issuance or move to proof-of-stake" is not a viable answer for Bitcoin The full math walkthrough: at $100T market cap in 30 years, Bitcoin delivers only $116K per block — roughly half of today's $243K — a ~0.00006% security-to-value ratio Running it through Michael Saylor's $441T scenario: five halvings out, Bitcoin still delivers only $2M/block and spends 0.0002% of its market cap on security — 100x below the U.S. 3.4% GDP-to-security benchmark Why "fees will cover it" doesn't math out: $10,781 per transaction, every block, every day, forever, to approximate a U.S.-equivalent security ratio on a $100T BTC NAT as a second subsidy: decoupled from Bitcoin's exponential decay, earned by miners alongside BTC, and still delivering in 2140 when subsidy hits zero The efficiency comparison: at a $15T NAT market cap paired with Saylor's $441T BTC, NAT delivers ~$285M/block — 100x more than BTC at the same point in time The on-air correction and the natgmi.com slider: at $1T NAT, miners receive $15M/block — 7x Bitcoin's current efficiency — or $2.1B/day Why the hosts can't be the messengers: the token-founder conflict and the need for a neutral Andreas-style explainer to carry the math to Bitcoin's mainstream NAT.fun preview and network-effect thesis: why the launch platform's success underwrites NAT's long-run demand, and why the hosts are going silent until it ships — the next video IS the launch Do the math yourself. If you arrive somewhere different, bring it into the comments. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Sign up for a free newsletter: www.theblockrunner.com Follow us on: Youtube: https://bit.ly/TBlkRnnrYouTube Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord $NAT Telegram: https://t.me/dmt_nat

Bitcoin's Satoshi drama heats up again as a major journalistic “reveal” drops, just as the crypto industry gets rocked by a quantum computing breakthrough that pulls up security timelines—and AI-powered exploits are suddenly real. We break down Satoshi theories, Blockstream PR whispers, the new quantum risk landscape, Ethereum vs. Bitcoin migration pain, and why your favorite protocols might not be ready for North Korea or superintelligent bug finders. Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week we're joined by Justin Drake, Ethereum Foundation researcher and the internet's favorite quantum attack alarm bell ringer. Things get spicy immediately: the eternal guessing game “Who is Satoshi?” gets a new round of attention as John Carreyrou (yeah, Theranos guy) drops a supposed expose pointing his finger at none other than Blockstream's Adam Back.  The crew debates whether this Satoshi story is tired PR, inside baseball, or a genuine existential turning point for Bitcoin culture. Then things escalate: Justin walks us through Google and Atomic's quantum computing breakthrough—a real, validated step forward that potentially pulls the “Q-day” clock up to as soon as 2029. The implications? Bitcoin and Ethereum's security models are suddenly under the gun, and community denial is in full effect. Who's better poised to survive a quantum apocalypse… and is coin burning on the menu for Satoshi's stash? Later, we break down the Drift hack—North Korea's latest state-level heist, featuring IRL social engineering that sounds like Mr. Robot meets Oceans Eleven. Finally, it's an AI arms race: Anthropic's Mythos model is reportedly the most dangerous security researcher ever coded, and it's already quietly hardening corporate fortresses.  Panic? Prepare? Both? One thing's for sure—there are no do-overs on the blockchain, so let's get into it. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

Bitcoin's Satoshi drama heats up again as a major journalistic “reveal” drops, just as the crypto industry gets rocked by a quantum computing breakthrough that pulls up security timelines—and AI-powered exploits are suddenly real. We break down Satoshi theories, Blockstream PR whispers, the new quantum risk landscape, Ethereum vs. Bitcoin migration pain, and why your favorite protocols might not be ready for North Korea or superintelligent bug finders. Welcome to The Chopping Block — where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. This week we're joined by Justin Drake, Ethereum Foundation researcher and the internet's favorite quantum attack alarm bell ringer. Things get spicy immediately: the eternal guessing game “Who is Satoshi?” gets a new round of attention as John Carreyrou (yeah, Theranos guy) drops a supposed expose pointing his finger at none other than Blockstream's Adam Back.  The crew debates whether this Satoshi story is tired PR, inside baseball, or a genuine existential turning point for Bitcoin culture. Then things escalate: Justin walks us through Google and Atomic's quantum computing breakthrough—a real, validated step forward that potentially pulls the “Q-day” clock up to as soon as 2029. The implications? Bitcoin and Ethereum's security models are suddenly under the gun, and community denial is in full effect. Who's better poised to survive a quantum apocalypse… and is coin burning on the menu for Satoshi's stash? Later, we break down the Drift hack—North Korea's latest state-level heist, featuring IRL social engineering that sounds like Mr. Robot meets Oceans Eleven. Finally, it's an AI arms race: Anthropic's Mythos model is reportedly the most dangerous security researcher ever coded, and it's already quietly hardening corporate fortresses.  Panic? Prepare? Both? One thing's for sure—there are no do-overs on the blockchain, so let's get into it. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pods, Fountain, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, Amazon Music, or on your favorite podcast platform. Show highlights

In Episode 309 of The Block Runner Podcast, hosts William, I-man, and TJ tackle the solopreneur billionaire hype, the reality of building with AI, and the upcoming NAT.fun platform launch. Key topics: The AI solopreneur billionaire — hype vs reality and why expectations are broken NAT.fun launch countdown — creator playbooks, collector mechanics, and bonding curves Google's quantum computing paper — Bitcoin's elliptic curve at risk sooner than expected Bitcoin security budget crisis — Justin Drake's warning and why miners are leaving for AI compute NFT market collapse — OpenSea's $6K daily volume and why the launch model was the real problem Pump.Fun's declining 58-second hold times and the case for non-arbitrary tokens NAT.fun creator economy — simulated earnings, fame system, and dual-asset distribution Like, subscribe, and drop a comment with your take on whether NAT.fun can revive the NFT market. Please like and subscribe on your favorite podcasting app! Sign up for a free newsletter: www.theblockrunner.com Follow us on: Youtube: https://bit.ly/TBlkRnnrYouTube Twitter: bit.ly/TBR-Twitter Telegram: bit.ly/TBR-Telegram Discord: bit.ly/TBR-Discord $NAT Telegram: https://t.me/dmt_nat

