Podcast appearances and mentions of lane rettig

Lane Rettig is a core developer for Spacemesh. In this interview, we discuss the much-criticised New York Times article that attacked Bitcoin mining, specifically focusing on its strange attacks on demand response and the strange use of marginal emissions accounting. We also talk about the difficulties of finding truth in a world with misaligned incentives. - - - - On April 11th, The New York Times (NYT) published a piece of investigative journalism by Gabriel J.X. Dance entitled “The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin”. The piece stated Bitcoin mines “cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price.” As Margot Paez stated in a brilliant review of the article for the Bitcoin Policy Institute, The NYT's hit piece is “Absurd”. The article had been long expected as a number of prominent people within the community have been interviewed for it. What transpired was that any pro-Bitcoin information provided had been ignored. The flip side was the biased representation of Bitcoin mining using flawed analysis, false equivalences, wild extrapolations and incorrect deductions. It is an exemplar of confirmation bias writ large, where the conclusions preceded the investigation. That Gabriel Dance has no experience of Bitcoin or crypto in any of his previous work is neither here nor there. Any journalist worth their salt knows the basic tenets of reporting: a clinical gathering of evidence, cold interrogation of facts, and an unbiased and clear interpretation of the results. The NYT put's it best in its mission statement: "seek the truth & help people understand the world". So, what has happened? A commissioning editor would have signed this off following a modicum of independent fact checking. That it has been published whilst being riven with distortions and mistruths suggests either a corruption of the journalistic practices at The NYT or that their internal systems have been stripped to the bone and the drive for clickbait trumps everything else. Either way, we have a problem, as mainstream fake information spreads like a virus.

“All this article serves to do is force you to one side or the other. Either you kind of go into this sceptical about Bitcoin or maybe not knowing much about it and come out of it feeling very strongly that Bitcoin is evil, and Bitcoin miners are evil, and they're literally killing people… Or you're on our side of the aisle so to speak, and you roll your eyes and you're like this is biased and the New York Times is a fucking joke.”— Lane RettigLane Rettig is a core developer for Spacemesh. In this interview, we discuss the much-criticised New York Times article that attacked Bitcoin mining, specifically focusing on its strange attacks on demand response and the use of marginal emissions accounting. We also talk about the difficulties of finding truth in a world with misaligned incentives.- - - - On April 11th, The New York Times (NYT) published a piece of investigative journalism by Gabriel J.X. Dance entitled “The Real-World Costs of the Digital Race for Bitcoin”. The piece stated Bitcoin mines “cash in on electricity — by devouring it, selling it, even turning it off — and they cause immense pollution. In many cases, the public pays a price.” As Margot Paez stated in a brilliant review of the article for the Bitcoin Policy Institute, The NYT's hit piece is “Absurd”.The article had been long expected as a number of prominent people within the community have been interviewed for it. What transpired was that any pro-Bitcoin information provided had been ignored. The flip side was the biased representation of Bitcoin mining using flawed analysis, false equivalences, wild extrapolations and incorrect deductions. It is an exemplar of confirmation bias writ large, where the conclusions preceded the investigation. That Gabriel Dance has no experience of Bitcoin or crypto in any of his previous work is neither here nor there. Any journalist worth their salt knows the basic tenets of reporting: a clinical gathering of evidence, cold interrogation of facts, and an unbiased and clear interpretation of the results. The NYT put's it best in its mission statement: "seek the truth & help people understand the world". So, what has happened? A commissioning editor would have signed this off following a modicum of independent fact checking. That it has been published whilst being riven with distortions and mistruths suggests either a corruption of the journalistic practices at The NYT or that their internal systems have been stripped to the bone and the drive for clickbait trumps everything else. Either way, we have a problem, as mainstream fake information spreads like a virus.- - - - This episode's sponsors:Iris Energy - Bitcoin Mining. Done Sustainably Gemini - Buy Bitcoin instantlyLedn - Financial services for Bitcoin hodlersBitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereLedger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by default-----WBD648 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

