Advantages of Proof of Stake Over Proof of Work

Kicking off Merge Week with a livestream with Ethereum researcher Justin Drake, it's time to debunk some myths and bad takes about ETH.

As we watch Ethereum make its historic transition to Proof-of-Stake, we explore claims against the merge, the Ethereum Roadmap, ETH supply, and many others.

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------ Timestamps:

0:00 Intro 7:30 The Merge 10:30 Media Hype 13:30 The Merge Will Never Happen 15:30 Ethereum Roadmap 20:15 Jack of All Trades 26:32 Ether Supply 36:54 Unpredictable Supply 45:10 Staker Tyranny 51:10 The Value of a Fork 54:00 Rich Get Richer 58:36 Deflation is Bad 1:07:05 Higher Fees 1:11:05 ETH is a Security 1:15:03 Reduced Burn 1:22:12 ETH is a Tech Stock 1:25:55 Changing Narratives 1:29:56 Ultrasound Money is Cringe

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