Google just set a deadline. Quantum computers could break Bitcoin's encryption by 2029. Are blockchains ready? Sponsored by ⁠Nexo⁠ Nexo is the premier digital wealth platform. Receive interest on your crypto, borrow against it without selling, and trade a range of assets. Now available in the U.S with 30 days of exclusive privileges.  Get started at http://nexo.com/unchained Google and Oratomic published quantum computing research on the same day, and together they redraw the timeline for when blockchains need to be post-quantum secure. Google's paper, co-authored by Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake and Stanford cryptographer Dan Boneh, estimates 2029 for breaking the elliptic curve cryptography that protects Bitcoin and Ethereum. Oratomic's findings are sharper: utility-scale quantum computers may need only 10,000 qubits, not the millions previously assumed, and the company already has 6,000 in the lab. With 6.7 million BTC in vulnerable addresses and a newly identified 9-minute attack window on unspent Bitcoin transactions, the question is no longer whether blockchains need to migrate. It's whether they can do it fast enough. Guests: ⁠Alex Pruden, Co-Founder & CEO, Project Eleven ⁠Dolev Bluvstein, CEO of Oratomic Links: Unchained: Q-Day Is Imminent. Can Bitcoin Survive the Quantum Threat? Solana Deploys Post-Quantum Signatures on Testnet Is Nic Carter Exaggerating Bitcoin's Quantum Risk? Yes, Says One Core Dev Research Papers: Google: Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies Against Quantum Vulnerabilities Oratomic: Shor's Algorithm with as Few as 10,000 Reconfigurable Atomic Qubits (arXiv) Caltech: Useful Quantum Computers Could Be Built with as Few as 10,000 Qubits Companies & Tools: Project Eleven Project Eleven: Yellow Pages Oratomic BIP 360: Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) Standards & Infrastructure: NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Cloudflare: State of the Post-Quantum Internet Google Quantum AI: Willow & Error Correction Algorand: Quantum-Resistant Falcon Signatures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google just set a deadline. Quantum computers could break Bitcoin's encryption by 2029. Are blockchains ready? Sponsored by ⁠Nexo⁠ Nexo is the premier digital wealth platform. Receive interest on your crypto, borrow against it without selling, and trade a range of assets. Now available in the U.S with 30 days of exclusive privileges.  Get started at http://nexo.com/unchained Google and Oratomic published quantum computing research on the same day, and together they redraw the timeline for when blockchains need to be post-quantum secure. Google's paper, co-authored by Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake and Stanford cryptographer Dan Boneh, estimates 2029 for breaking the elliptic curve cryptography that protects Bitcoin and Ethereum. Oratomic's findings are sharper: utility-scale quantum computers may need only 10,000 qubits, not the millions previously assumed, and the company already has 6,000 in the lab. With 6.7 million BTC in vulnerable addresses and a newly identified 9-minute attack window on unspent Bitcoin transactions, the question is no longer whether blockchains need to migrate. It's whether they can do it fast enough. Guests: ⁠Alex Pruden, Co-Founder & CEO, Project Eleven ⁠Dolev Bluvstein, CEO of Oratomic Links: Unchained: Q-Day Is Imminent. Can Bitcoin Survive the Quantum Threat? Solana Deploys Post-Quantum Signatures on Testnet Is Nic Carter Exaggerating Bitcoin's Quantum Risk? Yes, Says One Core Dev Research Papers: Google: Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies Against Quantum Vulnerabilities Oratomic: Shor's Algorithm with as Few as 10,000 Reconfigurable Atomic Qubits (arXiv) Caltech: Useful Quantum Computers Could Be Built with as Few as 10,000 Qubits Companies & Tools: Project Eleven Project Eleven: Yellow Pages Oratomic BIP 360: Pay-to-Merkle-Root (P2MR) Standards & Infrastructure: NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Cloudflare: State of the Post-Quantum Internet Google Quantum AI: Willow & Error Correction Algorand: Quantum-Resistant Falcon Signatures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In deze aflevering bespreken we een opvallend quantum-paper over het verantwoord publiceren van kwetsbaarheden in cryptografie, de hack van Drift waarbij $270 miljoen verdween, en de vraag of de fase van “institutions are coming” inmiddels definitief achter ons ligt. Verder hebben we het over Morgan Stanley's goedkopere Bitcoin ETF, Square dat bitcoinbetalingen automatisch activeert voor miljoenen verkopers, een aan Citadel gelieerde exchange die een banklicentie aanvraagt, en Franklin Templeton dat Franklin Crypto lanceert. We sluiten af met een marktupdate over de crisis in Iran en de impact daarvan op de olieprijs en de cryptomarkt.https://btca.nl/eindhovenProbeer Bitcoin Alpha 2 weken gratis!Satoshi Radio wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door: Firefish, Watson Law en onze hoofdsponsor Bitvavo.Timestamps(00:00:00) Welkom en Podcast Introductie(00:16:00) Bookmark van Bart: Safeguarding cryptocurrency by disclosing quantum vulnerabilities responsibly(00:57:00) Bookmark van Peter: Drift is gehacked ($270 miljoen), geen 1 april-grap(01:09:00) Bookmark van Bert: The “institutions are coming” phase is about to be over. They're here, or arriving shortly.(01:15:00) Bookmark van Bart: Morgan Stanley komt met Bitcoin ETF die goedkoper is dan IBIT(01:18:00) Bookmark van Bart: Jack Dorsey's Square Automatically Enables Bitcoin Payments for Millions of Sellers(01:22:00) Bookmark van Peter: Exchange gelieerd aan Citadel vraagt banklicentie aan(01:26:00) Bookmark van Peter: Franklin Templeton start Franklin Crypto(01:32:00) MarktupdateBookmarksBert:The “institutions are coming” phase is about to be over. They're here, or arriving shortly. Bert op X: “VS zelfvoorzienend - klopt niet”Gerrit Hiemstra: “Laat ze die hele olie industrie maar plat bombarderen.”Energiemix in de wereld, Frankrijk, Noorwegen, PortugalStrait of Hormuz FactsheetBart:Safeguarding cryptocurrency by disclosing quantum vulnerabilities responsiblyGoogle: Quantum frontiers may be closer than they appearOratomic's: Shor's algorithm is possible with as few as 10,000 reconfigurable atomic qubits“I'm soo sick of the ‘Quantum is gonna break Bitcoin' thing”“What about banks?”Nic Carter heeft financieel belang bij quantum fudWhy not Fedwire, and take trillions from the banking industry?Selling bullshit after years of selling bullshit skepticism is a common move.Het is de Ethereum Foundation! Justin Drake!In any case, these results provide an even stronger impetus for people to upgrade now to quantum-resistant cryptography. They—meaning you, if relevant—should really get on that!The time to panic is if Bitcoin devs read these two papers and double down on their chosen solution of “hoping it goes away”Thread 1Thread 2Video 1Morgan Stanley komt met Bitcoin ETF die goedkoper is dan IBITaanvraag 6 januariEric Balchunas: “Semi Shock”Morgan Stanley doesn't launch many ETFs, especially under its own brand name.Jack Dorsey's Square Automatically Enables Bitcoin Payments for Millions of SellersDavid Bailey's "Nakamoto" reports $20M BTC sale at $70,422, below $118,171 average cost: filingDecrypt artikelMARA Stock Pops on $1.1 Billion Bitcoin Sale as BTC Miner Buys Back Convertible DebtPeter:Drift is gehacked ($270 miljoen)Exchange gelieerd aan Citadel vraagt banklicentie aanFranklin Templeton start Franklin Crypto