On this extra special episode, the boys are joined by software developer and Ethereum OG Lane Rettig (~hocfer-modlex) to discuss the development of Ethereum, values-driven technology, and his long-awaited return to Urbit. The team also examine the risks of Proof-of-Stake and OFAC compliance, Lane's new project Spacemesh, and the global reach of the crypto industy as it enters the Network Age. Don't miss it. Mentions:~timluc's thread on Eth censorshipTimestamps:0:00—Intro0:45—A brief history of Lane Rettig and Ethereum10:32—Lane's Urbit journey13:17—The realtionship between culture, values, and technology20:57—How "culture" built Ethereum24:01—How/why so much in crypto is soulless/lacks values28:26—What cryptos projects are "value-driven"? (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Urbit)33:31—Spacemesh39:04—The great Proof-of-Stake debate45:51—Ethereum and OFAC compliance51:18—Lane's vision for the Network Age55:55—The international nature of crypto57:43—The future of investing1:01:40—Urbit, acceleration, and where we go from here1:05:43—OutroConnect: ~bichul-ritsen (@bichulR)~timluc-miptev (@basileSportif)~nilrun-mardux (@AlephDAO)Lane Rettig a.k.a. ~hocfer-modlex (@lrettig)And, if you liked the episode, don't forget to give us a five star review. Say something nice and we'll even read it on the pod.

“You could describe Proof of Stake in two words: shareholders vote. And guess what, that is how the world works already… I want to build a system that at least has the potential to be democratising, and move towards decentralisation, censorship resistance, these properties that we care so much about; and I think Proof of Stake is a huge step in the wrong direction.”— Lane RettigNic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures & Lane Rettig is a core developer for Spacemesh. In this interview, we discuss the Ethereum merge specifically addressing the issue around increasing censorship of Ethereum transactions, the chilling state attacks on privacy and what Bitcoiners could learn. - - - - In November 2013 Vitalik Buterin produced the Ethereum White Paper, which set out that Ethereum was to utilise the Proof of Work mechanism to facilitate participation in the transaction validation process. Eight months later, hidden away in the announcement about the Ether ICO, Vitalik stated that “We may choose later on to adopt alternative consensus strategies, such as hybrid proof of stake…”. Ethereum's merge in the first 2 weeks of September has been the biggest event in crypto this year. Part of the reason is that it has been a very long time coming. Further, it has been a huge engineering challenge: transitioning from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake in a live blockchain for the second-largest digital currency. Many predicted that it would result in technical issues. They were wrong. The merge was a success.And yet, in the months that have followed, events have shown that just as Ethereum has sought to resolve some issues, it has caused others. Yes, Ethereum now uses significantly less energy, albeit a smaller drop in energy consumption than they would have many believe. But, evidence of a concerning concentration of staked ETH indicates that not only is the consensus becoming centralised, but it is becoming dominated by entities who are censoring transactions.The result is a very clear distinction between Bitcoin and Ethereum. The issue at hand for Bitcoiners is that the battle to win the argument with political decision-makers over the importance of Bitcoin's energy usage is still yet to be won. But, more importantly, there are downstream centralisation and capture risks for Bitcoin. Forewarned is forearmed.- - - - This episode's sponsors:Gemini - Buy Bitcoin instantlyLedn - Financial services for Bitcoin hodlersBitcasino - The Future of Gaming is herePacific Bitcoin - Bitcoin‑only event, Nov 10 & 11, 2022Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletWasabi Wallet - Privacy by defaultTexas Blockchain Summit - Nov 17-18, 2022 | Austin, TexasBCB Group - Global digital financial Services-----WBD575 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Nic Carter is a Partner at Castle Island Ventures & Lane Rettig is a core developer for Spacemesh. In this interview, we discuss the Ethereum merge specifically addressing the issue around increasing censorship of Ethereum transactions, the chilling state attacks on privacy and what Bitcoiners could learn. - - - - In November 2013 Vitalik Buterin produced the Ethereum White Paper, which set out that Ethereum was to utilise the Proof of Work mechanism to facilitate participation in the transaction validation process. Eight months later, hidden away in the announcement about the Ether ICO, Vitalik stated that “We may choose later on to adopt alternative consensus strategies, such as hybrid proof of stake…”. Ethereum's merge in the first 2 weeks of September has been the biggest event in crypto this year. Part of the reason is that it has been a very long time coming. Further, it has been a huge engineering challenge: transitioning from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake in a live blockchain for the second-largest digital currency. Many predicted that it would result in technical issues. They were wrong. The merge was a success. And yet, in the months that have followed, events have shown that just as Ethereum has sought to resolve some issues, it has caused others. Yes, Ethereum now uses significantly less energy, albeit a smaller drop in energy consumption than they would have many believe. But, evidence of a concerning concentration of staked ETH indicates that not only is the consensus becoming centralised, but it is becoming dominated by entities who are censoring transactions. The result is a very clear distinction between Bitcoin and Ethereum. The issue at hand for Bitcoiners is that the battle to win the argument with political decision-makers over the importance of Bitcoin's energy usage is still yet to be won. But, more importantly, there are downstream centralisation and capture risks for Bitcoin. Forewarned is forearmed.

