Welcome back! In Part 2 of The Gwart Show, Alex B shares his insights on Bitcoin, Ethereum, and the broader crypto landscape. He discusses the flaws in Ethereum's proof of stake model, the cult-like phenomena in crypto, the reality of the Lightning Network, and the centralization concerns in DeFi. Alex also touches on the necessity of stablecoins and the constant innovation in crypto tech.Published weekly on Sunday afternoons, "The Gwart Show” gets to the bottom of crypto’s toughest topics.Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:00:03 Intro00:02:44 Anything interesting in crypto?00:15:50 Ethereum's proof of stake00:23:48 Alex's Ethereum predictions00:34:33 Ethereum staking derivatives00:38:50 Bitcoin DLCs & lending00:44:27 Decentralized finance challenges00:48:30 Open source vs liquidity00:53:42 Lightning Network marketing00:59:27 Lightning elegant but limited01:03:39 Stablecoins on LightningThis show is produced by Blockspace.media

Alex B, writer at Bitcoin Magazine and longtime Bitcoin Twitter user, joins The Gwart Show in this two part series on the heart and soul of Bitcoin maximalism, why it matters, if Bitcoin Season 2 is a sham and, of course, if Ethereum is a scam.Follow our guest on Twitter: @bergealex4Follow our host: @gwartygwartChapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:00:18 Introducing Alex Be 00:05:41 Bitcoin scaling discussion00:17:44 Necessary Bitcoin primitives00:36:02 Protocols & Bitcoin economy00:38:18 Incremental vs risky changes00:48:30 Eric & Rudy's views00:49:44 Bitcoiners' concerns00:50:50 Defi's degeneracy01:00:31 MEV on Bitcoin01:02:03 Miners & economies of scale01:09:55 Drive chains & merged mining01:14:21 Meta protocols & centralization01:18:55 Miners & meme coins01:20:21 Ordinals' impact on BitcoinEnjoy the show? Check out our website and newsletter by clicking here.Questions or want to sponsor? hello@blockspace.media

Eugene Chen, co-founder of Ellipsis Labs, discusses the future of decentralized finance, Solana's vision for transforming traditional finance, and how Phenix aims to redefine on-chain trading. He also shares insights on the Ethereum vs. Solana debate and the challenges of optimizing blockchains for Defi applications.Published randomly, "The Gwart Show” gets to the bottom of crypto’s toughest topics.00:00:00 Start00:00:18 Eugene's background 00:01:17 Defi work before Ellipsis00:02:21 From HFT to Defi00:05:25 Competing with TradFi00:08:07 Phenix as proof of concept00:10:18 Providing better liquidity00:13:48 Solana's issues & progress00:16:47 Solana's research focus00:19:24 Gita removes mempool 00:20:28 MEV: AMMs vs order books00:23:43 Ethereum MEV direction00:25:13 Solana's speed & MEV00:29:07 Ellipsis' 5-15yr vision00:35:09 Ideal decentralization 00:35:50 Solana token & platform00:38:16 Economic security as meme00:41:33 Defi's on-chain strengths00:44:47 Rollups & interoperability00:48:30 Valid Solana criticisms00:51:31 Solana vs new fast chainsThis show is produced by Blockspace.media

Mechanism this, mechanism that. Why does crypto infrastructure even matter? Gwart tunes in with Alex Nezlobin to discuss the history and importance of AMMs like Uniswap.Published randomly, "The Gwart Show” gets to the bottom of crypto’s toughest topics.Chapter Markers:00:00:00 Start00:01:11 Alex's Background00:04:21 Problems in TradFi00:06:29 Alex's Interest in AMMs00:17:16 Robinhood & Payment for Order Flow00:22:52 The Future of AMMs00:27:31 Frontrunning & Insider Trading00:37:31 AMM Landscape on Ethereum 00:46:46 Colocation & Latency00:52:28 Builder Centralization01:08:18 Fast Chains & AMM Losses01:25:13 AMMs in 20 Years01:34:36 Wrap-up

Rjindael of the the Taproot Wizards joins Gwart to get to the bottom of Bitcoin’s soul search. Does Bitcoin need a revival? Are the Wizards going to hard? Is Lightning really broken? Who will stop the impending flood of Bitcoin MEV? Published randomly, "The Gwart Show” gets to the bottom of crypto’s toughest topics. Check out our other shows and content by going to https://blockspace.beehiiv.com/subscribe today. Follow our host on Twitter, @gwartygwart.

Mike Neuder of the EF and Max Resnick of SMG join Gwart to fix Ethereum MEV in one podcast. Mike, Max and Gwart talk MEV, Bitcoin and more. Published randomly, "The Gwart Show” gets to the bottom of crypto’s toughest topics. Check out our other shows and content by going to https://blockspace.beehiiv.com/subscribe today. Follow our host on Twitter, @gwartygwart.

Gwart interviews Solana Phone CEO Anatoly Yakovenko to talk Eth, monolithic architecture and more. Subscribe to our newsletter: https://blockspace.media/

We are joined by Eric Wall, someone with too much time and tokens on their hands, to talk about Bitcoin Ordinals, smart critiques of Ethereum and Bitcoin MEV.