Quantum used to be crypto's distant sci-fi problem. Justin Drake says it now has a clock. In this episode, we unpack what “Q-Day” actually means, why Justin thinks 2032 is the date the entire industry should be planning around, and why Ethereum is targeting 2029 to get post-quantum ready. ---

Matt and Nic are back with another week of news and deals. In this episode:  Kalshi has detected and banned two accounts for insider trading Is Polymarket going to have to add KYC? Is there a tradeoff between informational efficiency and market fairness The OCC de facto bans stablecoin yield in its rulemaking around GENIUS Meta is considering partnering with a stablecoin issuer Stripe is bullish in their annual report ZachXBT determines that Axiom employees have been abusing the platform Terraform labs accuses Jane Street of insider trading WSJ reports that Binance overlooked Iranian sanctions violations Justin Drake unveils a post-quantum roadmap for Ethereum Matt Corallo says Nic is wrong about Bitcoin and quantum Content mentioned: Larry Cermak: How Crypto Actually Works: The Missing Manual  

Valuable upgrades to the Ethereum network will be rolled out on December 3, 2025, Fusaka mainnet upgrade. This specific mainnet upgrade aims to provide better dependability, swifter synchronization, and improvements to longstanding issues related to block and transaction processing.~This episode is sponsored by iTrust Capital~iTrustCapital | Get $100 Funding Reward + No Monthly Fees when you sign up using our custom link! ➜ https://bit.ly/iTrustPaulGuest: Justin Drake researcher, Ethereum Foundation00:00 intro00:06 Sponsor: iTrust Capital00:40 Fusaka Upgrade on Wednesday!02:05 Most Important Upgrades in Fusaka03:20 TPS for Payments04:13 L1 vs L2 Transaction Speeds05:06 Next Upgrade = Glamsterdam 06:05 Scaling for mega institutions07:32 zkEVM Beast Mode09:11 Ethereum vs Solana TPS09:56 Velocity vs Volume11:35 China Attacking Bitcoin?14:03 U.S. Military Defending Bitcoin?14:20 Transactions on Bitcoin Decaying16:18 Quantum Threat on Bitcoin18:13 Decentralizing Layer-2's19:41 Tom Lee vs Michael Saylor21:46 Cardano bug split chain22:15 $ETH Price after Fusaka Upgrade23:20 outro#Ethereum #Crypto #bitcoin~Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade This Week!

Happy Thanksgiving! Ethereum is heading into one of its biggest upgrades of the year. In this week's Weekly Rollup, Ryan and Anthony Sassano break down the Fusaka hard fork, what it ships for L2 scaling and gas limits, and why Justin Drake's real-time ZK proving demo could reshape Ethereum sooner than expected. They revisit the four-year cycle debate, unpack Tom Lee's “supercycle” conviction, and catch up on Monad's mainnet launch, the CFTC clearing Polymarket for U.S. users, and growing concern about Bitcoin's quantum risk. Anthony Sassano & The Daily Gwei  https://x.com/sassal0x https://x.com/thedailygwei  ------

The father of Danksharding just left Ethereum Foundation for Tempo. In this episode, Dankrad Feist opens up about his decision to leave the Ethereum Foundation after years of pioneering research to join Tempo and focus on stablecoin payments. From PeerDAS and Fusaka's data availability breakthrough to the L2 finality crisis everyone's talking about, Dankrad explains why Ethereum needs to adopt a wartime mentality and what it will take to compete in today's market.We discuss:- Why He Chose Stablecoin Payments Over Pure Research- PeerDAS & Fusaka's Data Availability Breakthrough- The L2 Finality Crisis Everyone's Talking About- Stage Zero Rollups: Should We Be Worried?- Which ZK-EVM Would He Pick? (He Doesn't Say)- Ethereum's Massive Validator Set Problem- Privacy Roadmap & The Return of FundamentalsTimestamps:00:00 Intro00:50 Why Dankrad left Ethereum Foundation for Tempo03:53 Stablecoin payments matter more than you think05:15 Tempo's Stablecoin-Neutral Strategy06:09 Fusaka Upgrade Deep Dive09:23 How PeerDAS Enables Ethereum Scaling10:30 Relay Ad, Trezor Ad16:09 Native Rollups Bringing Execution Back17:54 The Three Types of Finality Issues20:11 Ethereum's Biggest Technical Bottlenecks22:14 Halliday Ad, infiniFi Ad, Kalshi Ad23:41 The Validator Set Problem24:59 Lean Ethereum & Justin Drake's Vision26:08 Fast Finality's Real Impact28:10 ZK-EVM Roadmap & King-Making Debate31:35 Privacy Toolkit & Institutional Needs33:31 Stage Zero Rollups: The Real Problem36:50 Ethereum's Wartime Mode40:05 Lightning RoundWebsite: https://therollup.co/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd...Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcastFollow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupcoFollow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollupFollow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandyJoin our TG group: https://t.me/+TsM1CRpWFgk1NGZhThe Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl

Check out our sponsor Uniswap! Fresh off the launch of Ignition Chain, Aztec's co-founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews discuss why they're rolling out a privacy-preserving L2 now, how they're approaching decentralization from the start, and why they chose a token sale instead of the airdrop model. They also explain why they believe most L2s have evolved into “parasitic” ecosystems, how Aztec plans to avoid those incentives, what the AZTEC token is meant to do, and what's changed in the broader privacy renaissance across crypto. Guests: Zac Williamson, Cofounder of Aztec Network Joe Andrews, Co-founder and President of Aztec Network Links: Unchained:  Vitalik Unveils New Ethereum Privacy Toolkit 'Kohaku' ETH's HTTP Moment? How Ethereum Interop Layer Hopes to Fix L2 Fragmentation Zcash Developer Reveals Q4 Roadmap What's the Best Way for Ethereum to Grow? Justin Drake and Martin Köppelmann Debate Why the Privacy Coins Mania Is Much More Than Price Action CoinDesk: Privacy-Focused Aztec Network's Ignition Chain Lights Up  Timestamps:

Thank you to our sponsors! Uniswap Mantle The rise of Ethereum layer 2s has created a need for interoperability. While several solutions have emerged over the years, Ethereum Interop Layer promises to be trustless. At Ethereum Devconnect, the EF's  developers Yoav Weiss and Marissa Posner join Unchained to explain why trustlessness is necessary for interoperability. They also delve into how EIL differs from NEAR Intents and how it could unlock new use cases and spark an explosion of activity on Ethereum. Guests: Marissa Posner, Product on the Account and Chain Abstraction Team at the Ethereum Foundation Yoav Weiss, Research on the Account and Chain Abstraction Team at the Ethereum Foundation Links: Unchained: Zcash Developer Reveals Q4 Roadmap What's the Best Way for Ethereum to Grow? Justin Drake and Martin Köppelmann Debate Why the Privacy Coins Mania Is Much More Than Price Action Timestamps:

This episode of The Fusaka Files explores EIP-7917: Deterministic proposer lookahead, focusing on validator operations, ecosystem readiness, and enterprise impact. Guest Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation joins hosts to discuss EIP-7917 and its implications for scalability and security. The Fusaka Files is a limited-episode podcast series exploring Ethereum's upcoming Fusaka upgrade through the lens of real-world use, ecosystem readiness, and enterprise impact.