My guest on today's podcast is Lane Rettig, a former Ethereum Core Developer and now a Core Developer for Spacemesh.  I have previously had Tim Beiko on my podcast who runs the core protocol meetings for Ethereum. So I wanted to have the perspective of someone who has now left Ethereum too.  As someone heavily invested in the Web3 and NFT space and the Ethereum ecosystem, I'm always interested in hearing other viewpoints to make sure I'm not living in an echo chamber and I share these conversations with you you can also listen and decide for yourself. 

“We have to get back to the original vision of Bitcoin and the cypherpunks, which is that in a sense, Bitcoin and crypto in general, is outside of any particular nation-state system.”— Lane RettigLane Rettig is a former Ethereum Core Developer who now works as a core developer for Spacemesh. In this interview, we discuss the Terra/Luna crash, trust and the discipline of Bitcoin; the history, theory and reality of current Web3 initiatives; and Bitcoin's future. - - - - On Friday Jack Dorsey's Block announced that it is building “Web5” on Bitcoin. It is purposefully bypassing Web3, which Jack has previously criticized. In fact, Jack stated in a tweet to launch the initiative “RIP web3 VCs”. So, why are Jack, and many other bitcoiners, so fiercely against what in theory is supposed to be a revolution of the internet enabling it to decentralise? Maybe it is the same issue being raised about the crash of Terra/Luna, the issue raised about the much-critizsed ICOs and IPOs within the industry, and the issue raised about the motivation for VCs aligned with the “crypto” ecosystem. Rigged incentives and asymmetric risk where the VCs always win? Greed dressed as innovation and utility under the cynical rebranding of Web3?The problem is, by the time these flaws have been realised, the VCs have already exited and made a tidy profit. And as always, it's retail investors who get hurt. Maybe Web5 is just what is required, for the internet, for retail investors, and for Bitcoin. This episode's sponsors:Gemini - Buy Bitcoin instantlyBlockFi - The future of Bitcoin financial servicesBitcasino - The Future of Gaming is hereCasa - The leading provider of Bitcoin multisig key security.Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletCompass Mining - Bitcoin mining & hostingCake Wallet - Open-source privacy focused Bitcoin walletBCB Group - Global digital financial Services-----WBD513 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Lane Rettig is a former Ethereum Core Developer who now works as a core developer for Spacemesh. In this interview, we discuss the Terra/Luna crash, trust and the discipline of Bitcoin; the history, theory and reality of current Web3 initiatives; and Bitcoin's future. - - - - On Friday Jack Dorsey's Block announced that it is building “Web5” on Bitcoin. It is purposefully bypassing Web3, which Jack has previously criticized. In fact, Jack stated in a tweet to launch the initiative “RIP web3 VCs”. So, why are Jack, and many other bitcoiners, so fiercely against what in theory is supposed to be a revolution of the internet enabling it to decentralise? Maybe it is the same issue being raised about the crash of Terra/Luna, the issue raised about the much-critizsed ICOs and IPOs within the industry, and the issue raised about the motivation for VCs aligned with the “crypto” ecosystem. Rigged incentives and asymmetric risk where the VCs always win? Greed dressed as innovation and utility under the cynical rebranding of Web3? The problem is, by the time these flaws have been realised, the VCs have already exited and made a tidy profit. And as always, it's retail investors who get hurt. Maybe Web5 is just what is required, for the internet, for retail investors, and for Bitcoin.

