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Ethereum’s Next Decade | Tomasz K. Stańczak, Ansgar Dietrichs, Dankrad Feist, & Danny Ryan

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Dec 4, 2025
Tomasz K. Stańczak, leader at the Ethereum Foundation, discusses future priorities for ecosystem growth and developer support. Ansgar Dietrichs, an Ethereum protocol engineer, shares urgent L1 scaling plans and the shift from exploration to immediate execution. Danny Ryan, an esteemed core developer, recounts his journey through building proof of stake, experiencing burnout, and the impact of regulatory pressures. Together, they highlight Ethereum's trajectory toward real-world adoption and its potential to reshape global finance.
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INSIGHT

Ethereum As Ambient Trust

  • Tomasz frames Ethereum as ambient trust that should give permissionless access to all assets and automation.
  • He emphasizes open source institutions, privacy by default, and global financial connectivity.
ADVICE

Accelerate Developers With Hands-On Programs

  • Invest in developer education and tooling to grow the builder base.
  • Use hands-on workshops, tutorials and competitions like Speed Run Ethereum to onboard new developers.
ADVICE

Talk Institutional Language

  • Speak the language of institutions when engaging traditional finance.
  • Use risk, assets and regulatory framing to make Ethereum approachable to banks and analysts.
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