Ethereum hasn't reached full speed yet. Now it might. Justin Drake of the Ethereum Foundation outlines Lean Ethereum, a plan to optimise the stack so validators stop executing and start verifying. With zk proofs in under 12 seconds and on-prem provers around 10 kW, the base layer can reach gigagas capacity and roughly 10,000 TPS while getting more decentralized. Add Fossil, seconds-level finality, and post-quantum signatures, and the changes stick. We unpack the EthProofs race, the four-phase path to mandatory proofs, the three-times-a-year gas target in EIP-7938, and why native rollups could remove gas ceilings for L2s. If you're wondering whether Ethereum can scale without turning into a data center chain, this is the roadmap. ---

ZK-SNARKs are moving from experimental tech to Ethereum's core infrastructure faster than most realize.Today we sit down with Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation to explore the "Giga Gas Frontier", his vision for 1 billion gas per second on L1, privacy wormholes bringing anonymity directly to Ethereum, and why collaborative proving networks unlock massive throughput.We cover how ZK solves institutional pain points around privacy and post-quantum security, plus Justin's thoughts on the newly rebranded Privacy Stewards of Ethereum team.Let's get into it.The Rollup---Timestamps:00:44 Justin's ZK Journey07:00 Starknet Ad07:30 Boundless & Eth Collab09:45 ZKVM Diversity12:38 Ethereum Roadmap: What's Next?14:50 Ethereum's Institutional Appeal18:20 Institutions on ZK & Quantum21:30 Collaborative Proving Networks---Justin Drake Socials: https://x.com/drakefjustinEthereum Foundation Socials: https://x.com/ethereumfndnEthereum Foundation Website: https://ethereum.foundation/---Recall is the reputation layer for the Internet of Agents. Trusted. Verifiable. Merit-based. Built for a future where AI agents discover each other through proven performance, not marketing budgets. Learn more here: https://recall.network/---

In this episode, Anna Rose and Nico Mohnblatt catch up with Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation to explore Ethproofs, asking what exactly is Ethproofs: is it a meme, a platform, a benchmarking effort and/or an emerging community? Justin shares the emergence of the project within the EF, the influences that shaped it and what Ethproofs comprises of today. He also shares the goals of the project and how this initiative supports the snarkification of the EVM by providing standardized benchmarks for the growing ecosystem of zkVMs. Their discussion covers the evolution from monolithic zkEVM approaches to RISC-V-based systems, and movement towards mandatory proofs and eventual zkVM enshrinement. Related links: Episode 369: Ligero for Memory-Efficient ZK with Muthu Episode 321: STIR with Gal Arnon & Giacomo Fenzi Episode 258: Ultrasound Money & VRFs with Justin Drake Episode 120: ZKPs in Ethereum with Vitalik Buterin & Justin Drake Episode 74: Blockchain 101: Randomness and Random Beacons with Justin Drake ZK11: SNARK proving ASICs - Justin Drake L2BEAT Picus  Announcing Protocol Check out the latest jobs in ZK at the ZK Podcast Jobs Board.  **If you like what we do:** * Find all our links here! @ZeroKnowledge | Linktree * Subscribe to our podcast newsletter * Follow us on Twitter @zeroknowledgefm * Join us on

The Daily Gwei Refuel gives you a recap every other week day on everything that happened in the Ethereum and crypto ecosystems - hosted by Anthony Sassano. Timestamps and links to topics discussed: https://daily-gwei-links.vercel.app/recent 00:00 Introductory song https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1955246612789465572 01:40 ETH treasury companies on fire https://x.com/SERdotxyz/status/1955458142977810600 17:14 The ETH ETFs seeing record flows https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1955461999862878368 23:21 The SEC's Project Crypto https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1951059587291029916 26:00 Justin Drake on Ethereum's next 10 years https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/1950979137650520514 31:54 Protocol update https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/1952756799011959044 34:29 Multi-dimensional fee markets https://x.com/ethresearchbot/status/1952518021395652650 37:27 The EF has an enterprise team https://x.com/binji_x/status/1953154482793021902 39:10 Ethereum has 100% uptime https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1951254556303565055 40:13 Circle announces new stablecoin L1 chain https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1955391780658221137 https://x.com/pythianism/status/1955270982379188355 54:06 GrowThePie's new Ethereum report https://x.com/growthepie_eth/status/1955260690580537672 55:32 Taiko preconfs on mainnet https://x.com/realdantaik/status/1954914332376252644 56:36 Spire's DA Builder on mainnet https://x.com/Spire_Labs/status/1953505023759151148 This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cFgpNc1MWOA Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thedailygwei.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA/ Follow Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sassal0x Follow The Daily Gwei on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedailygwei Join the Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4pfUJsENcg DISCLAIMER: All information presented across all of The Daily Gwei's communication channels is strictly for educational purposes and should not be taken as investment advice.

Justin Drake introduces his Lean Ethereum vision. The SEC launches Project Crypto. Alchemy launches the Cortex blockchain engine. And developers discuss concerns over gas limit cap EIP-7825. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/752 Disclaimer: Content is for informational purposes only, not endorsement or investment advice. The accuracy of information is not guaranteed.

EIP-7917: Deterministic proposer lookaheadEIP-7917 proposes to pre-calculate and store a deterministic proposer lookahead in the beacon state at the start of every epoch. This mechanism aims to support faster Layer 2 preconfirmations by offering predictable validator responsibilities.Authors: Lin Oshitani and Justin DrakeStatus: Considered for InclusionResources:------------------ EIP-7917 on Ethereum.org- Ethereum Magicians Thread- EIP-7917 Full Spec HackMDUseful Links:------------------ Consensus Spec PR #4190- Randao Explanation- HackMD Notes by Pooja Ranjan- Docswell ResourcePlaylists:------------------ Pectra PEEPanEIP Playlist- General PEEPanEIP PlaylistFollow on Twitter:--------------------------- Lin Oshitani- Justin Drake- Pooja Ranjan- Edited by Akash KshirsagarTopics Covered:-------------------------00:00 - Quick Recap00:34 - PEEPanEIP Intro00:48 - Introduction01:08 - About EIP 791702:10 - Lin Introduction02:57 - Justin Introduction03:34 - Overview on EIP 7917 by Justin06:34 - Presentation on EIP 791706:45 - EIP 7917 Outline07:20 - What are Rollups?08:15 - What are Centralized Sequencers?08:48 - What are Preconfirmations?10:13 - Based Rollups11:24 - Based Preconfirmations14:32 - Issues with current L114:38 - First Issue: Lookahead Availability in EVM issue19:18 - Second Issue: Lookahead Instability Issue27:15 - Conclusion28:58 - Presentation End29:20 - Q&A Section29:31 - What factors dictate latency in real conditions?31:19 - What must happen post-implementation for noticeable improvement?35:46 - Is a longer lookahead useful?38:51 - Why “deterministic” if using randao?41:11 - What are threads and mitigation strategies?42:46 - Can L2 block being full prevent preconf?44:42 - Can a proposer renounce after preconf? Slot-level lookahead helpful?47:19 - Rapid Fire Round52:25 - Final message from Justin Drake54:02 - Final message from Lin55:21 - Closing Words-------------------------#EIP7917 #Ethereum #PEEPanEIP