Location: New York Date: Sunday 5th December Project: Ethereum Role: Core Developer The Proof of Work (PoW) consensus protocol is under relentless attack.  Earlier this month The House of Representatives held a hearing on digital assets. Rashida Tlaib dismissively questioned Proof of Work PoW, quoting erroneous Bitcoin transaction energy cost data. In response Stellar's CEO Denelle Dixon implicitly agreed PoW was energy intensive, and that “we all need to focus on minimizing the energy consumption as much as possible”. The next day Ripple's co-founder Chairman Chris Larsen published a medium article that stated “Bitcoin's code needs to be changed to a low energy consensus algorithm like those used by nearly all other major crypto protocols.”  Last week CNBC interviewed the CEOs of 2 wealth management firms. One stated the following: “Bitcoin operates on PoW: that's the older technology, it's slower, it's really a drain on energy. Proof of Stake (PoS) is the newer system, it's where I'd want my money going. It's less energy intensive. It's faster. It's more secure." In potentially the biggest change to any blockchain ever implemented, Ethereum is planning to move from PoW to PoS. PoS has been argued by its proponents (most notably Vitalik Buterin) to not only be less energy intensive than PoW, but to also provide significantly much cheaper security, and greater decentralization. But, the arguments dismissing PoW and recommending PoS are fundamentally flawed. In this interview, I talk to the former Ethereum Core Developer Lane Rettig, who now works as a core developer for Spacemesh. We discuss the history and logic behind PoW, the drivers for developing new consensus protocols, how PoS is set to work within Ethereum, and the significant flaws and risks this proposed change entails. 

“When you make this change that we just talked about going from Proof of Work to Proof of Stake you break a lot of the really cool stuff…I don't think any of us appreciated the complexity and how much fixing we'd have to do after breaking Nakamoto consensus.”— Lane RettigLocation: New YorkDate: Sunday 5th DecemberProject: EthereumRole: Core DeveloperThe Proof of Work (PoW) consensus protocol is under relentless attack. Earlier this month The House of Representatives held a hearing on digital assets. Rashida Tlaib dismissively questioned PoW, quoting erroneous Bitcoin transaction energy cost data. In response Stellar's CEO Denelle Dixon implicitly agreed PoW was energy intensive, and that “we all need to focus on minimizing the energy consumption as much as possible”.The next day Ripple's co-founder Chairman Chris Larsen published a medium article that stated “Bitcoin's code needs to be changed to a low energy consensus algorithm like those used by nearly all other major crypto protocols.” Last week CNBC interviewed the CEOs of 2 wealth management firms. One stated the following:“Bitcoin operates on PoW: that's the older technology, it's slower, it's really a drain on energy. Proof of Stake (PoS) is the newer system, it's where I'd want my money going. It's less energy intensive. It's faster. It's more secure."In potentially the biggest change to any blockchain ever implemented, Ethereum is planning to move from PoW to PoS. PoS has been argued by its proponents (most notably Vitalik Buterin) to not only be less energy intensive than PoW, but to also provide significantly much cheaper security, and greater decentralization.But, the arguments dismissing PoW and recommending PoS are fundamentally flawed.In this interview, I talk to the former Ethereum Core Developer Lane Rettig, who now works as a core developer for Spacemesh. We discuss the history and logic behind PoW, the drivers for developing new consensus protocols, how PoS is set to work within Ethereum, and the significant flaws and risks this proposed change entails. This episode's sponsors:Gemini - Buy Bitcoin instantlyBlockFi - The future of Bitcoin financial servicesSportsbet.io - Online sportsbook & casino that accepts BitcoinCasa - The leading provider of Bitcoin multisig key security.Exodus - The world's leading Desktop, Mobile and Hardware crypto wallets.Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletCompass Mining - Bitcoin mining & hosting-----WBD440 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

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Location: New York Date: Sunday 19th September Project: Ethereum Role: Core Developer Ethereum was created to build upon Bitcoin's innovations and offer more functionality, and in 2015, Ethereum developers launched an ICO selling millions of ETH tokens, at the time worth over $18 million. Some of those funds, now worth nearly $1 billion, went to the Ethereum Foundation, which oversees the ongoing development and promotion of the Ethereum project. The foundation is a central entity that issues grants for relevant projects and employs core developers to work on the protocol. While the Ethereum ecosystem is thriving, questions remain about the technical roadmap, scalability, decentralisation of the network, and governance of the project itself. From changes in supply schedule and frequent hard forks, Ethereum governance is in stark contrast to the conservative, slow-moving and consistent nature of Bitcoin. So will the Ethereum project overcome the hurdles that lie ahead? Or is it doomed to fail? In this interview, I talk to Ethereum Core Developer Lane Rettig. We discuss the Ethereum foundation, why Lane quit, ethics, hypocrisy, decentralisation vs scalability, and building better institutions.

