The Bull vs Bear Debate on Ethereum's Merge

Jordi Alexander returns to debate David Hoffman on whether or not next week's Ethereum Merge is bullish or bearish for ETH. The debate is moderated by none other than, Ryan Sean Adams.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 3:03 David & Jordi's Luna Debate 10:07 Why the Merge is Overhyped? 16:50 Merge Bulls 21:05 Long ETH? 23:10 The ETH Narrative Play 32:05 Overestimating the ETH Yield 42:38 Blockspace Demand 1:02:05 Multichains 1:06:17 Ethereum's Gravitational Pull 1:09:57 Value Accrual 1:17:23 ETH Not Monetary Premium? 1:28:50 Price Range Predictions

------ Resources:

Jordi Alexander https://twitter.com/gametheorizing 

Jordi's Article https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/is-the-merge-overhyped 

David's Rebuttal to Jordi's Article https://newsletter.banklesshq.com/p/a-rebuttal-to-jordi-alexander-and 

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