Gm! Unfortunately no roundup this week as Yano & Santi are travelling. Instead we're bringing you this episode of Bell Curve with Tomasz Stańczak, Co-Executive Director at the Ethereum Foundation, to discuss Ethereum's evolving culture, and product focus. We also dive into Ethereum's DeFi and RWA dominance, scaling the L1, real-time proving breakthroughs, and Ethereum's long-term vision.Thanks for tuning in! -- Resources Real-Time Ethereum Proving is here: ⁠https://x.com/SuccinctLabs/status/1924845712921264562⁠ Justin Drake on Real-Time Proving: ⁠https://x.com/SuccinctLabs/status/1925306484281553262⁠ -- Follow Tomasz: ⁠https://x.com/tkstanczak⁠ Follow Michael: https://twitter.com/im_manderson Follow Vance: ⁠https://twitter.com/pythianism⁠ Follow Mike: https://twitter.com/MikeIppolito_ Subscribe on YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/4mqh9kK⁠ Subscribe on Apple: ⁠https://apple.co/3pQTfmD⁠ Subscribe on Spotify: ⁠https://spoti.fi/3cpKZXH⁠ Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: ⁠https://blockworks.co/newsletter/⁠ -- SKALE is the next evolution in Layer 1 blockchains with a gas-free invisible user experience, instant finality, high speed, and robust security. SKALE is built different as it allows for limitless scalability and has already saved its 50 Million users over $11 Billion in gas fees. SKALE is high-performance and cost-effective, making it ideal for compute-intensive applications like AI, gaming, and consumer-facing dApps. Learn more at https://skale.space and stay up to date with the gas-free invisible blockchain on X at @skalenetwork -- Marinade Labs develops staking technologies that strengthen Solana. In 2021, our protocol was the first to bring liquid staking to the network; today, our sophisticated, high-performance staking delegation platform brings billions in liquidity and security to the SOL market. We have solutions for both DeFi and TradFi, including liquid and native staking, as well as direct enterprise integrations. Our best-in-market features include user downside protection (through protected staking rewards) and optimized delegation (via our automated auction marketplace). Cryptoasset investors worldwide, from individual traders to global institutions, use Marinade to earn rewards on their SOL treasuries and holdings. We are headquartered in New York, with offices in the European Union, including Prague. To learn more about Marinade, visit marinade.finance. -- Ledger, the world leader in digital asset security, proudly sponsors Empire podcast. Celebrating 10 years of protecting over 20% of the world's crypto, Ledger ensures the security of your assets. For the best self-custody solution in the space, buy a LEDGER™ device and secure your crypto today. Buy now at www.Ledger.com -- Get up to speed on the biggest stories in crypto each week. In five minutes. Get the Bitwise Weekly CIO Memo delivered directly to your inbox at bitwiseinvestments.com/ciomemo/empire -- Timestamps (0:00) Introduction (2:23) Getting Started at the Ethereum Foundation (6:29) Culture of the Ethereum Foundation (13:43) Ads (Skale, Marinade) (15:15) Should Ethereum Mimic Bitcoin? (34:26) Ads (Skale, Marinade) (35:58) Ethereum's Lead in DeFi and RWAs (43:30) Real-Time Proving (52:11) Ads (Ledger, Bitwise) (53:44) Scaling the L1 (55:32) The Fusaka Upgrade (58:30) Will Circle Be Acquired? (1:06:04) What is Tomasz Excited About? — Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. #RocketPool #rpl #Ethereum #eth #crypto #cryptocurrency #staking #news Podcast RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/cd29a3d8/podcast/rss Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/rocket-fuel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Mvta9d2MsKq2u62w8RSoo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rocket-fuel/id1655014529 0:00 - Welcome 0:40 - More Ethereum content on RF https://x.com/waqwaqattack/status/1912163760258556066 Rocket Pool news 3:03 - Langers' updates on talks https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1361496800820985927 6:43 - Onchain vote official announcement https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163979141545995/1361497573487018044 Ethereum news 8:37 - Ethereum leadership positivity https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/1911933232548888854 11:54 - Justin Drake's comments about Ethereum roadmap stir discussion https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/1911698990044717129 https://x.com/divine_economy/status/1911879592308064415 https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1912097346021621941 17:31 - ZKsync admin keys compromised https://x.com/zksync/status/1912141160744632737 https://x.com/gluk64/status/1912166820498329643 21:01 - Vitalik on supporting privacy https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/04/14/privacy.html 23:16 - Sharing blob space https://x.com/Spire_Labs/status/1912173601165627723 https://x.com/mteamisloading/status/1912201695372718197 24:24 - Vitalik: An Ethereum Story on streaming https://x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1912161413402964182 In other news 25:04 - Crypto projects down because of AWS outage https://x.com/Rabby_io/status/1912056535884116415 https://x.com/LefterisJP/status/1912079776694653250 26:46 - Nic Carter on Signature bank death https://www.piratewires.com/p/signature-didnt-have-to-die-either-chokepoint-nic-carter

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. #RocketPool #rpl #Ethereum #eth #crypto #cryptocurrency #staking #news Podcast RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/cd29a3d8/podcast/rss Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/rocket-fuel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Mvta9d2MsKq2u62w8RSoo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rocket-fuel/id1655014529 0:00 - Welcome 0:40 - More Ethereum content on RF https://x.com/waqwaqattack/status/1912163760258556066 Rocket Pool news 3:03 - Langers' updates on talks https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1361496800820985927 6:43 - Onchain vote official announcement https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163979141545995/1361497573487018044 Ethereum news 8:37 - Ethereum leadership positivity https://x.com/tkstanczak/status/1911933232548888854 11:54 - Justin Drake's comments about Ethereum roadmap stir discussion https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/1911698990044717129 https://x.com/divine_economy/status/1911879592308064415 https://x.com/adietrichs/status/1912097346021621941 17:31 - ZKsync admin keys compromised https://x.com/zksync/status/1912141160744632737 https://x.com/gluk64/status/1912166820498329643 21:01 - Vitalik on supporting privacy https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2025/04/14/privacy.html 23:16 - Sharing blob space https://x.com/Spire_Labs/status/1912173601165627723 https://x.com/mteamisloading/status/1912201695372718197 24:24 - Vitalik: An Ethereum Story on streaming https://x.com/EthereumFilm/status/1912161413402964182 In other news 25:04 - Crypto projects down because of AWS outage https://x.com/Rabby_io/status/1912056535884116415 https://x.com/LefterisJP/status/1912079776694653250 26:46 - Nic Carter on Signature bank death https://www.piratewires.com/p/signature-didnt-have-to-die-either-chokepoint-nic-carter

On this episode of Inner Workings, Justin Drake, Director, Internal Communications, speaks with Allyson Lovejoy, Business Development Director, and Lexi Naetzker, Recruiter, to learn more about our business development team. Listen to the episode to understand what a day in the life of a business development associate is like, what traits and skills are key for success in a business development role and what makes these roles so important to Gartner's business.    Does Gartner's Business Development team sound like the right fit for you? If so, learn more about the team and explore opportunities to join us here. 