“Anytime you have a centralisation of power and wealth and influence in the hands of a small number of people…it's so easy to delude yourself either as an individual or as an organization into thinking, just a few more years.”— Lane RettigLocation: New YorkDate: Sunday 19th SeptemberProject: EthereumRole: Core DeveloperEthereum was created to build upon Bitcoin's innovations and offer more functionality, and in 2015, Ethereum developers launched an ICO selling millions of ETH tokens, at the time worth over $18 million.Some of those funds, now worth nearly $1 billion, went to the Ethereum Foundation, which oversees the ongoing development and promotion of the Ethereum project. The foundation is a central entity that issues grants for relevant projects and employs core developers to work on the protocol.While the Ethereum ecosystem is thriving, questions remain about the technical roadmap, scalability, decentralisation of the network, and governance of the project itself.From changes in supply schedule and frequent hard forks, Ethereum governance is in stark contrast to the conservative, slow-moving and consistent nature of Bitcoin.So will the Ethereum project overcome the hurdles that lie ahead? Or is it doomed to fail?In this interview, I talk to Ethereum Core Developer Lane Rettig. We discuss the Ethereum foundation, why Lane quit, ethics, hypocrisy, decentralisation vs scalability, and building better institutions.This episode's sponsors:Gemini - Buy Bitcoin instantlyBlockFi - The future of Bitcoin financial servicesSportsbet.io - Online sportsbook & casino that accepts BitcoinCasa - The leading provider of Bitcoin multisig key security.Exodus - The world's leading Desktop, Mobile and Hardware crypto wallets.Ledger - State of the art Bitcoin hardware walletCompass Mining - Bitcoin mining & hosting-----WBD404 - Show Notes-----If you enjoy The What Bitcoin Did Podcast you can help support the show by doing the following:Become a Patron and get access to shows early or help contributeMake a tip:Bitcoin: 3FiC6w7eb3dkcaNHMAnj39ANTAkv8Ufi2SQR Codes: BitcoinIf you do send a tip then please email me so that I can say thank youSubscribe on iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | SoundCloud | YouTube | Deezer | TuneIn | RSS FeedLeave a review on iTunesShare the show and episodes with your friends and familySubscribe to the newsletter on my websiteFollow me on Twitter Personal | Twitter Podcast | Instagram | Medium | YouTubeIf you are interested in sponsoring the show, you can read more about that here or please feel free to drop me an email to discuss options.

Lane Rettig joins us to discuss what drew him into the Ethereum ecosystem and what keeps him here. Talks about big companies becoming public utilities, goes through aligning of incentives, tokenization of assets, and exiting to the community vs to VCs. Continues by discussing DAOs, values of the community, experimentation and a bunch of other things. Why are you still reading this? Just listen to it :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/MetaGame/message

Lane Retting works at the Ethereum Foundation. He is a hacker and polyglot with an affinity for East Asian languages.   In this episode, Lane and I discuss:   The journey to a brand new Ethereum – Ethereum 2.0 (code named “Serenity”). We discuss what Serenity’s roadmap looks like, and when it’s expected to ship We discuss Lane’s work on ewasm And of course, we discuss governance, proof-of-stake, sharding, “Plasma,” and much more!

Lane Rettig moderates a debate between Sunny and Ryan Zurrer on the merits of Edgeware vs Straightedge and the design decisions that went into things like the generalized lock. With a surprise guest appearance from Dillon Chen, co-founder of Edgeware!

