Thinking Crypto News & Interviews Why the Pectra Upgrade is a Game Changer for Ethereum and its Layer 2s! with Preston Van Loon
May 23, 2025
52:31
Preston Van Loon, Ethereum Core Developer at Offchain Labs, joined me to discuss the impact of the Pectra upgrade to the Ethereum network.
Topics:
- Benefits of the Pectra upgrade
- How the upgrade impacts Layer 2s
- Upcoming Ethereum upgrades
- Why major institutions build on Ethereum
- Arbitrum overview
- Future of Web advertising and monetization
- US Crypto Outlook
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:52 Preston's background
02:19 Web2 to Web3
09:15 Arbitrum overview
11:15 Future of layer 2s
18:54 Pectra upgrade
26:18 Future upgrades
28:27 Ethereum adoption
33:20 Use cases for L1 vs L2
38:04 Arbitrum
43:09 L2 vs L3s
47:18 Web3 gaming
50:51 Wrap up questions
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Topics:
- Benefits of the Pectra upgrade
- How the upgrade impacts Layer 2s
- Upcoming Ethereum upgrades
- Why major institutions build on Ethereum
- Arbitrum overview
- Future of Web advertising and monetization
- US Crypto Outlook
Show Sponsor - 🌟Uphold - Signup with Uphold. https://uphold.sjv.io/gbED4X Terms Apply. Cryptoassets are highly volatile. Your capital is at risk.
💡Get the (Re)Thinking Crypto Book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2525DYX
🖥️ Learn Crypto with Expert Commentary - http://MyCryptoCourse.com
Sponsors:
🏠 Propy (PRO) is a blockchain-based real estate marketplace and decentralized title registry that leverages smart contracts to facilitate property transactions globally https://propy.com/home/ & https://propy.com/home/ownyourtomorrow/
🔐 Safely Store your Crypto with Trezor Hardware Wallets - https://affil.trezor.io/SHlz
✅ VeChain is a versatile enterprise-grade L1 smart contract platform https://www.vechain.org/
🖥️ Sign up with Santiment to get quality crypto metrics - https://santiment.net/?fpr=thinkingcrypto Get 25% discount with code THINKINGCRYPTO
📰 Sign up for the Free Thinking Crypto Weekly Newsletter https://thinkingcrypto.substack.com/
✅ Become a Channel Member - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjpkwsuHgYx9fBE0ojsJ_-w/join
🔥 Buy Merch & support the Podcast https://my-store-574b5b.creator-spring.com/
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🔊 Listen to content on Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinking-crypto-news-interviews/id1458945676
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💼Business Inquiries💼
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⏰ Time Stamps ⏰
00:00 Intro
00:52 Preston's background
02:19 Web2 to Web3
09:15 Arbitrum overview
11:15 Future of layer 2s
18:54 Pectra upgrade
26:18 Future upgrades
28:27 Ethereum adoption
33:20 Use cases for L1 vs L2
38:04 Arbitrum
43:09 L2 vs L3s
47:18 Web3 gaming
50:51 Wrap up questions
=================================================
#Ethereum #Arbitrum #Layer2 #Crypto #CryptoNews #Cryptocurrency #Bitcoin #BTC #BitcoinNews #ETF #News #Ripple #XRP #XRPNews #RippleXRP #EthereumNews #ETH #Solana #money #investing #trading #Altcoin #Altcoins #NFTs #Metaverse #Podcast #ThinkingCrypto =================================================
The Thinking Crypto Podcast is your home for the best Crypto News and Interviews - crypto, cryptocurrency, crypto news, bitcoin, bitcoin news, xrp, xrp news, ripple, ripple news, ripple xrp, ethereum, ethereum news, cardano, ada, solana, altcoins, defi, news, interviews, podcast, metaverse, nft, altcoin daily, cryptosrus, coin bureau, altcoin news, bitcoin today, markets, investing =================================================
Disclaimer - The Thinking Crypto podcast and Tony Edward are not financial or investment experts. You should do your own research on each cryptocurrency and make your own conclusions and decisions for investment. Invest at your own risk, only invest what you are willing to lose. This channel and its videos are just for educational purposes and NOT investment or financial advice. Note that links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! Thank you for supporting my channel so I can continue to provide you with free content each week!
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