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Ethereum turned 10 on Wednesday, capping off a decade of trials and travails â but also triumphs. After years of being the heart of cryptoâs onchain economy, Ethereum stalled last year, losing mindshare and market share to Bitcoin and Solana. During that time, some long-time supporters publicly aired frustrations with the Ethereum Foundation.
Now, thereâs a palpable shift in energy.
In this episode, Tomasz Stanczak, the co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation, reflects on the 10-year anniversary and talks about whatâs ahead.
From internal strategy overhauls to his plans to tackle Ethereumâs UX and developer experience, Tomasz shares how the Foundation is trying to re-center Ethereum â and why heâs betting on it for the next decade.
He also lays out what he calls a âsecondary roadmap,â including bold ambitions like building Ethereum into a platform for AI, machines, and even a new kind of open-source society.
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Timestamps:
đŹ 0:00 Intro
đ 7:46 How Tomasz is reflecting on Ethereumâs 10th birthday and its recent struggles
đ§ 10:41 What Ethereum means to Tomasz and how he explains it to the normies
đď¸ 17:28 Why the Ethereum Foundation plays a different kind of role in crypto development
đ 22:59 How Tomasz ended up as co-executive director of the EF
đŁď¸ 27:25 What he learned from hundreds of conversations about how Ethereum could improve
đŻ 29:47 Why the Foundation is now focused on three core goals
đź 36:34 How and why the EF is also embracing business development
đŞ 42:40 Why Tomasz wants people minting directly on Ethereum Layer 1
đŁ 46:14 How the Foundationâs communication strategy has changed and why it matters
đ 52:48 Why the EF isnât focused on ETHâs priceâat least not directly
đ§ž 57:50 Whether the Foundation is worried about Etherâs shifting asset narrative
đ 1:03:34 How the EF is working to fix interoperability issues within Ethereum
đŚ 1:05:59 Why the Foundation sold ETH to SBET and how its treasury strategy is evolving
đď¸ 1:14:09 How Ethereum became the chain of choice for institutions
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