How can a technology change the way humans interact with each other for a better world? How can a global community shape a technology in that way? And how can it be used to build more open and inclusive institutions which could move the needle for humanity? These are just some questions we’d like to tackle in this episode with Boris Mann and Lane Rettig. Both are highly active in the Ethereum community. If you think that Ethereum and it’s community is only thinking about cryptocurrency, you will be surprised. It’s much, much more than that. What exactly you may ask? Well let’s not wait any longer and dive into this episode, with me in Zurich I have Ozan Polat, Lane joining from New York and Boris in Vancouver. Relevant links // Shownotes: A list of EVM networks – ChainID.network // Nepal blockchain Network https://twitter.com/NepalBlockchain https://nepalblockchain.network/ // Lane Rettig - So you think you want to be a core developer – https://medium.com/crypto-nyc/so-you-think-you-want-to-be-a-core-developer-87cca2cb475e // Fellowship of Ethereum Magicians – https://ethereum-magicians.org/ https://twitter.com/EthMagicians // Ethereum Cat Herders – http://www.ethereumcatherders.com/ https://twitter.com/ethcatherders // no loss lottery – https://www.pooltogether.us/ // Pedro Gomez – https://twitter.com/pedrouid Walletconnect – https://walletconnect.org/ // Vyper smart contract language – https://vyper.readthedocs.io/ // burnerwallet – xdai.io //OMI open money initiative – https://www.openmoneyinitiative.org/ // Social Architecture: Building On-line Communities by Pieter Hintjens – https://hintjens.gitbooks.io/social-architecture/content/ // Humans of ethereum Podcast – https://humansofethereum.simplecast.com/ https://twitter.com/0xhumans

Topics: - A tweetstorm by Ethereum dev Lane Rettig sparked heavy discussions in the community. - Fred Wilson appears to want Eth take a more traditional company like approach (EOS?) - Another running is Eth vs Parity/Polkadot - The Aragon has pushed for inserting the Eth foundation funds into an Aragon DAO, and also made some hedges towards Polkadot - Ameen Soleimani has also been a central figure in most of these topics, and has also launched the MolochDAO

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How will Ethereum scale? In Part 2 of this 2-episode interview, I chatted with Lane Rettig, core developer at Ethereum. We focus on everything scalability, including: Tech and social dimensions of scaling Current scaling initiatives in Ethereum How solutions complement each other Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) ****** Show links: Libsyn: bit.ly/blockcrunch_libsyn Apple Podcast:bit.ly/blockcrunch_apple Stitcher: bit.ly/blockcrunch_stitcher Spotify: bit.ly/blockcrunch_spotify ****** Transition music by Phortissimo: https://soundcloud.com/phortissimo Sound and outro music by Garreth Chan: https://www.garrethchan.com/ Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch podcast series is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Conduct your own research and invest at your own risk.    

What are Ethereum's 2 biggest challenges? In this 2-episode interview, I chatted with Lane Rettig, core developer at Ethereum. In part 1, we talk about 1 of the challenges - governance: How developers make decisions for Ethereum Current topics in governance discussions Who holds power in Ethereum Please rate and subscribe to help us get this podcast to more people! Host: Jason Choi (@MrJasonChoi) ****** Show links: Libsyn: bit.ly/blockcrunch_libsyn Apple Podcast:bit.ly/blockcrunch_apple Stitcher: bit.ly/blockcrunch_stitcher Spotify: bit.ly/blockcrunch_spotify ****** Transition music by Phortissimo: https://soundcloud.com/phortissimo Sound and outro music by Garreth Chan: https://www.garrethchan.com/ Disclaimer: The Blockcrunch podcast series is intended for educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Conduct your own research and invest at your own risk.

In this episode, we sit down with Lane Rettig (https://twitter.com/lrettig) and Alex Beregszaszi (https://twitter.com/alexberegszaszi) from the eWasm team at the Ethereum Foundation to talk about WebAssembly (Wasm). We explore why Wasm was chosen as the instruction set of the future for Ethereum, what it means to switch instructions sets and why you would want to go with one over another. We also dig into Wasm specifics and tooling. If you want to learn more about Wasm, check out some of the links below: Official Wasm website (https://webassembly.org/) eWasm design repo (https://github.com/ewasm/design) where there are documents discussing the different VMs as well as goals, motivations and design specs of eWasm. K Framework description (http://www.kframework.org/index.php/Main_Page)