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DEBATE: BTC vs ETH; Which is more Sound Money?

Oct 28, 2021

Join Dennis Porter, a Bitcoin advocate and podcaster, Muneeb Ali, founder of Stacks, and Justin Drake from the Ethereum Foundation in a riveting debate on BTC versus ETH. They discuss what defines sound money and dive deep into the unique monetary policies of both currencies. Key topics include the security challenges of Bitcoin, the role of Ethereum as a smart contract platform, and the implications of proof-of-stake versus proof-of-work. This high-stakes discussion examines the future resilience of both blockchains in the evolving landscape of finance.

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Justin Drake

Muneeb Ali

Dennis Porter

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Exploring the Cryptocurrency Landscape: Bitcoin vs. Ether

3min

Exploring Diverse Crypto Journeys and Contributions

2min

Exploring Sound Money: Bitcoin vs. Gold

13min

Bitcoin's Security Dilemma

6min

Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: A Sound Money Debate

18min

The Viability of Proof of Stake in High-Stakes Environments

2min

Understanding Weak Subjectivity in Bitcoin and Ethereum

2min

Exploring Blockchain Trust and Security

19min

10.

The Evolution of Money in Crypto: Bitcoin and Ethereum in Focus

2min

11.

Navigating Layer 1 Tokens and Stacks

13min

12.

Security Debates: PoW vs PoS

15min

13.

Bitcoin vs Ethereum: The Path Forward

11min

14.

Exploring Smart Contracts and Bitcoin Culture

2min

BTC vs. ETH. It's the crypto title fight.

Crypto is a non-zero sum game, but there can only be one #1 blockchain. Which of the two giants has the better monetary policy? What about roadmap? Community? Culture?

Tune in as the two communities square off to find out which protocol is the more sound.

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------ Topics Covered:

0:00 Intro 4:00 Dennis, Muneeb, and Justin 7:09 What is Money? 11:18 Soundness 14:32 Properties of Bitcoin 19:45 Bitcoin's Security 25:33 Stacks vs Rollups 31:55 Blockspace Value 35:25 Fee Markets & Security 41:05 Properties of Ethereum 45:08 Weak Subjectivity 53:07 Proof-of-Stake 1:01:55 Money vs Smart Contract Platform 1:08:17 Stacks 1:13:24 Money & Execution Layers 1:17:25 Attacking the Network 1:25:27 Slashing & Hard Forks 1:30:37 Soundness & Monetary Policy 1:39:02 Ossifying and Innovation 1:43:29 Closing & Disclaimers

Resources:

Justin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/drakefjustin?s=20

Dennis on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dennis_Porter_?s=20

Muneeb on Twitter: https://twitter.com/muneeb?s=20

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