Preston Van Loon, cofounder and Ethereum core developer at Prysmatic Labs, talks about the Merge, its impact on an environmental level, and why he is a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the Treasury Department over Tornado Cash.

Show highlights:

what the Merge is on a technical level and what its impact will be
whether the proof of stake consensus mechanism makes the network more decentralized and secure
what happens if the Merge fails and whether there’s a contingency plan
why Preston founded Prysmatic Labs and how Prysm works
what the next steps are for Ethereum and what the community is working on
whether Preston thinks a proof of work Ethereum fork would succeed
when and how Ethereum’s high fees and scaling issues are going to be resolved
why Preston joined the lawsuit against the US Treasury over the Tornado Cash sanctions
how Preston would celebrate a successful Ethereum Merge

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Episode Links

Previous Coverage of Unchained on the Merge:

Lawsuit against the US Treasury:

Coinbase is supporting a lawsuit against the Treasury Department by six users of Tornado Cash.
Fortune article on the lawsuit
Why Preston joined the lawsuit.

The Merge:

Ethereum Foundation Merge announcement.
Ethereum carbon emission reductions.

ETH Post-Merge Dynamics:

Cumberland on the Ethereum dynamics after the merge
Miles Suter on the implications of the Merge
The triple point asset

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