We’re rejoined by Mike Neuder, Ethereum researcher and general student of all things crypto-economics, to discuss the future of his bags, AKA Ethereum. We pick up on the conversation a lot of Twitter is having regarding Ethereum’s fraught future. Is it worth the marketcap? Can Solana flippen it? Is the FUD legit? We discuss on this week’s Gwart Show!

Follow our guest on Twitter: @mikeneuder

CHAPTERS

00:00 Start

01:01 ETH vibe check

05:43 Vibes at ETH Foundation

09:56 Make the L1 great again!

12:57 Are roll-ups parasitic?

17:58 Is Solana eating ETh's lunch?

21:20 ETh as money vs utility token

27:12 Is "store of value" important?

34:21 Is staked ETH money?

37:40 Is ETH's blockcpace "Premium"?

49:13 ETH security budget decline

1:05:25 ETH's monopoly on smart contract blockspace is slipping

1:12:28 Unichain, what's that?

1:16:45 Vitalik "Unichain makes no sense"

1:21:34 Is Unichain good or bad for ETH?

1:27:04 MEV

1:32:34 Relay vs EPBS system

1:35:35 Private order flow

1:39:39 Collusion to sidestep PBS

1:41:54 What's wrong w/ builders & validators colluding?

1:46:30 The advantage of unstaked ETH

👋The Gwart Show is proudly presented by Ellipsis Labs! Ellipsis Labs is building foundational products in DeFi. Their first product @PhoenixTrade is the leading orderbook DEX on Solana. The team is growing—visit ellipsislabs.xyz for engineering opportunities.

Enjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here.

Questions or want to sponsor? hello@blockspace.media

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Love is the Strongest Medicine by Dr. Steven Eisenberg (Audiobook Excerpt)