Native Rollups are the next big step toward scaling Ethereum securely. In this episode, Uma Roy (CEO of Succinct) and Justin Drake (Ethereum Foundation researcher) break down what Native Rollups are, how they leverage Ethereum's core infrastructure for execution and validation, and why they're crucial for stronger security, better composability, and sustainable Ethereum growth. Tune in to understand the evolution of Ethereum's rollup-centric roadmap and how Native Rollups could become a foundational upgrade for Ethereum's future. ------

In This Episode Guests: Alicia Hardimon, Brett Adair, Caleb Beacham, Darin Dougherty, Eddie Aldrine, Jeremy Bower, Melanie Metz, Kory Hartman, Jordan Hall, Simon Brewer, Justin Drake, Jessica Moore and Tori Jane Ostberg Brought to you by our Drive Weather Check out our Patreon page for exciting ways to support our podcast and interact with us more! Patreon supporters have EXCLUSIVE access to view our LIVE shows and chat! www.patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks Subscribe to us on YouTube.com/stormfrontfreaks for news when we go live with Storm Front Freaks Outbreak coverage of storms, tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards Submit your questions or comments about this show to questions@stormfrontfreaks.com or on our social media accounts and we may read it on our next episode! Next Episode…Meteorologist with the National Severe Storms Lab, Cameron Nixon is back to discuss the future of NWS and the Storm Spotter program.  It's LIVE Thursday, February 27th at 9pmET/8pmCT!   Join our growing list of Patreon supporters to get the LIVE details at Patreon.com/stormfrontfreaks.  As always, the audio podcast will be available FREE that weekend on your podcast player. Twitter: @stromfrontfreak BlueSky: @stormfrontfreaks YouTube:  YouTube.com/stormfrontfreaks Credits Opening Music: Brett Epstein Closing Music: Gabe Cox Other Music: “Pecos Hank” Schyma from El Reno Blues

For today's episode, we take a deep dive into native rollups.While rollups improved Ethereum's scaling, they introduced key challenges like centralized control, MEV extraction, buggy execution, and fragmented liquidity across layers.Luckily, there's a new method aiming to maintain rollup benefits while eliminating these issues.Native rollups and based sequencing offer a solution. By integrating directly with Ethereum, native rollups simplify operations and enhance security. Based sequencing lets Ethereum validators manage transaction ordering, improving L2 coordination.Teams are also considering shifting away from centralized sequencing for regulatory compliance.We sat down to chat with Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation and Fede to discuss this rapid transition and its implications for Ethereum's future as well as key insights for anyone following Ethereum's scaling evolution.Let's get into it.Join The Rollup Edge: https://members.therollup.coWebsite: https://therollup.co/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1P6ZeYd..Podcast: https://therollup.co/category/podcastFollow us on X: https://www.x.com/therollupcoFollow Rob on X: https://www.x.com/robbie_rollupFollow Andy on X: https://www.x.com/ayyyeandyJoin our TG group: https://t.me/+8ARkR_YZixE5YjBhThe Rollup Disclosures: https://therollup.co/the-rollup-discl

The Daily Gwei Refuel gives you a recap every week day on everything that happened in the Ethereum and crypto ecosystems over the previous 24 hours - hosted by Anthony Sassano. Timestamps and links to topics discussed: https://daily-gwei-links.vercel.app/recent 00:00 Introductory song 00:10 Danny Ryan speaks https://x.com/dannyryan/status/1881742086703096313 https://x.com/fabdarice/status/1881736719135035521 07:23 The Ethereum Foundation is cooking https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1881871712188563463 https://x.com/icebearhww/status/1881413731780821405 15:01 Joe Lubin / ConsenSys is cooking https://x.com/ethereumJoseph/status/1881721024057598309 20:10 Justin Drake drops new native rollup post https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1881485688513900949 24:38 Nixo's EF r&d post https://x.com/nixorokish/status/1881877792515911845 26:17 Pectra.wtf website 27:10 OBOL airdrops to solo/home stakers https://x.com/Obol_Collective/status/1881719032942145583 29:13 Uniswap v4 deployments have begun rolling out https://x.com/Uniswap/status/1881810167429501293 30:37 How I deal with the drama https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1881843913868312851 This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UKrYTCH6mvQ Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thedailygwei.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA/ Follow Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sassal0x Follow The Daily Gwei on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedailygwei Join the Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4pfUJsENcg DISCLAIMER: All information presented across all of The Daily Gwei's communication channels is strictly for educational purposes and should not be taken as investment advice.

The Ethereum Foundation sets up a Safe wallet to interact with DeFi. Vitalik Buterin announces changes to EF leadership. Justin Drake outlines a path to Native Rollups. And World Liberty Financial buys $47 million worth of ETH. Read more: https://ethdaily.io/629

Quantum computing is advancing rapidly, raising significant questions for cryptography and blockchain. In this episode, Scott Aaronson, quantum computing expert, and Justin Drake, cryptography researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, join us to explore the impact of quantum advancements on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the future of crypto security. Are your coins safe? How soon do we need post-quantum cryptography? Tune in as we navigate this complex, fascinating frontier. ------

The Daily Gwei Refuel gives you a recap every week day on everything that happened in the Ethereum and crypto ecosystems over the previous 24 hours - hosted by Anthony Sassano. Timestamps and links to topics discussed: https://daily-gwei-links.vercel.app/recent 00:00 Introductory song 00:10 Layer 1 r&d notes from Devcon https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/1866275981587288068 03:26 Short-term, medium-term and long-term Ethereum L1 dev https://x.com/ethcoredevs_/status/1865459284622061744 06:55 Low hanging fruit to scale Ethereum execution https://x.com/DavideCrapis/status/1865197830219911191 10:43 Justin Drake's take on the gas limit https://x.com/drakefjustin/status/1865894859468423427 15:47 Toni's research on the gas limit https://x.com/nero_eth/status/1866148471620653179 19:05 Christine's Pectra tweet thread https://x.com/christine_dkim/status/1865055920310345936 20:33 Why the Beam Chain is bullish https://x.com/superphiz/status/1865002754709614797 21:35 Introducing SOLO https://x.com/0xfuturistic/status/1864368903742165178 23:54 SuperchainERC20's explained https://x.com/Optimism/status/1865705220858421705 25:45 Ethereum DeFi season https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1865263653186056420 33:21 Ethereum is the world computer / ETH is money https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1864098054003212320 This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/O4sgl2xYV4g Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thedailygwei.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA/ Follow Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sassal0x Follow The Daily Gwei on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedailygwei Join the Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4pfUJsENcg DISCLAIMER: All information presented across all of The Daily Gwei's communication channels is strictly for educational purposes and should not be taken as investment advice.

