The Edge Podcast 10 Years In: Is Ethereum Headed In The Right Direction?
Matthias Seidl (Matze) is CoFounder and Lorenz Lehmann is Research Lead at growthepie.
In this episode, we review growthepie's recent report on Ethereum's 10-year anniversary, "Building The World Ledger." Ethereum’s first decade has been defined by landmark upgrades such as The Merge and Dencun, the rise of Layer 2 scaling, and bold experiments that shape how value flows back to ETH. This episode breaks down the key milestones, ecosystem, use cases, and roadmap that will further cement Ethereum as the world’s most trustless and reliable ledger.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
5:46 - growthepie, an Ethereum analytics tool
7:29 - The significance of Ethereum’s 10-year track record
8:27 - Two most important upgrades, The Merge and Dencun
11:20 - Impact of Dencun lowering transaction costs vs ETH burn bulls
13:45 - The role of L2s in the Ethereum ecosystem
16:49 - How does L2 success translate to ETH value accrual?
24:33 - Sponsor break
25:44 - Celo cut 99.8% of security costs becoming an L2
30:06 - Why might teams like Circle still launch an L1?
34:30 - Most compelling use cases on Ethereum today
38:27 - Sponsor break
39:52 - Ethereum’s roadmap and future network upgrades
43:17 - Scaling Ethereum L1 to 10k tps and what it means for L2s
47:57 - Is Ethereum now headed in the right direction?
50:33 - Closing
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🔗 Guest Links 🔗
► growthepie website: https://www.growthepie.com/
► growthepie Ethereum report: https://www.growthepie.com/quick-bites/anniversary-report
► growthepie on X: https://x.com/growthepie_eth
► Matze on X: https://x.com/web3_data
► Lorenz on X: https://x.com/LehmannLorenz
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All opinions expressed by hosts and podcast guests are solely their own opinions. Podcast guests and hosts may have positions in the assets or other matters discussed in this podcast. DeFi Dad and Nomatic hold ETH. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon as a basis for investment decisions. Do your own research. This is not a recommendation or endorsement to buy any token(s) related to any platform(s) discussed.