Justin Drake proposes the Beam Chain upgrade to enhance Ethereum's consensus layer with faster finality and zero-knowledge proof integration. Beam Chain aims to consolidate major updates into a single overhaul, building on advancements like zk-SNARKs and zkEVMs. The upgrade proposes bundling significant changes every few years while maintaining annual incremental improvements.~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!00:00 Intro00:08 Sponsor: Tangem00:50 Beam Chain upgrade01:54 Updates on Execution Layer + Data Layer03:50 Feedback from devs04:57 Roadmap Timeline07:00 Solana vs Ethereum09:55 Cost of building on an L1 in the future12:27 Ethereum L2 Fragmentation vs Avalanche & Polkadot14:30 New Ethereum Staking Requirements16:14 Is liquid staking an immediate threat to Ethereum?18:03 Is Cardano staking superior to Ethereum?19:39 Does Ethereum's tokenomics need to change?21:33 Which chain currently has the best issuance?23:03 The power of the meme casino strategy of Solana24:42 Are you winning the new devs?27:07 USDC on Solana vs Ethereum29:08 Microstrategy surpassing Microsoft?31:30 Outro#Ethereum #bitcoin #crypto ~Ethereum Upgrade Roadmap

What is Ethereum's North Star, and does it even need one? There has been angst in the Ethereum community, growing over the last year, as Ethereum has become squeezed by its competition. Bitcoin's story as money is growing in mainstream society. Solana has captured the hot ball of money in crypto. And Celestia's data availability continues to progress at a faster rate than what is found at home in Ethereum. This is Ethereum's Three-Front War, a topic we covered in a recent episode with Justin Drake. And today we‘re joined by Jon Charbonneau and Mike Ippolito to contextualize and diagnose what Ethereum needs in order to thrive in this competitive landscape. ------

Is the Beam Chain the endgame for Ethereum? At Devcon, Justin Drake presented what he called his most ambitious proposal to date! Beam Chain, a roadmap which fell very flat in public discourse. In this episode we fill the gaps of this reaction and we discuss the rise of Credible Competition to the three major components of Ethereum Roadmap. Execution, which competes with Solana, Data Availability which competes with Celestia and Consensus, which competes with Bitcoin. So what's Ethereum's strategy for winning this Three Front War against three legitimate competitors? Stay tuned! ------

Ethereum has been left behind in this bull market. As rivals like Solana gain ground in metrics such as speed, cost, and developer mindshare, questions are being raised about whether Ethereum's reliance on Layer 2 solutions is the right path forward—or if it needs a more fundamental redesign. In this episode, Martin Köppelmann, co-founder of Gnosis, and Justin Drake, researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, discuss the trade-offs of native and based rollups, execution capacity, and Ethereum's ability to maintain its dominance. They debate how Ethereum should address fragmentation across rollups, whether ETH has strayed from its ultrasound money narrative, and whether its deliberate pace of innovation could make it vulnerable in an increasingly competitive landscape. Whose ideas will lead Ethereum out of this dark forest?  Show highlights: 03:10 Why Justin is so optimistic about pre confirmations and Ethereum scaling its throughput 06:15 Whether Ethereum could reach “maintenance mode” within 5 years 08:20 Whether Ethereum can solve the problem of fragmentation 20:21 The difference between based rollups and native rollups 25:29 Why Martin believes that Ethereum is not building for developers 34:21 What real-time proving is and why it is relevant 37:46 How programmable native rollups could have different business models from Ethereum but the same security 44:51 Why most assets on L2s might not actually be secured by Ethereum 50:24 Whether Ethereum's consensus layer might see a “clean slate” redesign with the Beam Chain 58:59 Whether Ethereum's slow pace of change could leave it vulnerable to competition 01:06:55 How Ethereum's shift to rollups and blob data has reshaped its ultrasound money narrative by transforming the primary sources of fee burn Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Polkadot Robinhood & Arbitrum iYield Guests: Martin Köppelmann, Co-founder and CEO of Gnosis Previous appearances on Unchained: Are Layer 2s Failing Ethereum? A New Proposal Advocates for Native L2s Given the Sanctions on Tornado Cash, Is Ethereum Censorship Resistant? Justin Drake, Researcher at the Ethereum Foundation Previous appearances on Unchained: Why MEV Will Always Be Controversial Did the Merge Make Ethereum ‘the Most Secure Blockchain in the World'? Can Bitcoin Be Secured Only by Transaction Fees? Two Researchers Sound Off Is ETH on Its Way to Becoming Ultra-Sound Money? Yes, Says Justin Drake Links Previous coverage of Unchained on Ethereum layer 2s: ETH Is Down Bad, While Layer 2s Are Ripping. Are L2s Parasitic to Ethereum? Are L2s ‘Parasitic'? Analysis Shows Ethereum Only Gets a Tiny Percentage of Fees Are Solana's ‘Network Extensions' Just Like Ethereum's Layer 2s But by a Different Name? Ethereum Has Had a Banner Year in Most Areas. Except Price. Should Ethereum Layer 2s Urgently Decentralize Their Sequencers? Ethereum Scaling With L2s Has Damaged Its Tokenomics. Is It Possible to Fix It Beam Chain: Unchained: Ethereum Researcher Justin Drake Proposes Beam Chain Redesign, but Not All OGs Are Onboard Bankless: You're Not Bullish Enough! Ethereum Roadmap & Beamchain with Justin Drake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake dives deep into the Beam Chain proposal, a transformative upgrade aimed at accelerating Ethereum's roadmap and enhancing its consensus layer. Justin explains how the Beam Chain would incorporate key innovations like SNARK proofs, quantum security, and single-slot finality to boost decentralization, security, and scalability. He also discusses incremental upgrades like staking caps and pre-confirmations, which aim to improve Ethereum's performance and user experience in the near term. The conversation explores Ethereum's competition with Solana and Bitcoin, highlighting how Ethereum's long-term focus on robustness and scalability positions it to thrive as the foundational layer for the decentralized internet. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction: Justin Drake 01:03 - What is the Beam Chain? 02:41 - Why Ethereum Needs Acceleration 05:06 - Lessons from the Merge for the Beam Chain 07:06 - Solving Ethereum's Technical Debt 15:58 - Faster Confirmation Times 18:11 - Pre-confirmations in Ethereum 24:14 - Layer 1 and Layer 2 Pre-confirmations 30:41 - Big Ticket Changes in the Beam Chain 31:04 - Snarkification of Consensus Layer 33:31 - Single Slot Finality 39:00 - Trustless Bridges Between Blockchains 49:00 - Native Rollups and Execution Sharding 54:04 - Ethereum vs. Solana on Performance 01:10:00 - Near-Term Upgrades to Watch For Our sponsors https://stellar.org/soroban?utm_source=defiant&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=defiant_podcast http://supra.com ✨ Check out our new website ✨ https://thedefiant.io/

The Daily Gwei Refuel gives you a recap every week day on everything that happened in the Ethereum and crypto ecosystems over the previous 24 hours - hosted by Anthony Sassano. Timestamps and links to topics discussed: https://daily-gwei-links.vercel.app/recent 00:00 Introductory song 00:10 Devcon7 recap https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1858128466115166380 https://x.com/ETHGlobal/status/1858086013576585678 10:01 New ethismoney website https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1857708231134687500 13:30 ETH ETF chat https://farside.co.uk/ethereum-etf-flow-all-data/ 15:33 Brian Armstrong to talk to Trump about crypto https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1858666464024391915 18:32 Blob discussion https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1858324611718611364 https://x.com/nero_eth/status/1858460235377336773 23:28 Justin Drake's Beam Chain https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1857650596783992936 https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1858492542981230919 29:38 EF formal internship program https://x.com/TimBeiko/status/1857746612023603397 30:37 Josh Stark's Year in Ethereum https://x.com/0xstark/status/1856547968729657433 33:53 Are blobs good for Ethereum debate https://x.com/EFDevcon/status/1858350926538645622 34:25 Anthony's talk from the Bankless Summit https://x.com/sassal0x/status/1858760375153676597 36:49 Online vs offline vibes This episode is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SG9nPX4DJU0 Subscribe to the newsletter: https://thedailygwei.substack.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvCp6vKY5jDr87htKH6hgDA/ Follow Anthony on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sassal0x Follow The Daily Gwei on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedailygwei Join the Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/4pfUJsENcg DISCLAIMER: All information presented across all of The Daily Gwei's communication channels is strictly for educational purposes and should not be taken as investment advice.

For the Bankless Summit's inaugural episode, Justin Drake shares his reflection on the Beamchain talk he gave earlier in the week at Devcon Bangkok. Additionally, Justin adds some much needed context and important (and very bullish) facets to the Ethereum Roadmap from his perspective.     ------ BANKLESS SPONSOR TOOLS:

A daily update on what's happening in the Rocket Pool community on Discord, Twitter, Reddit, and the DAO forum. #RocketPool #rpl #Ethereum #eth #crypto #cryptocurrency #staking #news Podcast RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/cd29a3d8/podcast/rss Anchor.fm: https://anchor.fm/rocket-fuel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Mvta9d2MsKq2u62w8RSoo Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rocket-fuel/id1655014529 0:00 - Welcome Rocket Pool news 0:40 - rETH discount is gone… and back https://x.com/drjasper_eth/status/1857654389801923036 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405503016234385409/1307219242709680174 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1307234734438486027 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405503016234385409/1308085313897496596 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1307917525979234354 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1308085772779257887 6:12 - whale splash - big rETH mint https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/894377118828486666/1308154004039008297 7:55 - Community discusses official twitter account https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1308023313402171393 12:48 - Sno rejects GMC payment https://dao.rocketpool.net/t/round-18-gmc-community-discussion-of-submitted-applications/3326/5 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1307384669490384908 Staking news 14:08 - CSM v2 details https://x.com/d_gusakov/status/1857971836124016953 16:51 - pufETH off peg https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1307386562174255304 Ethereum news 18:52 - ETH is money https://www.ethismoney.xyz/ https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1308031787494281266 22:42 - Justin Drake explains Ethereum upgrades before Beam Chain https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8mJDt8TGebc 25:13 - Goldman entering blockchain game https://x.com/News_Of_Alpha/status/1858510520568959200 https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1308090486212526122 https://x.com/delzennejc/status/1811051108682584524 https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/07/10/goldman-sachs-launch-tokenization-bitcoin-etfs-crypto-mcdermott/ 28:07 - Blackrock promoting ETH https://x.com/tokenterminal/status/1857968798839579093 In other news 33:42 - Gentler resigning today? https://x.com/MrMikeInvesting/status/1857282251387498873 33:48 - Meek's Ethereum values idea https://discord.com/channels/405159462932971535/405163713063288832/1307333007211892797

Bitcoin keeps going higher… What about Ethereum? On this weekly rollup we not only cover markets and its election aftermath, we also vibe check on Devcon week, Justin Drake's Beam Chain Announcement and Polymarket's CEO being raided by the FBI?  ------

Justin Drake proposes the Beam Chain upgrade to enhance Ethereum's consensus layer with faster finality and zero-knowledge proof integration. Beam Chain aims to consolidate major updates into a single overhaul, building on advancements like zk-SNARKs and zkEVMs. The upgrade proposes bundling significant changes every few years while maintaining annual incremental improvements.~This episode is sponsored by Tangem~Tangem ➜ https://bit.ly/TangemPBNUse Code: "PBN" for Additional Discounts!00:00 intro00:13 Sponsor: Tangem01:01 Ethereum ETF Record Day01:39 One Million Validators02:18 Why Ethereum is Still King03:45 Security Importance04:02 Ethereum Improvements So Far05:22 Transactions vs Bitcoin05:54 Beam Chain Revealed07:18 What's Included in Upgrade08:30 Roadmap Update09:38 Timeline11:16 Ethereum 3.0?12:14 Reminder: Governance is always slow13:15 outro#Ethereum #Crypto #Bitcoin~Massive Ethereum Upgrades Coming Sooner?

What exactly are Based Rollups? We've brought Ethereum Researcher and Bankless recurring guest, Justin Drake, to give us his reasoning on why he thinks the future of Ethereum is Based.  A handful of teams are already working on this Based Rollup future so, with this episode, and perhaps a few more, we're front running it all and getting you downloaded on all things Based Rollups. Enjoy! ------

SOL/ETH is up 300% YoY and ETH/BTC is down 50% over the last 2 years. Why is that? Why is ETH underperforming so bad? Kyle Samani is the Managing Partner & Co-Founder at Multicoin Capital. Kyle and Multicoin have been one of the largest investors and proponents of Solana. They have been spearheading the ‘integrated blockchain' investment theses even before the success of Solana redefined that corner of crypto. This episode is not intended to be a debate like the Anatoly vs Justin Drake one. Ryan and David are mostly going to sit back and hear Kyle's perspective and reasoning as to why ETH has been down so bad in this crypto cycle. Enjoy! ------

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